As you can see, we have many, many costumes here. Its a regular Halloween fashion show! (Also notice, "Gossie and Gertie" make another appearance.)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Beautiful Butterfly, Halloween 1 day out
As you can see, we have many, many costumes here. Its a regular Halloween fashion show! (Also notice, "Gossie and Gertie" make another appearance.)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
The Unbearable Cuteness of Giuliana
I apologize in advance. If you abhor maternal gloatings then look away. I am going to inundate you with Giuliana's cuteness all week because, well..., she's adorable and I just can't help myself. See the following pictures from today for proof.
A cutie with a whale-spout this morning, reading one of her favorite stories- "Gossie and Gertie."
Crazy hair at the end of the day, watching the dog outside. NOM, NOM, I just want to take a bite out of that cute tushie!
Oops, she caught me!
I don't know what THIS YELLING! was about.
We're ready for our walk...crazy hair securely hidden under a hood...G's first "bad hair day" look.
Fuzzy warm slippers. Thanks, Nana. They're from Turkey!
This is my view as we walk.
See, I told you. Stay tuned for more random acts of cuteness this week...she has lots of fun halloween costumes to entertain you with!
A cutie with a whale-spout this morning, reading one of her favorite stories- "Gossie and Gertie."
Crazy hair at the end of the day, watching the dog outside. NOM, NOM, I just want to take a bite out of that cute tushie!
Oops, she caught me!
I don't know what THIS YELLING! was about.
We're ready for our walk...crazy hair securely hidden under a hood...G's first "bad hair day" look.
Fuzzy warm slippers. Thanks, Nana. They're from Turkey!
This is my view as we walk.
See, I told you. Stay tuned for more random acts of cuteness this week...she has lots of fun halloween costumes to entertain you with!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
West Endicott Halloween Parade
When we moved to West Endicott, the bubbling mama in me was thrilled with two things in particular about the neighborhood: the park around the block and the Halloween Parade. For the last two years I have watched the parade and dreamed of the day my own children would participate. Today was that day!! YAY!! Gina brought her kids over and we all marched in the neighborhood parade, behind the fire trucks! Yipee!!
You get a sneak peak at G's Halloween costume. She is a scary bear! Roar!
And an adorable pumpkin jack o'lantern to top off the cuteness!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN WEEK!! BOO!
You get a sneak peak at G's Halloween costume. She is a scary bear! Roar!
And an adorable pumpkin jack o'lantern to top off the cuteness!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN WEEK!! BOO!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
You absolutely need to read this link
We have all read disturbing and angering articles about John McCain's disgusting use of fear-mongering and hate-spreading tactics this election season. But I came across this article on HuffingtonPost yesterday, and it made me physically ill. It explains exactly how and why this nasty, vicious slander incites people to anger and violence--anger and violence that is not going to magically dissipate on November 5th. Anger and violence that will only intensify when Barack Obama is President-Elect. You need to read this. And then we all need to do everything we can to help reverse this damaging and dangerous propaganda before people get hurt.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose...
As some of you have witnessed, we have discovered some body parts! It is so much fun! G gleefully says "Eye" and pokes you in the eye (never HER eye, I have noticed...she is smarter than that.) Next she touches your nose. She can't say "Nose" yet, but you better, or she may stick her finger up it! Then, she points to your mouth, or sticks her whole fist in your mouth, same difference, while you say "mmwouf". Then we start all over, and over, and over....
Lately, I have introduced "cheek" and "ear". She immediately said "Ear" (eeao, or something like that)-first time! How frickin' cute!
She even points out the eyes (that's her favorite body part right now) on her Baby, pictures, even cartoon animals in books. She also sometimes thinks random circles on things are eyes, too, but gimme a break, she's 10 1/2 months old!
Lately, I have introduced "cheek" and "ear". She immediately said "Ear" (eeao, or something like that)-first time! How frickin' cute!
She even points out the eyes (that's her favorite body part right now) on her Baby, pictures, even cartoon animals in books. She also sometimes thinks random circles on things are eyes, too, but gimme a break, she's 10 1/2 months old!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
I admit...
....that I am in sooooooo much trouble for that picture of John at the end of my last post! I waited nervously while he was catching up on the blogs this morning. When he read mine he was laughing till the end, when he shot me a glare and we'll leave it at that...I don't want to get into more trouble! Needless to say, I have a lot of kissing up to do.
....that my husband is the best husband and father in the world! He got up with G last night when she started screaming and rocked her for at least 1/2 hour while she yelled and cried, he gave her a bottle and sang to her till she fell back to sleep...while he let me sleep. He definitely won the "Most Patient Parent Award" last night, as I was already at my wits end when he did this. I know it doesn't sound like much, but, man, it was a life saver for me last night. Don't get me wrong, he often gets up with her, but for some reason last night it just meant the world to me.
