1 out 2 ain't bad

1 out of 2 home teams in the Super Bowl ain't bad. Happy to see the Patriots - wish we could see the Packer's there too. Sorry Jake! GO PATRIOTS!

Not much going on at home. The kids are great. The picture is from the family band. We practice everyday and are looking forward to a recording contract.

Ellis is still our wild child. She is trying to give up her nap. I am trying to fight her tooth and nail. I am loosing. She has discovered pigtails and doesn't want us to take them out before she goes to bed. She wants to wear her jammies all day and you have to catch her to change her diaper. Most days she makes you want to have another child and the other days she make you want to pull your hair out.

Jack is Jack. He was eager to go back to school after the break and speaks of his school friends daily. He is slowly learning his letters but for some reason they all sound like b-b-b. Yesterday I got may hair relaxed and cut and this morning I spent an hour having Jack 'recut' my hair. Lucky for me it looked the same after each appointment.

Paul is home for the long weekend and we got nothing done. Nothing but laughing and playing with the kids, dinner and drinks with the neighbors, A load of laundry washed, dried and folded - not put away yet, the bed linens changed, two football games watched and a pot of chili made for supper. I guess things could be worse. The weather was great today - 36 degrees - we went swinging on the swings, sliding on the slide and jumping on the trampoline.

With great pleasure we welcome our friends Toby, Jenn and the kids to their new home. We are happy to have them close by. Jack and Ellis can't wait for play dates with Evan and Anna. WELCOME HOME my friends.

I'm off to lick my wounds about the Packer's and celebrate the Patriots. Good night!

Happy Birthday Uncle Steve

Happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
happy birthday Uncle Steve
happy birthday to you!

Your gift will be a little late this year.
Hope you have a great day anyway!

We love and miss you,
Ellis and Jack

Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve

Grandma headed to California to spend the first week of the year with Aunt Carol this morning. We miss her voice and presence in the house. Thank you Grandma for spending Christmas with us and all of the kind gifts you gave. But most of all thank you for your love. We ALL love you!

Tonight we spend New Year's Eve with our family Amy, Jon, Jake, Gilian and Rhett. It will be a great night. The night should be filled with laughter and fun; and maybe a martini or two or three.

Happy New Year to all.

With love, three Bs and an E.

a day of Jack

I started this morning taking Jack to the Pediatrician for his 3 year appointment. Yes I know I am two months late but better late than...
It is with great pleasure that I get to say that Jack weighs 25 lbs. 2 ozs - HE IS ON THE GROWTH CHART! Just under the third percentile, but hey, HE IS ON THE CHART! He is 34 1/2" tall - nowhere near being on the chart here, but we'll take what we can get.

Our final victory today... we we're outside playing in the snow and Jack got on the swing and was able to swing and 'pump' all by himself. A small victory for some but an amazing victory for him.


Tonight I go to bed a proud Mommy. Goodnight my sweet boy. Goodnight.

here we go again...

Once again the Bieringer's have had a pipe burst. One of the pipes from the boiler burst sometime in the last 24 - 36 hours. If you don't remember, we had a pipe burst in Massachusetts exactly one year ago. Lucky for us the pipe burst under the first floor, in our crawl space below our family room. I thought there was something wrong when I woke up this morning (weather report: 10 degrees and snowing) and our first floor was like a sauna - warm and humid, water dripping down the windows and my hair curling like never before. There are 23 year olds who's skin isn't as moisturized as mine is today.


QUICK CHRISTMAS RECAP.....
White Christmas
Excellent company and a pretty good meal, if I do say so myself
Beautiful decorations and the magic of Christmas was laced throughout the day. From Jack's first peek at the tree in the morning to his asking, "will Santa come again tomorrow", as he fell asleep on Christmas night.

Jack B:
Got his microwave - LOVES IT
Loves his new tricycle. Can pedal AND steer at the same time
The guitar is a big hit and so is the keyboard and microphone.

Ellis B:
Loves her doll house
Gets very frustrated with her tricycle. Can steer but can't pedal
REALLY loves her new bike helmet, knee and elbow pads. They are the perfect accessory, they go with jammies, skirts and sweat pants.

I hope you had a Merry Christmas!

things I wish I could give my children this Christmas (or wish I had time for)

I wish I had more money this Christmas. I know Christmas isn't about what you can buy but let's face it when the only gift your child asks for is a microwave and you have already spent all of your money on everything else, you want your child to find a microwave under the tree on the 25th.

I wish I has memorized, "The night before Christmas". It's an American tradition and I don't know the words - lucky for me I found a board book of the story for $1.00 at Target.

I wish I could snap my fingers and have the outside and inside of the house decorated. It must be frustrating for them to have me in and out of the playroom and house, when what they really want is to play with me on the floor.

I wish I could have 'our chef' cook the Christmas dinner. It also takes hours to plan the menu, shop for the ingredients, prepare the meal, run back out to the store for the one item you forgot, finish the meal and serve the meal. Again, precious hours I could spend with two B's.

Most of all I wish the magic of Christmas, my son is just starting to learn, would live in their hearts forever. Never again, at any other time of year will I be able to get him to nap and go to bed on time - all because he is afraid Santa won't stop at our home and bring his microwave.


May you have all the money, time and magic needed to have the bestest Christmas ever!

Merry Christmas from three Bs and one E.