Thursday, September 30, 2010
Cute Brother Moment
Caught on tape: the kids being cute. Garin can make Nyle "talk" by squawking at him. We hear this coming from the back seat very often. It's so cute that it's not annoying to have them squawking all the time.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
We've Moved!
No, not houses (though who would be surprised if we did, given our history). But no, we've cyber-moved. Knowing that there is NO way that we would keep up with a blog for each of the kids, we have consolidated and can now be found at: GarinAndNyle.blogspot.com
See ya there!
Monday, November 02, 2009
Moments of fame
First: Garin has a cameo appearance on his school's blog (scroll down to "Hayrides").
Someday we will post some Halloween pictures here rather than just linking to other people's web pages . . .
Monday, September 28, 2009
Family Reunion
We had an exciting time last weekend - Two of Garin's half-sisters came to visit for the weekend! Ellie and her moms drove down from Pennsylvania while Lara and one of her moms flew in from Minnesota. Our friend Caitlin from North Carolina also came to visit and see everyone. It was great, but exhausting for everyone (multiple three year olds running wild can take the energy out of everyone).
We went to the beach and then played cards with Ellie . . .
Hit the Farmer's Market . . .
(the bounce slide was a big hit) . . .
Enjoyed the hotel pool . . .
Hung out at the house a couple times . . .
And went to the playground with Lara . . .
The kids are starting to be old enough to understand their family structure and their donor connection to each other. It's interesting to be part of redefining what family means. We just feel a little bad for Junior II since s/he won't have all the peer siblings that Garin has. Hopefully s/he will enjoy having a flock of older siblings instead.
We went to the beach and then played cards with Ellie . . .
Hit the Farmer's Market . . .
(the bounce slide was a big hit) . . .
Enjoyed the hotel pool . . .
Hung out at the house a couple times . . .
And went to the playground with Lara . . .
The kids are starting to be old enough to understand their family structure and their donor connection to each other. It's interesting to be part of redefining what family means. We just feel a little bad for Junior II since s/he won't have all the peer siblings that Garin has. Hopefully s/he will enjoy having a flock of older siblings instead.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Birthday Festivities
We had a fabulous birthday party, including decorate-your-own cupcakes (which Garin helped bake in ice cream cones - a fun trick for toddlers). Plus individual candles because Mel worked too long in public health to feel okay about her kid spitting all over a cake and then sharing it with his friends.
decorating was fun for everyone . . . [in case anyone didn't know and is wondering about the photo below - yes, Mel is pregnant again, Junior II due in December]
and so were blue faces . . .
(p.s. hippo shirt was all for you Alex)
For the third year, Garin requested donations to take to the local animal shelter instead of presents; he had a lot of fun delivering them and visiting all the kitties.
All in all, a very successful birthday. He's already looking forward to the next one.
decorating was fun for everyone . . . [in case anyone didn't know and is wondering about the photo below - yes, Mel is pregnant again, Junior II due in December]
and so were blue faces . . .
(p.s. hippo shirt was all for you Alex)
For the third year, Garin requested donations to take to the local animal shelter instead of presents; he had a lot of fun delivering them and visiting all the kitties.
All in all, a very successful birthday. He's already looking forward to the next one.
