August 22 = Rosie Escapes Day

Oh my goodness, Rosie.  We have a door from our kitchen to the laundry room that is usually closed.  It wasn't closed today and Rosie took advantage of the situation.  She escaped and was not easy to recapture.  It took me over 30 minutes to get her back inside the house.

I found this shirt that was Malia's that Kayleigh can wear now!

April 22 = Sassy Sister Day

All four of us trekked to the grocery store today... I typically go when the kids are napping and Zachary's home to avoid all four of us having to go but we were feeling adventurous today.  They were giving away cookies so Zachary got "one for himself" and one for Liam and ended up giving both to Liam.  Well Malia didn't approve of that and took one for herself.  I captured the attack and the victory:

November 7 = Best Big Brother Day

Liam has been a funny little bear this morning.  He woke up at his normal time as I was in the middle of getting packed for going out of town this weekend.  We are going to meet Grammy and Uncle Matt (J) in Rocky Mount to give Liam to them for the weekend and then leaving from there to go to the Outer Banks where Zachary will run his second marathon in 3 weekends.  So I went in to change him and get him ready for the day but he was contently sitting in his crib.  I asked him if he wanted a new diaper and he simply shook his head, "no."  So I brought the clean, dry laundry in his room and folded as he played with his stuffed animals.  After I finished Malia's clothes, I checked with him again.  Still not ready.  I checked after I folded and put away his clothes.  Still not ready.  I put a few things in the car and when I came back in he was fussing a bit- I guess he was ready.  As I was changing him, Malia woke up and started fussing a bit in our bedroom.  As always, I commented "Uh-oh, sister's mad."  I went on to say "We love sister don't we?"  I regretted asking this as soon as the words left my lips because his favorite thing to do is say no to everything but he surprised me when he didn't say no!  He must really love her!  So I said, "You're going to be such a good big brother to Miss Malia."  Still no shaking of the head from Liam.  Then I said, "You'll protect her..." No shaking of the head.  "And when she gets her first boyfriend..." I couldn't finish the sentence before he started shaking his head quite adamantly.  He's going to be the best big brother!

July 20 = Sibling Love Day

Now that we were settling in at home, it was time to see how Liam would embrace his little sister.  Here's what went down:

Also here's a picture of her feet.  Baby feet are the best.