Eating dirt to see if it tastes good...

I guess it does.

Easter pictures from Grandma

Getting around...

I've been bad. I've been missing. I've been busy.
Here's our little WALKER!

Eating at home.

We've actually been doing really good about eating at home and not eating junk... I just haven't updated my blog to tell you all about it :)

So I've got a good menu list made up and we've been doing pretty good about sticking to it. When we don't we usually are eating more leftovers than I thought we'd have, or skipping meals (bad, I know).

Lately we've been doing Poppy Seed Chicken (thanks to Aunt Donna), Pizza, Enchiladas, Quesadillas, Spaghetti, Pancakes, Lentil Ham Soup... and others that I can't think of.

Last night, I made Jesse pancakes since he's sick (he got bronchitis somehow... and so he's very tired). This recipe is based on Marilee's, written down and adjusted by Andrew.
Here's the magic Selin whole wheat pancake recipe:
Yield: Big! It's the WHOLE family recipe, I think... I cut it in thirds or two-thirds since eggs are hard to halve.
3 c. white flour
1 c. whole
3 large eggs
3 c. milk
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. banking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. oil
Directions: mix it all up and pour it on a hot skillet. That's all folks. I make it look sooo easy :)

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Made From Scratch.

Upon recent inspiration, I am going to try to be a better blogger :)
Also "inspired"/stolen from another blogger, I'm going to try to make all our dinners from scratch for a week. Not including if we aren't home.
But that doesn't start yet, we still have leftovers from last week to finish off.
I've also been thinking/dreaming up projects to work on -- craft-wise. Goodness knows, I ought to have the spare time... not working and all. The time just seems to slip through my fingers so I'm going to try to schedule it in.
Eh... I have high hopes but I'm too much of a realist to get excited about them.

Anyone want to vote:
Make a purse/diaper bag/satchel thing similar to this only less slouchy:
Or starting a quilt
Or some miscellaneous crochet project
Or do memo-boards to sell on etsy like I did for xmas (like this):

(P.S. note to self: I need to find my postcard collection...)

Thoughtful Pose and Fancy Coat

Savannah's Controls Cats With Her Fingers

Genealogy

That Look a like meter is fun to play with... but it changes depending on which picture you use. Oh well. I found it on the website of a mom with a babe born same month as Savy, we both frequent a certain mothering forum to get info, advice, show pictures, talk about stuff most people don't want to hear about (diapers, fevers, unfounded worries, bragging, etc.). But anyway, it's from a website that deals with genealogy, so I think I'm gonna start doing that again. About every year or two, I start doing research at an obsessive rate for about a month or so. Then I drop it again. It's been about a year now, so I figure, hey, how about now? I probably be making a trip to the Historical Society in the next few weeks, so if anyone's interested in going to the History Museum, let me know, it'd be loads of fun! Hmmm, I wonder if they've added more state census years online since I've been there last... Wandering away now.

Baby Look-alike Meter

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebs - Collage - Morph

Look-alike Meter

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I'm sooo cute.

You couldn't resist me if you tried. (pic from 19/11/07)

Can you say NERD?!

Tappity-tap-tap-tap
(pic from 8/11/07)

Standing up (holding a chair)!

(pic from 8/11/07)

















Savannah can stand unsupported just for second now too!
She's working on crawling but mostly just ends up in tears of frustration :(

Savannah and Buddy

(pic from 31/10/07)

Halloween face

Jesse

Here's Jesse. By popular demand.

Comfy Joey pouch

This is one of my most favorite "baby things" we bought. It frees up my hands and we'll use it for a long time. It works from newborn thru toddler age, depending on how long your back handles it and how desperate they are to run off. Savannah likes it once she gets comfortable, unless she's hungry :) then it's like putting a free buffet in front of a dieter, how could she resist being so close to food? I have nursed her in the pouch but it's a little difficult to situate her when she's angry. Who've guessed? lol.
Comfy Joey website if you're interested in all the styles and ways you can wear a baby.

(pic from 16/6/07)

Wildlife

All from our house: pheasant, tree frogs, deer (lots!), and turkeys.

For A Walk

Before we went to check the mail 24/10/07



























After we got back, almost asleep.

Sweet Pea

Eating sweet peas. Not a staged moustache. 26/10/07

Daddy's little girl

This is how Papa gets Savannah to laugh (sorry it's so dark, we'll try again during the day). 26/10/07

Early Coffee Addiction?

Savannah has been VERY interested when we eat and drink things...she wants a taste too!
So far she's tasted (I can't really say "eaten" for most of these) raspberries, sweet peas, carrots, paper (ha!), rice cereal, organic guacamole, celery, pear, and maybe others.
And these pics are Savannah trying to get Papa's coffee, she's got the right idea! But didn't actually get any... we wanted her to go to sleep! 25/10/07

My Happy Lil Baby

Here's Savannah outside, getting ready to go the grocery store. She plays with those toys on the way to Grandma's house...sometimes for an hour, without getting bored or fussy. 20/10/07

The Great Escape

I'm gonna do a batch of recent pictures of Savannah. Maybe someday I will add some younger pictures too.

Savannah has learned to escape. I think we need to put the bouncer seat away soon before she lands on her head. :) 17/10/07