Cupcakes and Commentary

First of all. September 2009… September 2010… I cannot believe my sweet baby will be 2 in a little over a month! And why I shouldn’t be allowed to cook pancakes. So I have a quick tip that my Mom gave me. My Mom gives me all these great tips and I need to start [...]

Can you tell how much Super A loves raspberry jam? Just a little bit.

So here’s what we did for ten hours over two nights this weekend… New paint. Finally. I can stop being the woman crawling the pale yellow walls of our house (have you read that short story? I think it was meant to terrify those of us who spend a majority of our time at home). [...]

I always find it funny at the items Super A suddenly becomes attached to. He will be very interested in one item for awhile and then switch to something else. Last night I thought we were going to have to put Super A to bed with his little drum and drum sticks. When he woke [...]

I might be an obsessive blog reader . I have been checking Erin Cobb’s photography blog every couple days to see if she had made a new Mama with a Camera post. I was especially interested in this post as it discussed taking pictures inside without using the flash, something I constantly struggle with. I [...]

Jumping on the bed! This is currently one of Super A’s favorite games. He counts down 3,2,1 and then one of us “jumps” him around the bed. I had to capture a few pictures of his pure joy in this game. And also his love of his Daddy . Jumping Laughing hysterically! One of Super [...]

I almost completely forgot to do this! Here is Super A’s transition from August 2009 to August 2010: August 2009… August 2010…

“I’m fine, Mommy”- When he falls and I ask him if he’s okay. “No fine, no fine” – When he doesn’t want what you are offering. “Daddy’s so silly!” “Peanut butter jelly and a bag of chips!” – Yes he can say that whole phrase. “Oooh look at that…wow.” – His phrase for anything astonishing…such [...]

As the school year is about to begin my sister and I brought the boys to my Mom’s school for a few hours. They loved running around in Granna’s classroom and seeing all of the cool things that third graders get to use as learning tools! They loved the desks and each wanted to sit [...]