Saturday, August 30, 2008
Roll Over
This afternoon...definitely over. 5 months 3 days old, completely rolled over. (FYI-Her head is not smooshed in the pillow, as the photo might indicate)
If she looks a little more "padded" than usual, its because I am cloth diapering at home. I tried with Avery but just couldn't get the hang of it. I am really enjoying it now. We still use disposables for daycare and occaisional use. Yup, this working mother is breastfeeding, making homemade baby food and cloth diapering!
Folk Festival Part II
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Folk Festival
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Home Day
Avery is writing his name by himself! That's a big A, an upside down V, an E, an R (the only letter I helped him with) and Y that looks a little more like a T. Not bad - he's not even 3-1/2 yet! I'm quite proud, as you can tell. He completely amazes me. His drawings are really starting to resemble objects now.
Today was a home day for the kids and I. Since returning to work, I have only taken 3 days off... that's good for our finances but not so good for spending time with the kids. I'm going to try harder to work a 4-day week.
This morning, we set out for the library. The goal was to get the daily free tickets to the Children's Museum. Thankfully, I had not shared this with Avery. We were not early enough to get the tickets to the museum. I had taken some cash with me, just in case this happened, so we could go to the museum anyway. I didn't need the money... the library was having a free Teddy Bear Picnic and Avery had a bear in tow!! We sat outside (it was absolutely beautiful weather) in the children's amphitheater, listened to several bear stories, had a snack of apple juice and teddy grahams, played parachute with new friends and their bears, walked in a parade through the library and made bear crafts. We even saw a familiar face, as our neighbor is a librarian in the children's section. It was a really nice morning.
We'll try to get new pictures up soon! Both kids are napping at the same time... need to try to clean up my house before hubster arrives home...
Saturday, August 09, 2008
My New Toy
The new chainsaw is a Stihl MS 270. I plan to head down to Livermore tomorrow to finish cutting and splitting the wood we cut down last fall. It will be nice to have a reliable and safer saw to use. The reality is that it's a good investment, costing the same as 100 gallons of heating oil.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
A Post for the Canadians
Canadian Jenn sent this beautiful outfit for Paige. Note the lace cuffs on the leggings. I had dressed Paige and Avery came into her room and just said "aaawww". (And the lovely quilt was made by my Gram)
Family Weekend
This weekend was spent with family. Saturday we spent the day celebrating Isabelle's 5th birthday poolside. Sunday we spent the afternoon enjoying lobsters and corn on the cob during Byran's weekend home.