Category Archives: Parenting challenges

The Class Pet

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Lisa

I have found the secret to having a well-behaved child. They just need to bring the class pet home from school. 🙂 Carter had the honor of being the first in his class to bring Clifford home for the evening. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bedtime, Carter aka Buddy Alligator, Parenting challenges, School | Tagged 4K, class pet, Clifford, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Legos, Memory, school | Leave a comment

Construction

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Lisa

Anyone that lives near Milwaukee is pretty familiar with road construction. First it was the Marquette Interchange project, now it’s the Zoo Interchange. Luckily we don’t go into downtown Milwaukee often so these two projects haven’t caused us many problems. … Continue reading →

Posted in Carter aka Buddy Alligator, John Deere, Parenting challenges, Vehicles | Tagged construction, John Deere, Marquette Interchange, Milwaukee, Waukesha County, Zoo Interchange | 3 Comments

The Line

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Lisa

Last night I was trying to get some laundry folded in my bedroom and Tim was in the kitchen getting the dishes cleaned up from dinner. The boys were sitting in the living room watching cartoons. Since Cooper wasn’t feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Carter aka Buddy Alligator, Cooper AKA Chunky Monkey, Parenting challenges, Television, Tim | Tagged Backyardigans, Calliou, Chuggington, Dino Dan, Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go, Jack's Big Music Show, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Max and Ruby, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Ni Hao Kai-Lan, Olivia, Oswald, Sesame Street, The Wonder Pets, Yo Gabba Gabba | Leave a comment

Poop

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Lisa

Poop, what a lovely topic. 🙂 Now I know that everyone knows that if you have a baby, there will be poop. But I didn’t know that my children would time their bowel movements so that they would poop … Continue reading →

Posted in Carter aka Buddy Alligator, Cooper AKA Chunky Monkey, Parenting challenges, Poop | Tagged green poop, poop, potty-training | Leave a comment

The Thumb Wars

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Lisa

I can remember the day that Carter learned how to suck his thumb. We were at my parents house, he was only a few months old, and he stuck his little thumb in his mouth. OMG, it was the cutest … Continue reading →

Posted in Carter aka Buddy Alligator, Cooper AKA Chunky Monkey, Parenting challenges | Tagged thumb sucking | 3 Comments