tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25364681916221663532024-03-13T12:56:41.954-07:00Another WeekAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12438646344582220754noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536468191622166353.post-44258038008435061542015-05-12T07:59:00.002-07:002015-05-12T07:59:37.661-07:00Dressed (May 3-9)Liam usually has an opinion on the shirt he wants to wear and his pajamas and sometimes his shoes. But he is easily swayed into a matching outfit and one that is appropriate for the weather. Brenna has an opinion about everything - from her underwear to her accessories. And she is impossible to sway from her plan. She's really like this about most everything, but it is most noticeable in her daily outfits and costumes. She usually needs to add 4 accessories to every outfit before we leave the house so she feels properly dressed. This week you will see a lot of the everyday dressing of our girl who has a sure sense of fashion, though she may not have a lot of fashion sense.<br />
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May 3: We had a pirate treasure hunt today on Treasure Island. It was an activity that we signed up for through our preschool's annual gala. A couple of moms put it together, with pirate crafts and a treasure hunt.</div>
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First the kids had to find a bunch of hidden cards. Once they did that, they had to find a bunch of things on a list and put them in their bag.</div>
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The final thing that Liam and his buddy had to collect was "treasure". So, we tossed a penny near them on the sidewalk and then spent 5 minutes watching them fail to find it literally under their feet.</div>
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At the end of the treasure hunt, everyone got treasure chests and pirate hats.</div>
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Later that night, Liam was playing with his legos. And Brenna grabbed a couple and started building. At not even 3, she's pretty good at regular legos!</div>
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And then there is the bedtime dance party, which has turned into a dress up dance party for our mini princess. Complete with sparkly 4" heels (mine).</div>
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May 4: He sure is comfortable with making a mess. And not so comfortable with helping to clean it up.</div>
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Nightly dance party. Or, Liam builds out of pillows and Brenna dresses up as doctor bat girl.</div>
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May 5: Brenna said she was Cinderella. She was cleaning in a pink princess gown and 4" heels. Usually when she is being Cinderella, she goes for 1 shoe. A very literal interpretation.</div>
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The kids have decided that bath time is more fun in the master bath. And showers are more fun than baths. For now.</div>
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May 6: I am not sure what was making Brenna mad, but this face is common in our house. This one is full of opinions.</div>
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Pillow spaceships and gun battles with Dadda.</div>
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May 7: Our babysitter's dog, Ray, came over on Wednesday night at bedtime to stay with us through the weekend. He was sad, so Liam took it upon himself to hop up next to Ray and tell him that it was going to be ok and that his Momma was coming back.</div>
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Brenna's chosen outfit for a Thursday - leotard with tutu, pink Elsa shirt, orange shoes on the wrong feet. She wore this with a coat to drop off fruit for teacher appreciation week at her school, of course.</div>
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Liam spent a lot of time with Ray. He's a sweet boy. And Ravioli was a gracious hostess, letting Ray take up most of the couch.</div>
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It was also Ravioli's birthday, so I got two birthday cookies for the dogs. And Brenna insisted that we wrap Ravioli's presents. In this particular wrapping paper.</div>
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Rocking out to some music videos, with her matching guitar (this was intentional on her part).</div>
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Dancing and spinning and falling down.</div>
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And nightly dress up.</div>
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May 8: Brenna loves this skirt so much. She wears it whenever it is clean and wants it washed immediately. She sleeps in it too. Tonight it was paired with those 4" heels she loves and some pink satin feathered gloves, of course.</div>
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The kids got in their nightly exercise, too.</div>
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May 9: I had some errands to run (market and plant shop) and Brenna wanted to come with me. She was a great little shopper. She found a kitty to pet (though it quickly bit her) and asked if I wanted a coffee (the answer is always yes) so we shared coffee and hot chocolate on the patio at the plant store. She moves at such a slow pace compared to Liam. We spent the morning together and it was really fun.</div>
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Brenna has been asking to make banana bread muffins since the preschool book fair, where they both had two muffins from the bake sale. So, we got out some bananas and made them. Liam loves to use the electric mixer by himself and he's pretty good at it!</div>
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April 26: Liam got invited to a pirate birthday party with the best pirate bounce house. It was his friend Michael's birthday. They went to school together last year and don't see each other often. We got to spend time with his family and others we haven't seen - some in nearly a year.</div>
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Brenna really loved the bounce house, too.</div>
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We got to the party pretty early, so Brenna and Liam had the bounce house virtually to themselves at first.</div>
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And then Liam's best friend from last year, Victoria, showed up. These two are such good friends. When Liam came over to ask me to put on his shoes, she immediately volunteered to help. It was so cute to watch them try to do it without adult help.</div>
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The party had a pinata. Brenna had never really seen one before, but she did not hesitate to give it a try.</div>
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Liam got a couple good swings in, too.</div>
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Liam and Victoria. Despite his expression, he was so happy.</div>
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Brenna watched the birthday cake part from up high.</div>
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Victoria shared her blackberries and cake with Liam.</div>
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Liam, Victoria and Michael. These three are such good buddies, despite their time apart.</div>
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April 27: Liam wanted Dadda to hide in the covers. Brenna wanted to hide, too.</div>
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Liam did not approve.</div>
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So, Brenna and Liam pouted together in solidarity.</div>
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April 28: Clipping fingernails with Dadda.</div>
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Liam wore mismatched socks all day. And didn't notice.</div>
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April 29: Liam and Brenna wrestling and making gorilla noises.</div>
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They had so much fun, despite looking like they were hurting each other.</div>
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Ravioli was hugging Liam's transformers at bedtime.</div>
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April 30: Brenna was happy playing around before bedtime.</div>
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Liam was happy to get into the shower.</div>
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Brenna refused. So she had to go straight to bed. She didn't approve. And neither did Ravioli who wanted to know why we made Brenna so sad. (She ended up getting in the shower and having a blast, of course).</div>
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May 1: I got Liam and Brenna a couple counting and sorting games, to help with fine motor skills. They both really liked them. More early morning collaborative play.</div>
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We had Friday night dinner and play with more "old" friends, Lucas and Elizabeth.</div>
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Brenna and Elizabeth had a couple costume changes.</div>
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May 2: While Dadda cleaned out the garage (fun!), I took Liam and Brenna to Dolores Park. They love when I chase them around as the "tickle monster".</div>
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Liam and Brenna spent a lot of time playing on these slides, figuring out how to ride them forwards and backwards, on their backs and their tummies. Liam demonstrated how much strength and body awareness he has and Brenna was able to slide too. Just a couple months ago, neither of them could really master these.</div>
