It’s Quiet Around Here

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My parents live in Michigan and for our anniversary they offered to have Kora come for a visit for a long weekend. It’s amazing how quiet our house is with only one child. Although Logan has become quite the talker and is eating up the one-on-one time he’s getting, the difference between one toddler clamoring [...]

Our 6th Anniversary!

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 Today Dave and I are celebrating our 6th Anniversary! Grandparents took the kiddos off our hands and we are busy with fun anniversary celebrations like nailing siding back onto the house and updating blogs. Actually, we pretended our anniversary was yesterday and went out to both lunch and dinner. We had a great time, ate [...]

I Brake for Meltdowns Book Review

I know this scene plays out in houses all over the country. It is one that parents with children of any age can relate to. Kora and Logan can walk into a room overflowing with toys and the minute Kora sits down to play with one, Logan will decide he has to have it and [...]

Did You Know – Tuesday 7/21/09

Did You Know? – That the Nasa Glenn Visitor Center in Brook Park is closing? The center will close sometime after September and has offered it’s exhibits to the Great Lakes Science Center. Click here to read more. – That Denny’s has an array of healthy choices for kids’ meals? We visited our local Denny’s [...]

Toddler Talk Times Two

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Kora calls cucumbers “hamburgers.” Logan calls spaghetti “push candy.” This one took me forever to figure out. He is trying to say “pasgetti” I think (or however you spell how most toddlers say spaghetti) and it’s coming out as “push candy.” Logan also has invented a new animal. He was calling alligators “al-di-dators.” Now he [...]

Mealtime with 2 Toddlers

I admit, I have a lot of weird mealtime hang-ups (well, I have a lot of hang-ups but to save you time I’ll only address the ones that have to do with food here). I save my favorite part of a meal for last (ex. if I think the mashed potatoes are the best thing [...]

Abby Cadabby’s Influence

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This morning Kora was putting on a talent show for us. Unfortunately it was an incredibly loud talent show. It didn’t involve musical instruments or any obnoxious toys, just her singing voice. She can be very loud when she wants to be. I try not to discourage it, but even if she’s doing something really [...]

Toddler Talk – Adorable Animals

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Kora and I were reading a book this afternoon about letters of the alphabet and words that begin with each letter. At one point she said to me, “Mommy, did you know the letter “f” is for fuzzy fish? And “o” is for opopopus (octopus)?” Did you like this? Share it:

How A Mom Of 2 Toddlers Can Lose Her Head

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A couple of weekends back we went to a birthday party for Kora and Logan’s 5 year-old cousin at Chuck E. Cheese’s. I haven’t been there since 1985 and I barely remember that experience, but had a basic idea of what to expect. I knew the kids would probably have fun, but also expected a [...]

Toddlers and Colds: How Do They Do It?

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Kids are amazing. At one point two weeks ago, 3-year-old daughter Kora was multi-tasking. She was battling a cold as well her younger brother, Logan, for possession of a Cars book that beeped, squealed, and even played music on a radio. She had a horrible cough, but she still managed to scream loud enough to [...]

A Lesson In Parenting From a Toddler

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About a month ago I took the kids to see Curious George at Barnes & Noble. We arrived a little early and were lucky enough to get front row seats on the floor. I figured Kora would be thrilled to see Curious George. She only watches the show occasionally, but she really enjoys seeing costumed [...]