Beach Baby

Matt's "office" had their end of the summer party yesterday at SeaCliff beach. It was sunny, but not super warm. Reese did not care....she wanted to go in the water anyway. She has so much fun digging in the sand, walking barefoot through the water and jumping in the waves. You hope that your kids will have some of the same interests as you......boy does she! Reese loves water everything! It is so much fun for me to see her enjoy it like this! Reese loves her bath, the Y pool, water bottles, waiters pouring water, fountains, streams, the ocean.....okay you get the idea. While watching the summer Olympics Matt and I were dreaming of cheering on swimmer Reese someday. Yesterday I was dream of living on the water....what a blast Reese would have! Okay I would enjoy it a bit too! :)

Any interests that you hoped your kid would have that you seen them begin to develop?

Happy Labor Day!

It's already been a great day! I forgot it was a holiday and that we would have Daddy all day today...that is always a nice surprise! We went for a family walk through the Harbor. Then Reese swang in the baby swing at the City Park to practice for mom's group which is meeting there tomorrow morning at 10am. Okay, we weren't really practicing.....that was just a plug to invite other moms to come to the park tomorrow! :) Then we stopped by the Dahlia farm to clip some flowers. Dahlias are my favorite flower! And sometime during all this activity, Reese cut two new teeth! Quite a day! I think I am ready for an afternoon nap too. :)

Gettin' it done...around the house

This is my "trick" for getting clothes clean and keeping Reese happy at the same time. (Can't you tell how happy she is?!) To get a shower in now, I put her in the jumper that hangs in the door frame of the bathroom and she entertains herself by trying to touch the water drops on the shower door. To get dinner made, Reese goes in her exersaucer with Cheerios all along the sides. She then bounces up and down, tossing the Cheerios all over the floor for Seb to eat....Both kids kept happy at the same time!

So what are your mommy tricks for getting work done around the house while keeping your kiddo or kiddos happy? What tricks do you use once they can move on their own?

Tough truck

Matt having fun with his camera and daughter at the same time! :)

When left to fend for herself.....

I gave Reese a few cheerios and went to put the dishes back in the kitchen, just around the corner. Apparently she was not done eating her oatmeal. She was able to reach the bowl and spoon and began feeding herself. She decided the spoon was too much work. Fingers are best. When I returned and tried to help feed her again she said "No way! I do it myself now!" I guess we will be needing the bib again...and a towel.....and a hose down afterwards.... :)

A picture is worth.....

Nobody likes to be sick, Reese included. I know she will get her fair share of colds throughout her life and this will help build her immune system. Still, we try to avoid as many germs as possible. Reese was in the nursery Sunday morning and came down with her cold Sunday afternoon. There is plenty of unknowing sick germ sharing going on, I would not want to share germs on purpose. Yet we still find kids in the nursery when they are sick, bummer! So now we wait out this cold, warn others we are sicko, and try the nursery again when Reese is well.

IF you have been through this same germ sharing fun how do you handle it? How do you decide when to put your kid back into the nursery? And how do you find fellowship with others when your kid has been sick for a long time?

I'd love to hear your thoughts! :)

My new training partner

She loves to be in the jogger if I am running. When we take her for a walk she starts fussing part way through and doesn't stop til we are done. So it's back to running, which is a good thing. It's nice to have a training partner again. :)