Monday, March 31, 2008
Ribbit
Sunday, March 30, 2008
One Finger
This Elmo hooded towel was a gift from Grandma Jeanie & Grandpa Glenn in Ohio. We sure missed them today!
This is the ball popper thing I was telling you about...hard to see though
Little Miss Ella (my friend Brittany's daughter). So cute!
I think Edwin was preoccupied with something besides the camera
It was so fun to watch Edwin playing with the other kids. Rebecca even got down on their level to play
Handsome Spencer (my friend Jessica's little boy)
My husband rocks!!! He made this Elmo cake. And for those of you who have never attempted a project like this, it is VERY ambitious. He did an awesome job!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
What a Difference a Year Makes
Thursday, March 27, 2008
If Necessity is the Mother of Invention...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away
Monday, March 24, 2008
Good Clean Fun
I'll post more pictures from this weekend tomorrow, but for now, you have to check out this video. Yesterday we had Easter dinner at mom & dad's house. Edwin enjoyed a variety of foods, including mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, bananas and granola, cheese puffs, etc. Anyway, he was in his high chair next to Ed...and they started playing their little "game." It's too hard to describe, so just watch. This is some good clean (well, almost clean) fun!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Easier to post pictures than words :)
Edwin absolutely loves his bathtime. We have a huge garden tub in our master bathroom, which is now full of plastic boats and rubber duckies. Look how happy he is!
I told you the tub was huge!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
I Love Crackers!
Anyway...it was a great weekend. Since Ed isn't working right now, Edwin and I are enjoying spending lots of time with him. We enjoyed a little family time on Friday night after work, including a trip to Southport to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant, San Felipe. YUMMY!! Edwin enjoyed watching all the new people..and he got a lot of attention from all the staff (as usual). On Saturday, Edwin spent quality time with Grandma and Pappy while I went with Katie on a photography extravaganza (Ed stayed home and did manly work--a.k.a. mowing the yard, sealing the deck, etc.). Katie & I started by going to my friend Katrina's house for a newborn photo shoot. Her little boy, Asher, was born on February 21st. It was so good to see her...obviously she hasn't been at work lately! It was a lot of fun to see how she handles being the mom of three-she definitely has her hands full with Caleb (5) and Bryson (3) and now Asher (0). We also found out that Caleb and Anthony are on the same t-ball team!! Should make for some fun game nights. After Katrina's shoot, we headed over to Ashley's house to take newborn pics of Miss Loralai. For any of you who are familiar, that's the little girl who made a spectacular grand entrance into the world on February 19th. She cooperated beautifully for her photos, much to the delight of her mom and dad. Katie is still in the process of editing them, but I'm excited to see how they turned out. After all the baby-picture-taking, Katie dropped me off for my haircut (see previous post). I would have posted a pic of the new 'do that night, but we had some wild and crazy thunderstorms and there was NO WAY I was trying to go online. Thankfully we escaped any tornadoes and my worry was for nothing. This morning I got up early for church (seriously....I love PC3!!!!) and then back home for the rest of the day. I finally tackled a project I've been wanting to work on for awhile. Edwin's bedroom. As he grew out of clothes, or got too big for his bouncy seat, things just got shoved in his room. I never found the time to organize everything. But that all changed today. I'll have to take some pictures because it hasn't looked this pretty since the day before we brought him home from the hospital!! Haha. Hopefully he can actually play in there now.
So that's it...the weekend wasn't anything over-the-top exciting, but I enjoyed virtually every minute of it. Especially the nap all three of us took this afternoon! Oh yeah, and the title of this post will be explained in the following pictures.....enjoy! And have a great week :)
For Ashley
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Sick Baby = Tired Daddy
Ed and I (and Edwin of course) went to dinner last night with Mom, Dad, Katie, Brian and Anthony. Then it was time for a bath, a final bottle and head home. Sounds simple right? WRONG! Bath time was uneventful. Then we tried to give Edwin some Pedialyte in his bottle since he’d been spitting up milk at daycare. But he was having none of it. So we tried his usual formula…but he was still being really squirmy and acted like he just wanted to play. We finally started to pack everything up to leave…when…suddenly…Mount Edwin erupted. Poor Daddy was holding him and got absolutely soaked. And poor baby couldn’t stop throwing up. It was a pathetic sight to say the least. I think it took us at least two full-size bath towels to clean up the mess. After a change of pj’s, we took our chances and headed home. Thankfully, Edwin slept the whole way. But unfortunately he didn’t sleep through the night. Ed got up with him several times, including at 3:30am!! Nothing was calming Edwin down, so Ed took a chance and gave him another bottle. And being the loving, protective daddy that he is, Ed stayed up with him for almost two hours to make sure he didn’t throw up again.
So there you have it. When I left for work this morning, Edwin was peacefully sleeping in his crib and Ed was asleep in our bed. I’m hoping that they have an uneventful day today. And I’m so grateful that my dear husband let me sleep last night!!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Sunday Afternoon
Today, Ed and I enjoyed a fairly lazy Sunday afternoon. I went to church this morning, (while Daddy and Baby slept in) and then we went to Walmart to get some groceries. When we got home, it was time to play! I finally took a video of Edwin walking...check it out!
Notice his "Team Snoopy" racing outfit. Very appropriate since Ed was watching Nascar. We played some more...and Ed made fried chicken wings and Jo-Jo's (those are fried potatoes for any of you who aren't familiar...they're called jo-jo's in Ohio). After dinner it was bathtime, and not a moment too soon. If you remember, Edwin has an ear infection and is currently taking antibiotics. For any of you with children, you know one of the less pleasant side effects of antibiotics can be a VERY MESSY diaper. Seriously. I don't think we've seen one like this ever!!!! Poor Edwin was covered from head to toe...and Ed wasn't able to escape it either. I don't think I've laughed that hard in a long time! I cleaned him up in the bath, gave him one last bottle, snuggled him for a few minutes, and it was off to dreamland. It was a very nice way to end the weekend.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Baby in a Box
I don’t know if you can see this (since the pic is so small)…but notice my poor baby has a “crusty” nose. He started getting sick last weekend, and it escalated into his first ear infection. Considering he’s almost a year old and has never had one before, I can’t complain. He’s doing much better now though and is getting into everything!! I think it’s time to 100% Edwin-Proof the house this weekend.
Not Another 4 Hour Haircut
Monday, March 3, 2008
The Bestest Weekend Ever!
Katie met us on Friday night at Cheeseburger in Paradise. We go there every year, and we always have the same waiter…Smoke. Yes, that’s actually his name. And last year we found out his wife works at the same hotel as Ed…small world! Here’s one of the many pictures we took at dinner. (Yummy drinks!) We were all laughing at this picture because it looks like Katie and I are having a nice dinner…and Rebecca is some crazy lady that jumped in our booth!
On Saturday night, we had dinner at Ed’s restaurant. AMAZING! All three of us were members of the Clean Plate Club…in fact, Rebecca enjoyed the crème brulee so much she even licked the bowl.
Sadly we had to pack up and leave early Sunday morning……but the sadness didn’t last long. I was going to see my baby…and we had a carnival to get ready for!! Check out Katie’s Blog to see pictures from Anthony’s 5th birthday party. I swear that girl gets so creative she should be a party planner. It’s hard to believe that “little Anthony” is such a big boy! Katie had ordered one of those giant blow-up slides for the carnival. After the party was over, our family decided to take advantage of the slide…we had so much fun! Even Edwin took a couple of turns on it!!
So there you have it…I’m exhausted this morning, but I had such a blast that it was totally worth it. Hopefully I’ll have some more pictures for you soon. Have a great week!