Father & Son

Kyle is a huge book lover. When daddy is home, he likes to read bedtime stories to the kids. He and Kyle were on the floor the other night when I got this picture. My 2 little boys! I am very blessed to have a "hands on" daddy who likes to get involved. Steve will also roll around the floor with the kids and of course get them wound up before bedtime. Best of all, he helps me out when he is home. Thanks Honey! Remember, it's not babysitting when you're the daddy! :-)

This picture reminds me of my dad. I can still remember him giving my brother and I "horsey rides" in our Kirkland home just like Steve is doing here. These are the best family moments/memories!

Over the hills and through the Woods to Grandmother's House we Go!

I was in the closet the other night and I was getting out this big suitcase to see if the kids' pac n plays would fit in there. We are traveling to my parents house a week from this Friday. We are going to need something for the kids to sleep in. So Brooke goes over, grabs the carry on suitcase and starts wheeling it around the house. I ask her if she's ready to go to Grammy and Pop Pops and she says "yes." I couldn't resist taking a picture of it. Little does she know how early we are going to have to get up that morning. EEKS! Like 3:30am! Oh well, we'll just have to nap when we get there. Not like we'll be sleeping on the plane with 2 kids in our laps. This will be our last trip where they can do that. They are quickly approaching 2 years old. I can not belive it!!

Easter Bunny

We were up at Victoria Gardens the other night and at the last minute, I decided to have the kids sit on the Easter Bunny's lap. There was NO one in sight and he was just sitting there bored. He was leaning over the wall, waving at the kids and the kids were waving back. They even blew him kisses. I convinced Steve to have us take the kids up there before we went over to the Adoption Options meeting. The were still happy once we got up there, but once I placed Kyle on the bunny's lap, he had a total melt down and wanted out of there and FAST!!! I told the gal to snap the picture. I still think it's cute and in years to come, Kyle will hate the fact that he cried but that was the moment. I'll post more pictures of Easter but it's not here yet. Once the Easter Bunny comes, I'll post pixs of them finding their baskets.

More Fun Pictures

Tub Time

The kids absolutely LOVE to take a bath or a shower. Well, Kyle has just now come around to the whole idea of the shower. We had to get them used to the shower since they have outgrown the baby tub. That's how we bathed them in the motorhome. We were out running errands last night and I made the fatal mistake of telling the kids it was bath night. Well, Kyle then would not keep saying, "tub." We came through the door 15 minutes later and he headed straight for the stairs telling me "tub." I told him we had to eat first. Geez, one track mind. I guess I'm glad they like to bathe. Sure is different from the first few times we tried to do it. Screams and tons of crying!

A funny story that happened while we were in the motorhome home....I had gotten a little training potty for Brooke since she is now saying, "pee pee." I had her sit on it before getting in the shower. She sat on it for about 5 minutes or so. I told her to go pee pee before we got in the shower. Well, nothing! I put her in the shower and then got undressed myself. Next thing I know, she's telling me, PEE PEE and there she is, standing in the shower with pee on the shower floor and down her leg! Lovely! What can you do? I smiled and told her she needed to do it in the potty. Yeah, I'm sure she got that one.

So of course I can't have enough tub time pictures:
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Had to edit out the ones that Steve didn't like. I liked the one from the waste up of he and Kyle. He thought they were naked photos on the internet. Can never be too sure who is out there and being GROSS! There you go honey!

My 'lil Mini Me

Poor Steve thought they broke the mold when they made me. Well, who knew that we would fly half way around the world for our daughter who would be just like ME. Guess it's good and bad news. She is strong willed, pig headed and wants to do stuff herself. Sound like anyone else we know??? Of course my parents LOVE it. When I ask Brooke to say mini-me she says, "mi mi." Steve and I go in every night to open the kids' doors and cover them up with their blankets. When we went in the other night, Brooke had 1 foot sticking out of the blanket. This is of course how I sleep. Steve just shook his head.

The other night after dinner, I sat down on the sofa to read the grocery ads. Brooke came running over to the sofa, climbed up and sat there with the ads that I had already read. It was too funny. It really looked like she was trying to read them. It was a great learning tool too. She and Kyle both were able to look at the pictures and pick out the milk. It was cute.
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The Many Faces of Kyle Bierbaum

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Can you tell that I just love this new photo site. Steve took these pictures the other night. The kids are starting to get some pretty expressive facial expression. it's pretty cute. Kyle is so good about smiling for the camera.