Liam at 11 months

Liam took his first steps when he was 10 1/2 months old! Do you think we could get him to take another step since?? Forget it! This kid prefers to walk with his push car.

Liam is a goofy, fun-loving little man. He plays peekaboo by standing around the corner and popping his head out at you (at which point you're supposed to act very surprised). Liam also plays peekaboo like this ...


...we're still working on getting him to cover both eyes.

He also crawls around the house and "growls" at me like a lion (so I act very scared and run away from him). He loves it!

Nialle does the craziest things with Liam. He throws him around in the air upside down and does the general rough-housing that most fathers seem to do with their kids. I try not to imagine Liam falling and cracking his head open when Nialle plays with him...


Liam now says "Mama" for me and "Dada" for Nialle. It's the cutest thing!

Liam still looks forward to bathtime everyday. Sometimes he'll crawl into the bathroom and stand at the tub and make motions and noises to tell me he wants to get in.



As for Liam's health, he is doing much better! We found out last Friday that he has viral pneumonia, so he's been resting a lot and taking it easy. For a while he was taking 3 naps a day, but he's back down to 2 naps, so I think he's feeling like his old self.

Funny Farm

Raising twins doesn't seem very easy, but I think the funny things they do help to counteract all the trouble they get into.

My mom has a hilarious post on Joel and Josiah! It's sure to make your day!

Summer at My House

So, I haven't blogged too much lately...partly because I don't really know what to write about.

Seriously, I'm a 25 year-old possessed by an octogenarian Oma - what could I possibly have to say? When most people my age are hanging out at Brewsters, I'm at home knitting in my pajamas. I like sensible underwear. I call teenagers "whipper-snappers". I don't like loud music. I'm considering crocheting doilies for the back of our couch and chairs.

But anyways, this Oma loves summer. When Liam goes down for his nap, I head out to the garden and either weed or water. Let me show you what's growing!

...peas

....zucchini

....Tiny Tim tomatoes

....delphiniums

...maiden pinks

...irises

...daylilies

Here's the full view of the vegetable garden

The herb garden


Side view of the house (just 'cuz)



So anyway, that's what I've been up to lately! I plan on posting soon about Liam...if I can find him under my knitting

Liam at the Petting Zoo

Liam loves animals (especially our cat) and was thrilled that he could pet the farm animals at the Dairy Congress in Leduc. Aunty Elyse was kind enough to show him how it's done...

Happy Father's Day, Nialle!

Daddy and Liam have been best of buds from the beginning...

Liam and dad like a lot of the same things.

They like to take naps...


They like to eat...


They like to hang out together...


They like each other's fashion sense...
(Liam is wearing one of Nialle's old outfits here)

Nialle, you're a great dad! It's been wonderful watching you and Liam grow together! Liam and I hope you had a great father's day.

Thanks for all the hard work you do, Nialle. You've succeeded at every challenge that you've faced as a father.

Here's a pic of Nialle facing his greatest challenge yet - poop in the tub!

Vacation in the Rockies

Ahhh, we're back from a relaxing time in Canmore. Canmore was where Nialle and I got married, so it's always a real treat to go back.

Liam was thrilled because he got to spend every day posing for the camera and snuggling with the fam...




Nialle and I were thrilled because we got to go out on our own a few times!


Liam got the sniffles on the trip...


...but that didn't stop him from being goofy.



One night, Nialle and I were so desperate to get our sniffly little Liam to sleep that we piled into the car in our pajamas hoping the motion of the vehicle would send 'The Dude' off to dream land. While driving around Canmore at 12:30am, we happened to drive past the inn where we got married. We could see that there was another wedding going on, which made us start to talk about our own special day.


Then we laughed and thought how funny it would be funny to crash the wedding in our pajamas and tell the bride and groom that four years from now they too might be driving around bleary eyed, frazzled and grouchy trying to get their baby to sleep.


And now to close -
what's a vacation without some family photos?

Knittin' in The Rockies

In my opinion, a vacation is not a vacation unless you get some knitting done...



Voila! A nice, masculine scarf...but I can't tell you who it's for (they'll have to find out at Christmas!)