Posts from ‘July, 2009’

Colorado Trip

Not only are we sitting up, but we’re bonking each other with toys and making more motorcycle mouth noises.

Althea – baby burrito

With Mama

Two Tooth Wonder

Elise is like LOL whatev

The Lighter Side

Fussy Elise is teething (worse than Althea) and the only thing that would get her mind off it was a plastic bowl of shallow water, a 1/4 cup measuring spoon, and a set of plastic measuring spoons.  Althea insisted on trying also, and to avert the newly-discovered art of pulling things away from each other, [...]

The Childers Vidalia
One of my favorite snacks when they’re in season, a properly prepared Vidalia onion can (and should) be eaten by itself as an appetizer or snack.  It is less oniony than it is savory.  You have to eat one for that to make any sense.  This is the method taught to me by [...]

Idoia had a night out with her “Mom’s Group” people a couple nights ago and my tasks, among other things like feeding and bouncing and bedtime book story time, was putting them down to sleep for the night.  Within moments of laying down the second one (Althea, I think it was), they’d scooted close to [...]

We needed to upgrade, so we did.  Canon Rebel EOS XSi.

On bouncing, with an attention to laughter in the initial moments.

Althea can now make pooting sounds with her face, and she’s only seven months old!