Even More Awesomeness!

I just had to share tonight's installment of "Talk About Liam".

Me: "...and you go to school with your friends: Ryan and Brayden"
Liam: "yea"
Me: " Alyssa, Aidan, Eleanor"
Liam: "yea"
Me: "and the new girl Genesis"
Liam: "yea"
Me: "oh and Livi"
Liam: "she's my favorite one"

seriously?

Awesome Things Liam Says

Every night we have our bedtime routine. Bath, PJ's, books, song, bed. Lately, we have added a little step in between books and song. It's always the same request. "Talk about me", Liam says. And so we talk about the color of his hair or the names of his friends or what a good big brother he is. Last night, after I was done talking about Liam, I asked him to talk about me.

Me: "Ok, my turn. Talk about Mommy."
Liam: "You're a good Mommy. You love Daddy. You love Ilam (aka- Liam). You love Livi. You're a good girl."

And that's why we do what we do.

The Leader of the Pack

Athena was the first of us to get pregnant so Evan has always been the head honcho of all the kids. Needless to say, this was a big birthday. Number 5 is like entering the big leagues. It means kindergarten is around the corner. To celebrate, Evan had a batman party and the big guy himself showed up. I don't think I have ever seen a happier child.

Fun

I forgot how much fun the last couple of months before they turn one can be. They are growing and learning at such a crazy speed and it's amazing to witness. This is a little game Livi plays with her Daddy. Other cute things she does lately: picks up anything, puts it to her ear like its a phone and says "hello" & pulls a blanket over her face so you can play peek-a-boo with her.

School Pics

Christmas 2.0

Who wouldn't love a second Christmas? We get one every year on New Years with my side of the family. This year we decided to cut my sis a break and go to her in Orlando. It was great. The kids got spoiled... again. And Livi met her new best friend. A giraffe that has yet to be named.

A Case of the "Mine's"

December makes for an exciting month for Liam. He gets a birthday and Christmas within 5 days of each other. But if you step back and look at the amount of celebrating that happens for this little 3 year old, it's pretty impressive the way his social calendar fills up. His party was the 4th of December and then we have a bit of a lapse until his school birthday party on the 20th, his school Christmas party 3 days later, actual Christmas 2 days after that and then the Toledo family Christmas which occurs on New Years.

I knew a bday in December would be frustrating. It's so hard for me because on one hand I want to make sure he doesn't get jipped just because he has a December birthday and on the other hand, I don't want to overload him with presents and risk that he might feel entitled to such things. I can say that I went with the first hand and went a bit overboard. I can't help it! He is such a good kid and I love seeing his face when he opens those presents. For a few days, I did see a case of the "mines". He had gone from a kid who asked daily if his bday presents were still at home to a kid who asked for more presents. But as reality is slowly setting back in, so is my mostly grateful boy. I am pretty sure he knows that the season of giving (or in his case.. getting) is finally over. January is going to be a drag...