14 months

Time is flying! You are growing so fast. You love to play hide n seek and peek a boo. You put your little hands over your eyes and peek through your fingers. We play hide n seek a lot! You think it's so fun to find us and scream and laugh when we scare you. I've finally got you to wear shoes, or more like I've finally found shoes that fit your fat little feet :) 

You know what no means, and will shake your head no if I give you something you don't want. You've added bye to your vocabulary, and gave me a kiss the other day. I don't think you liked it haha. I said kiss? And you just moved your face close to mine. You did it once and will not do it again. Don't worry, we'll keep working on it ;)

It's been warm enough over the last few weeks that we've been able to play outside. You love it! You walked around the block with me all on your own, and stop to check out pretty much everything you see. 

You are so happy! We love you!

Where's That Shelf Go?

Good morning everyone, and welcome to my new blog stream titled, 'Where's that shelf go?' Today I'm going to talk about....that's right, you guessed it. Placing shelves! I've decided to stain the shelves in our home, and would just like to go over a few steps in the process.

#1: Remove your shelf. For this one, there were three simple screws at the top, and it slid right off. 

#2: Well, if you're lucky, like me, after you remove the shelf, your wall will look like this:

Luckily, as you can see, the previous homeowners guessed that I would want to stain this, and they deliberately left the outline on the wall. Now when I am placing the shelf again, I will not need to bother with difficult leveling, or the hassle of aligning the screws again. I know exactly where the shelf was, and where it needs to go again.

If you remove your shelf, and your outline is not there, well.....I guess you're screwed! See you next time, on...'Where's that shelf go?'

WARNING: the stream of 'Where's That Shelf Go?' contains a deadly amount of sarcasm. Viewer discretion is advised.

Boston 12-13 months

I have been so busy with Boston and house projects, I've hardly had time to post anything about Boston! Boston is now 13 months! Can you believe it?! And soon to be 14 months. Boston, you are walking so well, and even can run, although you usually fall over when you do. You can say Mom, Daddy, ball, balloon, (you pronounce it 'boooooo!' And make your mouth in a little tiny o shape.) banana (nana) and we think you can say thank you (deedoo) although, that one isn't consistent enough to be sure :) Your jibberish is sounding more like actual words instead of blabbing. You'll jibber at me, and then wait for me to say something in response. You are very social (when you want to be) and like to flirt and smile with just about anyone! You like to put things on your head. You'll pull the kitchen towels off the oven and drape them over your head, then keep walking on your way, looking back for a reaction out of us, because we think it's pretty funny! But not just towels, hats, toys, clothes, socks, bowls, laundry, any of that. Looks like you've got a silly side coming out! 

You started making a little stink face recently. You scrunch up your face and breathe in and out really heavy. It's so cute! Seems like you have to be in the mood to do it, but once we get you started, if I look at you with that face you give it right back every time. It's hilarious!

You also have 8 teeth now! You hate having your teeth brushed. HATE it. You hate it so much so that I have to man handle you every time. Literally. 

Here some pics we took throughout the last month or so:

Homemade Mac N Cheese

1 pkg macaroni noodles

1 cube butter

6 TBSP flour

3 cups milk

Lots of cheddar cheese!

Salt and pepper to taste

Cook noodles according to package directions. Melt butter in saucepan. Add flour and mix until smooth and makes a paste. Slowly add milk. Bring to a boil, over medium high heat and cook two minutes stirring constantly. Reduce heat, and add cheese. I usually add a few handfuls of shredded cheddar cheese. Stir until the cheese is melted. Pour over noodles. Yummy!