Easy Breezy

“My 17 month old is so hard.  I have to keep him busy all the time.  I get so tired of chasing him all over.  Blah blah blah yada yada…”
Apparently, Sarah, you incorrectly thought he outgrew this.  Thomas loves knee-jumping.   
Other things that Thomas loves…

Thanks!

Yesterday was too busy for us to really talk about it, but when I asked him today what he was thankful for, Jonah said he is thankful for the doctor who rubbed his head when he was in the birth canal and he is thankful that his view is finally way better than the inside [...]

Zoology

We were eating lobster last night (because it was fun and on sale).  Ricky and Toni were over and Dusty decided to give Ricky a pop quiz.
“What kind of animal is a lobster?” asked Dust.
Ricky appeared confused, so Dust clarified, “Like what family in the animal kingdom are they?”
“Mr. Lobster and Mrs Crab.” answerd Ricky.
Quiz [...]

A Very Cracked-Out Day

This is one of my last Mondays off before I will again spend them working.  I have been worried about food and how we will eat Monday through Thursday.  I am not one of those people who can just throw something together last second; have a mismatched meal.  Cereal and leftover funeral potatoes?  Very rarely [...]

The Clown House

What? You would like to walk through our  living room?  You’ll have to move the dog bed and baby bouncer first.  Well look, you moved them to the dining room, and now I can’t get to my computer! 
You would like to put Jonah in his pack n play instead of his crib for the moment?  [...]

Giggles All Around

Jonah can now full on giggle.  Although, like smiles, giggles are hard to capture on film.

 

D-Day

I downloaded Lora Jensen’s sleep training book online.  I know, most will say it’s a waste of money.  But, as a first time mom, I just really needed someone to tell me what to do.  I confused myself too much if I actually thought about it.  So, the objective approach was to let someone else [...]

The Incredible but Hardly Edible

You may remember that last year Beulah treed a German in our quince tree.  Now, you may have thought that good laughs was all that tree was good for.  I certainly thought this.  But, this year I decided to get it in gear and DO SOMETHING with all those quince.
Every year it sorta stares me [...]

Housewife

He is ten weeks old today.  TEN.  He is blabbering a ton; most talkative kid ever.  And he is starting to smile at EVERYTHING!  He loves new people and especially kids.  When cousin Thomas tries to kill him by dumping him out of his bouncy seat, or when he rips the binky out of his [...]

Mommy Craft Day

Today Jonah and I took on a special crafty project and learned a very valuable lesson.  Isn’t that what mothers do with their babies?  You see, as I mentioned previously, we had been growing some pumpkins in the parking strip.  I anticipated this day, and yet was still shocked and horrified to find our pumpkins had [...]