A Video for Today: Patrick Giggles

Enjoy!

Love, Us.

A Picture for Today: Yard Clean-Up

Dad got the kids out working a couple days ago. David was not as willing of a worker as Thérèse, but after some "encouragement", both kids helped dad to clean up the back yard. It was greatly needed, both because our little bit of grass is heavily watered twice a night and because pigeons REALLY like to defecate on our patio. Mom was VERY glad that it got cleaned up, because she likes to not wear shoes whenever possible, and the bird droppings were hindering her bare-footedness. Thanks, Dad and Kiddos!

Love, Us.

A Picture for Today: Poor Little David

I'm late blogging today, because we've been dealing with a sick kid. Instead of the normal 2 times up in the night for Patrick, I was up 4 more times with David throwing up last night. He still can't keep food down well and is running a low grade temp. Poor Guy! But our kids know what sick days mean - Movies! So, literally, moments after throwing up for the first time, while his head was still over the toilet, he looked over and asked, "Can I watch the "Silly Kitty" movies tomorrow?". He is now cuddled up with his water bottle, zoned out to Tom and Jerry. And, of course, Thérèse doesn't mind him being sick, either.

Well, since they are all snuggled and zoned out, I think I will go upstairs with Patrick and catch up on some of the sleep I missed last night!

Love, Us.

A Picture for Today: Happy Independence Day!

The kiddos were very excited that they could all dress alike today (even if Patrick ended up wearing a size 6 girl's shirt)! Have some great food and good celebrating today! We may take in a laser show, depending on how the kids do that late at night. Either way, it looks like it will be a beautiful day... not unbearably hot and DADDY's HOME! It will be a great one! 

Love, Us.

A Picture for Today: Some Cute Sleepy Pictures

Once again, no new pictures, so I had to look back in my albums to find something "new". These are always timeless... I really do LOVE this stage in kiddos. And, since I was unawares that my kids had somehow put the date on the pictures for a time, I'll always know when it was!

On a connected note, I think that Patrick may be a bit easier to potty train than the other two (and they were pretty easy). He HATES having poop on his butt! He definitely makes it's presence known immediately. It is a bit annoying now (especially at 2am or 20 minutes into nap time), but it could work for me when training starts - and we all know that training starts pretty quick here in the Librandi house!

Love, Us.

P.S. Happy Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle! Eat some finger foods to celebrate! (Get it? Haha!)

A Picture for Today: Our Creation Station

I didn't have any new pictures to share for today, so I thought I would give you a peek into one of the kids' most favorite places in our house: our Creation Station! When I set up our school room earlier this year (which I may show you at a later date), I realized that it was missing something important: a place to do messy art projects. Since the school room is carpeted, I definitely didn't want that place in there, so I looked around the house, and realized that we have a perfect spot right in the center of our library. So, now all I needed was to create a large art table without spending any money... hmmm. And then the idea came - We had some large pieces of heavy-duty particle board in the garage from when Joe's workout equipment was outside at our last place. And, who knows when I picked up a huge roll of this plasticky waterproof material - that plus the handy-dandy staple gun I got a Christmas would make a great table top. Plus, pulling four of our storage tubs out of storage to act as table legs... and tada! Instant Creation Station! Yay! We use it ALL the time! There is already watercoloring "stains" all over it, some play dough that needs a butter knife taken to it to remove it, and lots of imagination has bloomed around it. We know that our current home may be more spacious than any other we will have, but I sure hope we will always make room for our Station! 

Love, Us.

A Picture for Today: Patrick's Park Trip

Here are a few quick snapshots outlining Patrick's trip to the park yesterday.

He arrived via First Class shouldering on Dad Airlines...

He spent some time seeing the sights from the flight deck. He found this to be quite enjoyable until about 2 minutes in when the heat/sun factor outweighed the fun factor and his pilot became concerned that we would turn in to a raisin/lobster.

But, luckily, the slide was both shaded and offered comfy accommodations to secure an enjoyable ride. ...Just LOOK at those adorable faces!

Overall, a wonderful trip to the park!

Love, Us.