Cider Mill

We went to Yates Cider Mill today. N stayed home to work on Roxanne. The little boy and I had a nice time, despite the sudden cold/windy weather. We both enjoyed warm cider and donuts (apparently a Michigan thing we have yet to fully understand). They had a petting zoo which my boy loves. The pygmy goats are always my favorite and I still long to have my acreage and some goats of my very own.

Eating an almond by a stump he couldn't resist exploring...

Showing me an animal pellet (the kind they eat, not the kind they leave behind)...

Naptime update with pictures

Greetings all,

We are frantically preparing for the NY wedding and fighting minor colds. Hopefully we will be well before our flight next Friday. R and I are really enjoying our parent-tot class. Today we baked bread, pretended to be frogs, and learned the first few steps of knitting. I’m not sure I’ll be taking up knitting anytime soon, but it’s fun to try.

N is working a lot of hours lately, trying to meet a deadline and he may even have to work some on Saturday. I know that he’d rather be playing with his cars (Roxanne, the brown one is in need of repair). Hopefully, he’ll get some free time soon.

I’m getting big. Today I had a minor issue putting on my shoes. Everything seems to be happening faster this pregnancy. I’ll try to get a picture up soon of my burgeoning belly.

Here’s my “pack” of water ponies that I sent off to the water swap…

Here’s the beautiful things we got back in our tree themed swap… I got back a necklace similar to the ones that I created.

Big Blue Eyes...

Here's the article that I may have e-mailed some of you... It's the University of Notre Dame study on parenting practices that produce empathetic, secure children...

Technical Difficulties

We are beginning to sense the end of our desktop computer. We are having lots of crashing and freezing. We are otherwise doing very well and looking forward to the new season of our Waldorf-inspired parent-tot class (starts Friday) and the NY wedding the first weekend in October.

So if I don't blog for a while, know that we are alright. You can always call us if you really miss us. :)

Question of the day: Is it too soon to decorate for fall?

Three Birthday Parties in one week

We are pooped out from Birthday parties. Here is the fabulous farm photo from today...

And here is another one of my famous arms-length photos...

Daddy stayed home and mowed the grass and finally finished the toe-kicks in the kitchen. Afterwards, we "helped" him clean out the garage.

Home Again

Our trip was short, but sweet. The little man can not stop talking about "Grandad" and "Grammy Cathy". He also can not stop talking about my dad's mini-tractor and he begged for "ride". Needless to say, we took at least five rides in the wagon pulled by my dad's tractor.

Here's R with Grammy Cathy.

Here's my dad's tractor after the last ride.

R and Sydney. Sydney is almost 15 years old and we wanted a few pictures of him before he crosses over the rainbow bridge. He's been a good dog and will be missed when he does finally cross.

Here's my dad and I (in one of my famous arms-length photos).

Labor Day Weekend Plans

We are headed to my dad’s for the long weekend. N leaves work at 2-ish tomorrow and we’re off as soon as he gets home. It’s going to be fun seeing “Granddad” and “Grammy Cathy”. The little man is excited to go swimming in the “big water” (pool).

We’ve been working on daddy putting the little man down for bed each night. It’s like night weaning all over again. He’s crying and calling for me, but each night it gets easier for him. N keeps falling asleep during the process though. I usually have to go in and wake him up to come to our bed. Being a dad is a brutal job.

Hopefully we’ll have pictures when we get back.