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April 19: Our little Elsa got a new dress and crown for a very important day.</div>
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I took Liam and Brenna to a Frozen sing along. We met up with 3 other Elsas (Brenna's school friends).</div>
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Of course, Brenna was Elsa, But Liam decided that he wanted to be the Duke of Weselton. So, I took the braid off an Elsa wig for Brenna and used the rest to build a costume for Liam. He was totally in character. The crowd was 85% Elsa, 14% Anna, one Olaf and Liam.</div>
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More evening bubbles. Another warm evening.</div>
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And siblings playing together. Not a bad Sunday.</div>
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April 20: Bedtime dance party turned gymnastics</div>
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With a sneak kiss attack by Ravioli. She always loves to kiss the kids when they are giggling.</div>
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Brenna and her new shades. She lost them within a day. Which is why we can never have enough sunglasses.</div>
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April 22: Dadda's birthday so we made him a chocolate (Liam's choice) Elsa cake (Brenna's choice). We went for that homemade look.</div>
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We took Dadda out for sushi.</div>
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Brenna really liked the card she gave Dadda.</div>
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After dinner, we sang happy birthday and had cake.</div>
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April 23: Morning puzzles. They worked together on it, without screaming. Sharing for the win!</div>
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Liam has reached an age where he is very physical. He is learning his body and his strength. He wants to wrestle and play fight.</div>
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Brenna is into fashion. Here she was sneaking into my closet. She's always putting together the craziest outfits. And changing into a couple of costumes.</div>
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She was singing let it go on the deck. Ravioli wasn't so sure about it.</div>
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April 24: Take Your Kids To Work Day, YouTube style.</div>
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They ran around in the trees, even climbed some.</div>
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And pizza and ice cream and grilled cheese and all kinds of yummy things. Basically TYKTWD at YouTube is ruining my children from ever having a real job.</div>
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Then, Liam had a friend come over at naptime. They actually did ok. And after, they played and played.</div>
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And played in costumes. We had dinner with our friend and his dad, watched a movie and then called it a night. It was a full day!</div>
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April 25: Cinderella Wonder Woman doesn't have time for photos.</div>
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Friend Sue came over for dinner. She is such a good sport and got right down on the ground and played Rokenbok with Liam.</div>
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April 12: The kids have started preferring to take a shower, instead of a bath. This is perfect for San Francisco since we're in the middle of a terrible drought and a shower take less water.</div>
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April 13: I put a dry erase calendar up in the hallway between our bedrooms. We can talk about what day it is, what we are doing, and what is coming up. The kids really love marking off the days and counting down to the weekends (I do too!).</div>
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April 14: Princess dresses, painting and snuggles with Ravioli.</div>
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April 15: Both kids still really love books. I hope this never changes.</div>
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April 16: Hair cut day with Friend Shelly! Dadda got a hair cut too.</div>
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And messing around with Ravioli at bedtime out on the deck on a nice, warm evening.</div>
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April 17: I took Ravioli to work with me. She figured out how to get more treats out of the receptionists.</div>
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April 18: We headed down to the Ferry Building for the goat festival (Goatchella). We ran into Brenna's buddy Lucia and her family.</div>
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<br />April 5: The Easter Bunny found our rental house in Sayulita.</div>
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Liam and Brenna got some Kinder Surprise eggs and some other small toys.</div>
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Our house had a pool on either side. And the kids wanted to get in it first thing in the morning.</div>
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Then we checked out the beach. But Brenna was not a fan. She finally decided to play a little in the sand instead of just hiding in out sun tent.</div>
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Liam had a great time in the water, with Brian. He got pretty far into the calm waves. But we couldn't get him out swimming in the ocean, although we tried all week.</div>
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The kids were not happy campers when they had to trudge through town looking for a dinner spot, but after some food and dessert, their spirits were back up.</div>
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April 6: On vacation, after breakfast, you can go back to bed. Vacations are the best.</div>
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Brenna unhappily played in the sand. Maybe it was the heat? She was also a little under the weather. But it was hard to understand why she suddenly hated the beach.</div>
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He was all about the sand and the water.</div>
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Definitely a little under the weather. She was still quite asleep at the end of her nap time.</div>
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April 7: Back at the beach with Brenna.</div>
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And Liam.</div>
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Brenna managed to have a bit of fun playing in the sand with Liam.</div>
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April 8: Dadda was feeling under the weather, so I took Liam and Brenna out for a long beach walk.</div>
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Brenna helped me get some takeout. Dadda didn't feel well enough to get out of the house and the kids were more than happy to stay at the house. They preferred being in our rental house above almost everything else.</div>
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We picked up our golf cart. The kids were much happier not having to walk everywhere in the mid-80 degree weather (San Francisco has made them very soft when it comes to weather).</div>
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Near the golf cart place was a hot dog stand. I wasn't feeling well (not at all hungry and exhausted), so hot dogs were dinner. They three of them consumed 6 hot dogs total, with the kids eating 5 of the 6. They must have been good!</div>
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<br />April 10: Another beach day.</div>
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Despite it being spring break, the beach was pretty empty most days. It was nice and quiet.</div>
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In the late morning, we went towards downtown to meet up with our horses for a horse back ride. Brenna had been asking to ride a horse all week. Liam was not sure he wanted his own horse, but when we got there he did not hesitate.</div>
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Brenna rode with me. So she sat in the saddle and I sat on the back of the saddle. Not super comfortable.</div>
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Then we went on the beach near our house. Liam did great on his horse, with the guide holding on to the lead.</div>
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Next, we rode through the jungle. The kids kept expecting to see monkeys. But they still enjoyed it.</div>
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After naps, we found a little lizard in our house.</div>
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And when we went out for dinner, we found this little bunny out for a walk. Sayulita is full of wildlife!</div>
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April 11: After a last swim and time in the sand, we checked out of our rental house and headed downtown to spend a few hours in Sayulita before going to the airport. This corner was covered in bottle caps.</div>
