Mungojerrie

From July 2009

We've added to our household yet again! This time the boys bought a beta fish with their garage sale earnings. Dominick named him Mungojerrie from Cats--but we call him Jerrie. I really liked Mungo since he was a really tiny beta but its his fish so Jerrie it is.

The yardsale turned out fairly well. We managed to make a profit, mostly do to Dominick's salesmanship. As soon as someone came over he turned on the charm and would talk up all the books and toys (the things that he kept money on). It was mostly a great excuse to finally get rid of all our baby stuff--I just feel lighter. I don't think I ever want to do the yardsale thing again though--we'll see I guess never say never.

Now we're working on plans for a deck in the back, mostly to cover up scary concrete steps and add to our livable space. I'm quite excited by the possibilities.

Dominick has been sick all weekend with a weird virusy thing--we think/hope. We've all kind of had a thing (Xander threw up a few times which always freaks us out--sign of shunt failure but then as we all started feeling icky we realized it was a virus--whew.) Dominick always seems to get hit the hardest with these things and this one is no exception. He spent the day in bed and slept off and on all morning. So odd to see him sleeping in the daytime. Hopefully he'll be back to his normal self soon.

And to see that self in full dancing action click on the video below:

From July 2009

Yard Sale

We're getting ready for our first every yard sale this Saturday. Ready to get rid of most of our baby stuff--there were some really cute things I just couldn't get rid of yet. Hopefully I'll find them good homes or keep them for future grandkids--yikes! That seems very very far away.

Dominick's current obsessions (and by extension Xander's) are Cats, the Musical and chinchillas. Dennis is not a huge fan of musical theatre so he's pretty much going out of his mind. Hopefully we'll return the CD back to the library soon. When I told Dominick this he became very serious and told me that we could copy it onto another CD first. It all started when my dad picked up an audio tape of TS Elliots Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Dom loved it and of course I had to share that there was a musical version of it and we've watched some of the songs on youtube and then I got him the CD. We've all had Mr. Mistoffelees stuck in our heads.

Xander continues to be awed and in love with his brother. He's like a parrot repeating everything that Dominick asks or says. He also wants to do everything himself, like a big kid. Today he only wanted whole cherries so he could spit out the pits. Thank goodness it's bathnight--and thank goodness I'm at work :) He also really likes walking with hands, especially Dominick's. He's been doing one hand quite well which is very nice on the back. He is just a little scary on the stairs because he can't feel his feet but most of the time refuses to go down feet first, preferring the big kid way. I've ordered a step stool with sides I'm hoping this will offer him safer practice with stairs and a way for him to wash his hands and maybe help me cook. Today he wanted to make brownies with me--his requests and smiles melt my heart.

Clicking below are a few pictures and one of the boys "dancing" videos. Ever since we showed them Nattie and Jane's facebook videos Dominick has been obsessed with capturing his "dances" for the girls.

Frost Family Vacation 09

Bloomsday night out on the town in Dowagiac!


We had a wonderful vacation. Our first true family vacation. First we drove to Ithaca, NY and saw both sides of Dennis' family and our dear friend Joy who came up from the city. Next we went to Lake Magician and stayed with my family in the cottage that my dad's grandparents had when he was a boy. Lots of memories and lots of fun fishing, playing games, swimming and boating.