Mamatography Week 17
May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Just eating my snack in mommy and daddy’s bed. You caught me.
Taking pictures of my baby carriers that I’m no longer using. For sale. . . *sniff*
. . . I remember lovingly and carefully crafting this carrier while I was still pregnant with Joe.
Impromptu Family Photo at the park!
. . . and the Silly Pic
The Silly Bears, ready to help, heading to the Home Depot to exchange some drawer pulls. Joe is really into flashlights lately.
Joe’s finished “trash to treasure” sports themed dresser! I painted the dresser and hand painted the new knobs to be sports balls. I say “It’s not perfect” but Joe says “I like it mommy!”
Mamatography Week 16 – Still chilly, but havin’ fun
April 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This week, we celebrated Joseph’s 2nd Birthday with a Thomas the Train themed party.
He was so excited! “My party! My Thomas party!”
Joseph, Abbey and their friends had a great time coloring, playing, and snacking.
We had a small ice cream cake with a Thomas candle for birthday wishes, and my friend Erica made adorable “balloon” cake pops for Thomas to pull down the tracks to Joe’s party.
Joseph was so sweet to all of his guests, especially the youngest, our little neighbor, Noah. I was so proud of his lovely manners.
Later in the week we had friends over for a cookout and the kids got pretty messy in the slightly wet sandbox and newly cleaned up back yard.
“Hey, mom!”
“Oh, yeah, I guess I DO have dirty hands.” LOL
Even though it is still pretty chilly here (Spring, where ARE you?!), we still make sure to get outside to play. It was about 43′ the day I snapped this portrait of Abbey. . . she had just finished having a giant fit about the fact that it was cold, and that she had to wear a helmet while she rode her bike.
Joseph, cruising around the same day on his Rock, Roll, and Ride trike – with a lollipop (“loll- pop”)
I got a couple cute snapshots of the kids at the park this week, too.
Cheeeeeeeeeeese!
And I had to include this “still life” of Joe’s little Wrangler jeans. He is growing up SO fast!
That was OUR Week. How was YOURS?
This post is part of the Mamatography 2013 Project with Diary of a First Child and Momma Jorje.
We are taking (at least) a photo a day to keep a record of our year. Join us at any point during the year and start sharing your own daily photos!
Wordless Wednesday- Manual Portraits in the Chilly Weather
April 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The weather is still pretty chilly here in New England, and we’ve all got allergy symptoms going on, but we still make sure to get outside and play! I decided to take out my Canon Rebel XT again and take some “real” photos (as opposed to iPhone ones!) in manual. 
Mamatography Week 15
April 18, 2013 By 2 Comments
We started our week with fierce puddle splashing. Joe loves him some puddles!!!!
Tuesday afternoon, we had the inaugural ride of the power wheels Camaro. Abbey and Joe love cruising around the park together.
We love our mid-week bible study program at our friend’s church. Here is Joe with her daughter, London.
At one point, the two of them were feeding each other cake. It was adorable.
Next week, I promise, I’ll get a shot of the two of them hugging. It will melt your heart!
Abbey and Joe built a “roller coaster” together on Thursday with some building toys that we’ve collected from Wendy’s kids meals. I love how well they are interacting and playing with one another lately. We are not without a little rivalry and disagreement, but it’s mostly sibling love around here lately. So cute!
Unfortunately, on Friday afternoon, Jed, Joe, and I were in a one-car accident in the random sleet that hit our area. It was raining, and we had decided to drive to meet someone for a Craigslist trade. Rain turned to sleet really fast, and we hydroplaned on the ice. I was driving very slowly and carefully, but I couldn’t save us from crashing. The road went out from under us and there we were, crashing into a tree in the ditch. This is a picture of one of my bruises. It was awful and scary, but Joe and Jed and I are all OK, Thank GOD. My car however. . . is not.
I just praise God that everyone is safe, and thank God for the great family of friends we have here in our neighborhood that helped us out on Friday and kept my spirits up over the weekend. I was really SORE and sad about the crash.
Abbey had her second dance class this weekend. She loves it!
After dance class, we went to Abbey’s preschool program – Passport through America. It was a big party/festival type thing, in the gym at the Shipyard. There were booths with food, fun, and activities to represent all the regions of the US. Coincidentally (since we are moving to Alaska soon), Abbey’s class worked on the Alaska/Hawaii booth!
Abbey and Joe’s favorite part of the festival was definitely the petting zoo, though. They loved feeding the goats with us.
That was OUR Week. How was YOURS?