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We got the kids each a little something to take home. Brenna got a wool stuffed unicorn and Liam couldn't find anything he wanted. He finally found a water gun. So, he got a water gun. After doing a little window shopping, we had more time to kill. So, we found a little playground.</div>
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March 29: We had a birthday party to go to, but lately Brenna prefers to travel by scooter instead of car. So, she took a spin on her scooter before we headed out.</div>
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The little sisters at the 5 year old birthday party had the best time together! Their friendship is really budding and sweet to watch.</div>
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Liam had a bit of a rough go being one of the only kids not in the preschool class of the birthday boy. But he held his own and we were really proud of him.</div>
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He got to eat lunch with his buddy, the birthday boy. And he willingly ate cheese pizza (he usually will only eat pizza with black olives on top).</div>
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Brenna did pretty well too in a group of big boys. But she still clings a bit when overwhelmed.</div>
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There was a little gopher that decided to join the party. The kids were really excited to see a little wildlife in a San Francisco park.</div>
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This girl's personality is so big. It is sometimes hard to capture in photos, but these two get a bit of it.</div>
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March 30: Liam has hit the stage of being 4 that includes lots of physical play. He likes to jump, pillow fight, wrestle, run, and be a ninja. </div>
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Bedtime Elsa - in her Elsa dress, with a tiara, and an Elsa wand. And her beloved "baabaa" (pacifier) that she uses when she sleeps (and gets in her bed to use for comfort) and her soft purple blanket.</div>
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Brenna is a good Momma and princess. She tucked her lego friend in under some covers on top of her soft velvet hat. With her pink sparkly ring. And the purple key for Children's Fairyland that she got from someone at preschool (we have no idea who).</div>
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March 31: Dadda took Brenna and Liam to the library. Of course there were lots of great books.</div>
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But also other fun toys, like an hourglass, puzzles, and globes.</div>
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The library also happens to be really close to a great sushi place.</div>
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The kids love miso soup "with no stuff in it!", rice and edamame.</div>
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Liam let Brenna into his pillow spaceship. He uses all the pillows he can find.</div>
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April 1: Oh my gender typical kids. Brenna in pink tulle skirt and fairy princess hat. Liam digging with his trucks and tools.</div>
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April 4: I missed April 3, because we were busy packing up and getting read to head out on vacation. We traveled to Sayulita, Mexico on April 4. The first night, we headed out to find dinner and ended up at a pretty great pizza place (yes, in Mexico).<br />
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The kids were virtually melting in the heat. And sitting by a wood fire pizza oven didn't help. But with some new travel toys, we made it through the wait for our pizza at the end of a very long day.</div>
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March 22: Friend Sue came over during naptime and the kids were so excited to see her when they woke up. She humored them with some balloon rockets.</div>
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And then Liam decided that he and Brenna should wrestle. They had never really tried before and were not entirely sure what to do, but they had fun. And so it begins.</div>
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March 23: On the way home from school, the kids and Brian stopped at the pet store to get food for Ravioli. And they got to pet a cat! Happy happy kids.</div>
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March 24: It was a "home day" as Liam calls them. So they went to the diner for lunch and the playground nearby to run it off.</div>
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Brenna likes to get in front of the camera and make faces.</div>
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March 25: Liam's new response to the question "what do you want for breakfast/lunch/dinner?" is "something I have never tried before". So, for breakfast he decided to help me make dinosaur french toast. And he insisted he needed a chef hat.</div>
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Can you guess what came in the mail today? I am looking for a ballet class for Brenna, so I grabbed her one of these. Instant love. She even slept in it. </div>
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Tooth brushing buddies. Usually Liam just invites Brenna to sit next to him and then immediately bans her from getting up (not nice!). But tonight he let her sit next to him.</div>
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March 27: Brenna was curled up in her nest, pretending to sleep.</div>
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More posing. Hand on the hip. Toe out. This time with her sparkly pink bag.</div>
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Jumping with his bouncy ball, this night. </div>
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Happiness is jumping in a giant bed.</div>
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Brenna's unicorn got a ride in the pink purse.</div>
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Brenna had taken her purse to school. She started pulling things out of it - the underwear she wore to school in a plastic baggy because of that accident on the playground and a pink key from Children's Fairyland that she says belongs to her bestie. After checking with her bestie's mom, we found out that they have never been to Children's Fairyland. I guess this purse was less curious than when Liam came home in his friends' underwear.</div>
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March 28: Spiderman (Liam) had a playdate at our house with his buddy Batman (who came to the playdate as Superman). They had a blast.</div>
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At the same time, Brenna was at a birthday party for a classmate. She sat patiently and got her face painted like a sparkly princess. </div>
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Both kids were happy to be reunited after lunch and catch up on their mornings.</div>
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After naptime, the kids were outside playing with Brian while I was doing a couple things inside. I came out to join them and Brenna said, "I'm dirty!". Yes, pink sparkly princess. You are dirty.</div>
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Liam was busy having a snuggle with Dadda. We're trying to give the kids more one on one experiences with us. It definitely makes everyone appreciate it each other a bit more. And it is nice to have that individual time.</div>
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March 15: Liam had an evening birthday party at a gymnastics place. Back when I was on maternity leave with Brenna, Liam took classes at this place. It was fun to go back!</div>
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Liam did not approve of the food, since the pizza did not have olives on it. He pouted for a while. But then he decided to play around with this hat and his mood improved.</div>
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While we were at the gymnastics pizza party, Brenna insisted on pizza for dinner, too. She she and Dadda went out for a slice.</div>
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It was getting late, but we needed dinner. So, Liam and I stopped for burgers on the way home. Liam had a lot of fun with this party favor while we waited.</div>
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He was making faces for the camera.</div>
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And whipping his head around to make a blur, which he thought was hysterical.</div>
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March 16: In the middle of the night, Liam woke up crying that his ear hurt. He seemed fine in the morning, so we sent him to school. But he was sad at drop off (highly unusual) and fell asleep during recess (on a bike), so he and Brenna got picked up early and he went to the doctor. Our little guy never complains unless he is really sick (unlike his sister) and he was really sick with two very infected ears and a red throat. Since he won't take oral antibiotics, he oped for a very very big shot instead. He was not a happy camper, but was on the mend.</div>
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March 17: Brian sent me this picture while I was at work. Brenna wanted to show me her shoes. I worked really hard to get her to wear some green on St. Patrick's day, but you cannot see it because it is her Green Lantern shirt under her gray Wonder Woman shirt under her Elsa dress. Oh my princess.</div>
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I had a late meeting, so Dadda was in charge of dinner. He got the kids out to get a slice of pizza for Brenna and made dinner for Liam (brown rice, plain pasta and ham). Nice work, Dadda.</div>
