there’ll be days like this, there’ll be days like this my mama said…
These photos were from a while back, we haven’t used the highchair in quite some time, but in hindsight his little dramatic- self cracks me up every time!!
Happy Monday to you!
Category: Jay
happy earth day!
About a month ago Jamie tackled a large project from our to-do list- moving the second (and last) of our raised gardens. We put in the garden a while back, originally placing it on the North side of our backyard, and while things grew there and did moderately well it was apparent that in order for it to thrive it needed to be moved so it could get more sun light.
He was able to wrangle some “help” to move it; although, our help mostly enjoyed wheel barrow rides and relocating the dirt that was being put back into the garden rather than anything actually productive. I guess you get what you pay for ;) It was no small feat but it is done now and we are so happy that we moved it- things are starting to look wonderful! Our black thumbs are getting greener and we are learning as we go… looking forward to enjoying some of our bounty soon ;)
Happy Earth Day to you!!
friday from the phone
just a peak at our Friday cause I have it ;)
what I came in to find after walking Daddy out to the car in the morning… when I asked Jay what he was doing he mater of factly told me that he was watching baby Charlie (Charlie was in his bouncer on the floor in the kitchen)
drinking from a big boy cup
even with Super Jay riding along we didn’t get in and out of publix in under an hour… honestly, the only thing that would make me happier than the public cape appearances is if he had a pair of rain boots too :)
happy baby
what Jay’s bed usually looks like in the morning and after naps… not sure how he sleeps with all of that stuff in it
not a super happy baby- his acid reflux is bothering him still and he’s getting teeth to boot!
my view is pretty sweet though…
supper prep- look here for the super delicious recipe
after supper outside playtime
super weekend
We had a super weekend- lots of great family time, lots of things accomplished and checked off of our list, lots and lots of fun!
Jay has been wearing the Superman Cape that my Dad gave him pretty frequently these days (it’s fantastic and I LOVE that he asks to wears it out in public- it usually gets a lot of smiles from strangers too). On Saturday he wore it to lunch at Hot Dog Heaven. He had a great time flying with Daddy after lunch and I was lucky to capture a few of these gems.
*Note… if you are faint at heart you may not want to scroll down too far for there is most definitely children “flying” the air ;)
And just so Charlie didn’t feel left out, he got to fly too!
Both boys LOVE this by the way and none of the photos were Photoshopped ;)
good bye highchair
For the last few weeks I have been letting Jay sit with me at the table and have lunch. I wanted to slowly transition him out of the highchair before Charlie needed it so he didn’t feel like he was being kicked out. However, he has done so well it’s kind of become a regular thing. He crawls up on his own and buckles himself right in. He’s getting to be such a big boy these days; honestly I am afraid to blink too long for fear of missing any of it.
and yes the majority of his plate is filled with fruit… not a battle I want to fight these days ;)
all before noon
Such an exciting day we had and all before noon…
We prepped dinner and sampled the “goods”…
We were sure to share with our friends…
We watched cars dive from great heights and then dove a little ourselves…
We watched race cars race at “very fast” speeds…
We took airplanes for rides and did loop-de-loops…
We hauled bricks, loaded trains and used a crane…
We took our friends to the train and saw them off on an adventure to “hot dolphin” (aka Hot Dog Heaven)…
We read a half dozen stories- The Lorax, I love You this Much, Little Blue Truck, Curious George and many others…
We met some new friends and attended to all of their needs…
We caught sight of an extremely adorable squishy…
And we had guests for lunch…
I don’t know about you but our day has been full, really full… gloriously and wonderfully full ;)
our chalkboard wall
In a moment of insanity I decided that it would be a good idea to redecorate our home… this moment came sometime after Jamie went back to work after Charlie was born and probably after days of not getting out much. I told Jamie that it had never really felt like ‘our’ home (we were younger when we moved in and painted every wall in the house and I most certainly would not pick the stuff that I picked out then again) and that I really wanted a change. Surprisingly, he agreed to let me change things up and I haven’t looked back since.
If I had my way we would be able to do it all in one fell swoop (I hate the in-between stages of projects); however, our budget says otherwise and we are doing it little bit by little bit after saving and budgeting for the changes… it’s what we can do right now so it works ;)
I am nowhere near being ready to share any before and after photos with you all (like I said it’s been a process); however, I do want to show off one of my favorite changes so far- our kitchen chalkboard wall! We took the simple green wall in the kitchen and turned a 4×8 section of it into a massive chalkboard! I was desperate to find something to entertain my super busy toddler during the last hour before Daddy gets home- you know the hour when he is tired, hungry and cranky AND I am trying to make dinner and entertain my littlest chunk of love. We needed something that would allow for both of us to be alive and in one piece when Jamie walks through the door and we hit the jackpot with this addition. Our little bird loves it and it proves to be a great conversation piece after Daddy gets home and we sit down for supper. I am sorry but I really don’t have any great tutorials on how to make one of these for yourself and I certainly didn’t take any photos of the during process; however, if you really would like more info feel free to leave a comment and I will try to answer as best I can.
shoes
the boy really does love him some shoes…
recharged
I logged some great snuggle time this weekend with my boys; so we are recharged and ready to take on this week! Happy Monday to you :)
where is charlie?
To begin with Charlie was the only one in this chair… Jay thought he might be lonely…
the perreault family 