Wordless Wednesday

I’ve never done the Wordless Wednesday thing out there in blogland, mostly because I’m not usually one to be wordless. However, I’m not really sure what to say about this one, so Wordless Wednesday it is! For photos and less talk, click over to Wordless Wednesday.

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How to Charm Me

Henry, 27 months 1. Tell me, in breathless, painstaking detail, what you had for lunch at school that day when I pick you up. You know, the lunch I made you that morning. “I gotta peach, Mama! And noodles!” 2. Refer to the skin of the peach as the “wrapper” and the pit as the…

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Did someone say blueberries?

I swear I heard someone around here promising a blueberry post. Not what you had in mind, maybe, but here you go. More soon. Hard to pick them, cook them AND post about them, as it turns out. For more Best Shot Monday, you know where to go!

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Milestone Moments, Part 2

Here’s a milestone for you: Two-year-old boy runs into a HEDGE of poison ivy and highly-allergic mother has to hoist him out of the plant material. He’s practically got it made into a laurel wreath around his head by the time I extricate him, and we still SOMEHOW MANAGED TO AVOID IT. Except for the…

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Summer is…

…birthday parties in the yard, complete with cake and kiddie pool. This was the birthday party of one of Will’s pals, who is clearly excited that he is turning five! His friends are, too. Happy Birthday, Ian! Henry came along, and thought he was just one of the gang. I even overheard him telling one…

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Bunnycakes

BEHOLD. A tree of bunny cupcakes, plus ones that were dubbed rabbit droppings. NOT WHAT I WAS THINKING WHEN I MADE THEM. For me? Mmmm… I think he liked it! For more Best Shot Monday, hop on over to Tracey’s site.

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Food Friday: A Roundup of Summer Birthday Cupcakes for Kids

Poor Henry—he’s been two for a few days and we haven’t yet given him any chocolate cake to shove in his face yet. (I did make good on my chocolate promise and gave him a few chocolate chips before bed on his birthday. “YUMMY!” he reported.) We celebrated with ice cream and presents this week,…

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Two years already!

June 2008, Henry at 23 months Dear Sweet Baby Henry, Is this the last time I get to call you that, now that you are a big two-year-old-boy? Your nurses tagged you with that title as soon as we named you, but I’m not sure if the laughing, mischievous toddler that you are today can…

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Time out!

Henry in self-mandated “time out.” And yes, we call that the naughty step, because who doesn’t get their best child-rearing tactics from reality TV. The blue stool is his own touch. A FEW THINGS ABOUT YESTERDAY A) Henry sobbed for the entire 11-minute drive home from swimming lessons, because I didn’t wait long enough (like…

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