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March 18: It was another warm spring evening, so we played outside before dinner. Brenna made me dinner - a delicious plastic steak.</div>
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March 19: 24+ hours into antibiotics and Liam was feeling a lot better. He and Brenna did a little box driving before breakfast.</div>
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Feeling better, but he didn't get out of his pajamas. But he was well enough to play dead with Brenna. She was pretending to be very worried about him.</div>
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We suggested that she tickle him undead. But her tickles didn't work. So funny. I love to watch their budding imaginations play off each other.</div>
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March 20: Tickles on the couch while I cooked dinner. Both kids smiling and laughing after a long two weeks of illness!</div>
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March 21: Brian needed to do some house work, so I took the kids to Children's Fairyland. This is an amusement park for little kids that was built in 1950 and has lots of story tale themed rides. </div>
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There is a cool dragon at the entrance that the kids hopped right on.</div>
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Liam was excited to step down into the whale and ride the big slide. Brenna sat these out.</div>
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We were last here in August and Brenna took a picture with this little girl, so I made her take another one. It's fun to compare the kids as the months go by.</div>
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Brenna really wanted to ride the carousel, but Liam sat this one out. Can you tell how happy and proud she was of herself?</div>
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Brenna was excited to spot Snow White. The rumor is that this place inspired Walt Disney to make his amusement parks.</div>
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They did some climbing on Captain Hook's boat.</div>
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And they each got a turn at the wheel. Liam was being Captain Hook. Then he gave Brenna a turn and said she could be captain. She stomped her foot and said, "No! I'm Elsa!"</div>
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We had lunch on the lawn and Liam was really drawn to this mulch pile. As lunch was winding down, he invited Brenna to race him through the grass and come sit up in his mulch car. I love this little friendship. It is really fun to watch, especially from a bit of a distance.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12438646344582220754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536468191622166353.post-69301688818986745712015-03-21T22:15:00.000-07:002015-03-21T23:22:20.734-07:00Sick (March 8-14)It was a week of sick. Brenna entered the week sick and didn't feel better until the end of it. Liam was sick in the middle of the week, but seemed to spring back much more quickly. Of course, the parents got the cold part of the illness (but seemed to skip the flu). We all cannot wait for this terrible flu season to be over.<br />
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March 8: Another Sunday of soccer. Liam is getting pretty good at it!</div>
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After naptime, Liam and I made clouds in a jar. He was super interested in how it worked and how the steam came out when we opened it up.</div>
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March 9: We got Brenna out of the house, in a stroller and covered in her purple blankey. But we got her out for a post-dinner popsicle run.</div>
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March 10: Another rough day for Brenna. She didn't make it out of her pajamas.</div>
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And she was not happy to take a bath. Liam usually does this when Brenna screams. He's still pretty noise sensitive. We got Brenna out of the tub quickly and then Liam was able to get some peace and play.</div>
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March 12: Liam was feeling a lot better, but Brenna was still complaining that her ear hurt. So, to the doctor they went. We decided while they were there to get Liam his MMR booster because there is a measles outbreak in California. Only 1 MMR shot (you cannot get the 2nd until you turn 4) is 93% effective but the 2nd shot gets you to 99%. Worth the tears.</div>
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While waiting for Brenna's antibiotics for her ear infection (thank goodness for 2 children that can tell you when they are sick and where it hurts!), the kids and Dadda looked around PetSmart. And Brenna got to pet a bunny!</div>
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At bedtime, Liam was in a great mood. He was making pillow space ships and goofing around. </div>
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March 14: It was a long, rough week. But the weather was warm, so we decided it would lift everyone's spirits to spend the morning at the beach.</div>
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Happy salty sea dog.</div>
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And a much happier Brenna than we had for most of the week. The beach is always a spirit lifter around here.</div>
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March 1: Sunday at Glen Park playground.</div>
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With our little soccer star.</div>
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And his biggest fan.</div>
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Brenna and her baby penguin on the swings.</div>
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And one happy and tired little athlete.</div>
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March 2: We got a Kiwi Crate tonight and got right to it, while Dadda cooked dinner. We made a soccer field and a basketball hoop.</div>
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March 4: I have been trying to figure out a dinner solution that doesn't involve me cooking every night. So, tonight we tried Munchery, a meal delivery service. Total fail. The kids wouldn't even eat the cookie out of the kids meal. They prefer a fresh, home cooked meal (lucky me).</div>
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Brenna was calling her school buddie using her Magnatile phone. She made one for me, too.</div>
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March 5: Dadda put together this play house we had stashed in the garage. The kids love it. And the weather is perfect to be outside, even in the evenings.</div>
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March 6: Out for an evening ride. We are looking forward to daylight savings time so we can do more evening rides.</div>
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March 7: We went to a little community center just 4 blocks from our house to get some skateboarding lessons and ride scooters. We met up with some friends there, too.</div>
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And Liam and our friend got in on some art, too, together.</div>
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February 22: Sunday soccer. We went early for a playdate. And one of Liam's buddies took a shine to Brenna. Just the beginning of this kind of stuff, I bet.</div>
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Brenna and Dadda watched soccer.</div>
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While Liam counted all the goals he scored (and it wasn't a game).</div>
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February 23: Drawing with chalk. Brenna was upset that she couldn't draw a princess. And Liam was trying to bother her by erasing everything she drew.</div>
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February 25: When I got home from work, Brian was organizing the garage and Liam and Brenna were playing games on their tablets.</div>
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February 26: Bedtime dance party.</div>
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February 27: Playing around with mustaches.</div>
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February 28: I took the kids to Dolores Park for the morning.</div>
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January 15: Another Sunday at Glen Park playground.</div>
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Brenna is really getting creative with her outfits.</div>
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Liam is getting pretty good at soccer. And - most importantly - really loving it.</div>
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February 16: More bedtime fun.</div>
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February 17: We found some fun new (to the kids) noodles. They fit on their fingers! Another successful meal.</div>
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February 18: It was Carnival at school, so the kids got to wear costumes. Brenna went as Wonder Woman.</div>
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Toothbrush silliness in the mirror.</div>
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February 19: More serenading by Liam.</div>
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While the kids were in the tub, Ravioli was snuggling with Brenna's doll.</div>
