11 April 2011

the nanny diaries, episode 11: season finale

Mission: Say goodbye without crying
Success Rate: 0
Evaluation: Fourth of July isn't coming fast enough.......

A FEW FIRSTS

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Sophie's first time changing a diaper

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 Braylin's First Cereal

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 Braylin's First Popsicle

LEARNING & GROWING

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 Foot in Mouth

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 Fun on the Floor

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 Holding His Own Bottle

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 Playing in the Bath

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 "It looks like he's..... leaning."

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Post-Bath Nap

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 Pioneer Sophie

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 What It Means to be Three

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 Reading Stories

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 Wrinkle in His Nose

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 Holding "Bayn"

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Birthday Girl

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Riding the Fun Bus

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Sophie at the Daffodil Parade

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Braylin at the Daffodil Parade

 Sophie & the Lime

Braylin & the Lime

07 April 2011

the nanny diaries, episode 10

Mission: Band-aids are only for owwies
Success Rate: 4
Comments: "Out of sight, out of mind" doesn't always work for a three-year-old.

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Happy Girl 

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Little baby? 

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The real owwies come after I pull them out of his tiny hairs.

A lesson in beat-boxing........

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A DAY AT THE ZOO

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Cozy

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Sophie & Rochelle see giraffes

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The Poser

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Jess & Oliver

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Be sure to wear a flower in your hair.

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Rochelle & Sophie by the zebras

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Rock-a-bye

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"People 'round the world join in. Start a love train, love train."

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"His tongue is long so he can pick his nose with it."

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Sophie, LaMar, & Rochelle with the elephants

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After a wild day....

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the nanny diaries, episode 9

Mission: Find bedroom floor
Previous Success Rate: 2.7254
Current Success Rate: 9.3
Evaluation: Amazing what one can accomplish after shoving all children out of the bedroom until he/she can organize all the toys.

Riding On Her Own

Pushing the Car Back

"HEY COW!"

Cow Whisperer

Broken Car

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"It's Oreorrrrr!"

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Reach for the sky!

20 March 2011

the nanny diaries, episode 8

Mission: Revisit the potty
Success Rate: 8.5
Evaluation: After many trips kicking and screaming all the way to the potty, I finally had a bit of success. And Sophie did pretty well, too.

A Day at the Racetrack

Post-Race Photo Shoot
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the nanny diaries, episode 7

Mission: Keep Sophie from crying during movies
Success Rate: 4.358
Comments: Seven Dwarf's tears = Sophie's tears. Okay, I get it. Seven little men crying over the lovely princess's death. But a glass coffin? Seriously? You can't tell me that she would still look that beautiful in a glass coffin, particularly one that's not airtight.
Additional Comments: The Bachelor? You are your mother's daughter!

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 Self Portrait: "What does this button do?"

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"Bananas Over Mommy. Does that mean Mommy's milk is a banana split?"

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 "What is this thing, and why is it moving?"

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"Teeeeeese!"

17 March 2011

the nanny diaries, episode 6

Mission: Learn to share toys
Success Rate: 2.39825
Details: Try explaining to a two-year-old why Braylin's toys belong to Braylin but she needs to share her toys with her cousins. Not easy, my friend.

Rochelle at the Opera

Rochelle at the Opera 2

And Lily at the Opera

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Brian the Ref

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 Squinting LaMar

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 Squinting Rochelle

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Squinting Liliana

04 February 2011

hidden treasure

While going through my Gmail inbox today, I came across a video that Aaron sent to me years ago. It was so cute that I had to share!


It's hard to believe Talbi was ever that small! I sure love this kid!