To celebrate Mya turning 1, we had a small little get together with family. The Slatterys, Parks, and Grandma and Grandpa Slattery were all there. We had a delicious build-your-own burrito bowl bar with homemade carnitas. Mya got to open a bunch of fun presents, which I think Bryson (and the cousins) enjoyed more than …
It all started on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving when we left our house to drive all the way to Chicago to visit Ellen, Larry, and my parents. The drive was not too bad, but it was still a very long drive with kids. We stopped at a McDonald’s for lunch and then continued. The traffic …
The other day, Nick and I were talking about how Bryson used to poop in his diaper every night after we put him to bed. Every night for a couple months! We would lay him down, he would poop and then minutes later fall asleep, we would have to sneak in, change him, and put …
11 months! We have one more month of Mya being a ‘baby’, and soon she will be a ‘toddler’; at this point, she’s well on her way to all things toddler. At the beginning of the month, she started walking behind any and all push toys. It started with the yellow ABC train, then the …
As a Mother’s Day present, Nick gave me some professional, outdoor family pics. Well we finally got around to having them taken. Bryson and Mya were fantastic for the photo shoot. Here’s just a sampling…
Bryson had a fun Halloween week, where he got to show off his two costumes on different occasions. This year he was both Buzz Light Year from Toy Story and a Lobster, who quickly morphed into Lob-anda. Here Bryson is trick-or-treating at my work as Buzz… Bryson and Mya had some fun carving the pumpkin… …
What a fun weekend we just had! It’s definitely starting to feel like fall, as the cold weather is moving in and the leaves are falling. Friday night, we went to the homecoming parade for Madeira High School. Bryson and Mya both loved it. It’s a ton smaller than the 4th of July parade, but …
I did it! I broke 2 hours in my 4th half marathon. I PR’d by over 6 minutes, and beat my goal of under 2 hours…barely. I did it though! I was so done by the end of the race, but knew that I had to push through to make it happen. It was awesome …
10 months old on the 10th! Ay ya ya…we’ve already reached double digits. At 10 months old, Mya is the cutest, happiest baby. Seriously, we get comments from everyone about how happy she is. She smiles all the time. It’s adorable! Mya is pulling up, cruising, and trying to climb on everything. I feel like …
After 10 and a half months of not working, I am headed back. 🙁 What a blessing it has been to be home with the kids for almost a year. Going back is going to be a big transition! I will definitely miss being able to spend every waking moment with these 2. Fortunately, I …