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We are still enjoying the bath tub paint.</div>
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February 20: We finally are getting around to finishing our bedroom closets. Brenna loves being able to pick out her own clothes from the baskets, shelves and rods.</div>
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February 21: Morning snuggles with Ravioli on the couch.</div>
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Making instruments and music.</div>
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February 8: It was a cold, rainy Sunday. So we decided to go to the movies and see Paddington. It was great. And these little buddies make most anything fun.</div>
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February 9: Breakfast around the island with Friend Matt. We're tired of peeling hot dogs for the kids, so we're making them peel their own or just eat the peels. Enough of peeling hot dogs.</div>
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February 10: Jumping around on the couch.</div>
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Brenna's got a pretty good jump, now.</div>
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And some couch gymnastics.</div>
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February 11: We decided to take a couple days and head down to Carmel for a vacation. We picked the kids up after school on Wednesday and drove right there. First stop, the beach!</div>
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Ravioli was too.</div>
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We didn't stop for bathing suits, but we did bring our sand toys.</div>
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We're really a beach loving family.</div>
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Pretty quickly, both kids got soaked and down to their underwear. Perfect late afternoon.</div>
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February 12: We were staying about 15 minutes from the Monterey Aquarium. So we headed there first thing.</div>
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And this nautilus, who the kids spent quite a while talking to.</div>
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We decided to stay out past nap time and go to the beach.</div>
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Ravioli was happy to spend some time with us.</div>
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February 13: This is the face of a dog that got to spend the day at the beach.</div>
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February 14: We drove back home, stopping at a beach in Half Moon Bay on the way. We had an awesome time away, but were a bit tired and sad to be back from the beach.</div>
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February 1: Liam's buddy Nico had a super hero birthday party at the same park where Liam had his party.</div>
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Both Brenna and Liam were more than happy to come in costume.</div>
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Wonder Woman even managed to fly.</div>
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Liam got a little upset at cake time because everyone (his buddy and Brenna) were elbowing him out at the table.</div>
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So we found him a spot by the sand with plenty of elbow room.</div>
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Wonder Woman and Super Man on the swings.</div>
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All was good and Liam and the birthday boy got a little time to hang out post cake.</div>
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February 2: Just a normal day at our house with lots of pretend play and costumes.</div>
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And the pillow forts are growing in size and becoming spaceships.</div>
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February 3: More bedtime fun, with the race to the blue chair for tooth brushing. Liam typically gets there first and then taunts Brenna.</div>
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Hiding in Brenna's bed.</div>
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February 4: Liam was pretending to be some sort of super hero or robot or Star Wars guy.</div>
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And he pretended to die.</div>
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And Brenna comforted him.</div>
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February 5: Dessert! Brenna likes to eat mini Magnums, except she only wants the vanilla ice cream on a stick. Luckily, her dad is willing to help her out and eat off the chocolate and caramel.</div>
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Bath tub giggles.</div>
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February 6: Brenna has gotten really interested in petting and hugging Ravioli.</div>
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February 7: Friend Matt is in town! And he went with us to the Exploratorium.</div>
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This place never ceases to leave Brenna and Liam totally enthralled.</div>
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We had a couple new things today - Liam tried a new fruit and we went to a new to us museum. A fun start and end to the week.</div>
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Janaury 25: Liam tried a new fruit! And liked it. So now he will eat oranges and raspberries. Brenna loves oranges. She made an orange snowman.</div>
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Another Sunday, and another soccer class. Brenna was fully decked out in her finest to show her support.</div>
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Four and five year olds playing soccer is still really cute.</div>
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More fun at the playground.</div>
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Liam is getting more confident with his climbing.</div>
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The weather was great and we really enjoyed spending some time outside.</div>
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January 26: Pillow fight with the Dadda monster, a.k.a. the tickle monster.</div>
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And bedtime antics in Liam's bunk beds.</div>
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January 27: Brenna has a blast painting herself with bathtub paint.</div>
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Towel burritos. The kids like to get dried off from their bath, wrapped up, stumble around and then unroll themselves on the floor. Sometimes Ravioli is already passed out and in the way.</div>
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January 28: More crazy bedtime antics.</div>
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January 29: Toilet paper and a doll. You can guess what is going on here.</div>
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Just a really happy kid.</div>
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My Christmas gift to myself - a treadmill - arrived. Liam is mildly obsessed. </div>
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January 30: Our little pink rockstar.</div>
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Brenna and Liam throwing the ball for Ravioli. She loves it and they do too, so long as she drops the ball for them. They are getting good at giving her commands.</div>
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January 31: Ravioli crashed Brenna's tea party. And drank all the water out of the cups. Brenna was not impressed.</div>
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Liam had a birthday party at the Children's Creativity Museum. Brenna couldn't join, but got to play in the museum. We had never been before and it was pretty fun!</div>
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They have these foam blocks like at the Bay Area Discovery Museum.</div>
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And dress up, and puppets and a big chalk wall.</div>
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A really fun day in gorgeous weather.</div>
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Potty trained! This week we celebrated Brenna being out of diapers. Two weeks ago she decided she was ready and it stuck. That is quite a thing to celebrate around here. We've been changing diapers for more than four years straight.<br />
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January 18: More Sunday soccer fun.</div>
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Welcome home! Ravioli loves to bring us presents when we get home. Today it was a sparkly pink purse, of course.</div>
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More bedtime antics. Tooth brushing is fun!</div>
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We've been reading lots of Magic Treehouse books. Both kids like them, but Liam is slightly obsessed.</div>
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January 19: We had a day off school and work, so we met up with friends at the zoo. We got there first, so we played a bit on the playground.</div>
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Such a big kid.</div>
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Brenna set up a tea party, with a spot for each of us.</div>
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January 20: A little pajama sofa dance party.</div>
