Where have we been?

Hmmm, good question. Every day seems to be a repeat of the last. Naps are becoming fewer and farther between....EEEKKK! NAPS are very important to our well-being. Theirs and mine. I wonder if bribery would work....these are desperate times!

The cubs are doing well. We had a pretty bad case of the germies here at Cub Central. It seems that I was harder hit than the rest of the crew. We're going on two weeks of the dreaded cough...it has to end sometime, right? We have had our fair share of runny noses, coughing, and sleepless nights. Even Dad was a little under the weather.

Speech therapy at TWU starts again tomorrow. I am looking forward to it! The cubs really seemed to benefit from the sessions last semester. I can't believe the progress Zach has made with his numbers and ABCs. I will write them down and he will say the number or letter. I even mix them up and he still gets them. He still has a little trouble with M, N and W, but it becomes clearer each day....and he LOVES to do it. Emily is using two-word phrases and is repeating almost everything. Please sounds like 'fleas' which makes me laugh every time because it's so cute.

We have stalled in the eating department. Emily is on a strike. She hasn't really wanted anything. I place a plate in front of her and she turns her head, sticks her nose in the air, and adamantly says "no". GRRR! Things she used to love she refuses and when I offer new things she refuses that too. Whatever this phase is, I hope it passes quickly. Zach is now eating chicken nuggets, fish sticks and Ritz crackers. While this is huge (HUGE) progress, it makes me laugh that we have gone from one extreme to the other. Before he would just nibble microscopic bites and now he shoves the whole thing in his mouth, which makes mom very nervous. I would much appreciate a happy medium.

We now have a busy Spring ahead. With speech and preschool we now have something to do every weekday, so I'm hoping the days pass with less drama and as they get busier I hope their napping frequency increases back up. FINGERS crossed.

Christmas #2

Because the weather delayed Grandma and Grandpa Bear's visit, we had our second Christmas on January 2nd. Here are a few pictures.


Cheer Bear made a special appearance at Cub Central.

E and Z with their super-duper extra large Christmas stockings from Great-Grandma Betty.

The flashlights were a big hit.

Zach is all about the alphabet!!

Steve helping Zach tackle the new shopping cart.

Tent time!!

Peek-a-boo!

Our future hoarder. She relocated everything from the toy bins to the new tent.

Poor Zach can't even get into the tent.

Me with my traditional Christmas gift...Humfrey!! This is the 23rd Anniversary Bear.

Santa even left a special gift for my favorite bear.

Obligatory Baxter photo. I wasn't aware that we offered facial massages here.

Christmas #1

Christmas photos from Christmas morning....FINALLY!!!


Playdoh, playdoh and more playdoh

Zach and his DoodlePad

Mom helping Cinderella with her "glass slipper".

Em loved her new jammies so much she had to put them on "right now".

Little monkey even put them on over her clothes.

Zach reading his new book.

Zach opening his new remote control transformer truck while Em tries to free her new puppy.

Emily ripping into her new Musical Color Pad.

Tubdoodles for bathtub fun.

Mr. Potato Head.

Opening each other's presents.

Zach's train and Emily's doll house...or vice versa.

Doll house fun.

Best buds.

Loving her new doggy...she didn't put her down all day.

Pool progress

It took approximately 72 hours to fill and now we finally have our pool. Too bad it is still WAY too cold to enjoy it.