Lesson learned

Baby N is eating solids now! Has been for a while. Every time I feed him, H comes up and says "Ah wa bie" (translation- I want a bite). I always tell her no, that it is the baby's food. Well, the other day I was feeding him turkey and rice cereal, when H comes up and says "Ah wa bie". This time, I obliged, and gave her a nice big spoonful of baby food turkey. As soon as it was in her mouth, she gave me a look that said "What the heck are you feeding the baby. This is awful!!!" She bravely didn't spit it out, but choked it down. She gave me wry smile in triumph, but unfortunately, the gag reflex was too strong for her, and she threw up. I have never laughed so hard at being thrown up on.

Fashion Diva!

H picked out her clothes today, and insisted on wearing every piece.

There is the green and white shirt, the strawberry print dress, the pink skirt, the white leggings (you can't see them in the pic) and her princess boots. She is so gorgeous!!!

Cool Puzzle

My great friend, Kerri, posted about this giveaway on her blog, and I just had to get in on the action. It's a cool custom photo puzzle.

Kerri, sorry that I'm now competing against you for it, but it was too neat to pass up. No hard feelings ;)

Family Pictures

We had our family pictures taken in October, and here are the results. We are really pleased with them.

The Honesty of Children

The other day as I was changing Baby N's diaper, E came up to me and asked, "Mommy, are you going to have another baby in your tummy?" I said, "Not for a while. Maybe when daddy is all done with school I'll have another baby in my tummy." E contemplated this for a moment and then replied, "Um, I think maybe not."

Lightning Fast

Yesterday we took the kids to Chili's for dinner, finally using the gift card my parents gave Jared for his birthday in July. We had a great time. E and H enjoyed coloring on the kids menu, E was able to do the maze on the menu all by himself, and they loved being able to chug down as much strawberry lemonade they wanted, since they were bottomless. After we finished dinner, we ordered the molten chocolate cake to share, and of course, E and H loved that too. Baby N, however, was feeling a little left out. So, Jared got him out of his seat and was holding him, and gave him a small taste of the ice cream. He naturally wanted more, and with his fast-as-lightning hands, grabbed the closest thing he could; Jared's freshly refilled glass of ice cold strawberry lemonade. Baby N's face was classic, clearly shocked about being soaked and freezing. Poor Jared was trying to remain composed as he held Baby N and dealt with a lap full of ice and lemonade. Me, I just laughed as I watched from the other side of the table. (I'm not all that bad, Jared was laughing too) I eventually took Baby N from Jared so he could deal with the mess. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.

Nice View

I just love the view from my back door.