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Monday, March 3, 2014

Brothers' Bedtime Shenanigans

Tonight the boys started their (recent) ritual of snuggling tight under Ethan's covers for bedtime story.

The favorite selection for the last two weeks has been this book. Every. Single. Night.

Gavin yells, "ight!!" [fight!!]

And Ethan asks a bazillion questions about the specimens' anatomy and the how's and why's of how everything works.

But tonight they got extra silly and turned book reading into ticklefest.

I had to pull the boys apart at the end to send Gavin to bed as they didn't want to part.

When I went to bed later that night, I found Gavin OFF the bed. You can see the bed rail on the bed he must have gone around.

Had he rolled off? Scooted off to go somewhere and gave up?

Your guess is as good as mine...but I'm suspicious he was trying to get to his brother.

Consciously or not.

(And you know I must find this adorable if I'm willing to share evidence of my laundry on the floor for all the internets to see.)

Saturday, March 1, 2014

What makes me love Chris more?

1. He's the best husband

Last night, Chris set up a ladies night out for us girls and we had a blast!

After I rolled in at 3am, he let me sleep in. Heaven.

2. He's the best father.

THEN he took the boys solo to their favorite place, the GW basketball court! (I napped again!)

When we told Gavin where they were going, he signed "basketball game", yelled "Dada!", and ran to the door. "Car!!!"

Here is Ethan at Gavin's age, two years ago, on the very same spot!

Brothers united in the love of sports. And their Daddy!

The verdict, I think it's a tie for #1 and #2!

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Ethan just moved to a new preschool program at a local elementary school. His favorite parts include bringing his lunchbox for the first time, recess everyday and weekly P.E., no more naptime (groan, it's in the afternoon- giving his nap the permanent boot!), and most of all...the big yellow school bus!

The morning began with our first day of school tradition.

Here was his first day at his last school almost two years ago!

And his first day at his first school, our very own Building Blocks Co-Op.

Slipped a special note into his lunch box.

He wasn't impressed, might have to do with not knowing how to read yet.

Ethan said goodbye, no problem.

Gavin was a different story! He sobbed trying to chase Ethan onto the bus!

When we waited for the bus to return a couple hours later, he remembered being mad and missing him all over again.

Every vehicle that went by without Ethan on it was another blow!

He'd watch for more...

Finally a bus came by!

And it wasn't Ethan's bus.

Here is where I put the camera down. Between Gavin consumed by missing Ethan and envying the bus ride, and Ethan coming home after missing his nap...

No one needs to see how the rest of the evening went.

The wheels on the bus...are carrying my baby!

Nothing inspires a great lunchbox meal like sending your kiddo on the bus for the very first time. Sniffle. I give it two days before it's a plastic grocery bag with a yogurt and two granola bars.

More details to come!