Having fun

Anna Moniz deGrassie

My little brother John is now a Father! I am a very proud sister, sister-in-law and Auntie. I hope to meet her in person very soon, but have enjoyed getting to know her beautiful face through pix from my family. Here she is...
September 9 2009
12:27 pm
8 lbs. 9 oz.
20 cm

Rocketship Dentist

Last Wednesday Jayden and Zachary took their maiden voyage to the dentist. Although apprehensive at first they were quickly won over by all the "on board" distractions like a tutorial cartoon, video game stations, play center, toy spaceship with their names on it....
This is the coolest dentist office for children I've seen and a very effective environment for calming childlike fears. This first visit included a tour of the ship (cleaning stations, treasure chest, etc), x-rays, teeth counting -- a Meet the Dentist experience. Both of them are super excited to return in 2 weeks for their first cleaning.Watching Disney's Cars while waiting for Dr. Nina to show Zach the x-rays of his teeth.
Jayden was super brave and took the first seat in the X-ray chair to show Zachary how it's done.
All smiles. No cavities.

8 Weeks

A little R & R

Since the weather forecast called for a cooling trend last weekend, we decided to pack up the fam and head to the Desert. Marty's parents and sister live in Cathedral City and it had been quite some time since we had made the journey to visit them.

While Jayden and Zachary swam and slept with Grandma and Grandpa; Marty, Oliver and I lounged and leisured at a rented condo. It was a super fun 3 days for the kids and a treasured time of rest for us parents. We will definitely repeat the adventure soon!

Zach's 1st Day of Preschool

We've anticipated this special day for months and it finally came!

Jayden is thrilled beyond description to have her brother join her at school. They are in different classrooms, but join each other for the outdoor playtime.

Tuesday was a particularly fun day to start because it was "Pajama Day", and that meant doughnuts at snack time!!Oliver chose to sleep through the morning excitement which surprised me as he typically despises the car seat. He's a ravenous lil' eater and is working on gettin' some yummy chubby rolls.

The Ups and Downs of a Day

As the
afternoon sun wanes in the sky the temperature drops to a perfect warm and we take our play outside.

And the other day the creative play involved an organized mess of toys that they called a train.

Together they jubilantly twitted and twirled around the yard, singing and dancing.

Moments Later…

Some sibling catastrophe occurred and the screaming began. Each earned a timeout on the stairs and together they melted into a pile of tears.

Thankfully I did not join them on the emotional ride and maintained my motherly cool (praise be to God....As my post-partum hormones cannot be predicted, Peace in the midst of chaos is a miraculous work of the Holy Spirit. Amen!).

Just another day

a noisy day

an emotional day

filled with fun

followed by fatigue

But I'm prayerfully confident that the fun will be remembered and all else forgotten.