And just some cute pics

He's finally as big as his lion!

bath time fun

Look who's ready for a bath...


and look who's sitting in the tub like a big boy! Man, he is just growing so fast!

*splish splash*

Remember These?

David's mom won this jack-in-the-box on ebay for Finn. She said that David had the same one when he was little. I can't believe it! I had it too. Must have been a popular model. The trademark date is 1979. It's in great condition and Finn seems to really love it.



I also joined paperback swap last month and it's an awesome website! You can swap your books with other members and all you have to pay is the shipping fees, which, for media mail is dirt cheap. Anyway, there are plenty of kids books posted and I just had to get this one for Finn because it was a favorite of mine back in the day.


I wonder what other vintage articles I can collect for Finn?

park playdate

Here are the pics from our afternoon at the park with Jairus and Payton. It feels great outside since the weather is in the 80s. It's finally cooled off! Jairus and I may have mastered the art of throwing a frisbee, and I think we may have worn them both out since they both slept soundly in the car (a task worthy of a gold medal). I noticed something while we were playing at the park...tooth number 4 has decided to make a debut!

ah, the milestones

First noise..awww! First smile...hooray! First tooth...ouch! Crawling....Arghhhhhh! Serenity now! Well, not that bad. But, after chasing Finn around for 2 hours and trying to do chores at the same time while relentlesly screaming, "NO! We don't play with cords! Where are you going? No! Plastic bags are not for playing!" I decided to strap little boy into the chair. Not what he had in mind. But, YO GABBA GABBA to the rescue!


And, ah...sweet relief...Jairus just called and we are going to take the kids to the park. When I get back I'd better mop the kitchen tile...Finn is black from crawling all over the dirt...

Here he goes...get ready...

Green Thumb

I've been working on our patio for sometime, trying to make a tranquil environment. I still have a lot of work to do, but I am proud to say, I haven't killed any of my plants yet! Which, I think is quite a feat considering the temperatures have been over 100 degrees, and, I usually kill them before they even have a chance to grow. Here are some shots I took this afternoon...

Create a Hallmark Card...

Some of you have been asking about this, and I know that you all are awesomely creative (Sara, Linda, Pam, Joanna...I'm addressing you). So, I wanted to go ahead and post the details, it's pretty cool... You can enter your ideas for Hallmark cards and people vote on the website. Then, if you are a finalist, your cards are printed and sold in Hallmark Gold Crown Stores. There are some pretty clever ones, as well as really neat illustrations and such....check out the website:

http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/index.cfm

and, here is the next contest and the deadlines:

Taking back the living room...

Since our basement has been sitting empty, and we are FINALLY getting the flooding under control, we decided that it was time to take back our living room. Things were getting a little crowded up there with baby stuff. Anyway, there is lots of work to do to getting it up to my standards, but in the meantime, it's a good area for us to hang out with Finn.

Ok, so the futton is about 8 years old (i had it in college, believe it or not), and it is covered in a lovely floral comforter. I'm working on looking for something a little more stylish and maybe a coffee table as well.

Yes, there are still boxes everywhere (even though in September we'll have lived here a year). Like I said, it's been pretty empty down here for a while. I'd like to get a cute little kids table and chairs to put in the back and we're going to paint the wall with chalkboard paint so that Finn can doodle all over it.

I'm working on the desk area. We've been pretty lazy with the computer. The laptop just sits in the living room and we use it on the couch, so I'm working on ideas for this area. I'm also going to get some shelving units with cubbies to store all of the stuff. These folding tables are pretty ghetto, but serve the purpose at the moment.

As you can see, there is loads of work to be done, which is probably why we waited so long to tackle it. And, I feel like I'm still working on the rest of the house! But, this little guy seems happy to have more space.

There's great area for him to work on his crawling...he's not quite got it yet, but he's working pretty hard!