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Archive of entries posted on July 2009

“I like these shoes, daddy”

Today, we met up with our friends, Duffy and Alec. Duffy and I met at the Gap Outlet to do some much needed shopping for our boys. After leaving the store, we meandered over to the Nordstrom Rack to check out the kids’ shoe selection. As I began looking through the racks of shoes, picking [...]

“I like these shoes, daddy”

Today, we met up with our friends, Duffy and Alec. Duffy and I met at the Gap Outlet to do some much needed shopping for our boys. After leaving the store, we meandered over to the Nordstrom Rack to check out the kids’ shoe selection. As I began looking through the racks of shoes, picking [...]

Going to the zoo

Today we went to the zoo with a few of our friends. When we pulled up to the main entrance to obtain our parking pass, Christopher asked, “Who that, daddy?” I responded, “that is the zoo master”. Without skipping a beat, Christopher replied, “No money ticket.” If you are familiar with Frosty the Snowman then [...]

The potty diaries – July 17, 2009

Christopher has been going potty on the toilet a few times daily. Though we usually ask if he has to go, or we just take him in the bathroom every few hours. Oftentimes, we go by his cue, which is running off to a corner or some other place in the room where he gets [...]

Brothers having fun

This video says it all… Life is good. Raspberries on belly from Mike and Michael on Vimeo.

“I love you, Matteo”

Yesterday Christopher, Matteo and I walked from our house to Peet’s coffee for a cup-of-joe and a muffin. On the walk down the hill, just 10 minutes from our house, Christopher, holding the side of the stroller, looked over and said, “I love you, Matteo.” He repeated this at least six times. As the action [...]

“I love you, Matteo”

Yesterday Christopher, Matteo and I walked from our house to Peet’s coffee for a cup-of-joe and a muffin. On the walk down the hill, just 10 minutes from our house, Christopher, holding the side of the stroller, looked over and said, “I love you, Matteo.” He repeated this at least six times. As the action [...]

“I love you, Matteo”

Yesterday Christopher, Matteo and I walked from our house to Peet’s coffee for a cup-of-joe and a muffin. On the walk down the hill, just 10 minutes from our house, Christopher, holding the side of the stroller, looked over and said, “I love you, Matteo.” He repeated this at least six times. As the action [...]

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Matteo woke up at 2:45 a.m. and again at 5:45 a.m. So much for sleeping through the night.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Great news! We woke up this morning to discover that Matteo slept through the night again! Keep your fingers crossed. We are hoping this is his new routine. Mike woke up around 4 a.m., though, expecting to hear him. I hope we can adjust quickly to his new routine.