And I am excited about it!
Because Christmas came early for me this year due to Craigslist! We now have a gently used portable dishwasher that fits nicely in a niche by the fridge. We move it to the sink when it is time to run it. It has a large, flat, wooden top on it that is counter-level so I can supplement my counter space with it. And I specify flat because my counters have small tiles which means that rolling out pizza or pie dough is a bumpy affair or I do it at the little-kid table or I put a cutting-board underneath and keep a careful eye on the edges. But no longer my friend, now the dishwasher top will be pie crust central! (can you tell it is the holidays? I am baking pies!)
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Still loving Shutterfly
Here is a sneak-peak at the card you, my few but loyal readers, will be getting in the mail (unless I decide to send you my 2nd design since you already saw the first one!)
Once again I stacked coupon codes to get a bundle of discounts:
free shipping
free calendar
25 free cards
and 40% off the holiday cards I actually did pay for
And once again the amazing pictures are thanks to my friend Katie !!!!!
Once again I stacked coupon codes to get a bundle of discounts:
free shipping
free calendar
25 free cards
and 40% off the holiday cards I actually did pay for
And once again the amazing pictures are thanks to my friend Katie !!!!!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Addie's new haircut
I love the cut and hope to maintain it at this length or slightly shorter for a while.
Children's Museum
Our cord for connecting camera to computer has been MIA lately, so I am behind on pictures. Here are some from when Matt took the girls to the children's museum a few weeks back.
Look out Bob the Builder, Addie & Etta might take your job away!
Monday, November 7, 2011
What do the cats say?
One of the moms from our co-op organized a book fair last night. There was music by Caspar Babypants, books for sale, author signings, free face painting, etc and the proceeds benefited Page Ahead.
Our girls thoroughly enjoyed the face paint for about 2 hours and then requested to have it removed.
It was cute while it lasted!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Pictures of the birthday girl
(enjoying the swing that replaced the wooden-board swing that they had trouble balancing on)
(not taken on her birthday but cute enough to post!)
(from a couple weeks ago when we babysat cousin Coen)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Etta's 2 year stats
Height: 33 1/2 (50%)
Weight: 25 (45%)
Head: 18 1/4 (25%)
They actually re-measured her head because they were not sure of the accuracy of their measurement - when they compared it to the measurement from the time before it seemed like her head had shrunk. But they think the time before was not accurate due to a ponytail or something. Since her stats are still doing the right thing on the growth curve they are not concerned.
Her stats did not surprise me. I knew compared to Addie at this age she is shorter for sure. But I guess it is more that Addie has always been tall, because Etta is right in the middle. Her size is average/normal/typical but it still surprises me a bit when I pull out clothes & remember Addie shooting through them & Etta is still growing into them. That may be a good thing when they are older, Etta won't be able to borrow Addie's jeans because they will be too long :)
Etta did amazing at the appointment! She did not want to sit on the exam table so she just sat on a chair and let them do their stuff. When they asked her to stand up & turn around, she did, when they asked her to take deep breaths, she did. She was acting like a big girl :) She was not happy about the vaccine she got and the bandaid did not have much appeal to her. With Addie even if she was fussing from the shot she would fixate on the bandaid and want to keep it on as long as possible and would be sad when it eventually fell off. Etta wanted hers off next time she saw it (diaper change) so did it herself. However, the princess stickers they gave her stayed on her outfit all day!
Both girls got the flumist nasal spray at the appointment. They did amazingly well with a liquid being snorted up their nose. I want one for me now, I don't like the sore spot from the flu shot!
Weight: 25 (45%)
Head: 18 1/4 (25%)
They actually re-measured her head because they were not sure of the accuracy of their measurement - when they compared it to the measurement from the time before it seemed like her head had shrunk. But they think the time before was not accurate due to a ponytail or something. Since her stats are still doing the right thing on the growth curve they are not concerned.
Her stats did not surprise me. I knew compared to Addie at this age she is shorter for sure. But I guess it is more that Addie has always been tall, because Etta is right in the middle. Her size is average/normal/typical but it still surprises me a bit when I pull out clothes & remember Addie shooting through them & Etta is still growing into them. That may be a good thing when they are older, Etta won't be able to borrow Addie's jeans because they will be too long :)
Etta did amazing at the appointment! She did not want to sit on the exam table so she just sat on a chair and let them do their stuff. When they asked her to stand up & turn around, she did, when they asked her to take deep breaths, she did. She was acting like a big girl :) She was not happy about the vaccine she got and the bandaid did not have much appeal to her. With Addie even if she was fussing from the shot she would fixate on the bandaid and want to keep it on as long as possible and would be sad when it eventually fell off. Etta wanted hers off next time she saw it (diaper change) so did it herself. However, the princess stickers they gave her stayed on her outfit all day!
Both girls got the flumist nasal spray at the appointment. They did amazingly well with a liquid being snorted up their nose. I want one for me now, I don't like the sore spot from the flu shot!
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