Q-tip, anyone?

What a silly little boy! I love that little kids can make anyone laugh at the funny things they do. I think every kid that I have ever met is cute and funny! As parents, Paul and I having fun watching Dallin grow and learn new funny things. Today, we were getting ready in the bathroom when Dallin walked in. He had a mischievous grin on his face and a Q-tip sticking out of his nose. To the question, "What are you doing?" came a giggle, and he grabbed the Q-tip and ran away as fast as his little legs could take him.

...Here is more and more and more of Big D...Around and around and around the table he runs! He loves to run around naked!! And he loves his Dad's hats even more, which he usually puts on backwards or sideways.

Trying to tie Dad's big, smelly shoes.

A classic crusty shared with the camera as I am documenting Dallin's first time-out! Just chillin' on the couch. Don't those cute little armpits look like they need a tickle??
This is one of our new favorite finds in Lexington, the public library. We have a good library in Winchester, but it doesn't have a huge toddler section. This one in Lexington is very toddler friendly, we like that!

Picture perfect

I have to thank my friend Loralee for this great idea. The picture board she made for her daughter was so cute. I wish I had a picture of it, pink rick-rack and all! I finally got pictures printed for the photo board that I made for Dallin's room. It only took me two months to order them! Digital camera's are my favorite, especially since I take twenty pictures of one thing and only one actually turns out decent. The problem is that I never get around to printing them. I need to be better at it and get some scrapbooking done with them or something. Back to the picture board... I haven't decided if little yellow stars will find their way onto the mini clothes pins to tie the flag theme together or not. Maybe in two more months.

Cow-->Milk-->Cheese

I am sparing you any picture this time. You will thank me later!

Waking up this morning was so nice. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, there was a slight breeze coming in from the window. Spring has been so nice. I got out of bed and went into the bathroom to do the usual morning stuff. "Mooo." What? Did I just hear a "moo"? Seven months ago and even 26 years beyond that, a "moo" would have been a normal sound coming from beyond the walls of my house. We usually had cows either in my back yard, or across the street. They would sneak out and roam the neighborhood. Again, "MOOOOOO!!!" That is weird. I know there are no cows in the neighborhood that I live in now, and the closest field of them is a ways away. "Mooo." I am so confused. I throw on my robe (my cool, new kimono that my Dad brought be from Thailand, sooo comfy) and I run around looking out every window we have. I even went out on our back deck. No cows in site. The neighbors probably think that I am crazy, running around in a bright red robe. Even now as I am writing this, I hear it. Am I going crazy? It sounded so close that I expected to look out into our back yard and see one munching on my weeds. And then we would have to go out and chase the sucker back into his fence. I think I am crazy.

Speaking of cows, I think Dallin might be hiding one under his bed. Maybe that is where the mooing is coming from. Paul and I have found that this little boy is sneakier that we thought. He has been running a secret cheese making operation. I guess this kind of thing is an epidemic for kids all over the place. The boy has six sippy cups and they all seem to disappear at the same time, when they are FULL of whole milk. We have routine searches which result in quite the loot. They usually all end up in the same place, behind the big chair with all of his books, Dallin's favorite spot. The quality of cheese that has been made is so unique that I can't help but wonder how much money could we get for this???

Babies, Babies, Babies!!!

There are so many babies to tell you about! This is Dallin's new cousin, Emmi, she is the newest family member in our lives. So tiny and cute! And I am proud to announce the Dallin will have two more cousins this year (what? gasp! who is it?) OK, so one of them is only a pretend cousin, Baby Gillman. Baby Gillman is coming in early October to my friend Tashina, yeah for Tashina!! The next baby is really a cousin. My sister, Kodi, is pregnant with her first, due in mid-October. Wahoo! Hooray for cute babies!Speaking of babies, here is a cute conversation I overheard between a 3 year old girl and her mother:Girl: "Mom, can I get a baby sister?"Mom: "No."Girl: "Please, please, pleeeease, can I get baby sister?"Mom: "No, you're not going to get one."Girl: "Why not?"Mom: "Because you already have a big brother."(Me laughing out loud, a bit too loud)Girl: "But I want a baby sister!!!!!"Mom: "Well you're NOT getting one!!!"Girl: "But I really, really want one. Why can't I have one?"Dad finally interjecting, "Because they get big."I could tell that they had had this conversation one too many times!

Sail Away

With Dallin's room evolving into a sailboat theme, the step stool that I have been planning on making him for a while had to have a sailboat on it. I purchased the unfinished stool at Michael's and made my own template for the boat. I got out my acrylics and painted away, making sure every line was as straight as possible (ha ha, I can never make a straight line). I waited for the paint to dry. Then.... Like every other paint job I do, I have to make it look old and dirty. I got out the electric sander, held my breath, and "ruined" the paint job. I love this technique.

botón, bouton, ボタン, κουμπί

Any way you say it, they are still fun and fancy free. After a long two week wait, I received my "vintage button lot" from ebay in the mail. Now, what to do, what to do???

Sticky Doorknobs

Mom showed Dallin how to open a door about a month ago. He has finally mastered this new task. If you want some privacy on the loo, you had better lock the door on the way in. It now seems as though every door knob I turn is sticky. This one looks shiny, but it is deceiving you.If you look closely, you can see the culprit, munching on sticky pears, in the reflection of the door knob.