Nicki And Adam's Family Blog

I was reading in article in a magazine how parents are now helping their children right their resumes, checking their "Linkedin"'s and sometimes even accompanying them to an interview. As I read this I just about dropped the magazine in the commode. Really? Resumes? Interviews? Huh?? When did our culture become that which enables our children to the point where our children cannot do anything on their own? At what point did we forget about teaching independence in lieu of getting the best grades (ie. parents doing the work instead of students).? I was raised, albeit crazy in some of your minds, to be fiercely independent. Fiercely. I remember up until the point of going to Kindergarten in which my mom would say "to your bedroom, time to play by yourself, see you in 2 hours." And that I did. I had the BEST imagination and I played school or house or you name it with all my stuffed animals. I also had parents that NEVER did anything for me that I couldn't ...

I almost have a 2 year old! Where did the time go? Here is what Charlie is doing: Sleeping: He is still an excellent sleeper. We have occasional "blips" where is cries in the middle of the night (but we ignore unless it is longer than 5-10 minutes) and very occasionally cries when we put him down (maybe once every 2 weeks), but overall he cannot WAIT to get into his bed. Naps are still going well with an occasional "blip" here as well. Sometimes if he sleeps in (until 7:30 or later) he has a hard time going down for a nap and thus doesn't. It doesn't worry us too much as he is generally still very happy the entire time. He just spends his 2 hours in his crib practicing his jumping skills. Eating: This has gotten "slightly" better. He has started to eat about 3 peas and maybe 4 blueberries every now and again. It did take me at least 10 times of introducing this food item to him and him denying me. He still loves guacamole, hummus, and my ...

Sorry for the delay on writing the conclusion to the Vegas story. My laptop computer has been on the fritz (time for a new one..) and I HATE typing on my IPAD, thus, no journaling was done. Day three of Vegas started out with sleeping in, breakfast up in Bruce's sweet, and continued from there. We headed out to the Gold Coast with Mom and Dad for some Bingo and Craps. Let's just say that we got "crapped" on in all areas. However, we were ever so slightly lucky at the slot machines. Adam and I walked back to our hotel (about a mile walk) and met up with Bob and Gene for a quick bite before the Packer Playoff game. Of course, we watched the majority of the game in Bruce's suite, which was pretty sweet (the room, not the game). Then began the final cocktail hour of the weekend before dinner. Again, it was a lovely time despite the disappointing loss to the NY Giants (although they did end up winning the Super Bowl). We then headed over to the Range Restaurant whi...