....that I was going to post that 2nd thing even before he got mad at me and I realized the need to kiss up. I swear!
....that my husband is the best husband and father in the world! He got up with G last night when she started screaming and rocked her for at least 1/2 hour while she yelled and cried, he gave her a bottle and sang to her till she fell back to sleep...while he let me sleep. He definitely won the "Most Patient Parent Award" last night, as I was already at my wits end when he did this. I know it doesn't sound like much, but, man, it was a life saver for me last night. Don't get me wrong, he often gets up with her, but for some reason last night it just meant the world to me.
....that I was going to post that 2nd thing even before he got mad at me and I realized the need to kiss up. I swear!
Saturday, October 18, 2008
A little bit of lots of stuff
First things first. The other day John was watching G while I took a nap. He was letting her play in the kitchen, which we both do just about every day, while he was (I think) playing his new guitar in the other room (did I mention he got a new guitar...he is very enamored of it. It's a really nice guitar that he managed, somehow, to convince me that we could afford....) When he checked on G, this is what he found.
Yes, those are all my recipe cards. I think G is going to be a great cook someday, due to the amount of time she spends ingesting...I mean investigating all my recipes.
Next up, G and I had a fun shopping trip today. Tomorrow is Sophia's and Alana's birthday party. They are one year and 4 days apart, 5 and 4 already!! Unbelievable. Anyway, G and I were on a mission for fun birthday presents. We decided to create a fun dress up wardrobe addition for each girl. Dress-up was my absolute FAVORITE thing to play as a little girl, so I am a big proponent of it. We went to Christmas Tree Shop, which I love. Thank God its almost Halloween...they had tons of fun stuff, all at GREAT prices! Here is one of the gift sets I made.
The other is similar but slightly different. Fun? I think so! Yes, those are fairy wings, and a purple fedora. Throw in some groucho glasses and you have a fashion statement!!
By the way, this was G's 2nd outing riding around in the shopping cart like a big kid! No camera both times...bad mama! Last week John and I took her grocery shopping and she was so much happier riding through the store, looking around at everything, talking to everyone we saw...
Speaking of pretend play, G ASTOUNDED me today. I mean it, I was actually near tears, I was so shocked and proud of her. I was chopping up some vegetables and accidentally dropped a piece of green pepper on the floor near where G was playing (in the kitchen again!) She immediately picked it up, and I assumed she was going to eat it. Nope. She crawled right over to her Baby, picked her up and shoved the pepper in her mouth!!! The BABY'S MOUTH. She's 10 months old! I couldn't believe it. She has been making great leaps in her play the last week or so. I work with kids with developmental disabilities, and so do most of my coworkers who see G everyday at work. So we are all always noticing things she is doing and saying things like "Oh, look at her pincer grasp, how developmentally appropriate!" We're OT dorks, I know. Anyway, so, I notice things that some other parents might not. So, she started putting things "In" and "On" last week...big milestone, I was so proud. She was playing with the (now empty) recipe box the other day, trying to put the top back on the box, then trying to put the box back on the shelf where it goes. All very impressive stuff to me. But PRETEND PLAY!?!? I wasn't expecting that, at all! I actually went into the dining room, where another jam session was happening with John and Ken, and stopped them to tell them the news. What a little smartie she is!
And then there was the cooking. I made beef stew and chocolate chip cookies today, both from scratch. I mean, I used chocolate chips from a bag, but I'm not Sweetfern, I'm not going to molest the cow and the cocoa beans myself (just kidding, Kristina, I love you, you're awesome! But homemade cheese??..) Anyway, my dinner was heavenly. I had applesauce on the agenda, too, but I still don't have all those apples peeled, and what I do have peeled is frozen, and I was getting a major headache because by 4pm all I had eaten was a pumpkin muffin at 8am, and I was trying to eat an apple, but my precocious 10 month old STOLE it from me (she's cute=she's spoiled, I gave it to her when she batted those lashes and smiled) and then she needed a bottle and then a diaper change.....so applesauce-never happened. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. I do have to admit to some serious multitasking, though. At one point I was perched on a kitchen stool with Giuliana on my lap, giving her a bottle with one hand while pan-searing beef tips for stew with the other hand. Just call me Martha.
And finally, this is what my much younger (HE thinks) husband is doing right now, while I, the much older and usually much sleepier, wife am still up and away...
He who lets his guard down finds himself posted on the internet!
Yes, those are all my recipe cards. I think G is going to be a great cook someday, due to the amount of time she spends ingesting...I mean investigating all my recipes.
