I'm finding driving toddlers around to be like an endless game of "I Spy" where everyone gets to spy 50 things at the same time. AND you better acknowledge each super exciting find with enthusiasm or it will be repeated until you do.

Also, they feature run-on sentences like this one by Gracie Noel:

"mamaIwannahearthatlovesongnotthatsongtheothersongisyouanddaddysotherlovesongyouanddaddyaremarriedbecauseyoulovedaddysoooomuchandyougotaringanddaddygotaringandIwantaringwhenIgetmarriedandyouloveTaterandyouloveBennyandyoulovedaddyandyouaremarriedandyouhugandkissdaddyallllltimes."

(We are really into the marriage/rings/love talk lately).

I'd guess it's been about year and a half since Sean and I had a conversation in the car. Maybe we can treat ourselves to one for Valentine's day? Lock the kids in the house for 10 minutes and pretend we are driving and talking. Sounds super lame romantic.

Yes, my standards have hit an all time low.

Who's That Girl

Note to Self

Please don't tell Tate that he wore his sister's underwear to daycare a few times once because I forgot to wash him clean underwear.

Also, don't show him this photo wearing her leggings because he didn't have any clean pants at daycare either. (Really this one isn't your fault, HE had the accident in the manly pants you sent him in).


Finally, someday when you print this blog out, delete this page so he won't know you blabbed about him wearing girl panties in the internet.

Yay!

Benny has been taking 2 or 3 steps here and there, but last night (motivated by many a few goldfish crackers) he walked back and forth across the kitchen! A big day for our little guy!

Of course then Gracie and Tate wanted to be rewarded equally for walking around the kitchen. So everyone was celebrating their achievements last night.

A Perfect Day

Well, not obnoxiously perfect, but this is how I'd love to spend every Saturday.

In the morning we went to the library (also known as the "book house") and the kids were happily entertained until time for lunch/nap.




Gracie even picked out two books by herself. Not my taste, but at least she's reading.

Then after a period when all three napped (and I got to read on the couch while drinking a cup of coffee while it was still hot!)
we went to the waterfront to look at boats and play in the sandbox behind one of our favorite restaurants. Yes, it was only 48 degrees out, but in Seattle you bundle up and take the sun when you can get it.


We capped off the day by sharing hot clam chowder and fish and chips. The twins both used the potty (on time!) and Benny ate until his belly bulged. He was saying "mmmmm mmmmm mmm" for about 20 min straight.

It's days like these that make up for days like these

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Sunday

Today is a picking play-doh out of the baby's teeth kind of morning.