Commitment

I'm learning that unless I give myself a deadline or make a commitment, nothing gets done around here. There is always so much to do that I can't keep track of things...like this blog. So I'm committing to posting each day this month. That's right. I'll say it again. I'm going to post every day this month.

Just as I am poor with my blogging consistency, I am poor with photos of the children, so don't expect them every day, because that requires me to sit down and upload them. Which leads to time spent organizing them (otherwise they will become a mad mess in My Pictures), and I just don't have time for that these days. We are a busy bunch.

On Mondays we go to music class with our friends at Shine, where I also have started teaching a couple of yoga classes a week. I always love music class, but the kids are a little funny about it. It's at 11, which is tricky for Grady, because he usually naps around noon, so he gets a little cranky. Liam is as tempermental as a teenage girl these days, so I never know what I'm going to get. Today, though, was magical. Thanks to 12 hours of sleep, my 3 year old was engaged, singing, dancing, and tapping to the beat like I've never seen him before. It was lovely.

Grady conked out in the car on the way home, so Liam and I got to have lunch together. It's nice to have one on one time with your kids from time to time. We chatted about music and dinosaurs and then shared the decadence of some Cadbury Mini Eggs. Good times.

Bathing Beauties

I'm a terrible blogger, we all know this by now. Facebook has been keeping me busy and let's be honest, I really shouldn't be playing on the computer as much as I am anyway. Regardless, here are some new photos of the boys in the bath (PG rated, of course).

Grady wants to climb in just like his big bro...

Like many boys, he finds his penis to be the coolest thing in the world!

Go Rocks!

Long time no post. Time seems to fly by and I haven't been too great about documenting the time with photos. I'll try to do better in the coming weeks and months.

In the meantime, here's Liam at his second Trinity/St. Xavier game. He and Mark had a big day...they watched the Cats over at the Brown's house, then they headed over to Cardinal Stadium to watch the football game. Liam stayed for the whole game, though I'm sure the pretzel, pizza, and hot chocolate helped a little (considering that was all he talked about the next day).

In the meantime, G and I had a great day together. It's amazing how different it is to just be responsible for one child!

Liam and Luca

Just got these from Katie and couldn't resist posting them. Here are Liam and Luca at Firkin in L'ville...they left the table saying "we have an idea" and then they climbed up to the bar to ask the bartender (you can see him in the background...it's a little fuzzy) for some "new straws".



And then buying some matching toothpaste at Target. So much love!

Chicago

We headed up to Chicago this past weekend to see my gals, just the boys and I. It was fairly eventful because a wreck on I65 kept us stopped for 2.5 hours on the highway. Liam had fun walking around the highway and throwing rocks in median. It could have been much worse...we could have been the ones in the wreck, or the boys could have been rotten. Neither happened, so I consider mysef lucky.

On Friday evening the Brady's hosted all of us gals and our kids. Jess and Haley aren't pictured here, and Tara's Brady (just realized the only girls in our group are both named after mom's maiden name...add Emily to that bunch and it remains the same. That's something!) was sleeping, so this photo is only boys and mommies! So many boys!




Liam had a great time with his "sleepover" at Luca's house. He didn't want to leave Monday morning. Those two just love one another. Here is Liam playing with some of Luca's many toys...

Me and my boys...

And Grady, who always is putting something in his mouth! He pulled up today, which means trouble is on the way!

But he's so cute, I can't ever get mad at him!