IIII climb.

Yesterday, we hit a small milestone in the our little family. While attempting to tackle the clutter downstairs, I could hear the chatter and singing of my little boy. He was supposed to be sleeping but it was apparent sleep wasn't coming anytime soon. In the next moment, I heard a huge crash and subsequent cry. I arrived upstairs and entered the room, and it was as if W had turned a page in his little life. The toy lawn mower had taken his place in the bed, and W was standing on the floor outside his crib, with his blood covered hand in his mouth, huge tears puddling in his eyes and the look of total fear on his face. When I talked to him about how this happened, W said "IIII---climb."

I was so surprised that W could even do this. I'm still puzzled as to how de did it. Maybe we should install a webcam!

Began Blogging and Met New Friends

After years of reading other blogs, today I decided to jump in. I hope parents and friends from far away and near will enjoy the pics and posts as they happen.

Today WE had a "blind" play date with some friends of friends. After being introduced over email, the two families met and I think everything went well. W of our WE combo had a great time with his new friend, and E of our WE combo loved all of the outside time in the grass and mulch, not to mention missing her nap. Aside from the brief moments of 2 year old territorial behavior, mostly involving W's truck hoarding tendency, the kids enjoyed the afternoon. At the end of our time, both of the big kids had created an alliance against the parents and were chasing each other down the sidewalk while we chased after them.

Earlier in the day, Ry and I took the kids to the Downtown Mall for the Saturday morning Farmer's Market. It's a family tradition for us to go each week and this morning was absolutely divine. At one point, I realized how unrushed we were and savored the moment as we watched W run ahead of us while E rode in the stroller. Moments like this one make all of the other hectic moments vanish. It was nice being together.