Birthdays!

Aaron & my mom's birthdays are within 2 weeks of each other so we usually celebrate them together.  This year was no different :)

We went to the Texas Roadhouse.  Steak & ribs.  What a great birthday for 
Aaron!  Mom just wanted yummy food :)

Awesome thing about the Texas Roadhouse is how they celebrate birthdays.  Aaron got to sit on the saddle (with Duncan, of course) and Mom got to wear the giant foam cowboy hat.  

Nomming on Snoopy

I can totally do this!

Daddy reading "Mohammed and Charlemagne" to Duncan

Little boys

My boy :)

Mom finding out she's going to see Elton John

Duncan playing with a real lightsaber

Ride 'em cowboy!!!

What is that on Nonni's head?

Duncan getting ready to "YEE HAW!!!"

I just have to share this...

I have to share this story.  Readers, be warned, I don't cook much.  Baking yes cooking no.  Aaron has told me that if he wasn't around I would eat Costco chicken & macaroni and cheese for every meal.  Which is possibly true.  Anyway.

Remember my stories of the Wednesday from heck?  Well, I forgot to tell you about what happened with dinner.

Aaron had made a turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy & yummy veggies.  I went into the kitchen to see if he needed help & he asked me to stir the gravy for 3 to 5 minutes.  

I start stirring.

Aaron starts laughing.

I look at him and he says, "you might want to turn on the stove."

I laughed until I cried for 3 to 5 minutes & am still giggling.   

PS The gravy turned out fine :)

Wednesday, February 23

Eating my lightsaber.  Actually it's a flashlight for the car at night so I can see what's going on.  But a lightsaber sounds waaaaay cooler than a nightlight!

Have you ever had one of those days?  I did today.  I set my alarm for 4:30, thinking I would sleep in an hour since Aaron has today off.  That's sleeping in for me during the week.  I remember the alarm going off and wondering why the heck I'd set the alarm since Aaron gets up with Duncan on Saturdays.  You'll notice it's Wednesday.  So I smacked the snooze button until 5:18 am (much to Aaron's chagrin) and then finally realized I still had to go to work.  Not the best way to start my day.  

I did, however, remember to take the turkey breast out of the fridge to defrost.  I didn't remember my cell phone.  I managed to make it to work in the proper number of pieces and survive the day.  Thank goodness for coffee.

My friend Erin loaned me her camera (which I now want) to take pictures of Duncan for the "Most Beautiful Eyes" contest that is happening at a local baby fair.  So I had fun this afternoon taking pictures of Duncan :)

Let's see...the past 2 weeks not much has happened.  No new teeth - the 2 he has are growing well.  Duncan loves to eat.  This week he's eating peas.  On Saturday or Sunday we'll start applesauce.  I'm pretty excited - his high chair arrived today.  Now we can eat dinner at the table all together!  It's great.  

I also discovered something.  Regular readers know I frequently lose the cord to connect the camera to the computer.  When Erin loaned me her camera I asked if a cord was needed to download the pictures.  She said, "Nope, you just pop out the card stick it in the reader on your computer.  Your laptop should have a slot for it."  At that moment I realized I never needed the cord to download pictures...Oops.  

I'm taking a knitting class to learn how to knit mittens.  It's on Monday evenings and has been fun.  They're going to offer a class for knitting a cardigan next & I'm tempted to take it so I can learn how to seam better.


I have also become addicted to Carmen Sandiego on Facebook.  Dangerous.  But it takes me back to my slightly younger years and playing it during Mrs. Fraley's class in 6th grade or Mr. King's class in 8th grade or during my TA time.  Love it!!!

This is the picture I submitted

Hanging out in my high chair

Contemplating eating the strap

Seriously??  More pictures?

Dad has Skittles.  Why don't I have Skittles?

I get a Skittle?

bored now

Forget Skittles.  I have fingers!

 

First Super Bowl!

Daddy & Duncan resting

I must have my book!

I can feed myself :)

You can't see me!!!!

Today Duncan gets to "watch" his first Super Bowl.  It's amusing - Nunkie's team is Green Bay, Daddy's team is the Steelers.  Not sure which way he'll go.  But that's okay.  It's a bit early to indoctrinate him in football.  At least I think so.

We've had a quiet couple of weeks.  No doctor appointments or anything!  :)  

Duncan has been eating solid foods for about a month now.  So far, we've had rice cereal, carrots and bananas.  Apparently bananas are his favorite.  Unfortunately for me.  I absolutely detest bananas.  The smell, the taste, the texture.  Everything.  YUCKY!!!  Hopefully he'll like peas (next week's new food) as much!  We're making all his food so we know what's in in.  It's actually a lot easier than we expected.  

There isn't much else to post.  Duncan is almost 8 months old!  and cute as a bug in a rug.  

Oh yeah...Mighty D now has the absolute foulest flatulence on the planet.  We have no clue why.  But DANG!!!


Anyone want to come visit???