yesterday i popped a dozen cookies in the oven (thank goodness for being able to freeze those dough-balls, makes life a lot easier!), and when the timer went off, so did my son. he thinks it's his job to let me know when the timer goes off; he gets pretty insistent if i don't go take care of it immediately!
the problem with sippy cups is that you can't drink from them if they are turned around! he's got the right idea- no problems if he picks it up right, but he hasn't figured out how to turn it around without throwing it on the floor first. come to think of it, it usually gets thrown on the floor anyway...
we went to waupaca and then to mom and dad's yesterday- kelvin had off (but is working today and tomorrow) so he decided to go do some bowhunting at the farm. cole and i came up later, but i wanted to stop at goodwill and kmart. i found our first purchase for the baby- a linen embroidered sundress, perfect for next summer, a steal at $3! looks like it's never been worn! then, i found shoes for cole. i wasn't intending to find any, but they just happened to be there. little white tennis shoes with thomas the train on them... i tried them on him just to see if they fit, and he watched me with a funny look on his face. after the shoe was on, he looked down, held out his foot, wiggled it around and smiled and giggled like it was THE coolest thing! so cute, but at that point, i wasn't quite sure if the purchase was necessary. the deciding factor was the look of utter disappointment on his little face when i took it off and he saw his sock. it was even cuter than when the shoe was on- he looked at his sock with no shoe on it and looked so heartbroken! he didn't cry, just looked so crestfallen... i took the shoes back off the shelf and his eyes lit up! so the shoes went into the cart- for $7, they were a steal... and he's been so proud of them ever since!
see- he loves wearing them! i thought that maybe the "big boy" soles would make it hard for him to walk in them, but he does really well. this morning when i put them on (too cute with his jeans and t-shirt), he tried to put the straps down before his shoe was on all the way. he already knows how to work them! it's hard to think how a little boy can display pride at this age, but he's got it- to him, those shoes are the best thing ever. and i have to say, they look SO funny lined up in the kitchen next to mommy's big flip-flops and daddy's ginormous boots. these teeny little size 4 shoes, next to big ones... makes me giggle!
anyway, sarah stayed overnight last night and today we're heading over to appleton to see if we can take in some of the octoberfest there. i'm slightly concerned about finding a place to park, but if nothing else, we can always hit the mall too. i have to go there anyway, i'm really needing to find some maternity jeans and if i'm lucky, i'll find something on clearance. and i'd like to get dress shoes for cole- something he can wear other than his thomas shoes... this is the first time we'll have been to the mall to actually SHOP since we left wisconsin. i never got to a mall in arizona and since we've been back, we ducked in once to look for something but it was an in-and-out stop, so that doesn't really count. i'm looking forward to lunch at atlanta bread company, too... that's something i really missed. their chicken salad on cracked wheat is to die for...
yesterday i popped a dozen cookies in the oven (thank goodness for being able to freeze those dough-balls, makes life a lot easier!), and when the timer went off, so did my son. he thinks it's his job to let me know when the timer goes off; he gets pretty insistent if i don't go take care of it immediately!
the problem with sippy cups is that you can't drink from them if they are turned around! he's got the right idea- no problems if he picks it up right, but he hasn't figured out how to turn it around without throwing it on the floor first. come to think of it, it usually gets thrown on the floor anyway...
we went to waupaca and then to mom and dad's yesterday- kelvin had off (but is working today and tomorrow) so he decided to go do some bowhunting at the farm. cole and i came up later, but i wanted to stop at goodwill and kmart. i found our first purchase for the baby- a linen embroidered sundress, perfect for next summer, a steal at $3! looks like it's never been worn! then, i found shoes for cole. i wasn't intending to find any, but they just happened to be there. little white tennis shoes with thomas the train on them... i tried them on him just to see if they fit, and he watched me with a funny look on his face. after the shoe was on, he looked down, held out his foot, wiggled it around and smiled and giggled like it was THE coolest thing! so cute, but at that point, i wasn't quite sure if the purchase was necessary. the deciding factor was the look of utter disappointment on his little face when i took it off and he saw his sock. it was even cuter than when the shoe was on- he looked at his sock with no shoe on it and looked so heartbroken! he didn't cry, just looked so crestfallen... i took the shoes back off the shelf and his eyes lit up! so the shoes went into the cart- for $7, they were a steal... and he's been so proud of them ever since!
see- he loves wearing them! i thought that maybe the "big boy" soles would make it hard for him to walk in them, but he does really well. this morning when i put them on (too cute with his jeans and t-shirt), he tried to put the straps down before his shoe was on all the way. he already knows how to work them! it's hard to think how a little boy can display pride at this age, but he's got it- to him, those shoes are the best thing ever. and i have to say, they look SO funny lined up in the kitchen next to mommy's big flip-flops and daddy's ginormous boots. these teeny little size 4 shoes, next to big ones... makes me giggle! anyway, sarah stayed overnight last night and today we're heading over to appleton to see if we can take in some of the octoberfest there. i'm slightly concerned about finding a place to park, but if nothing else, we can always hit the mall too. i have to go there anyway, i'm really needing to find some maternity jeans and if i'm lucky, i'll find something on clearance. and i'd like to get dress shoes for cole- something he can wear other than his thomas shoes... this is the first time we'll have been to the mall to actually SHOP since we left wisconsin. i never got to a mall in arizona and since we've been back, we ducked in once to look for something but it was an in-and-out stop, so that doesn't really count. i'm looking forward to lunch at atlanta bread company, too... that's something i really missed. their chicken salad on cracked wheat is to die for...
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wish i was with you guys! have fun there! and hey..you can always claim handicap parking with your belly ;)
uh oh.. dont let Kristian see those shoes! He will want them for sure! EVERYTHING is thomas these days!
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