Jennings Park

This weekend was all about Jennings Park. Saturday we spent the day there for our friends son Cole's 3rd Birthday. Morgan had a great time running around with all the kids and Lily was passed from person to person the entire time. She was in heaven with all the cuddling and attention. I also found out that Cole's Mom, Erin, is 6 weeks pregnant. I went to highschool with her and she lives just a couple miles from me. I also have another highschool friend who is pregnant with a girl and lives a couple miles away too. Things are looking up in the social department for Me, Lily, and Morgan. =)  I think the funniest part of Saturday was the birthday cake. Steve tried to get Morgan to try it and he didn't want anything to do with it. He even forced a tiny taste thinking maybe if he got a taste of it he would have some, but no that just seemed to gross him out. We couldn't even force feed him cake. This is a good thing right?! (I am proud of my little vegetarian. He will eat green beans like no one else, but no cake.)

Sunday we hung out with our old friends Myk and Haley. We spent the entire afternoon there wandering around the entire park. It was a work out that is for sure. Jennings has big hills and when you have two babies and a double stroller things get interesting. It was a lot of fun and our friends are so good with kids. Both Lily and Morgan love them.

Lily and Haley




Morgan the Bubble Slayer

No Saturday morning cartoons for Morgan.

He was too busy learning how to cook French food with Julia Child!

My moment of Zen

Sunset at Kayak Point

Mother's Day

This past week Steve and Morgan have been really sick. Steve has a virus and Morgan had a stomach virus. Lots of vomiting and diarrrhea for the little guy. He had no appetite which was the most stressful part. I could only get him to eat saltines and his rice milk. By Saturday evening everyone started to feel better it seemed. Then Sunday morning rolled around and we were all cuddled in bed when Lily suddenly vomited all over me, the pillows, and the bed. This was apparently too much for Morgan and suddenly he started vomiting too. I like to think of it as a homemade Mother's day present for me, synchronized vomiting. Steve said they were just trying to remind me why I get my own day. =P

 Here are my little perpetrators in jail after their bath watching us clean up the mess.

My real presents for Mother's day were an Orchid from Steve and the kids and my Mom bought me an awesome Rhubarb plant, but on the way here she had to slam on her brakes and all but one stalk broke on it. :( Today Steve came home from work with a new Rhubarb plant for me because he felt bad. It was very sweet.

I had great plans of presents for all the Moms in my life, but the sickness was just too much to handle. I think we will have to have another Mother's Day in a week or two.

Good Morning

T is for Tigger

Container Garden...

It is really important to me that Morgan finds a love for gardening and plants. So, the past couple weeks I took him out to a couple nurseries and together we picked out some vegetables and herbs to create a container garden on our back deck. I decided not to start a garden in the ground this year until I can get my soil amended properly. A container garden seems like the perfect start for a toddler anyway. We also started some seeds (zucchini, pumpkin, and green beans) in old egg cartons indoors too. Yesterday we started to plant all the starts we bought. Morgan was reallllly excited about it. He loved digging in the dirt and before I even showed him what to do he was filling up the containers with soil. He was definitely in charge of the whole operation in his head. He would move the plants around and undo things I did as if I had done it wrong. =) I definitely think I have a future gardener. I would say his favorite part about the plants since we bought them is watering them. Everday we go out together and water the plants. I even got him his own little watering can. Steve took him out the other day and he threw the biggest tantrum when he had to come in. He goes to the back door all the time now wanting out to see the plants.

Here are a few photos from our gardening adventures yesterday...

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FYI Lily has started getting herself up on all fours and slowly crawls forward now! She also pulls herself up to a standing position. =)