Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma

Reid is officially babbling non-stop - or as I like to think, he's conversing with me in 'baby talk'...I just can't understand him! At the very beginning of the first clip you can hear him say 'ma ma ma ma ma'. The logical part of me understands that he is just putting sounds together, but the emotional part of me says he's saying mama! Cameryn's first 'sounds' were da da da da, so I couldn't be happier that I got ma ma first this time. After all, Reid is a bit of a mama's boy ;-)

The second clip is just cute...nothing really to show other than his 'tummy time.' You hear me ask him if he can crawl to me - he is not crawling yet, but he's getting close!

Pool Time!

Cameryn has been very excited about the weather getting warmer for one sole reason...she wants so badly to go to the swimming pool! We were invited to a friends house who has a HUGE blow up pool with an awesome slide. We got her into her new bathing suit (which, by the way, she pronounces 'baby soup' -- too cute, I know) and headed on over to the pool. She had a blast and even went down the big slide all by herself! The first time down the slide scared her and I think she got water in her eyes and nose. We convinced her to try again by assuring her that I would catch her before she hit the water. Check out the video clip below...gotta love the face! And yes, I did go down the slide too - sorry no video :-)

Earth Day

As you may or may not know, today is Earth Day. Honestly, I only know this because Cameryn's daycare is celebrating. I knew they would be doing all sorts of projects today, so I thought I'd try to explain Earth Day to her this morning. Turns out it's a REALLY hard concept to explain to a two year old. I finally settled on telling her that Earth Day is a special day where we talk about how much we love everything outside...like the sky and the trees. She looked at me like I had three heads, so I didn't have much faith that my "teaching moment" had taken root. Boy was I wrong! As soon as we got to daycare, Cameryn ran up to Ms. Sue Anne and exclaimed (in a VERY loud voice) "I LOVE GRASS!" I have to admit, I did snicker like a teenager again :-) Happy Earth Day.

I've Created a Fashionable Monster!

I will absolutely take full responsibility for the fact that my 2 year old has a SERIOUS shoe fetish! Not only does she love, love, love shoes, she also has a bit of a complex about making sure her shoes match her outfits. I'm actually embarrassed to admit this, but the girl currently owns 19 pair - and they all fit. In my defense, most of them were purchased on e-bay or at consignment, but still... Jimmy has put his foot down and said NO MORE SHOES! He also says I will have to deal with the problems this shoe fascination will cause in the future. She has also started insisting that her hair bows and panties match her outfits...I'm in SO much trouble! Here is a scanned copy of her daily report that came home from daycare yesterday...as you can see she would rather be uncomfortable than DARE wear shoes that don't match her dress (read what her teacher wrote in the right hand section)... In case you can't read it, it says "Cameryn said her toes hurt her in her flip flops, but changed her mind when she was offered shoes that did not match." :-)

The Final Hunt

The last easter egg hunt of 2009 took place at Mimi and Grampy's house...I think we now have enough candy to last us until Halloween!

The Jackson Triplets

Last week, Reid finally got to meet the Jackson triplets -- Savannah, Madeline and Tyler (left to right in the picture). These adorable cuties are 19 months old and belong to my friend Celeste. And yes, she has the patience of a saint! As you can see from the pictures, the babies were much more interested in looking at each other than they were looking at the camera. I'm hoping we can have some fun play dates in the future!

Easter Pics - Take 2

Another good thing about Jimmy being out of work...he gets to go to Cameryn's Easter party at school! I know, I'm reaching for positives, but hey... We had a great time today at Cameryn's school (it's daycare, but we call it school - her teacher even types up lesson plans!). Cameryn was a champ at hunting the eggs and then tried to eat all of the candy at one time. She loves chocolate - she is my child! One more hunt to go...this one will take place at Mimi's house this weekend. Happy Easter everyone!

Bring on the Antacids...

Yesterday was a big day in the Nardello household. What, you ask could be so important about Monday, April 6th? Well it was ONLY the first official game of the NY Mets 2009 season! Silly...

Jimmy was very excited about the fact that both Cameryn and Reid were decked out in their Met gear. I even joined in on the fun and sported a Met hat and t-shirt...I know, I'm only encouraging his obsession :-) If there is anything good about his being out of a job right now it's that he was able to sit at home and cheer on his team to a 2-1 victory. They of course tried to make things interesting in the 9th.

Guess I need to start stocking up on the Tums...

Mini Jimmy

I smile every time I look at these pictures...Reid is looking more and more like a mini replica of his daddy every day! SOOOO adorable!

Happy Easter from Frank & Lou

As you can see, the 'fur babies' were not real enthused when I put bunny ears on them...but they're just so darned cute!

Easter Pics - Take 1

Here are the first batch of Easter pics we've taken for this year. I say that because there will be many more to come...Cameryn has her Easter Egg hunt/party at school on Thursday this week and we will also have an Easter Egg hunt at Mimi and Grampy's house this weekend! Candy, candy everywhere!!! These pictures were taken during our fun visit to the Easter Eggstravaganza at Briscoe Park yesterday. It was a little chilly, but all in all very fun! Cameryn raced out and gathered her Easter eggs during the hunt, played in a bouncy house, rode on a pony (her first time!) and played on the playground. Cousin Owen was along for the good times too. Reid slept in his stroller mostly...next year he'll be running around scooping up eggs!