December 16, 2008 at 10:37 pm (Zoe)
Tags: funny stuff, Zoe
Two year olds say the sweetest things. And it is wonderful to see into their little minds.
The other day we put up our Christmas Tree. Marina (11) put a blue blanket around the tree to use as a tree skirt. Zoë said “Is that because the tree was crying”.
Today she wanted these pizza bites for lunch. I told her I needed to cook them. Her reply “So they can burn my mouth.”
No sweetheart. We will let them cool before you eat them.
December 13, 2008 at 3:20 pm (Marina, Zoe)
Tags: Marina, Zoe
I remember when Marina was three. She was so very big. Practically grown. A great big girl. I mean, she use to be smaller and now she is was bigger. And she was the biggest of my children.
Well guess what? Three isn’t big at all.
Zoë is just around the corner from three. She is 2 years 11 months and 10 days. Just weeks from three. Zoë is little. So very little. Still a baby really. Though she gets horribly offended if you call her anything but a ‘big girl’ she just doen’t know. 3 year olds are still babies.
And I don’t even think of Marina as practically grown anymore. At 11 she is a little girl in a bigger body. LOL. Maybe she is a big girl now. 
November 17, 2008 at 11:27 pm (Lily, Zoe, photography, pictures)
Tags: pictures
I’ve been trying to get some photos of the Little girls, and me with the little girls. Our attempt today was laughable, but we had a good time, and Zoe thought it was a game.
Looks like I need to try again
November 4, 2008 at 5:39 am (RSV, Zoe, awareness, sickies)
Tags: RSV
RSV season is here! Yuck, yuck, yuck. I was talking to a ped at the doctor’s office. She mentioned PCMC has already had several cases of RSV this year.
As most of you know, our daughter Zoe was very sick with RSV when she was a newborn. Since then I have become and advocate of “Keep your baby healthy”. Of course, we suspect Zoe got sick from her siblings who brought it home from school. It happens. One of the risk factors for RSV is having older siblings.
If you have a baby under 2 years old this RSV season, or if you have a child who is at high risk for serious RSV disease, please be careful and be aware.
For more information on RSV disease you can visit The CDC- RSV homepage.
October 29, 2008 at 10:17 pm (Lily, Zoe)
Tags: Lily, Zoe
Costco shoppers anyway…
A few weeks ago we were at Costco. The shopping cart ran over Zoe’s bare foot. Screaming toddler, blood everywhere. I take her and run to the bathrooms….a trail of blood behind us and the howls of a toddler in pain. The women’s bathroom was closed. Not sure why. Big signs that said “Keep out, Danger”. Hmmm, me thinks it isn’t just closed for cleaning. We run into the Men’s bathroom. What else was I suppose to do? Let my child bleed all over their store? I clean her up, wash, pressure. We find someone to find us a bandaid. She had a nasty cut on her foot. But it has healed well.
Fast forward to today
Costco again, another shopping cart accident. Not nearly so bloody.
I put Zoe and Lily in the cart side by side today. That is the cool thing about the Costco shopping carts. A bit later Lily starts fussing. But she is really fussy today. But soon enough I took note. Her foot was caught in the cart. Not just caught. It is good and stuck! Poor little thing was fussing because she couldn’t get her foot out. I try. Nope, she is good and stuck. I try some more. I’m starting to panic a little bit. Her foot is stuck in this cart. I finally caught the attention of a couple of ladies to help. Nope, This chubby little foot would not budge. We tried different angles, lifting her body. She was stuck. Well, the comotion caught the attention of a man who knew just what to do. We lifted Zoe out, lifted the seat a bit and her foot slid right out. A bit bruised but she will be fine.
Now, you have been warned.
October 26, 2008 at 1:53 am (Zoe, pictures, road trip)
Tags: pictures, road trip, Zoe
Zoe had a great time. Disney was a hit for her. This was the first trip that she noticed the big kids get to ride on rides that she doesn’t so I took extra time making sure she got to ride on some rides she would love. I sure enjoy her 
September 16, 2008 at 2:45 pm (Zoe)
Tags: pictures, Zoe
The kids in the neighborhood spend the afternoons, evenings, weekends, on their skateboards and bikes. They have ramps set up at each end of the culdesac, they have jumps in one of the yards. It is quite the course. All day they are out there pounding the pavement with their skateboards and bikes.
Zoe is not one to be left behind. Not that girl. Nevermind she is *two*. Yes, all of two. She goes out on her little tricycle and she rides and rides with the other kids. She waits in line and takes her turn on the jumps. She peddles fast and takes her turn on the ramp.
Little teeny Zoe, Little teeny tricycle but she is doing her best to keep up with all those big kids.
August 17, 2008 at 2:22 pm (Zoe, pictures)
Tags: pictures, Zoe
While I lay on the ground
Zoe will only let me take her picture laying down. No amount of prodding, begging, bribing or encouraging will get her to stand up to pose for a photo. They must be taken laying down. I was befuddled by this until I realized….Lily only gets her picture taken when she is laying down. Never mind the baby can’t sit up yet. So it must be mighty cool to get your picture taken laying down.
July 16, 2008 at 4:47 am (Zoe, pictures)
Zoe and Nick were playing in the backyard yesterday. When I checked on them, this is what I saw.
