Fresh Mommy Blog: September 2008

Wordless Wednesday... almost

Always a climber.

There are so many things not right with this photo, including the exposure... but sometimes it just makes the photo more interesting. Sometimes.

days of fall:: 8

It started as a morning making bread, and quickly became a morning of playing in a cloud of white. Baby Blue was helping with the ingredients...

Pour in the water, check.

Pour in the butter, check.

Add some yeast, check, check.

Dump in the flour, check. (a little mess began at this point)

Add a pinch of salt, check.

And then when mommy turns her back, dump the rest of the salt all over the kitchen counter and spread it around as fast as you can, check!

Oh, yeah, and don't forget to push it to the edge of the counter and see what happens.

Who would've thought making bread would be so much fun.

Well, I guess Baby Blue sure did. Check.

This weekend was the "wedding party." My brother and his wife have been married for a few months now... we all went to Hawaii in May. We were finally able to bring the celebration home for friends and family that couldn't make the long journey to the faraway beach.

I stayed pretty busy, so wasn't able to snap to many photos. Luckily, my husband knows his way around the camera a bit.

To bring the feel of the tropics to our cool climate, there was served quite a spread.

Time was spent visiting old friends, reconnecting and laughing. We watched the ceremony again, and missed the beach as we watched.

What better way than that to spend a weekend.

Sunday Citar

Citar = Quote (in Spanish)

"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today."

-Stacia Tauscher

days of fall:: 6

Study.

(stuhd-ee) n. : the cultivation of learning, zealous endeavor, assiduous effort.

What is it about kids? They love to learn. They soak up each bit of knowledge as if it were the last drop of a chocolate shake in a big frosty glass. They eat every morsel of information like there are no more treats to follow. Oh, how I adore the zeal. I eagerly await the moments I get to hear, "I'll help you mommy," "Let me try it mommy," "Mommy, what's this?" To be a child again. Today, I'll try. I'll walk with eyes wide open, ears listening and mind astute, ready to learn what the day has to teach me.

days of fall:: 5

Warm days are here again. Is it really fall or is it summer?? While the brisk mornings greet me as fall, the warm afternoons still echo summer.

We couldn't let that sunshine go without it kissing our cheeks, so we moved our dinner outdoors and to the grill. Fajitas. They were the perfect balance between the dancing seasons. Fresh homemade guacamole gave the taste of summer, while the grilled veggies and chicken led us into fall.

Fab Friday Finds

@ Have Cake Will Travel:Wow, I can make these myself and maybe it'll be healthier than buying Reese's at the store! Maybe... a little.

@ Wee Life: Such a perfect fall afternoon activity. I think a printable Scavenger Hunt is just the thing we need... sounds like fun! Image from Wee Life.

@ Makes and Takes: Homemade (kind-of) doughnuts anyone?

@ Organizing Junkie: Time to clean up that computer. Get rid of the time busters that are lurking on your screen.

@ Blue Yonder: Homemade peanut butter... we've been making our own lately too, but I've never written about it quite so eloquently.

@ Hair Today: Great ideas for your munchkin's little do... your girl munchkin that is.

@ Blue Yonder: Perfect for fall... Apple Butter. I may make this after our upcoming trip to the Cider Mill/Orchard. After, that is, I eat up the fresh doughnuts and cider!

@ Cosmetic Database: Ok, I know I've mentioned this before, but it still boggles my mind how much junk is in the products we use. We are slowly working our way to healthier options. Just type in the brand or type of product and see how good it is for you!

@ Little Birdie Secrets: I've wanted to make lacing cards for Baby Blue for awhile now, this seems easy and perfect for it!

@ Organizing Queen: Everyone loves a challenge... how about a declutter challenge. Yay.

Have a wonderful weekend! Share your stories or fun things you've found...

days of fall:: 4

I can't get enough fun fall recipes... including these baked apples. Yum.

Baby Blue, my little sous chef had so much fun filling all the apples with raisins, cinnamon and brown sugar.... and I loved eating them!! Even the house felt this bit of fall as the scent filled each and every room as they baked.

Fall is here!

days of fall:: 3

Change is upon us. Fall is here. New days have come. Time doesn't stand still. Babies turn into Toddlers.

