Sneak Peak of Sissy's Nursery

Annalisa was baptized last weekend, which was a wonderful, beautiful event, and the appropriate number of pictures are forthcoming.  In the meantime, enjoy this little snapshot of her nursery, which was also both boys' nursery, so turning it into Sissy's room required copious amounts of pink (hot pink).  This is just one shot from the angle I had the other night when it struck me how cute and beautiful she is in her own room.  When Cody painted this room four years ago he asked me to design it in a way that it won't have to be re-painted if we have a girl.  So, here is a little glimpse of my efforts to change the baby boy room to the baby girl room:

Pink and green.  The little pink spot on top of the green polka dot sheet is our baby. Thanks to Auntie Karyn who has decorated our home with her beautiful quilting, and once again contributed with this amazing wall hanging that has all the right colors!

A wonderful Daddy helping Sissy get to sleep.

Peaceful baby looking at her daddy.

 

Meanwhile, here is the chaos that ensues in the room next door. 

 

Just for fun-- our very cool baby.

Soccer Firsts!

We entered a new phase of life this Saturday at 9:00 a.m.  Sean's first soccer game, which marks the beginning of our life as modern suburban-ites--chasing soccer games, birthday parties and other commitments belonging not to us, but our kids.  This weekend we had soccer at 9, a birthday party at 10, then Cody and I gave a talk at the Pre-Cana class at our Church at lunch.  All 5 of us went to all of it, and by the time we got home we were exhausted!  Cody and I noted that the day felt completely busy, hurried and chaotic to us, but that kind of schedule is probably going to be more of the rule than the exception as we have more kids and they keep getting older!  So, we embark on a new phase of life, and Sean embarks on a new adventure--SOCCER!

Sean is SO excited to play soccer--and I am so excited for him!  I hope he learns to love the game, as I did.  So far, so good.  His first practice was Thursday evening, and Sean was so excited to start soccer he asked to try on his shin guards (and socks, and shirt, and shorts) before his nap.  He liked them so much he asked to take his nap in them, and I let him.  Needless to say, there wasn't much sleeping during his nap because he was so excited. 

"Napping" with his shinguards on before his first practice.

A picture at his first soccer practice.  I love this.  The team is 5 boys.  They play 3 v 3.  Most of the boys are 4 years old (even though it is a "U-6" league) and don't comprehend "soccer" at all. 

Hard at work.

I love this picture.  It exemplifies Sean's uniqueness. 

Before the big game on Saturday we also had team pictures.  Adorable.

Our 5-person team.  They are all just babies trying to play soccer!

Cody is not the team coach, but the ever-helpful Cody managed the boys on the bench while our real coach was on the field.  I love this picture.

Sean's team decided on a team name at the first practice.  Sean suggested the "Lightning McQueens" but the team decided on the Tigers.  Cody and I wore matching shirts (see above) to the first game.  Again, this is U-6.  We are those parents.  We just get excited for our kids.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, the Tigers lost their first game about 12-2.  I say "about" because we're not really sure.  The boys had no concept of losing.  It was awesome.  

He's Growing Up Too Fast...

Yes, I know all parents say that about their kids, but lately Sean's been putting some meaning behind it.  Besides bossing Jamesie all day long, saying "No, Sir!" and "no, no, mister," here are some things we've heard out of him lately:

1.  I heard the boys waking up in their room at GG and DaDa's the other day, and before I went in I listened at the door a minute and heard: "Jamesie, I am very dissapointed in you.  Your job right now is to lay in your bed and be asleep.  I am very dissapointed in you" Wonder where he got that phrase....

2. Sean spilled something at dinner the other night and Cody said, "Its O.K., you live and learn."  To which Sean said, "Yep.  You live and learn and die. Right?"

3.  The boys were helping Cody put away their toys the other day in the family room and I came down.  I asked Sean to put away all of the Go-Fish cards to which he told me Jamesie was doing that (Jamesie was no where in sight).  I said, "Oh, I'm sorry, did Daddy already give that job to Jamesie?"and he said, "No, I gave Jamesie that job." 

4.  I left Sean on the couch with Sissy this afternoon while I went up to get Jamesie up from his nap (she was secure in the Boppy pillow!).  She started fussing a little bit, and I heard Sean say, "It's OK, it's OK, Seannie's here, Seannie has you, Sissy, Seannie has you." 

5.  We all finished dinner the other night while Sean was still working on his, which meant he was at the table by himself, banished to silence until he was done eating the agreed upon amount of food.  All of a sudden he turned to us in the family room and asked, "How do we pay a bill?"  Really?  You're 4 years old, shouldn't you be thinking about something else?

And just as proof that he really is growing up too fast--here's Sean's first day of school pictures from last year and just yesterday (first day of school went great yesterday):

Sept, 2011



Sept, 2012 (notice that he no longer lets me tuck in his shirt :( )