we bought candy-making chocolate a long, long time ago. a week ago, dave and davey found a cool candy mold at michaels. for $2. race car themed. requiring pretzel logs instead of sticks. so i went out and found some pretzel logs (which can NOT be purchased at our walmart or our target). and [...]
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we had a wonderful thanksgiving filled with family, appetizers, dinner, laughter, conversation, dessert, games and more. we trust you had a wonderful day, as well. today (friday), i got to go shopping with rachel. we don’t get to spend much time together and they were with her in laws for thanksgiving (even though they’re [...]
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so dave is taking this week off from work. the whole week. HIP HIP HOORAY! the kids LOVE having him home. so do i. yesterday i ran some much-needed errands…. CHILD-FREE! whew. it felt great. today he’s smoking a salmon for our dinner tonight. should be tasty. what will i be doing today? [...]
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learning how to pour tea (well, addisen says it’s coffee): new SIDE piggies. she finally has enough hair to move from the TOP piggies (called "doodles" by a friend of ours) to SIDE piggies… like a BIG GIRL! ahhhhh. they really do grow up so fast, don’t they?!
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last week (or the week before?) i showed you a photo from my laundry hamper. i no longer have any idea what i’ll find in there along with the dirty clothes, towels and sheets. the same is now true of my sink. last friday i was pretty tired, so i was zoning out on [...]
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samantha is obsessed with looking at photos. especially ones that are hanging up high. her room. davey’s room. the hallway. the freezer door. doesn’t matter. she loves ‘em all. dave is much more patient with her than i am. i can hold her and point out the same faces 2, MAYBE 3 times in [...]
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my kids LOVE bathtime. and i love it too, ‘cuz bathtime is daddy’s job! :) granted, i’m usually cleaning the kitchen or folding laundry during bathtime, but it’s an opportunity for me to breathe while still being able to hear giggles and squeals of delight from my kids. after bathtime, we usually let the [...]
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so on wednesday, as usual, we headed over to the Second Chance thrift store here in town. i knew we needed a distraction since nana had begun her trip home that morning. we met up with mrs. julie (as davey calls her) inside the store. and we were quite disappointed at the LACK of [...]
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… when you open the hamper? this makes me chuckle… especially on a rainy and cold saturday!
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… is walking like an old pro … is in the 95th percentile for weight (25.4 pounds) and 95th percentile for height (31 inches) … is wearing size 4 diapers during the day and size 5 diapers at night … is wearing size 12-18 month clothing (with a few items that size [...]
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