So it is for Baby Blue.

No longer is the nursery featuring a crib along with all the pretty pink and brown accompaniments. Oh, the pink and brown is there, just a little bit more grown up. For this week was the week of the toddler bed. Baby Blue loves it. She loves the independence. She loves being able to climb in and out all on her own.

Sigh.

I love that she's growing up too... and I hate it. I love the little girl she's becoming and miss the baby that she once was.

Fall is here. It's time for change.

days of fall:: 2

What could be better than chocolate milk, trains, and books... lots and lots of books. And more books. In the mind of my 2 year old, nothing.

Well, maybe the occasion to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed, but that happens about once a decade and as far as this decade goes, she's already maxed out.

Baby Blue has built a love affair with the bookstore.

This is one love affair that I don't mind.

As soon as we walk in the door, she makes her way over to the cafe for her dose of organic chocolate milk.

Next stop, the trains, or is it the books, or the trains... I guess it's whichever she feels like visiting first.

This time the books won.

days of fall:: 1

Aren't walks so relaxing. The fresh fall breeze that glides across your face. The clean, cool scent that wafts beneath your nose. And when going for a walk with a little one... all the amazing smiles along the way. Ahhh, fall is here, and so are those relaxing, rejuvenating walks!

30 Days of Fall

Fall has officially graced us with her presence.

Ok, so this blog is also supposed to be a little bit about photography, because I truly love photography, although I'm no pro, not in the least bit.

Just having fun with it. At some point I will start sharing some of the things I've learned.

Maybe. ;-)

I have been inspired... so inspired by a few groups on flickr and also by a blogging friends documenting the everyday in a photo.

This will be my challenge for the fall. I'll limit it to 3o days, and see how it goes. It'll be about what I see in the everyday of our lives. Join with me if you'd like and let's see where this goes!

I'm SAUCY!

I'm so excited that, today, the day that I'm tired from being up too late with Baby Blue because she wouldn't sleep, before getting up early for church... although a wonderful church I must say! The day my nose had been a little runny because of this crazy changing weather. Today, a lazy Sunday afternoon...

Today, I'm SAUCY!!

My husband thinks I'm saucy, and most days, that's enough. Sometimes, I think I'm saucy, but today...

pause to relish in the moment...

today, Heather and Tiffany at The Secret is in the Sauce think I'm saucy.

So, thank you.

And welcome, all my wonderful new friends.

I'm going to go wipe my nose, put on a cute little outfit and some lip gloss so I can prance around all day feeling quite...

umm, how do I put it??

Oh yeah, SAUCY!

Sunday Citar

Citar=Quote (in Spanish)

We enjoyed an extended family get-together this weekend, and it was sweet to see Baby Blue connect with family members that she's never before met. She's always been so outgoing, always willing and wanting to share whatever it is that's amusing her. What an example to my sometimes introverted self, made me think of this quote:

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep.

The only way to retain love is to give it away.

-Elbert Hubbard

Best Birthday Ever.

It's been a week since Baby Blue's birthday party already, so I figured I'd give you a little look at the big day. Because of all the rain brought on by 'Ike' we had to move all the festivities indoors, even though we were states away. The Puppy Party was still a hit! Baby Blue and all of her friends had so much fun.

Decor: We found materials that featured modern puppies, had balloons galore with paw prints and my sister-in-law even dressed up in a puppy costume to greet all the kids and give them their puppy ears and noses to wear.

Food: Mini BBQ hotdogs, chips served in dog bowls, paw and dog bone shaped sugar cookies, and a candy buffet featuring puppy style candy, ie. candy that looked like dog food (whoppers, peanut butter whoppers, M&Ms that matched the color theme, Kix, jellied 'hot dogs', and kooky chew), and chocolate milk in a dog bone cup.

The cake was a cupcake cake in the shape of none other than a doggie.

Activities: Puppies! We had 4 adorable eight week old labradors visit for the party and the kids fell in love. They (the kids, not the dogs) also decorated their own 'dog tags' with beads and markers. Of course we had a dog bone pinata filled with treats & toys, and everyone signed Baby Blue's birthday puppy.