My Day In Photos - 2011

I can't remember the times here, so I'll just do chronological order.  I almost quit mid-day, but came back to it.  This is my typical Monday.  

I woke up too groggy and too late to get in gear.  Along with this Earl Grey, I had a piece of toast with egg, truffle salt and a bit of shaved Parmesan.  Yummy. 

I take Scootle-Doot to school on M/W/F and Bill does T/Th.  Whoever takes him also goes to the gym.

Now the following is a morning ritual for Scootle.  We wait in the carpool lane, so that a teacher can open the door for him.  Today he was off, because he usually beats the teachers in being first to say, "Good morning."  My favorite teacher also didn't open the door today.  She calls him her sunshine.  That makes me happy.

This is his last week of school.  I have wanted to take this picture all year.  I wish I had gotten a better view, because he usually looks so small and so capable beside the big building.  My little sunshine.

Heading over a bridge to get to the gym.  I live in a very beautiful city, but with some major inequalities.  This river divides my neighborhood from grocery stores, a mall, better schools, a gym and all kinds of things one needs within a 5-10 min drive.  Many people in my neighborhood have no cars.  This bridge does not have a pedestrian walk or bike lane, only 6 lanes of very fast traffic.  Bus service sucks.  Our neighborhood has none of the things mentioned.  Go figure.

I didn't take my camera in the gym, but these are my lifesavers for a workout - agua e musica.

Actually, I was listening to a podcast while I worked out.  Good nuggets to think about.

Bill is off to work.  I make a mango and coconut water smoothie.  Gotta feed the Brazilian in me.

Boo-boo plays by himself while I shower.  I am still running late and when I scoop him up to head to speech therapy, I realize he has lost an ear.  Arrrr!  I spend about 10 minutes looking for the thing.

Off to therapy!

The hospital where he had his surgery and where he gets weekly speech therapy.  The International Adoption Clinic we used is also here.  Some people travel an hour or so for these services.  We are so lucky to be only 15 minutes away.  I love the people inside this building!

Blue skies and baby yelling in my ear.  Perfect.

In the waiting room.

Boo-boo and his ST.  I also did a video.  Will post another day.

Back accross town to pick up Scootle. He is in the middle of lunch.

Mr. Smile-a-lot

Sporting their new shades.

He didn't eat breakfast (his eating is completely perplexing to me), so he gobbles down lunch ... Lentils Madras from Costco.

Bill joins us for lunch later.  He eats leftover arroz con pollo.

This is where I almost gave up.  I was feeling SO tired.  I took a nap while Scootle played and Boo-boo did not fall asleep for his nap (his sleep is also completely perplexing to me).  There were a couple of battles of the wills and I had one of those moments where I just didn't feel like parenting.  I did not take any pictures for about 3 hours.

Yogurt for "nack," as Boo-boo calls it.

Scootle watches Boo to make sure he isn't making a mess.  Scootle just finished cleaning up the back porch and is very particular about it, for a few hours at least.

Sesame Street while they wait on Daddy to return from work.

Meanwhile, I make a quiche.

Daddy is home, so it is bath time.

Playing while the darn quiche takes its time baking.

Dinner.

Boo-boo has been getting better at saying our prayer together before meals.  He even asks to pray.  NOT TODAY!  You can tell from this video that I'd had it at this point.

Silliness for the camera.

I read to Boo while Bill reads to Scootle.

Now Bill goes to work on our new deck - yipee :)

We let the boys read in bed for a while before turning off the lights.  Today, they are asleep pretty fast, thanks to the nap debacles.

I start the uploading...

I go to bed early because I want to read for a while....  goodnight!