I have so many wonderful memories of visiting Seaside, OR as a child.  I have been waiting for the day when I got to share it with my own family.  Our friends agreed and we made it a dual family …

He wants to do everything we are doing.  The most successful times are had when we can find a way to have him “help” with a task instead of trying to rush to get it done without him.  Examples: He …

Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings we have Facetime or Skype time with our out of state family members.  Today while we were waiting to connect Cooper discovered a feature where it lets you “meet” with yourself.  The boys were thrilled …

Development: We have a walker!  He has also stopped nursing and showed an increase appreciation for books.  He has discovered he can open door handles.  When it is the front door he opens he quickly gets off the top step …

This is what nap time looks like these days.

I told Cooper if he didn’t take a nap he could come pull weeds with me and he jumped at the “opportunity.”  Ever since he moved to the big boy bed …

Two weeks ago, this morning Daddy got up with Nicholas to start a cold turkey weaning attempt, which meantgoing from a morning and night feeding to none.   We didn’t talk about it before, so none of us knew in advance …

Nicholas and Cooper are exploring new ways to play together now that Nicholas is feeling more confident on his feet.  Nicholas is most confident taking 3-4 steps between two stable objects.  He will walk to you with lots of encouragement …

Santa brought Cooper a balance bike for Christmas and he has spent the past 6 months riding it all around the house on the same figure 8 track.  We told him once it was sunny we would let him ride …