Becky – Page 80 – Embracing the Insanity

“Did You Buy A House?!?!”

Posted on July 13, 2009July 11, 2009 by Becky

Well, our friends Chris and Melissa are officially first-time homeowners! I watched their boys Corban and Carson during the closing on Friday.

Mara and Corban were napping in Mara’s room when Chris and Melissa got back.

Mara stood up in her crib and with intense enthusiasm asked, “Uncle ‘Dis, did you buy a house?!?! And did Melissa buy a house?!?!?!”

Chris laughed. “Yes, we did!”

Mara went running to the top of the stairs and, peering down the steps, she paused in anticipation, as if she fully expected to see the house down there.

Then in a hushed voice, she asked, “Where’s the house?”

I guess she thought buying a house was like buying groceries. You bring it in and set it next to the coffee table! LOL!

I explained to her that it was down the street, and we would go see it sometime.

So when Daniel came home, she said, “Daddy! ‘Dis and Melissa bought a house! And it’s down the street!”

We’re all excited about it! Congratulations, Chris and Melissa!

“Say ‘Dinosaur’!!”

Posted on July 12, 2009July 11, 2009 by Becky

There is a Clifford episode where Clifford and friends dig up dinosaur bones, and once the dinosaur is all set up, they all stand in front of it for a picture. Someone says, “Say ‘dinosaur’!” and they snap the picture.

Mara loves re-enacting major sections of Clifford episodes, and Daniel found Mara after her nap, having lined up all her animals

(Left to Right): Perkle Bear, Puppy Dog, Pink Bear, Ballerina, Yellow Bear, My Little Lucy, and Blue Bear.

Mara was saying, “Say ‘dine-a-door’!” and then laughing hysterically.

She thought she was pretty funny! (And quite frankly, we did too!)

Thrift Store Finds!

Posted on July 11, 2009July 7, 2009 by Becky

I love thrift store shopping! Last week Daniel was watching Mara for about an hour, so I just had Micah with me. Thrift store shopping is much easier with one child, than two! I spent about $11 and found:

A beach chair for Mara (I have been looking for one of these, since she loved using one at the lake, and we are going to spend a week at the shore in July. They were $10 at Target!)
A pair of new Crocs-style shoes for Mara for this fall
A Playskool boat (with people!!) for Micah
12-mo size navy blue shorts for Micah (For some reason, most of his 12-18M shorts seem to fall off, but I know he wears 12M in this brand.)
A little wooden truck painted in primary colors for Micah’s room
3 unpainted 8×10 wooden frames for decorating Micah’s room (which I was looking for!! I will paint them red after my free quart of Glidden paint arrives in a few weeks!)
A black bag with lime green trim to carry kid stuff in

Mara already found a use for her beach chair–making her “chores” easier. I suppose this reflects either laziness or genius, though I’m not sure which. (Daniel says there’s a fine line between the two.) She can now sit and sort the silverware coming out of the dishwasher, before she puts it away! She still has to stand though when she puts the silverware away in the drawer.

Of course, Micah loved his new toy boat! He sat and played with it in the thrift store, and since we don’t have a lot of “boy” toys, I figured it was something especially for him. 🙂 He’s getting so big! He’s not a baby anymore . . . I love him, my little Micah-man!

Random Candids

Posted on July 10, 2009July 5, 2009 by Becky

Summer: Icey-Pops Once Again!

Micah discovered his “tongue” over the past few days, so he goes around sticking out his tongue, rubbing his tongue across his teeth, pulling on his tongue. . .

But the reason I like this picture is because of his big brown eyes! 🙂

Snack Time: Mara and Micah enjoying animal crackers

Micah scooting around the house on his drum.

Grass in the City!

Posted on July 9, 2009July 5, 2009 by Becky

My side of the family loves the out-of-doors, the wide-open spaces of the Midwest and the West. The grass. The trees. The fields.

My sister has this nagging fear that, growing up in the city, my kids won’t even know what grass looks like! So, every now and then, I like to take grass pictures, just to let her know we have some, and my kids are learning about it!

Here’s Micah learning about grass. I let him “walk” around the backyard in his baby walker. He loves playing out there!