8.29.11

From now on, every picture of Paige will feature her adorable smile. :) Actually, I know that won't work - if you haven't noticed, recent smiling pictures of her show her looking away from the camera. She's knee deep into the "deer in headlights" phase when she sees a camera, so I always have to bribe someone to talk to her while I take a picture. :P

8.28.11

2 more stickers on the potty chart after supper tonight! We're getting there. :)

8.27.11

Paige had the right idea at the parade today. Just sleeeeeep. Although, I am rather surprised that she was able to, what with the bagpipes and the drums and the horns. Mind you, she fell asleep in Walmart today, and goodness knows there's more clowns there than any parade.

8.26.11

I picked up a cheap second hand bike for Wyatt - do you think he likes it? He just hasn't figured out how to pedal yet, he keeps trying to go backwards. Otherwise, it's a hit! Far more than his $75 trike. Harumph.

8.25.11

I happened to have the camera with me when we went for a walk "the semi way" (as Wyatt calls it - there is a side road that often has semis parked on it). He was so happy to have his picture taken beside the semi!
He kept insisting he was fine to walk - we weren't going very far - but sure enough, 3 blocks from home he asked me to carry him. Unfortunately, this time (the first time in 3 months), I took the single stroller, so I couldn't even put him in there. At the same time, Paige started crying and wouldn't settle, so I took her out, threw him in and walked three blocks pushing a stroller with one hand and carrying a 3 month old with the other. People were looking at me like I was a moron (who goes for a walk and carries a baby?), but one dad that I walked past just said, "Whatever works!" True enough. :)

8.24.11

First, let's get this out of the way. Yes, the TV is on while we eat dinner. Another dirty little secret? The lights were on in the dining room even though there was lots of natural light. So there you have it. I corrupt my child's mind with Peep and the Big Wide World and I waste energy.
But really what's important is that adorable little elf eyeing up her dad's potatoes. She had her hands in his plate half the time - she really likes to know what's going on. Just think - in 2-3 months she'll be eating her own potatoes! Okay, maybe we'll start a little slower - hopefully I can make all of her food like I did for Wyatt. And I don't think we'll bother with rice cereal - what that does to their digestive systems is just torture. :S At least it was for Wyatt - oat and barley seemed okay, but the rice was like concrete in his gut. Hard to believe she's already 3 months though, time does fly by. Sometimes. When you're not watching the clock and waiting for your spouse to get home so you can just shower and go to the bathroom with the door closed and no, we can't look for trucks in my Glamour magazine and please put the pillows back on the couch, not on the bathroom floor and please don't lay down on the bath mat and no, those are not popsicles!

8.23.11

Just wanted to show Uncle Ty and Auntie Tamara that the hoodie you bought Wyatt 2 years ago finally fits. ;)