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More bath time fun.</div>
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Liam rediscovered wrinkly fingers from the water.</div>
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Picking out books. Brenna is interested in Thomas and Liam is loving his Magic Treehouse books.</div>
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January 21: A little breakfast cereal picnic on the couch.</div>
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January 22: More bedtime pillow fort antics.</div>
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Just goofing around, playing with toys and each other.</div>
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January 23 - I missed a day. It happens, but luckily not too often.</div>
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January 24: Morning pillow fort on the couch.</div>
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And some art. Brenna really gets into her work.</div>
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This lego box is a staple. Liam takes it upstairs at naptime every day now.</div>
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While Liam was at soccer, I took Brenna out to pick a toy to celebrate being potty trained. She decided just to do it two weeks ago and never looked back. We really didn't have to help her at all. She picked a pinwheel and a hat and then we got her an ice cream.</div>
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Dinner. Brenna loves spaghetti. And Liam has been eating like a growing boy lately. We're still working on expanding his palate, though.</div>
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Lots of parents dread bedtime. I love it. And try not to miss it. And very rarely do. Bedtime for us is dance parties, pillow forts, bath tub paint, singing songs, reading books, snuggling and giggling. Some days we are tired and grumpy and it is not magic. But those days are not too common. This week we had lots of bedtime fun.</div>
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Janaury 11: Sunday is soccers for us now. Liam plays soccer all in Italian wish some school friends. It is really sweet.</div>
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While Liam is playing on the field, Brenna plays on the playground. She's getting more brave with the big kid equipment.</div>
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Soccer and the playground are in Glen Canyon and sometimes that means a hike back to the car. Luckily, there are fun things along the way.</div>
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And more bedtime antics.</div>
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January 12: We may have had a bit too much screen time this day. Some days are just cold and long and exhausting and ... </div>
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January 13: Sharing treats</div>
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And looking a bit of a mess.</div>
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Singing Italian songs in full princess gear.</div>
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Drawing on the chalk wall. And even sharing space.</div>
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Liam went for more of an artistic touch.</div>
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January 15: The kids were playing around with video chatting on our phones to each other in the house. Pretty exciting stuff.</div>
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Sometimes it is hard to follow their games - Liam drilling Brenna's back as they turned in a circle.</div>
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January 16: More screen time. They don't get a lot, but when they get it they are easier to photograph! Brenna decided last Saturday she was ready to potty train and that was that.</div>
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Brenna needed a bit more help, but she got to play too.</div>
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January 17: Puppets at the Randall Museum.</div>
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And downstairs they have a train to play on. Brenna was not as excited about it, but Liam did not want to leave.</div>
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January 4: We tried to go to the Randall Museum to see some local animals, but forgot it is closed on Sunday. So, we headed to the zoo instead. It was a cold morning.</div>
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The kids got their first taste of cotton candy. Liam (our sweet tooth) loved it. Brenna made a sad face and said, "Yuck! This tastes like sugar!".</div>
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Brenna also worked really hard to win the title of peskiest little sister. </div>
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While the kids were napping, my friend Sue came over. She stayed to play and have dinner with us. Liam and Brenna love her.</div>
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January 5: Liam has really been enjoying all the extra magnatiles they got for Christmas. He has been making more and more elaborate things.</div>
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Fun with a cardboard box! We "shipped" the kids to Siberia. </div>
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One of the most fun games ever. You get in the box, get covered up, go on a "bumpy ride" and then get opened up in Siberia.</div>
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And these, well, these are just for blackmail when Liam is older.</div>
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January 6: Brenna needs tea (water) and milk for her tea parties.</div>
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Both kids got a little tablet time in. Liam is really into a bunch of games now. Brenna likes to use the tablet on the potty.</div>
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January 7: A box can be fun once it is taken apart, too. </div>
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More complex Magnatile creations.</div>
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And some original music by Liam.</div>
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And some Let It Go from Brenna.</div>
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Janaury 8: These tape roads were stocking stuffers. Liam has been rolling them down our main hallway and racing cars.</div>
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Making a pillow fort with Brenna.</div>
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But if any of the pillows get "broken" or put away, Liam gets really upset.</div>
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January 9: Movie night with treats and popcorn on the couch.</div>
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Brenna hugged her snacks.</div>
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January 10: We had a birthday party for Liam's school friend, Reid. Brenna fully embraced the bounce house.</div>
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December 28: We decided to get out of the house and to Dolores Park. Both kids ran into a friend from school, so they were pretty happy.<br />
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They played together plenty, as well.</div>
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And one last Miss Spider on Grandma's iPad before bed.</div>
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Complete with Darth Vader, of course. Thanks for coming for Christmas, Grandma!</div>
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December 29: Our construction crew removed a truck of debris and garbage from our house, which means we can get back into our garage. And the kids found the bike trailer.</div>
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December 30: Friend Sue came over to visit. The kids had a lot of fun playing hide and seek in the hallway before saying hello.</div>
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Brenna wanted some popcorn. And while it was cooking, she went through the baking drawer. Then, she sat on the floor to eat popcorn. She yelled out, "Momma! Ravioli likes popcorn!" And this is what I found - Brenna hand feeding popcorn to a very grateful dog.</div>
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December 31: Inspired by our morning at Dolores Park, I set up a playdate with Liam's classmates at a nearby park. We were the first ones there, so Brenna and Liam got the playground to themselves for a while. </div>
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Even Ravioli got to celebrate - with the ham bone from Christmas dinner.</div>
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January 1: The kids love these little pop up laundry bins. They were them and hide in them.</div>
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January 2: It was cold. But we had been wanting to get Ravioli and the kids to the beach. So, we bundled up and went for it. </div>
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Brenna tried to throw Ravioli the ball in the Chuckit. But she gave up and threw it by hand when she couldn't get the ball to release.</div>
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January 3: We decided to get out of the house for a scooter ride, donut run and playground visit. </div>
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After naptime, they got a little time to play games on their tablets. They are both really into the tablets for games these days. And they are getting pretty good at handling them.</div>
