A quote, a confession, and an interview with a baby

Yesterday while talking at dinner, I was explaining to G the concept of countries and ancestry. I told him that our families originated in a country by the name of Germany. This conversation followed:

G: I'm from Germany

Me: Yep. 

G: And E

Me: Yep.

G: and Dad, and You

Me: Yep.

G: AND KITTY!!!

umm...I guess. 

I also told him that in England people say things like, "Cheerio," which led to this conversation:

Me: Your uncle served a mission there. You should go up to him and say, "Cheerio!" 

G: "No, I don't want to hurt his feelings."

And now for our confession. Yes, be jealous, our family now holds the dubious honor of having the only kid that I know of in the last year and a half that I've been in Primary to have peed his pants during class. Of course, it was just me and the boys at church so I got to deal with this all by myself. Yeah!! On our trip home with him pantsless and a bizarre snow shower taking place I asked him if he had gone to the potty when he woke up or if he had fibbed. His response? "I fibbed." Shocking. 

Finally, E has graciously agreed to a brief interview so we can all get to know him better. 

Me: So, today you were not held for approximately 30 minutes while I tried to sew something. What was that like?

E: Well I'm pretty sure you already know that it was sheer torture. 

Me: For everyone who wasn't there, could you describe how you like to deal with such traumatic events? 

E: Sure. I like to start out with about five minutes of quiet to create false expectations, after which I like to whine, then whimper, cry, and eventually finish by screaming. 

Me: And do you find this method effective?

E: Oh yes. I highly recommend it to any baby not being held. 

Me: Thank you!

E: Of course! It's always good to get the attention that I deserve.

Business Time

A million years ago I saw these onsies and thought that they were so awesome, I just had to make one! Hubby encouraged me to make them and I finally got these finished today. Aren't they adorable? I think every baby boy should have one of these in his wardrobe for impromptu formal affairs.

As you can see, I made three different styles (from left to right): GQ, 70's flashback, and general authority/CEO. Can you guess which is my favorite? That's right--70's flashback. I wonder if I could find one like this for hubby...

Here the little chubber is in his General Authority/CEO one. You probably can't tell, but it is a really good thing that I got the 12 months size. 

Yeah, he's 6 months.

LOVE IT!

I thought it might be fun to chronicle some of the work that I've been doing at home to meet my more creative needs.

Here is a pair of baby booties that I recently made for my cousin. This is such a fun pattern. It doesn't take long and uses almost no fabric. My kind of craft! I realized, however, how darn near impossible it is to sew when you have a little baby who wants you to hold them all the time.


Since Christmas we have been grinding wheat and making our own bread. Here are pictures of our first loaves that really turned out! It only took 3 months!



More creative projects to come when I get a free second to 1. do them, and 2. take pictures!

The Potty Dance

My dad sent an e-card of this video to me a couple of weeks ago. I think it is absolutely ridiculous but it makes me laugh every time I see it. 

Do the potty dance!

My favorite part is the end where he says he's proud of the kids for walking around with their "big 'ol bobbly heads." HA!

Family Pictures

My sister's friend took some family pictures of us last weekend. It's always fun to get new ones since the boys grow so fast. Here are a few of our favorites.

The boys

It was really cold, so here is E covered in blankets. I actually think this might be my favorite picture.

G's personal shot.

The boys and me. Taking pictures with kids is so funny, they never smile or look at the camera when you want them to. 

I just thought this picture was funny. What were we laughing at? I have no idea.

Isn't this wall cool?

How did you guess that these last two were our first pictures of the day?

Oh, that's right...happy baby!

Surprise!

I was talking to my mom the other day and we were laughing at how E manages to look so surprised in most of his pictures. He is such a hoot (or as G and I would say--a hootenanny)! So I thought I would post some more amusing pictures of the boys for everyone as a little update of the things going on at our house.

Here's a video of when Hubby discovered the other night that he could get E laughing like crazy by tapping his chest? (I guess!)

Just as you would expect from the chubber that he is, E is now constantly trying to steal food off of all our plates.

G wanted to go on vacation the other night so we went camping in our downstairs together.

We roasted marshmallows over a candle. G was thrilled. 

Having fun during tummy time...

Roughhousing with Dad

Hubby always gives rides in the laundry basket. E wasn't sure what he thought about it.

Surprise, Grandma! I'm thinking about you!

It was almost warm the other day so we had a picnic!

The picnic enforcer (he wouldn't let us get out of it--which is probably a good thing since E is amazed every time we show him the world outside of our house).

We're so excited for RSV season to be over soon! Bring on Spring and end our exile!!!!