Careful the things you say...

Careful the things you say
Children will listen
Careful the things you do
Children will see and learn
Children may not obey, but children will listen
Children will look to you for which way to turn
To learn what to be
Careful before you say 'Listen to me'
Children will listen

-Stephen Sondheim, Into The Woods

I though of this the other day when TQ told this little story::
"I was in the laundry room folding clothes and John walked in, held something up and said 'Biteen, what the hell is this?'"

Oh boy, are we in trouble...

Swinging!

Food, Glorious Food

Over the last few weeks Lily has started showing a keen interest in food. I've been trying to hold her off, but the other night at dinner when she literally grabbed pasta from my plate we decided it was time.



After some research we decided sweet potatoes would be a good first food. Jeff picked some up and we mixed it with a bit of mama-milk to thin it and make the flavor a bit more familiar. We got Lily all strapped into her cool seat and put a bib on. She was loving all of the attention and flashed some smiles at us.



She was pretty unsure at first...





But we kept trying and at the and she seemed pretty happy!

To Infinity

AND BEYOND!!!





John's alter ego- Buzz LightYear. He and I made the wings today while Lily took a loooong nap (she is still sleeping!!)
I love my boy :)

July Pics

Me and my girl...

Lily and Danny, aren't they cute in their babylegs and Shibori from Three Pines Studio?

This is how John and Owen look at the beginning of the week::



And this is how they look after 7 days of full-on FUN (and not much sleep)::

beauty

On John's birthday we were in Chicago at Dan and Erin's house. Lucky for us Ken, Kristen Ariana and Parker were coming into the city that day and were able to come for dinner! The cousins had such a blast playing together, John and Parker got on like gangbusters! It was so fun to watch them laugh and get into mischief together, John copying everything his big cousin did. Ariana simply adored Lily, and Lily gazed at Ari for a long time, never breaking eye contact. These two are the only girls in the bunch, they've got to stick together!
When they arrived the outside light was just beginning to fade and the sky was looking a little dark and heavy with rain. Kristen grabbed her camera, a chair and Lily and snapped a few shots. Seriously, there was no planning on these and they were literally taken in less than 5 minutes, I think we did okay! Thank you Kristen, for your talent and impulse, we love you!!!











We also managed to get John to slpw down long enough to take a couple shots... my sweet boy, I can't believe he is 4!!