Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
Last week we introduced Ellie to the wonderful world of rice! Rice cereal to be exact. No sushi for Ellie yet. Here she is all ready to eat. [singlepic=8382,350,250] [singlepic=8383,350,250] First bite. [singlepic=8385,350,250] [singlepic=8387,350,250] Yumm! [singlepic=8388,350,250] We all helped feed her. [singlepic=8395,350,250] [singlepic=8403,350,250] [singlepic=8402,350,250] [singlepic=8393,350,250] All in all, Ellie loved each bite and did a […]
Read More CerealI was enjoying one of these Refreshers yesterday afternoon while Zak and Ellie were at the market. Zoe and I were busy with an art project and she was being such a delight to hang out with. I decided to give her a few sips of my beverage. It was her first taste of pop […]
Read More A New BeverageRemember this conversation? [singlepic=8377,350,250] It was the one when the dentist told Zoe she can’t suck her thumb anymore. Well, Zoe remembered it and hasn’t sucked her thumb since. Seriously. It’s been a week, and Zoe’s thumb has NOT once entered her mouth. I don’t know why she listened to him, but she took his […]
Read More ThumbSince Z had done such a great job at the dentist Molly promised her that she could pick out a new toy at the toy store. We had planned on getting her some little trinket, but since she did do a really great job and it’s been almost 6 months since she did get a […]
Read More Zoe’s dental rewardFor some reason I made Ellie very, very sleepy on Friday. She and I spent the morning playing on the swing set (OK, I pushed and she just sat there), and after an hour or so I brought her in to change her diaper. As I was walking back down the stairs she fell asleep. […]
Read More I am Ellie’s sedativeTo Zak: For being the best. For finding humor and positiveness in everything, dammit. For the adventures you bring into our life. For not being afraid of trying new parenting things. For putting up with me and my long days. For working so hard for us. For making both the girls laugh. Hard. Really hard. […]
Read More Happy Father’s DayOur DVD player doesn’t work, so if Zoe watches a video it has to be on the laptop or on the portable travel DVD player. She usually sits at the dining room table to watch her friends, Clifford or Elmo. The other day, I told her she could watch Clifford anywhere she wanted in the […]
Read More Really?! Anywhere?!Z: One, two, three, nine, ten! Yay!! (wildly clapping) I counting!! One, two, three, nine, ten! Yay! Do again!! Zak: You forgot four, five, six, seven, and eight. Z: Nooo. One, two, three, nine, ten! Yay!
Read More CountingWe were out for pizza with friends last week. The adults were having grown-up conversation while the kids played with the arcade games nearby. Zak and I looked up to check on Zoe and this is what we saw: [singlepic=8239,350,250] [singlepic=8236,350,250] [singlepic=8237,350,250] This is the kid who isn’t even allowed to have water guns!
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