Meet Olivia and Archie

Maddie is a very lucky girl. My very talented friend did this post a while back about these dolls she fell in love with.

This is the result.Thank you Adrianne, you rock!


And by the way, Anders aka legoboy started a blog ... all I do is type, the rest is all him.

Baby Bird

Today outside the kitchen window was a hummingbird. It stayed by the bush for about 5 minutes, which is good because it took the whole 5 minutes to convince Maddie it was not a "baby bird", but an "adult bird" that was small. I think we could have used another couple minutes because a few times tonight she's inquired about that "baby bird."

Hummingbirds are crazy, they're not quite an insect but they're also not quite a bird.

Another conversation that I have with Maddie about 8 trillion times a day goes like this.

Maddie: Mom I need ______.
Me: OK I'll get it.
(1/2 second later, as if she's been waiting hours.)
Maddie: So, do it mom.

(This is a picture taken by Anders yesterday. There's another whole post about Anders latest photo shoot. He's quite the budding photographer.)

Letting go ... a little.

Anders is my friend. And today my friend went to kindergarten.

There was a lot of backpack showing off to do.

70's

When Maddie takes a bath right before she goes to bed the next morning her hair always looks like this.

Everytime.




And I always think of this.Everytime.

On a Roll

I think this is the first time I have ever posted three days in a row, but I had to get rid of that last picture being the first thing I saw. I did that last post about midnight, what was I thinking?

So here's an update that I don't have to put the word WARNING in the title.

One of the many things we love about this town is the pond. This summer has been the first time We've really been able to enjoy it. The first summer we moved here in July and after getting settled in the summer was turning into fall. Last summer I had Eddie in August so we went sometimes but it was difficult to get there everyday. This summer ... the pond has not disappointed!

Here's some pictures from a few weeks ago.

Warning: Human Feces

Human feces just after eating carrots no less.

Introducing ... SMALL INTESTINE MAN. He spends most of his time dodging his arch nemesis Eddie the Giant.



He saw it. We saw him spot it. We went leaping. He gulped. He smiled. Then we waited. Then we took a picture. Then we posted it here ... because we are that DISGUSTING.

This is for Grandma

My mom has taught swimming lessons since she was a teenager and had Anders swimming when he was days old. When we moved here away from her he regressed a little bit but with a lot of trips to the pond and pool this year he has really progressed. This was something we were not expecting today but made me smile! So, this one's for you mom.