Lucky Day
We were eating lunch today and Zoe had a roast beef and swiss sandwich, hummus and carrots, and a cheese stick. Out of nowhere, Zoe blurts out,”It’s my lucky day. I have two cheeses!”
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An Update
Wow!! It’s been way too long since I’ve done an update, but we’ve been so busy. It’s just insane. So here’s what we’re all up to. Ellie is amazing. She’s crawling. EVERYWHERE. Constantly. Crawling and pulling herself up on anything that’s within arms’ reach. And she’s discovered the joy of Cheerios. She had her first […]
Read More An UpdateFunny Quotes
Zoe is at the most hilarious age. Every other sentence just cracks us up. And then the every other ones are still beginning with “Why…?” Here are a few funny statements she’s made in the past few days. As we’re tucking her into bed Zoe said, “I don’t know what we’re doing now.” Standing in […]
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When Zoe was much younger we didn’t let her play with knives. Because we are good parents and good parents don’t let toddlers play with weapons. In fact, we even went so far as to teach her they were dangerous. And, yet another lesson backfired. She became, unreasonably, scared to death of knives. We’d sit […]
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Saturday we went to the Kane County Cougars game with my parents, Mike, Sara, and Sara’s parents. It was a lot of fun and both the girls really had a fabulous time. It was a very typical all American evening at the ball game. The hot dogs. The funnel cake. A beautiful evening. Loud cheering. […]
Read More Shane KeoughWhy? Why? Why?
Zoe has entered a new phase. A phase I’ve heard many parents talk about. A phase that, for some reason, I didn’t ever really think my kids would go through. A phase that is so tiring, but so adorable at the same time. She’s entered the Why? phase. The one when every other sentence out […]
Read More Why? Why? Why?Crawling
She’s mobile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just a few weeks ago Ellie learned to sit up. A week or so later she learned to pull herself up using stationary objects. And in just the past couple of days she’s mastered crawling. Right now just she and I are awake, enjoying the crisp summer morning. I’m drinking hot coffee and, […]
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Zak took Zoe for a bike ride to the park this afternoon. Zak: We stopped at Irish Times (a little local bar) on the way home. Molly: For a beer? Zak: I thought about it, but Zoe needed to use the bathroom. Zoe: There was a girl in the bathroom. Zak: A girl statue. Molly: […]
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Read More www.aplayfulpalate.comPolar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
[singlepic=9320,350,250] Polar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you hear? I hear a lion roaring in my ear. [singlepic=9325,350,250] Lion, Lion, what do you hear? I hear a hippopotamus snorting in my ear. [singlepic=9330,350,250] Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, what do you hear? I hear a flamingo fluting in my ear. Flamingo, Flamingo, what do you hear? I hear […]
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