So they are back home from their first day at school ( Read more... )

Becky finding a perfect heart-shaped shell on the beach and giving it to Adam and me "because you two love each other so much and I love you both".
 

June 11th cannot get here soon enough. That is when our new au pair is coming. I need my children back home after school where I can dictate what, when, and how my children do and what they eat.

Becky is in after school program. Overall it is good. They do homework there. They play outside or in the gym. She is always sweaty and tired from active ( Read more... )

Yesterday during her baseball game Becky has hit the ball twice on first try.  This is huge, considering that she usually tries for about 10 swings, and then ends up batting from a 'tee'.  She was very proud, as was I. 

Вчера у Беки была бэйсбольная игра.  Ну что вам сказать про способности моего ребёнка.  Мяч ударить битой у нас не получается совсем.  А когда её поставили охранять 1-й бэйс, то вместо того что бы ловить мячик, она подбирала с земли горсти грязи и зачем-то растирала её на своём животе.  В результате на её белой форменной футболки весь перёд стал ( Read more... )

On Saturday, I took Becky for a hair cut.  She was very proud of getting a big kid hair cut” “Just like on ‘What Not to Wear’, Mommy!”  Becky, in a very polite and grown up fashion explained to this hairdresser from SupperCuts what kind of cut she wants.  She asked for bangs and to have about 3 inches of lengths cut off.   When all was said and ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I took Becky to her first classical music concert. She exceeded my highest expectation. Although I planned to leave after the first half during the intermission, as I did not think she would even last that long, her first words once the intermission started were: “Mommy, I don’t want to go home yet. I want to hear the piano.” So we ( Read more... )

Becky's track practice starts next week.  Coach sent out email saying that all athletes should come wearing sneakers and sweats.

This morning:
Adam: Becky, you will need to wear sweat pants and sweatshirt next week for your track.  And we will get you new sneakers this weekend.
Becky:  NO!  I want to wear pretty tights and a skort!
Adam: But Becky, ( Read more... )

Recently Becky discovered that things cost money and got freaked out about it.  This past Sunday, we were watching TV and the commercial for Blackberries came on.  Immediately Becky tells me that she wants a pink blackberry and then in the same breath asks me what is blackberry and why does it look so much like a phone.  After I tell her that it is ( Read more... )

This morning, Becky discovered that she has another wiggling tooth.  So now, with two wiggling teeth in her mouth, I give her a hug, and tell her that Tooth Fairy will be very busy with her soon.

Becky asked me how much money the Tooth Fair will bring her to which I respond with "$2, like last time".  Becky immediately informed me that some Tooth ( Read more... )