Pictoral Tutorial...

...on how to enjoy your food like a tot again:

Happy Easter

Farewell to Ellis Street!

It's our last week at the house on Ellis.

We'll be sad to leave... But happy to grow up and make memories on Rothmere Drive!

Baby Steps

"I can squat and stand just great! Should I take a step?"

" Yes, c'mon Lydia, walk to Daddy!"

Moving Pains

This is an exciting time as we are closing on a new house next Friday.

Just check out Lydia's new backyard and playset!

But it's also a stressful time. How do you pack to move and have a house ready to show at the same time?? After putting our house on the market last Friday, we have had 2 showings, and 2 scheduled over the next two days, as well as a guy coming to set up a virtual tour tomorrow. Constantly cleaning up after Lydia, finding a place to go for an hour, and opening our house up at anyone's beck and call is already getting old. I don't know how people do it for months! Oh, and by the way, Lydia's taking baby steps. Poor girl, we can't even find the video camera. Just kidding, it's not that bad, she just doesn't always walk on cue when the camera's ready, but when I capture it, I'll be posting it right here.

Springtime Swingtime

Well when we can't go outside because Spring is playing an aweful joke on us, we can still go to the temperature-controlled Rainbow building and swing like it's really Spring.

Take Me Outside!

Lydia points at what she wants these days. If you follow her hand like an arrow, you'll most often find yourself at the front door. She just loves being outside to feel the wind in her hair, touch and pick the grass, and take in all the sights and sounds.

Look, a school bus!

(poor lamb gets left behind in the grass)

And there it goes...

It's been easy to get some yard work done lately because she'll just sit and look in place while I rake nearby. That would never happen inside if I tried to fold laundry or load the dishwasher.