I got a new toy-- a Flip Video camera. And to inaugurate the camera, I bring you a very disturbing video of what happens when a baby isn't being fed fast enough. This is not for the faint of heart.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
(These Are) A Few of my Favorite Things
These cheeks. They kill me.
These blue eyes. Where did they come from? Will they stay around? We don't know, but we sure like them.
These dumply, chubby thighs. Is dumply a word? It is now.
These sweet hands. She holds her hands together all the time. I love it.
The dimples in these elbows.
These rubber band wrists.
Did I mention these sweet hands? I just love them.
The expressions, the sweet noises, and every single minute with this sweet baby.
First Day of Kindergarten
Catching up on posts today! Whee!
Here she is, ready for her first day of Kindergarten. Or as Sophie likes to call it, "Big School."
I got her this "Getting Ready for School" chart. It really does help to keep her on task in the morning. Each box represents something she has to do, like "Get up on time" and "Eat breakfast." As she completes each task, she moves the square from the red column to the green column. When all six tasks are done, she gets a star for the day. When she got all her stars for the first week, she earned a prize. Hey, whatever works!
Here is her school! It's only a few years old and it's very nice.
Here is Sophie with the class pet, Chub Chub. He's a Chinese Pygmy Hamster. (Why do I always want to put a "p" in hamster?)
Sophie loves her some Chub Chub.
And here she is, settled in at her table with her first-ever Kindergarten assignment. It was a big day for a big girl!
Here she is, ready for her first day of Kindergarten. Or as Sophie likes to call it, "Big School."
I got her this "Getting Ready for School" chart. It really does help to keep her on task in the morning. Each box represents something she has to do, like "Get up on time" and "Eat breakfast." As she completes each task, she moves the square from the red column to the green column. When all six tasks are done, she gets a star for the day. When she got all her stars for the first week, she earned a prize. Hey, whatever works!
Here is her school! It's only a few years old and it's very nice.
Here is Sophie with the class pet, Chub Chub. He's a Chinese Pygmy Hamster. (Why do I always want to put a "p" in hamster?)
Sophie loves her some Chub Chub.
And here she is, settled in at her table with her first-ever Kindergarten assignment. It was a big day for a big girl!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
A Tale of Two Girls
We just returned from a week at the beach.
Sophie loves the beach and everything about the beach. This was an historic year, because it was the first year that we could let her run around without having to worry that she was going to dive headfirst into the ocean.
Elisabeth is new to the beach. This was an historic year because it was her first time ever visiting it. This was also her first ever vacation. (As if ten-week-olds actually need a vacation.)
Sophie spent all her time on the beach running around in the surf and playing in the sand.
Elisabeth spent all her time on the beach in this tent.
We went to Broadway at the Beach, which has a little amusement park. Sophie rode the airplanes...
the Ferris wheel...
and the choo-choo train.
Elisabeth rode the stroller.
One of these days, these two girls will get to run around the beach together and ride the rides together.
I can't wait.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Welcome to the Family
On May 6th, we welcomed a new member into our family. Elisabeth Rose was born at 12:50 PM, weighing 8 lbs 3 oz and was 20 inches long. Sophie has been eager to help take care of her-- she loves her new little sister. Elisabeth smiles a lot and has been a joy. We are happy to have her in our family!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Cooking with MeeMaw
One of my favorite childhood memories was going to Grandma's house and cooking in her kitchen. There was always something cooking at Grandma's. A few weeks ago we went to visit my Grandma's house, and Sophie got to cook with her for the first time.
Grandma had a perfect little apron and rolling pin all ready for Sophie to use. And together they made biscuits!
Grandma never measures when she makes biscuits. If you ask her for her recipe, she will look at you a little blankly and say, "Well honey, you just put your flour in the bowl and work in the buttermilk..."
Which is exactly what she does.
Next, Sophie got to roll out the dough with her rolling pin. She did a great job!
Then, Grandma showed Sophie how to use a biscuit cutter to cut out the biscuits. I'm pretty sure this was her favorite part.
They put the biscuits in the baking dish and they were ready for the oven!
Sophie learned that a watched biscuit never browns. Or something like that.
Once the biscuits were done, we all enjoyed the fresh hot biscuits with apple butter and sweet tea. (Except Sophie, who enjoyed them with apple juice instead.) Sophie was very proud of her biscuits. And I know the feeling.
Because a long time ago, I did the same thing myself.
Grandma had a perfect little apron and rolling pin all ready for Sophie to use. And together they made biscuits!
Grandma never measures when she makes biscuits. If you ask her for her recipe, she will look at you a little blankly and say, "Well honey, you just put your flour in the bowl and work in the buttermilk..."
Which is exactly what she does.
Next, Sophie got to roll out the dough with her rolling pin. She did a great job!
Then, Grandma showed Sophie how to use a biscuit cutter to cut out the biscuits. I'm pretty sure this was her favorite part.
They put the biscuits in the baking dish and they were ready for the oven!
Sophie learned that a watched biscuit never browns. Or something like that.
Once the biscuits were done, we all enjoyed the fresh hot biscuits with apple butter and sweet tea. (Except Sophie, who enjoyed them with apple juice instead.) Sophie was very proud of her biscuits. And I know the feeling.
Because a long time ago, I did the same thing myself.
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