Boxes and Moccasins
Building a box tower while wearing red moccasins… how we survive a long rainy week.
FAMILY
Thanksgiving Traditions
Each family has their traditions for each holiday. Since Thanksgiving is coming up here are some of the great traditions our family practices each year. Deviled Eggs – Our family LOVES Deviled Eggs. It’s a must-have. More important than the Turkey. Spending the Day with my Dad’s Family – we almost always spend Thanksgiving with…
Living Green
I’ve always known the benefits of recycling and tried to recycle whenever convenient. But ever since I worked on “It’s Easy Being Green” a special for The Fine Living Network I’ve become an advocate for all things green. In our home we practice green routines. Here are just a few of the things we do…
Super Jude
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Halloween 09
What a whirlwind of a weekend. Costume Contest. Pumpkin Carving Contest. Kid’s Parties. Adult Parties. All so much fun! Joe’s office had a pumpkin carving contest. So I carved this lovely fella! He didn’t win. 🙁 Joe’s office had a costume contest. We went as Wolverine. He didn’t win. 🙁 But he should have! …
A Fair Day
Yesterday Joe took a much needed half day from work and we went to the NC State Fair. The weather was perfect, warm but not too warm. We saw cows and rabbits both of whom Jude thought were dogs and he barked at them. Then we met up with some friend who have an adorable…
A Day with a Friend
On Friday I babysat for a friend because their usual sitter was unavailable and they both had to work. I’ve never watched another child with my own but I was up for the adventure. About 10am Jen dropped of Miss Fiona and the fun began. As soon as Jen left both babies started crying. Fiona…
The Boy Can Eat
(After eating a purple sweet potato for dinner.) Jude was a pretty big baby at birth but he didn’t maintain that “big baby” status very long. According to the charts at our doctor’s office at 6 months Jude was only in the 20th percentile for his weight. (But according to the WHO standards he’s…
Breastmilk – Never Recalled
One way we saved a ton of money is by breastfeeding. (12 mos of BFing saves approximately $1,433) Jude has been breastfed for 14 months. My initial hope was to BF for 1 year and then consider weaning but now that we’re here it makes me sad to think of quitting. I’ll admit it was…
Our Field Trip to Durham
Last Thursday Jude and I took a little field trip with our friends Kim and Jacob to the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in Durham. We got a little lost on our way there and couldn’t find a gas station anywhere in Durham on our way home but all the hassle was worth…
Vocabulary of a 1 year old.
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