This post is part of the Mamatography 2013 Project with Diary of a First Child and Momma Jorje.
We are taking (at least) a photo a day to keep a record of our year. Join us at any point during the year and start sharing your own daily photos!
Here’s Looking at YOU, Mom!
April 17, 2013 By 2 Comments
Joe turned 2 this past Saturday. I feel like this picture says “Here’s looking at YOU, mom! I’m two and I love my milkies!”
Mamatography Week 13 – Month of the Military Child (and projects galore!)
April 5, 2013 By 2 Comments
My week started out with a determination to start AND finish a chair re-uppholstery/refinishing project for our four dining room chairs. As you can see, I bought these really nice (but used and scratched/nicked) chairs. I paid $40 for all of them, and set out to make them my own!
Joseph was eager to help! Very hands on, this child!
Watch out, screws! Joe is going to get you!!!!! LOL
We had a couple days of sibling rivalry over the new Tag Reader books. You know you have a preschooler and a toddler when:
you are constantly taping the pages of tag reader books back together.
But they sure do LOVE one another. They love to dance together – Abbey says “Joseph would you like to be the Prince, and we’ll dance!” So cute.
This week I also made my own kolaches. So delicious!
Some more dancing cuteness from the Silly Bears. . .
And whoo hoo! The finished chair re-appholstery/refinishing project!
I love the way they came out. What do you think?
On Friday morning, Abbey’s class had a parade on the Shipyard to celebrate the Month of the Military Child. We picked up daddy for a special break from work to watch Abbey march in her parade.
What are our favorite colors, Rainbow Friends?
“Red, White, and Blue! RED, WHITE, and BLUE!”
That was OUR week. How was YOURS?
This post is part of the Mamatography 2013 Project with Diary of a First Child and Momma Jorje.
We are taking (at least) a photo a day to keep a record of our year. Join us at any point during the year and start sharing your own daily photos!
Mamatography Week 12: Welcome, Spring?
March 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The snow won’t keep us from enjoying the outdoors, but it’s supposed to be SPRING, y’all! This is craziness!
We have been spending this past week having lots of playdates at the park with our neighborhood friends.
Enjoying laughs and toddler and childhood antics with all our dear friends before we pack up and move to Kodiak *sniff*
Joe has really been enjoying puddle splashing, even in the cooooooold weather.
“Mama, I splash puddle! I splash puddle pleeeeeease?”
How can I say no?
Joseph and Abbey have been having a brother-sister blast lately. It’s so fun to watch them together.
That was our week! How was YOURS?!
This post is part of the Mamatography 2013 Project with Diary of a First Child and Momma Jorje.
We are taking (at least) a photo a day to keep a record of our year. Join us at any point during the year and start sharing your own daily photos!
Mamatography Week 11
March 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
This week has been rather crazy, with two illnesses (Abbey’s quite swift, and Joseph’s quite startling and sad), news that daddy is headed home from his boat with a broken foot (from playing street hockey with the guys from the boat), and me getting sick, too! In between all the craziness we had some fun play dates and dinners with our friends from the neighborhood, so all in all it was a good week.
I could have done without the sickness, though.
Oh, and I could have done without the snowstorm. I’m done with snow.
Abbey and Joe making faces and giggling incessantly while I worked on papers for my college classes.
Abbey making a funny face at our lunch date after Mass on Sunday. She and Joe love to make their own salads. Maybe her face is saying “Don’t steal my carrots!” LOL
Silly Joe and his friend Larry hiding with their juice cups
Our whole neighborhood gang of ruffigans showing off their table manners
Silly Kiddos dancing Dance Central on the X-Box at a friend’s house.
they were having so much fun!
I should have known we were destined for a sick-day when Joe was yawning like this at 8:10 AM.
Catching some comfort at mamas breast
(for the next 24 hours, he refused to nurse because it caused him too much pain to suck. Poor guy!)
He’s nursing again now
Toddler falls asleep at 9:00 AM. Theeeeeere’s your sign that he’s not feeling well.
Poor feverish boy
Abbey playing a Sophia the First game on my iPad while Joseph napped
(subsequent days of the illness, he did NOT nap. . . )
All wrapped up in three blankets after a warm comforting bath
Playing and starting to feel better.
That was our week! How was YOURS?!
This post is part of the Mamatography 2013 Project with Diary of a First Child and Momma Jorje.
We are taking (at least) a photo a day to keep a record of our year. Join us at any point during the year and start sharing your own daily photos!
