happenings

we have been busy. here is a little update.

(kinda goofy picture of 'tater')
'tater' is walking at 11 months and in a week she will be 1 year old! what am i going to do for her birthday? still have to figure that one out. she is into babies, cars, and anything that involves her big sister. what a clown she is. every night at dinner she cracks us up. she is always making funny sounds, new sounds she discovers she can make, and then laughs like she is super funny and clever. of course that makes us laugh and she thinks she is the show, so she hams it up even more. it has been so fun watching her grow into her own little person.

(big kid at the park - she is trying everything)

'smalls' starts kindy-garten in a month and i worry about her, well, her listening skills - the fact that she has none. she is so into her own little world, which revolves around horses and anything related to horses. she often uses our house for a rodeo barrel-riding competition. her and sunrise (her hobby horse) are the fastest pair this side of the dishwasher. i love it. she has me clap, whistle and yell, "that's my daughter!". it lights up her face and she runs even faster. what do you expect from a 5 year-old?

well, they are my life. and i really love and enjoy them.

p.s. the baby birds have flown the coop - they left earlier this month. sometimes i can still hear their little peeps and chirps.

thrifty 2 nifty

i just started a new blog - pardon the chaos - and i posted my first blog today. check it out. it is all about the fun things i find for cheap and what i create from it all. hope that this inspires you to create something nifty from the world of thrifty! visit it from the link above or at http://www.thrifty2nifty.blogspot.com/.

thanks!

happenings

here is a little of what has been happening around our nest! 5 eggs - hatched! and now we have baby birds. had to do this one in color to see the eggs and now baby birds.

forget milk mustache - this is yogurt. a favorite for this child. give me that camera!
swinging and lots of swinging with a best friend. 'small fry' insisted that she have new 'barbie' sun glasses. thanks barbie!
memorial day - 'tater tot' had a great time crawling around with her baby friends. more memorial day - i think she had 7 pieces of corn.
even more memorial day - finally relaxing. this is a rare thing lately.
meet miss 'angry face'. if she doesn't get her way, this is the look she gives me. if she is frustrated, this is the look she gives me. if i take away the dirt that she was trying to eat, this is the look she gives me. you get the idea. it's also the 'fake cry' face. when i get this face i just laugh. someone should tell her that it's not very effective.