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After dinner, we broke out one of Liam's science kits that he got for Christmas. This one was "bubble science" with lots of little experiments for the preschool set. It was a lot of fun!</div>
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December 21: On a foggy, wet day, we headed down to Fort Mason to see a children's version of the Nutcracker.</div>
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We got there very quickly (the city was already emptying ahead of Christmas) so we had lots of time to explore the bay.</div>
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And to have a sugar cookie in the lobby.</div>
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Liam went to half of the real Nutcracker last year and seemed to like that version - which included Fritz - better than the shorter kids version.</div>
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Brenna spent the entire first scene asking, "Where's the Nutcracker?"</div>
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After naps, we headed to the Zoo for Zoo Lights.</div>
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Brenna wanted to ride the carousel, while Liam wanted to go to the dark playground, so we split up - boys and girls. Brenna had a blast and even indulged in a selfie.</div>
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December 22: We went to Haas playground to meet up with some friends.</div>
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Brenna had fun playing with Elizabeth.</div>
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And running through the grass with Liam.</div>
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Liam was quite busy playing with Lucas, but I managed to get a picture of him.</div>
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December 23: The kids woke up to Grandma in town! And we started off Christmas week by making our gingerbread house.</div>
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Brenna was happy to see that the giant puddle - though a bit less giant - was still there.</div>
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Liam is getting a bit more brave with playground equipment, turning himself around in this spinning chair.</div>
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After naptime, Brenna and Liam made and decorated some sugar cookies.</div>
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Brenna struck to a purple frosting palate. Liam was a bit more creative.</div>
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December 24: We had a bit of a slow day. Liam and Uncle Kevin were feeling sick. And Brenna just wanted to snuggle with Brenna.</div>
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December 25: Up and ready for presents! Liam was still sick, but rallied for Christmas morning.</div>
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Besides the bike, Brenna's favorite gifts were the wand and Elsa dress from Uncle Nick, Aunt Jana and cousin Nola.</div>
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Liam got a couple Lego sets, but the Ninjago ones from Aunt Kelly, Uncle Steve, and cousins Ella and Gavin seem to be his favorite.</div>
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Elsa grabbed the phone from me on two different phone calls so she could "show" everyone how she could ride her new bike (in her Elsa dress).</div>
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We postponed our Christmas Eve dinner to Christmas night. And Uncle Kevin and Liam felt like at least trying to eat dinner! The table was set with memories and gifts (pyramid, water pitcher, china, silver and wine glasses). Although we were not together with all our family and friends, they were definitely in our thoughts and hears.</div>
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We tried out our new gifts, including riding new bikes down the hall.</div>
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We even got some smiles from Liam (and Brenna), who was still feeling sick.</div>
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December 27: We were back at Haas playground and our friends Lucas and Elizabeth joined us again! Liam was feeling enough better to get out of the house (Uncle Kevin, too).</div>
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Brenna had a little snack while sitting on the rope ladder.</div>
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Liam and Lucas found a worm. Liam kept telling me how cute it was! And they were very gentle and curious about it.</div>
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After watching it wiggle, passing it back and forth, and talking nicely to it, they decided (with some help from me) not to put it in a pocket and take it home, but instead to leave it in some dirt.</div>
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Brenna and I did another carousel ride, again on the bunny, and another selfie. Just as fun the second time.</div>
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It was another fun week. Another week with lots of rain. But we managed to get outside for fun and have some fun inside too. This week, Ravioli made it into a lot of that fun and a lot of pictures. The kids really love her - we all do!</div>
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December 14: It wasn't raining, so we headed to Dolores Park, to slide on slides.</div>
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Liam skipped nap time to head to soccer, in Italian, with his classmates. He likes to have the correct accessories.</div>
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As you might imagine, soccer with 10 four year olds can be a bit chaotic. But the coach was great.</div>
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And Liam did awesome.</div>
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Paricularly for a kid that hasn't even really had soccer (his class at 18 months doesn't count as real soccer).</div>
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He loved it. Loved being with friends. Loved the coach. And that made it so fun to watch.</div>
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All the kids did great. They even did a little scrimmage at the end. I took Ravioli with us and she cried the whole time. I am not sure whether she was upset that she couldn't keep an eye on Liam at all times or that there were a dozen soccer balls that she couldn't play with or maybe some of both. But I am not sure I would bring her again!</div>
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And Liam got some time in with some of his besties. He was tired by the end and did take a short nap once we got home. But it was such a success!</div>
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December 15: Naked legos.</div>
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Brenna has been really nice and gentle with Ravioli lately, petting her, giving her hugs and and telling her she is a good dog.</div>
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December 16: Another rainy day. So we decided to do some Christmas crafting. </div>
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Glue, construction paper, markers, crayons pom poms, and googley eyes.</div>
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December 17: More bedtime shenanigans.</div>
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This time with a pillow fight.</div>
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December 18: Playing fetch with Ravioli.</div>
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Brenna was just being a wonder woman ladybug. And dancing in the hallway. She does this funny leg move, like she's trying to do ballet. We've got to get her into a ballet class.</div>
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By bedtime, Ravioli is always worn out. She always glares at me if I don't give her the corner of the sectional, with a pillow to sleep on and one of the kids' blankets.</div>
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December 19: We got invited to a Christmas party across the street from this house - the Tom & Jerry House. It is a San Francisco original and part of our recent Christmas traditions.</div>
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Santa was there, but Liam was not so sure about sitting with him and Brenna was sure she did not want to.</div>
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After the party, we went back outside. Santa was giving out candy canes and singing Christmas songs with the crowd and talking about generosity. He asked everyone to shake hands with the person next to them and wish them a Merry Christmas. It was a nice, warm, neighborhood night.</div>
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<br />December 20: The kids are not feeling 100%, so we had a quieter Saturday at home. </div>
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In pajamas, of course. Brenna loves her new Frozen pajamas, although she would prefer pajamas with just Elsa (no Anna!).</div>
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While Brian hung Christmas lights, we rode bikes up and down the block.</div>
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And then to the playground, which had the biggest puddle ever.</div>
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Brenna was in her element. Wonder woman shirt, sparkly skirt, and froggy rain boots for jumping in puddles. </div>
