New things going on at the Bryant household:
Both boys are getting taller and more proficient with their language every day.
Last night they pushed chairs around the house for 45 minutes and then played blocks- it was very cute to watch.
We went over to the Nardone's yesterday and Jackson was with the older boys and they all got into the cookies so Jackson had his first taste of chocolate yesterday with Jake, Josh and Caelib.
Both Jackson and Shane love to sit at the island and do anything up there. We visited A. Val this week and they got some puzzles and they love to do the puzzles up there! While we were at A. Val's house the boys found a box of shredded paper and A. Val said it was O.K. if the boys threw the paper out- Bad Idea! we ended up with shredded paper all over the house! the Kitchen floor was covered- they certainly had fun doing it and it kept them occupied for the better part of an hour but what a mess to clean up!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Mommy goes back to work
Trish is our nanny and we love her and she loves the kids. A few weeks ago Trish had immigration problems and was arrested! So we have been without childcare for 3-4 weeks so mommy and daddy rotated days off. Mommy hasn't been home with us for this long since we were babies so going back to work next week will be hard for everyone. Mommy has definitely enjoyed the time with Shane and Jackson and was just really getting into the swing of things as a stay at home and now it is time to go back to work :-( Happy New year Shane and Jackson!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
First Snow
Today was the first snowfall of the year. Mommy is home with us for a few weeks so she took us outside to play. Mommy thinks it took longer to get us dressed than we actually spent outside but we had fun none the less. Jackson really enjoyed the snow and he was throwing it and helping me shovel. Shane didn't like it as much- he sat on the stairs and continued to say Up.
We'll see what tomorrow brings when Uncle Jay and Aunt Kate visit.
We'll see what tomorrow brings when Uncle Jay and Aunt Kate visit.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Grocery Shopping with Daddy
Last night was our holiday party and Santa came to visit- Shane and Jackson were not very keen on Santa- they wouldn't go near him. The party was fun, none the less.
This morning Keith said that he would take the boys grocery shopping. I said, are you sure? Keith's reply: "I can do anything with the two of them" so off they went to the grocery store. When Keith gets home with the boys, they are soaking wet and Shane has a big bump on his head- I asked- what happened? Keith proceeds to tell me the following story: when they arrived at the grocery store all of the carts were wet from the rain so he had to bring the boys into the store and ask for paper towels to wipe the cart off, into the cart the boys go. It turns out that Keith bumped into a guy from the gym and they were talking and Keith's friend said I guess your boys really like margarine hugh? Keith thought nothing of it until a few minutes later when he realized how quiet they had been and he looks down and both Shane and Jackson have their own tub of margarine and are eating it by the handful! So now they are wet, and have margarine all over their face and hands and who knows how much they really ate- Keith had to get more paper towels to clean them up. Then they were going down another isle and Shane fell out of the carage- he was low to the ground in one of the double car carages but still he fell out and was on the floor with his hands up in the air crying- I guess it was a pretty funny scene. I'm not writing this to make fun of Keith what so ever but more because I think it is cute and if it happened to me, I probably would have left the store without any groceries and Keith came home with the groceries and two kids. Love ya Keith!
This morning Keith said that he would take the boys grocery shopping. I said, are you sure? Keith's reply: "I can do anything with the two of them" so off they went to the grocery store. When Keith gets home with the boys, they are soaking wet and Shane has a big bump on his head- I asked- what happened? Keith proceeds to tell me the following story: when they arrived at the grocery store all of the carts were wet from the rain so he had to bring the boys into the store and ask for paper towels to wipe the cart off, into the cart the boys go. It turns out that Keith bumped into a guy from the gym and they were talking and Keith's friend said I guess your boys really like margarine hugh? Keith thought nothing of it until a few minutes later when he realized how quiet they had been and he looks down and both Shane and Jackson have their own tub of margarine and are eating it by the handful! So now they are wet, and have margarine all over their face and hands and who knows how much they really ate- Keith had to get more paper towels to clean them up. Then they were going down another isle and Shane fell out of the carage- he was low to the ground in one of the double car carages but still he fell out and was on the floor with his hands up in the air crying- I guess it was a pretty funny scene. I'm not writing this to make fun of Keith what so ever but more because I think it is cute and if it happened to me, I probably would have left the store without any groceries and Keith came home with the groceries and two kids. Love ya Keith!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Words and other fun things
Shane and Jackson are getting more proficient with their words.
Shane is very good at putting two sounds together- for example, ELMO- he will say the entire word.
Jackson will only say the first part of some words- he will say EL for Elmo but will put two words together.
Last night when Jackson got into the bath tub he said "cold"- too cute!
It is fun and amazing to watch them develop into their own little people! I just want to squeeze them all day long but for the most part, they don't want to be held very much these days.
Both Jackson and Shane know how to blow bubbles in their milk.
