A Blog about Liam and Alice
I just heard from a friend who thought my April 1st post was true. Let me assure you that I was totally joking! We love our children, but are not planning on any more, certainly not that close together. Besides, I would not want to jeopardize my babysitter. Stacey said she would quit if we had another baby that soon. LOL
I sure love that show Dancing in the Stars. I love to wear my dancing skirt and dance along with all the pretty ladies.
Coming from a knitting family, it was only a matter of time before I started knitting. I’m not actually sure how to knit, but my Gram gave me some needles and a little bag that says “My Tote” on it and Aunt Stacey gave me two different pink yarns. When Stacey was babysitting me and Liam the other night I did a little knitting before bedtime. I’ll be knitting aran and intarsia before you know it.
Playing dress up is one of my favorite things to do. Since Gram and Papa have been out of town Aunt Stacey has been watching me and Liam one day a week. When Mommy and Daddy came home for lunch, this is the outfit that I’d picked out to wear. They said something about channeling Elton John. I definitely had to pose and do the cute face. I am pretty cute.
I broke out my camera since Mommy was taking pictures of me. I always have to open the back of the camera, since that is the way Mommy and Daddy’s camera works with the little screen on it.
Liam is getting really good at eating. He likes to hold a spoon of his own while he is fed. What a cute brother I have!
Washing the cars is something that we have not been able to do in a long time, but it has finally gotten to be nice outside! Daddy and I spent some time washing our white car. I had fun with the bubbles and the hose.
I love my Daddy!
I’ve gotten the itch to do some spring cleaning. We went by Gram and Papa’s house while Stacey was house/dog sitting with Oreo. I decided to clean my little house in their back yard. It has gotten pretty dirty in all the snow this winter.
Oops, I’m stuck! How, you might ask, did I get into this precarious situation? Well, I asked Mommy to open up the door and since the bucket of toys that is usually in there was out, I crawled in. Although I look a little sad in the picture, I was having a lot of fun telling Mommy, “look at me, look at me.”
It has been 2 years and 7 months coming, but I finally needed to get a haircut. I didn’t have very much cut off, just something called split ends. I also got some bangs cut. Mommy said I did a great job sitting still. It was so fun to sit in the pink jeep and read a book while I got my hair cut.
Look at me, I got a special bow in my hair and some glitter-spray. I was excited to look so cute!
Liam wondered, what that lady was doing to my hair?
Pink motorcycles are the best. I got to ride on it after my haircut. I also got a lolly pop!
My plants are growing! It is so exciting to see the little seeds that we planted turning into real plants.
When Stacey came over to watch us this week, she brought her hospital bear and a bunch of gauze, tape and band aids. We played wrapped up all the bears and dolls. The little scrubs shirt that the bear was wearing was just my size so I got to dress up in that too! We had so much fun - head injuries all around!
Finally a picture of Liam’s blanket with the shirt Nachele gave him!
I had to get in on the picture taking action!
Daddy and I finally got out in the snow and make a snow man. I got Connie all ready in her coat too.
I got a carrot for it’s nose, but it was a little big for the tiny snowman on our patio. (You’ll see it in the bottom right corner of the picture of my Daddy and me below. I’m actually pointing to it.)
Then we made a bigger one out by the sidewalk.
The other day I was thinking that I needed to take better care of my skin, so I got out the Mary Kay Extra Emollient Night Cream and went to town!
Uncle Buddy is so silly. We met him and Aunt Jackee for dinner at a resturant. He’s so funny!
Mommy fixed my hair really pretty today with a pretty clip. I like to make this face when Mommy asks me to smile for the camera.
Daddy and I spent some time planting seeds. We planted some herbs, tomato plants and columbine flowers. Daddy had to help with the really small seeds, but I got to plant them in the dirt and cover them up. We had so much fun.
One of my favorite things to eat is hummus. We love to go to a restaurant not too far from our house and they have really good hummus.
At Stacey’s house Liam and I like to play with the fun stuff she has. We found a silly hat for Liam (and Alice - 2 years earlier).
Liam: February 20, 2007
Alice: February 26, 2005
Now that Liam is a little older, I have found that he’s pretty fun to play with. I like to wrestle him, but Mommy sometimes says I need to be not so rough. Liam seems like he can take it though!
The Oscars were such a dressy affair and so Mommy, Aunt Stacey and her room mate all dressed up with me in fancy dresses to watch the ceremony. We had a fun time!
Taking pictures is a new hobby of mine. On the night of the Oscars I took these pictures and I think I’m pretty good.
This week when I got to spend the night with Gram and Papa I helped Gram make waffles for breakfast. She let me wear a little apron with a princess on it. I beat the eggs, stirred the batter, waited for the waffles to cook in the waffle maker and finally got to eat them. It was quite a process, but totally worth it!
Uncle Buddy came by after I had waffles and he held me way up high. I’m SOOOOO big!
Cleaning is something that I love to spend time doing. Every time Mommy gets the wipes out to change Liam’s diaper, I want a wipe too, to clean stuff. Gram was squirting the mirrors at our house today, so I thought I’d help her out a little. Mommy said she was going to hire me full-time!
Now that my hair is longer, I’ve found that I can twirl it in my fingers. Grandma Sue said that when Gram was a little girl she used to do do that all the time.