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December 7: Today was the preschool holiday party. It was not that warm, but Brenna refused to wear her sweater. She loves this Christmas dress.</div>
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Liam was happy. Happy to talk to Santa. Happy to get a trinket from Santa's helper. Hot and sweaty and happy to be running around with new and old buddies.</div>
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December 8: Popsicles on the couch. Mom and Dad are sick with strep throat, so TV and treats were in great use to just get through the day.</div>
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December 9: Brenna loves this Elsa shirt. And all things Frozen. And basketball. She is a renaissance girl.</div>
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Liam was starting soccer in Italian on Sunday, so I got him some gear. Can you tell he's excited to play soccer? With his preschool buddies?</div>
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December 10: Hide and seek in Brenna's bed. </div>
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December 11: We went to a matinee of The Velveteen Rabbit. In the middle of Stormagedden. Schools were closed, so it was virtually a private show. </div>
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December 12: It was my work's holiday party. A busy day, a busy night. But not a lot of pictures. Brian and I made gingerbread men for the kids while we were at the party.</div>
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December 13: We all had a slow time getting up in the morning (although none of us was hung over). We took some extra time for a sectional snuggle.</div>
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We finally got going and out to pick a Christmas tree. Since we had lots and lots of rain, we skipped cutting down our own tree at a soggy farm and just went to the tree lot instead.</div>
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Bonus: The tree stand has turkeys. And bunnies. </div>
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Ravioli had a pretty good time, too. On the way into the stand, the guy working there asked if she was a "companion animal". Yep, she sure is!</div>
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We got the tree into the stand and let Liam put the star on top before we untied it. He really loved that job.</div>
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We got the lights on before nap time. We did the rest of the tree later in the evening.</div>
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We also got out our Christmas pyramid. The kids really enjoyed putting it together and lighting it up. But mostly blowing out the candles.</div>
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November 30: A much happier Ravioli when we picked her up from boarding the morning after we got home.</div>
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A little pre-dinner bat and ball, while I made dinner.</div>
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Liam loves to play bat and ball. </div>
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But it quickly goes to this when he cannot hit the ball very time or if we don't throw it just right.</div>
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December 1: Our elf, "Elf", arrived! On a rocket. </div>
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Still under the weather. Thank goodness for Advil, or "grape" as the kids call it.</div>
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Wonder woman pajamas and pink shoes? Why not!</div>
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December 2: "Elf" snuggled up with a gingerbread cookie in a teacup. </div>
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All the way up to the tooth brushing.</div>
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December 3: My little baking helpers. They each have their own tools, which means we need to use a large bowl.</div>
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"Let it go!", complete with choreography. We didn't get on that bandwagon as early as most, but we're there now. Full princess mode at our house.</div>
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December 5: Playing basketball in the hallway.</div>
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<br />December 6: It was pretty wet out, but we went to a playground 3rd birthday party anyway.</div>
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November 23: Brenna picked an incredible outfit for Liam's playground playdate - new glittery skirt, Elsa tshirt, and pink cowboy boots. Plus that Peppa Pig.</div>
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She's such a character.</div>
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Liam was running around with his buddy Georgie so much that I didn't get many pictures of him. But he had a blast.</div>
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November 24: On the way to the airport and dropping Ravioli off at her boarding spot. Ravioli was not happy about it, but got excited when we got there.</div>
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Blowing off a little steam at SFO. Twelve hours to go.</div>
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Changing planes in Newark. And annoying everyone, especially each other.</div>
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November 26: Cousins Rowan, Patrick and Jackson arrived in the middle of the night.</div>
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After naptime, it was dark and snowing pretty hard, so pictures were difficult. But both kids got out on plastic sleds and went through the dark down the long driveway. Brenna was especially brave.</div>
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November 27: The kids couldn't wait to get out in the day light and sled.</div>
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Brenna is a real snow bunny.</div>
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Liam was making snow angels and trying to make snow balls in very fluffy snow.</div>
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Nola couldn't wait for the turkey to finish cooking.</div>
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And Jackson pitched in on the dishes.</div>
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And we all crashed out full from dinner and exhausted from fun.</div>
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November 28: Oma shared her bells with the kids.</div>
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We had more fun in the snow back at Oma & Opa's house.</div>
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Aunt Jana read Nola, Brenna and Liam some stories.</div>
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November 29: Brenna really wanted to play with Nola. But Nola was not quite as sure.</div>
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During our layover in Newark, the kids found a window to perch in and watch planes take off.</div>
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November 16: Sunday morning at the playground.</div>
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Oh the faces. Brenna didn't want to share her toys. And Liam was pretending to fight bad guys.</div>
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November 17: Counter top cleaner.</div>
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And a little topless dancing, of course.</div>
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November 18: Liam's first birthday was full of fun and presents. He was really focused on the presents. Liam picked out his special birthday shirt, too. Have to dress for the occasion!</div>
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Brenna got a couple Italian children's books, too.</div>
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Legos from Grandma! Liam is really into Legos these days.</div>
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We all rode our first cable cars down to Ghirardelli Square. And got snagged by all the tourist traps - hats on the corner and giant crabs on the dock.</div>
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November 19: Liam spent a lot of time playing with his new Legos.</div>
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Dadda getting attached by Brenna and Ravioli at bedtime.</div>
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November 20: After Liam's 4 year checkup, he went with Dadda and Brenna to the Randall Museum.</div>
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My little kitchen helper, cutting mushrooms.</div>
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Fun with towels after their bath.</div>
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November 21: A little pre-bedtime dancing - naked except for a tutu, of course.</div>
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Liam got new bunk beds for his birthday. So his old mattress was in the hall for a couple days. The kids loved playing on and under it.</div>
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November 22: It was a rainy Saturday morning, so Brenna and I went to do a little winter weather clothing shopping.</div>
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I am a total sucker to the Princess Peppa Pig at the checkout line.</div>
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Liam spent the morning at a birthday party and the sun came out.</div>
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Typical dinner attire, complete with birthday party face paint. My little Mission hipster.</div>
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