Posted in Darndest Things on Sep 11th, 2008
My 2 year old daughter loves Sesame Street.
Except for this guy.
Every time he comes on the screen, she does this.
or this.
The first time he scared her, I came into the room to find her laying face down on the couch crying. I asked her what was wrong and she said, “Cookie Monster yelled at [...]
Posted in Darndest Things on Sep 9th, 2008
Baby: (in high pitched voice) badadadada
4 year old son: I don’t know what she just said, but it was cute!
Posted in Motherhood on Sep 7th, 2008
Do you see it? Look closer… notice anything different? That extra sparkle in my eye…The chest swelled with pride…
I crossed yet another mommy milestone this weekend.
First came the diaper bag….no longer could I leave the house with nothing but my purse, leaving the house suddenly entailed making sure I had diapers wipes, [...]
Posted in Darndest Things, Motherhood on Sep 4th, 2008
I don’t typically attempt this task on my own. Not since baby number 2 arrived anyway. But my husband had to work that day and it had to be done, so the task was left to me. And my three kids.
I pulled into the parking lot of our vet’s office, put both girls in the [...]
Posted in Motherhood on Aug 28th, 2008
Here are the top 10 reasons why my family loves to go camping.
10. It’s cheaper than a hotel
($20 a night versus $150 a night)
9. Smores!
8. It ensures that the ground will get the water its been deprived of all summer long.
7. Beautiful views
6. Togetherness
(look how cozy our beds look in [...]
Posted in Circus Shots, Darndest Things on Aug 22nd, 2008
My son was so excited about the favor we brought home from my friend’s wedding a few weeks ago. They gave out old fashioned root beer in bottles with a home made label. It was his first soda and he was so excited to drink “kid beer” as he called it.
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Posted in Motherhood on Aug 14th, 2008
Wednesday was one of those days. I heard my baby fussing from her nap so I went in to get her. I knew when I approached the door she needed her diaper changed. It was that smelly.
However, when I went to pick her up, I was surprised to discover her diaper didn’t do it’s [...]
Posted in Darndest Things, Motherhood on Aug 11th, 2008
We had an incident a few weeks ago at the park. One of those, turn your back for one seconds, incidents. The kids were frolicking in the grass and I turned to look at the baby, when I turned back my two year old was gone.
After suffering the sick feeling of panic in my stomach [...]
Posted in Darndest Things, Motherhood on Aug 7th, 2008
My hubby and I had the sad realization the other day that we aren’t as good of parents as we thought we were. See our son is 4 years old and we haven’t taught him to ride a bike or to swim.
So, we decided it was time to get the boy a bike.
Hubby thought a [...]
Posted in Motherhood on Aug 5th, 2008
This weekend my husband and my son went away for a Father/Son camping trip. More pics and details to follow later this week. For now, it’s girl time!!
I stayed home with the two girls. We had a wonderful time playing and bonding. We baked chocolate chip cookies. Because a girl has got to have her [...]
My roles as wife, homemaker and mother of 3 feel much like a circus with 3 rings constantly vying for my attention. Life is often chaotic but I'm loving every minute and wouldn't want it any other way. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show. I won't let you miss a thing.
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