This is us! We are a pretty regular, all American family. We are a cloth diapering, babywearing, homeschooling family living it up Upstate. We love going out and doing things - anything really. Whether it is the zoo, the museum, a site seeing trip or a hockey game we are out there loving life. The day this picture was taken we were in NYC (five hours from home) seeing Santa even though we had to come home that night so our son could play hockey first thing the next morning. And that tells you a lot about us - we are willing to do just about anything to allow our kids to enjoy themselves and enjoy life.. We really have a great life and I could not ask for anything more.
I am a wife and a mom. I love both of these rolls. I grew up knowing that what I really wanted out of life was to be a mom. I know women are supposed to want careers but I just always wanted to be a mom. I played with baby dolls all the time as a child and then moved onto babysitting as soon as I was old enough.As a teenager I remember telling my dad that it didn't matter what I studied in college - I just wanted to be a mom. So, I studied theatre - he was thrilled. After college I worked as a nanny and then I opened a daycare in my home. I have been doing daycare for eight years now. These days my kids keep me busy and happy. My house may not be cleaned often enough and we may live with a lot of clutter but we are a happy, healthy, loving family. Who could want any more?
This is Hubby. He is my best friend and the most perfect husband I ever could have wanted. He is a special education preschool teacher. We love him but he is a superstar with the kids at school. He plays guitar and does a weekly show for his whole school. The way the kids run up to him you would think he was the fifth Beatle. He is a great dad. Big Brother and Baby Sister are super excited to see him when he walks through the door at the end of every day. I am so glad that he and I met. We met in high school and started dating in college. You can read our story here.
Big Brother is currently five years old. This is him the day he learned to jump off his top bunk bed. He is a typical, fun loving, active five year old boy. He loves hockey - well we all do and if you come back and read here at all you will know that. He has been playing for two and a half seasons now. This year has been so fun because the team plays one or two games per week and while it certainly keeps us bsuy it is so fun to watch. He is a pure joy to have around. And he's smart too. He will be THE GUY in high school (well, or the equivalent of him in whatever form that means for a homeschooler). You know the one everyone wants. I am sure of it. He is very sweet and a fantastic older brother. The look on his face when he found out that it was time for Big Sister to come out was so joyful I doubt I will ever forget it. He was equally excited and joyful when it was FINALLY time to head to Ethiopia and pick up Little Sister. Big Brother came to us from Guatemala in one of the most thrilling experiences of our lives. Go see his timeline and the list of his developmental milestones.
Big Sister (originally she was called Baby Sister so if you see any posts about Baby Sister on the blog she is who we mean)was born in August of 2008 and is just a very sweet little baby. She is learning something new everyday. She certainly has a personality all her own. She is more demanding than Big Brother ever was. She is opinionated and she does not keep her opinions to herself. She loves music, she has always liked music - even before she was born she seemed to be dancing when a good song was playing. Where Big Brother is a hockey star I wholeheartedly expect her to be a musician. She loves all of us. She wants to be held and she is a big time Mommy's girl. She runs to the stairs when Daddy comes home because she is so excited to see him. But she LOVES her Big Brother more than anything.She simply lights up when he walks into a room. You can see her prenatal development here and watch her accomplish her milestones here.
Little Sister is our youngest and newest addition to our family. She is only a few months shy of her first birthday. Although, she is so tiny she is often mistaken for somewhere between four and six months old. She is one very happy little girl with a truly remarkable smile. She does pretty much everything in full force. If she is happy she has this totally infectious laugh that you simply cannot help but be happy along with her. But if she is unhappy she has this all encompassing cry that is so heartwrenching it physically hurts not to go help her. She loves her brother and sister more than anything. She thinks everything that Big Brother does is funny. Even the things that annoy Big Sister. She enjoys being hugged and snuggled and kissed. Out of all three kids she is the friendliest. She just loves it when people smile at her. And really when she responds by giving that smile who can help but smile at her? Little Sister recently joined our family from Ethiopia and you can see the timeline for that journey here.
Updated January of 2010
I am a wife and a mom. I love both of these rolls. I grew up knowing that what I really wanted out of life was to be a mom. I know women are supposed to want careers but I just always wanted to be a mom. I played with baby dolls all the time as a child and then moved onto babysitting as soon as I was old enough.As a teenager I remember telling my dad that it didn't matter what I studied in college - I just wanted to be a mom. So, I studied theatre - he was thrilled. After college I worked as a nanny and then I opened a daycare in my home. I have been doing daycare for eight years now. These days my kids keep me busy and happy. My house may not be cleaned often enough and we may live with a lot of clutter but we are a happy, healthy, loving family. Who could want any more?
This is Hubby. He is my best friend and the most perfect husband I ever could have wanted. He is a special education preschool teacher. We love him but he is a superstar with the kids at school. He plays guitar and does a weekly show for his whole school. The way the kids run up to him you would think he was the fifth Beatle. He is a great dad. Big Brother and Baby Sister are super excited to see him when he walks through the door at the end of every day. I am so glad that he and I met. We met in high school and started dating in college. You can read our story here.
Big Brother is currently five years old. This is him the day he learned to jump off his top bunk bed. He is a typical, fun loving, active five year old boy. He loves hockey - well we all do and if you come back and read here at all you will know that. He has been playing for two and a half seasons now. This year has been so fun because the team plays one or two games per week and while it certainly keeps us bsuy it is so fun to watch. He is a pure joy to have around. And he's smart too. He will be THE GUY in high school (well, or the equivalent of him in whatever form that means for a homeschooler). You know the one everyone wants. I am sure of it. He is very sweet and a fantastic older brother. The look on his face when he found out that it was time for Big Sister to come out was so joyful I doubt I will ever forget it. He was equally excited and joyful when it was FINALLY time to head to Ethiopia and pick up Little Sister. Big Brother came to us from Guatemala in one of the most thrilling experiences of our lives. Go see his timeline and the list of his developmental milestones.
Big Sister (originally she was called Baby Sister so if you see any posts about Baby Sister on the blog she is who we mean)was born in August of 2008 and is just a very sweet little baby. She is learning something new everyday. She certainly has a personality all her own. She is more demanding than Big Brother ever was. She is opinionated and she does not keep her opinions to herself. She loves music, she has always liked music - even before she was born she seemed to be dancing when a good song was playing. Where Big Brother is a hockey star I wholeheartedly expect her to be a musician. She loves all of us. She wants to be held and she is a big time Mommy's girl. She runs to the stairs when Daddy comes home because she is so excited to see him. But she LOVES her Big Brother more than anything.She simply lights up when he walks into a room. You can see her prenatal development here and watch her accomplish her milestones here.
Little Sister is our youngest and newest addition to our family. She is only a few months shy of her first birthday. Although, she is so tiny she is often mistaken for somewhere between four and six months old. She is one very happy little girl with a truly remarkable smile. She does pretty much everything in full force. If she is happy she has this totally infectious laugh that you simply cannot help but be happy along with her. But if she is unhappy she has this all encompassing cry that is so heartwrenching it physically hurts not to go help her. She loves her brother and sister more than anything. She thinks everything that Big Brother does is funny. Even the things that annoy Big Sister. She enjoys being hugged and snuggled and kissed. Out of all three kids she is the friendliest. She just loves it when people smile at her. And really when she responds by giving that smile who can help but smile at her? Little Sister recently joined our family from Ethiopia and you can see the timeline for that journey here.Updated January of 2010
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