Tuesday is the slowest eater E.V.E.R. We spend hours at this table. So of course I sit her in the spot with the best light and get out my camera to fiddle around with it while she finishes up.
Breakfast = “bbbbbeeee” cereal (signed, she can’t say that word yet). bbbbbeeee = cold cereal. Usually we have hot cereal (oatmeal). Plus frozen banana slices and soy milk. I guess she woke up really hot? LOL who knows!
Hmmm Mama, while you look through your camera this seems like a good opportunity for me to climb up here…
And make silly faces at you!!!
Mama did you leave out these colors because you wanted me to play with them instead of eating?
Ok I will! (side note Ceara and Donovan you will get your birthday cards someday!)
You want me to look at you? Ok fine.
I gotta get this cap back on, let me see, how about this trick?
Ohhh no, I figured out something better! Balancing!!!
Mama are you paying attention to me?!?!?!
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Celebrating crafts, kids and the everyday through photographs.
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Celebrating crafts, kids and the everyday through photographs.
This weekend there was an estate sale in my neighborhood. I love estate sales but haven’t been actively seeking them out and I stumbled upon this one as it was closing up Saturday. I know I’ve said this before but estate sales are such an interesting look into a person’s life. I’m sure it’s not the whole story as the most important things usually get taken by family and friends, but interesting non the less. The home I went into on Saturday was one of those stuck in a time warp kind. I would guess last major decorating was done in the 50s or 60s. And this guy (?) loved music. He had a basement full of thousands of records. THOUSANDS. I’m sure by the time I got there most of the valuable ones had been picked over. I grabbed a few kid music 45s for fun (the covers are so awesome!). When I went home I started thinking about if I wanted to try and head over in the morning when it was half price. As I left on Saturday the man running the sale made a point of telling me records were going to be $5 all you could carry from the basement. So I got Tuesday up in the morning and suited up my shopping cart and basket. I bundled her up and put her on my back and walked to the sale.
I wasn’t the first one there, a small line had already formed. I didn’t worry though I only wanted a box of 45s I had spotted the day before full of kids stuff. Well by the time Tuesday and I got down there some had done the pile up, “these are all mine” move. Bummer, but I decided to pick out some fun random stuff anyway.
A man (collector?) heard me talking away to Tuesday about having a dance party and this and that and asked me what I was looking for. I said I really didn’t know but any kid stuff would be great. He came back down and handed me a stack he had paid for my new collection! I must have said thank you a million times, it was just so sweet.
Don’t those look great? Of course I have no record player, but I think I’m going to get one of those Fisher Price ones that plays 33 1/2s and 45s. Do you remember them (here is a page where they are all described)? I could get a regular sized record player, but I’m thinking a more durable toy variety might be better for now (the plan is for this to be her Christmas present). I did get an armful of regular sized records for my mom’s house. She told me Tuesday was rocking out to a Cindi Lauper record, how cute is that? Because their record player is under the TV she has labeled records as ‘TEEE BEEEE”
Not sure how into the vinyl we’ll get but I did love this present from Amanda to her son a few years ago. -
Celebrating crafts, kids and the everyday through photographs.
For a season that used to be my least favorite, I’m really coming to love spring. I love that all our summer things start up in the spring. Maybe I never realized this before because I was always hibernating my spring away (read—crafting). With Tuesday we like to get out and about. Imagine my joy when I realized this last Saturday was the first Farmer’s Market of the season! Tuesday squealed with glee when we pulled up to the parking lot.
“mama doggie? doggie!!!”
“eat, mama, eat? papa eat?”
And lots of signing of flowers. She totally remembered it I was impressed. Of course it started raining as soon as we got there, as this weekends guaranteed sun turned into ominous grey skies and on again off again showers (as always). That didn’t stop us from enjoying the few booths that were hardy enough to come out for the first market day (probably half or less of the usual bunch).
Canby burritos (I think that’s what they are called) are the best! So many yummy veggies, even broccoli, in their burritos.
It had been so long since a market day I had a hard time deciding between the grilled cheese sandwich place, chinese food, dessert for lunch, or Peruvian food, but settled on this. Tuesday had no problem deciding on lunch:
“Pop!” Kettle corn. Hey a one dollar lunch, she’s a cheap date!
We stopped by our CSA’s booth and picked out some pea starts.
For three dollars I love that I don’t have to plant the seeds, these are good to go. I got two each of three varieties. Do I remember what those are? No, but I’m sure they’ll be yummy!
After the market it was totally nap time but I had read about Chick Day at a local feed store so we decided to go see the itty bitty fuzzy wuzzy things.
And the rest of the photos will be in black and white because those lights were funky.
I might have been more excited than Tuesday. Our city council finally passed a law so that we can keep chickens in the city (three max). Bj is super excited about getting them, but I think this is going to be a planning year. I want to know what we are getting into a little more so that we have a nice (raccoon proof) coop, a run and everything ready to go. I’m hoping that building up to getting the chickens will help Tuesday better understand the process and get excited about them.
And just had to post this because it’s always the look Lachlan (her buddy born two days before her) gives Tuesday. Caption anyone?
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