We were looking at photographs this morning and Shane would study each photo intensely and tell you who was in the photo-especially if it was Daddy in the photo.
The boys LOVE going to Grandma's house and having lunch at her coffee table- it is the perfect set up for two year old boys.
Shane now says Mine whenever he sees daddy's telephone.
If you tell the boys to be gentle with Snowball they will give snowball a hug and try to kiss them, for the most part snowball is responsive.
Jackson is really getting into books- he sat next to Nana the other day and read books on his own.
I came home from work last night and both boys were sitting at the island with Nana- Shane building a very tall block tower and Jackson "reading" a magazine. Nana told me that they had hot dogs with some mustard on the side for lunch. Shane was so excited that he dipped his cucumber into the mustard and proceeded to eat it but with LOTS and LOTS of cute little faces that Nana didn't know someone could make- I guess cucumbers and mustard don't taste very good together.
Shane is very good at putting two sounds together- for example, ELMO- he will say the entire word.
Jackson will only say the first part of some words- he will say EL for Elmo but will put two words together.
Last night when Jackson got into the bath tub he said "cold"- too cute!
It is fun and amazing to watch them develop into their own little people! I just want to squeeze them all day long but for the most part, they don't want to be held very much these days.
Both Jackson and Shane know how to blow bubbles in their milk.
We were looking at photographs this morning and Shane would study each photo intensely and tell you who was in the photo-especially if it was Daddy in the photo.
The boys LOVE going to Grandma's house and having lunch at her coffee table- it is the perfect set up for two year old boys.
Shane now says Mine whenever he sees daddy's telephone.
If you tell the boys to be gentle with Snowball they will give snowball a hug and try to kiss them, for the most part snowball is responsive.
Jackson is really getting into books- he sat next to Nana the other day and read books on his own.
I came home from work last night and both boys were sitting at the island with Nana- Shane building a very tall block tower and Jackson "reading" a magazine. Nana told me that they had hot dogs with some mustard on the side for lunch. Shane was so excited that he dipped his cucumber into the mustard and proceeded to eat it but with LOTS and LOTS of cute little faces that Nana didn't know someone could make- I guess cucumbers and mustard don't taste very good together.
The Christmas Season is upon us
Well the Christmas season is upon us and our home is filled with Christmas trees and lights and oh what fun this is for Shane and Jackson. All of the ornaments have been moved WAY up to the top of the tree because they love to pull everything off the tree- even the kid friendly ornaments have been ripped apart so we don't have many left, but that's O.K. Last night Shane was playing with the lights saying "No touch", "Hot" but he proceeded to play with them regardless of what was asked of him and then of course Jackson joined in on the fun. Auntie and Uncle Christopher sent some gifts via the mail and of course the box was the best part (sorry Auntie). The amazon box was big enough for both boys to fit in and kick and laugh and kept them entertained for the better part of two whole days! Inside the box were these cool little seats that spin but the boys aren't too certain about them just yet. Daddy's big Christmas party is this weekend so they will get to see Santa.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Children's Museum- Sunday
Winter is here, in fact today it is snowing out- it is cold outside, almost too cold to go out and play. So in lieu of the dog park, we went to the Children's Museum. Shane and Jackson had a great time- playing with everything and running around - we ended our visit in the Peeps section- AKA Water Table Room- the boys were getting wet and playing- no big deal until Shane decided to pour water over his head- he (and a few other kids we did not know) thought it was a blast and they all started doing it. Needless to say the other parents were not happy about this.
We changed clothes, had lunch, stopped by a job site with daddy and headed home.
Shane fell asleep in the car so we could forget about a nap later on from him, and Jackson just didn't want to take a nap. So, during "nap time" they were laughing and having a great time, I went in to their room to tell them to settle down and found: Jackson with no clothes on and Shane fully clothed with Jackson's socks on his hands leaning over the edge of his crib playing "sock puppets" with Jackson. It was funny mayhem! We ended the day at Nana Sue's for dinner- the boys proceeded to tear apart her house in the few hours we were there.
We changed clothes, had lunch, stopped by a job site with daddy and headed home.
Shane fell asleep in the car so we could forget about a nap later on from him, and Jackson just didn't want to take a nap. So, during "nap time" they were laughing and having a great time, I went in to their room to tell them to settle down and found: Jackson with no clothes on and Shane fully clothed with Jackson's socks on his hands leaning over the edge of his crib playing "sock puppets" with Jackson. It was funny mayhem! We ended the day at Nana Sue's for dinner- the boys proceeded to tear apart her house in the few hours we were there.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Learning to Talk
Shane and Jackson are learning to talk and are picking up more words every day.
This morning when we came down stairs Jackson said "Where Whoof Whoof?" translation- where is snowball? Shane's favorite words are Mine and No (today that is).
This morning when we came down stairs Jackson said "Where Whoof Whoof?" translation- where is snowball? Shane's favorite words are Mine and No (today that is).
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