Our family took a trip to Arizona for the Doulos Board meeting. I was going to stay home with Aunt Stacey, but Mommy and Daddy decided they’d miss me too much, so I came with them. Liam is getting to be such a big boy. One of his favorite things to do is roll around. Isn’t he so cute.
One night we had dinner at the Board Chairman’s house and there were other little girls there! We had our own, special, girls only table. It was fun to sit in the tiny little chairs with new friends.
Since they were there, we spent some time in the mornings playing with Gram and Papa while Mommy and Daddy slept. They really missed out on some fun times - oh well, their loss.
Overall the trip was really fun, but at one point I fell out of my chair and got a big bonk on my face. I decided later that I didn’t want to wear clothes while I ate lunch. I was cooperating enough to do the cute face for the camera.
Mommy decided that it would be a good idea to get to the airport early so we could eat lunch before our flight. Unfortunately, our flight was delayed for hours and hours and hours. The only redeeming part about it was that there was this cool kids play area out in front of one of the gates for me to play with.
Liam took a nap on some coats piled up against the wall, but not me! I’m way too cool to take a nap in public!
When we got back to Denver I went with Gram and Papa to the baggage claim area. I got a little ride on Gram’s rolling suitcase. It was a fun trip, but it’s good to get back home.
While we were in Arizona it was Uncle Buddy’s birthday. So we celebrated when we got back. We had dinner with the whole family at Red Lobster. Liam and I were having fun with Aunt Stacey.
Mommy and I made the coolest thing together… A Robot Costume! I don’t know about you, but I think it is the best thing ever. Look at the detail and the decorations. What a great mommy to think of it.
I can’t believe it! I think the snow will never melt! The one good thing about the snow is that Daddy and I can go outside and “ice skate.” Ok, so I don’t have any skates or a pond, but I like sliding on the ice and snow-packed streets and pretending. You may notice htat I have no coat on in this picture, but that’s because I have a hat and scarf and I think I know if I need a coat or not. I mean I am 2 1/2 you know!
Alice got to go to her first movie on December 2nd, Happy Feet! She went with Mommy, Daddy, Aunt Stacey, Aunt Jackee and Uncle Buddy. I had to stay home, while Alice got to pick out some candy from the store and got some popcorn. When I’m bigger, I’ll get to see movies too.
I did get to do something that the big kids do - I started eating some cereal, just like Alice. I love it and look pretty cute, even with cereal on my face.
One of my favorite things to do is hang out with Alice. Mommy says we’re never making nice faces for the camera at the same time. I think we always look pretty cute though.
Alice gets to spend the night with Gram and Papa and she is always having so much fun there. Someday I’ll get to spend the night someday too. (All I ever talk about is “someday” - sheesh!) Alice sure looks like she’s having fun shaving with Papa!
Alice loves to snuggle with me. She’s always telling me that she loves me “so much.” Mommy loves how sweet we are and she prays for us to be good friends all the time! I love my family.
I haven’t been keeping up with the blog the last few months, so here’s a quick update with what Liam and I did in November.
I spent the night with Gram and Papa and love playing with Mommy and Aunt Stacey’s old dolls in the basement!
Grandma Sue and Grandpa came to play at my house with Liam and I.
When I spend the night at Gram and Papa’s I get to do a lot of fun stuff. Eat peanut butter on celery (really I just lick the peanut butter out and get it on my face) and play in my little house out in the back yard.
Mommy loves decorating for Christmas early so we can enjoy it for a long time. I liked helping decorate the tree and Liam looks like a decoration. Gram also came over to help us. We had fun waving at the Santa as he went around and around in his hot-air balloon.
I have had so much fun being a big sister - I love Liam!
Gram gave Liam his orange “Broncos” hat and since Daddy wasn’t home to protest, Mommy said it was ok for Liam to wear it. Besides, it matches the Bronco’s onesie. Liam looks traitorously cute.
We went to Kansas City and Springfield for Thanksgiving. While we were in KC we went to Crown Center with Alyssa. We had so much fun in the Crayola play-land before I got my first picture taken with Santa. Then we went to lunch at a train restaurant and Liam wore a conductor hat with his train shirt (how fitting). They also had a beautiful gingerbread house display with a train that Nanny showed me.
We spent the night at Alyssa’s house took some pictures in matching jammies. I had fun eating pancakes and playing with Alyssa!!
When we got home to Colorado, Grandpa Jim was still in town and we went out to dinner with him. He had never met Liam, they seemed to get along well. I showed him my purple Rabbit coat. I was really glad to see Aunt Stacey - I gave lots of hugs.
November was a fun month!
This year I was an Elephant for Halloween! Daddy and Mommy took me to Boo at the Zoo. I love to see the elephants.
Liam didn’t really dress up, but he came too.
We got to see the penguins.
I said “cheese” for the camera in front of the flamingos.
Liam is too little to smile on command, but I told him all about the “mingos.”
I had fun seeing all the kids a the seal exhibit.
The seals were flying right by me in the window. The Zoo is one of my favorite things.
Today was the first big snow of my life. Alice was at Gram’s house and stayed there since the weather was snowy. Mommy had to run to the store so she loaded me up in the car in my little bear snow suit. It was an adventure.
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