By Jennifer, on February 16th, 2012%
 Juliana received the dollhouse as a gift when she was one and she played with it almost everyday for years.
It was one of the few toys from her toddler years that was still in the active toy rotation when the boys turned one and started to play with it as well. . . . → Read More: The Dollhouse Lives On
By Jennifer, on January 30th, 2012%
You can often find Ruslan quietly playing with the small cars – driving them across any flat surface including walls, tables, floors and window sills. After dinner tonight Ruslan disappeared into the playroom and started to collect cars and park them on the window sill. He was sitting on the table with a pile . . . → Read More: Parking the Cars
By Jennifer, on January 25th, 2012%
Ruslan has the best manners of my children. He almost always remembers to say please and thank you. If he hears anyone in the house sneeze he runs to tell them Bless You.
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Up until recently Ruslan had no interest in TV. Why sit still watching TV when he could be climbing, . . . → Read More: Random Ruslan
By Jennifer, on January 22nd, 2012%
We finally got enough snow that it was worth bundling the boys to play outside. I asked them if they wanted to play outside in the snow and they jumped up and down and screamed. It took awhile to assemble all of the snow gear and cut the tags off the new snow pants, . . . → Read More: Playing in the Snow
By Jennifer, on January 16th, 2012%
 Saturday was a cold day and the boys and I stayed at home and they spent the day in their pjs. By mid-afternoon Juliana had already been to the hair salon for a trim and to the movies to see Beauty and the Beast. She wanted a popsicle and I told her to wait for . . . → Read More: These Three
By Jennifer, on January 15th, 2012%
 My aunt and uncle brought my Grandma Julie to visit at the end of the year (they live in Erie). I love spending time with my Gramm and I am so happy when she is able to spend time with my children so they get to know her. She played with the kids in the . . . → Read More: A Short Visit with Grandma Julie
By Jennifer, on January 8th, 2012%
 In 2011 we moved to a new house which we love! We didn’t sell our old house yet but in December we decided to rent it and had a signed lease by the end of the year (Yay!)
The second biggest event this year was Juliana starting Kindergarten and she is doing great! She . . . → Read More: It was a Pretty Good Year
By Jennifer, on January 6th, 2012%
 I double-checked to make sure Juliana was asleep before I started to carry all of the presents down the stairs. I placed all of the presents from Mommy and Daddy under the tree. Then I filled the stockings and arranged the Santa piles along the wall. I was so excited for the morning I had . . . → Read More: Christmas 2011
By Jennifer, on December 23rd, 2011%
 My brother hasn’t been to Pittsburgh since last Christmas so when I would mention Uncle Nick the boys didn’t know who I was talking about. I asked Nick to come over this morning so they could play with him on their turf and play they did. They raced matchbox cars down the ramps, they . . . → Read More: This is What Happy Looks Like
By Jennifer, on December 21st, 2011%
 Every year I come up with ideas for a Christmas card picture and most years I resort to a last minute plan B. In 2006 I decorated a small tree outside and tried to take Juliana’s picture – they all look like this as she is walking away from the tree toward me. Looking back I . . . → Read More: Sometimes a Christmas Card is Just a Christmas Card
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