Next up, G and I had a fun shopping trip today. Tomorrow is Sophia's and Alana's birthday party. They are one year and 4 days apart, 5 and 4 already!! Unbelievable. Anyway, G and I were on a mission for fun birthday presents. We decided to create a fun dress up wardrobe addition for each girl. Dress-up was my absolute FAVORITE thing to play as a little girl, so I am a big proponent of it. We went to Christmas Tree Shop, which I love. Thank God its almost Halloween...they had tons of fun stuff, all at GREAT prices! Here is one of the gift sets I made.
The other is similar but slightly different. Fun? I think so! Yes, those are fairy wings, and a purple fedora. Throw in some groucho glasses and you have a fashion statement!!
By the way, this was G's 2nd outing riding around in the shopping cart like a big kid! No camera both times...bad mama! Last week John and I took her grocery shopping and she was so much happier riding through the store, looking around at everything, talking to everyone we saw...
Speaking of pretend play, G ASTOUNDED me today. I mean it, I was actually near tears, I was so shocked and proud of her. I was chopping up some vegetables and accidentally dropped a piece of green pepper on the floor near where G was playing (in the kitchen again!) She immediately picked it up, and I assumed she was going to eat it. Nope. She crawled right over to her Baby, picked her up and shoved the pepper in her mouth!!! The BABY'S MOUTH. She's 10 months old! I couldn't believe it. She has been making great leaps in her play the last week or so. I work with kids with developmental disabilities, and so do most of my coworkers who see G everyday at work. So we are all always noticing things she is doing and saying things like "Oh, look at her pincer grasp, how developmentally appropriate!" We're OT dorks, I know. Anyway, so, I notice things that some other parents might not. So, she started putting things "In" and "On" last week...big milestone, I was so proud. She was playing with the (now empty) recipe box the other day, trying to put the top back on the box, then trying to put the box back on the shelf where it goes. All very impressive stuff to me. But PRETEND PLAY!?!? I wasn't expecting that, at all! I actually went into the dining room, where another jam session was happening with John and Ken, and stopped them to tell them the news. What a little smartie she is!
And then there was the cooking. I made beef stew and chocolate chip cookies today, both from scratch. I mean, I used chocolate chips from a bag, but I'm not Sweetfern, I'm not going to molest the cow and the cocoa beans myself (just kidding, Kristina, I love you, you're awesome! But homemade cheese??..) Anyway, my dinner was heavenly. I had applesauce on the agenda, too, but I still don't have all those apples peeled, and what I do have peeled is frozen, and I was getting a major headache because by 4pm all I had eaten was a pumpkin muffin at 8am, and I was trying to eat an apple, but my precocious 10 month old STOLE it from me (she's cute=she's spoiled, I gave it to her when she batted those lashes and smiled) and then she needed a bottle and then a diaper change.....so applesauce-never happened. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. I do have to admit to some serious multitasking, though. At one point I was perched on a kitchen stool with Giuliana on my lap, giving her a bottle with one hand while pan-searing beef tips for stew with the other hand. Just call me Martha.
And finally, this is what my much younger (HE thinks) husband is doing right now, while I, the much older and usually much sleepier, wife am still up and away...
He who lets his guard down finds himself posted on the internet!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Apple Hunting
Captured for the first time on film...AMAZING photos of a wild, human, herbivore on the hunt for a precious meal. Never before have we seen such incredible footage of the human baby stalking her prey and devouring it in a lustful gorge! Warning! These unbelievable photos are not for the faint of heart. Women:they may cause your ovaries to scream at you! Men:they may cause your spouses ovaries to scream at you! Proceed with caution.
The Daddy and the Baby human hunt for easy prey.
The Mommy human helps trap some prey to aid her Baby in the hunt.
She sees one.
Amazing footage of this first time hunter stalking her prey.
Oh, she's captured it!
I can't watch! Oh, the humanity!
The Baby eats with delight.
Oh, no! She's spotted us!
The proud Mommy human is pleased with her offspring.
The whole human/canine tribe celebrates a successful hunt!
The Daddy and the Baby human hunt for easy prey.The Mommy human helps trap some prey to aid her Baby in the hunt.She sees one.Amazing footage of this first time hunter stalking her prey.
Oh, she's captured it!
I can't watch! Oh, the humanity!The Baby eats with delight.Oh, no! She's spotted us!
The proud Mommy human is pleased with her offspring.
The whole human/canine tribe celebrates a successful hunt!
Capturing Autumn
We spent Saturday afternoon at my parent's house in Conklin. As some of you know, they have a beautiful, large yard, an apple orchard, and a gorgeous view of the hills. It was spectacularly autumn on Saturday. Besides picking about 40lbs of apples, I enjoyed my digital camara and the landscape! Enjoy :)
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