A Bicycling We Shall Go

It took all day, but Toby finally got his bike!

We bought it yesterday, and Curtis built it last night in hopes we'd be out early this morning cycling away....but....Toby just couldn't get his act together this morning and had bicycling privileges revoked before 9am. SO, he had to wait until after quiet time, but he finally had his chance!


He did really well! The problem is, he can either pedal, or he can steer, but he can't do both! As soon as something distracts him, this is what happens:


We went all the way around the block, though I think the 10 minute walk took at least 40 minutes. I had Lucy in the stroller, and when we got back to the house we realized she had chucked a shoe somewhere, so we got to go back around...more exercise for me! We already had this problem yesterday, except she lost one of her pricier shoes somewhere in a store, and despite much backtracking, we never did find it. I'm not really thrilled about that one, but I wasn't about to lose another today!

Here she is playing with the wagon outside today.
Here you can see how long her hair is getting!

We have a busy week ahead, and we spent a good part of today cleaning...and Curtis finally got ALL my curtain rods hung! I FINALLY have curtains in the kitchen! HOORAY! And we replaced the curtains in Toby's room with something...darker...in hopes he might sleep later as the mornings get lighter. We shall see :)

Happy Birthday Toby!

Sniff, sniff! My boy is three! He is beyond thrilled to join the ranks of "big boys", but I am a little sad that my baby really is turning into a little boy! He's been talking for weeks about his birthday and birthday party - this year is the first real birthday party he's had, and what a party it was!

Toby looooooooves Dr Seuss (a boy after his mama's heart!), so we went with a Cat in the Hat/ Dr Seuss theme for his birthday. I made red and white stovepipe hats for all the guests (Toby had been itching to get his hands on those hats for more than a week, but I kept telling him those were for his party!). Hoping for warm weather, we planned on a party at a park, and the weather more than cooperated! With a high of 75 degrees, Mother Nature was definitely on our side this year.

We started by blowing bubbles and burning off energy the best way kids know how - Run!
Then we had snack - goldfish crackers (an allusion to both the fish in The Cat in the Hat and 1 Fish, 2 Fish) and green eggs (from Green Eggs and Ham, of course! My version was devilled eggs, with green filling!)

Toby picked out the cake flavor this year - red velvet. It went with the theme perfectly! It was a VERY windy day, so we had a hard time keeping hte candles lit, but we had just enough time for him to blow them out by himself!


Then in honor of The Lorax, we planted marigold plants...I hope I can keep Toby's alive! By then it was time for the kids to burn off cupcakes, so we went to the playground, then took a walk to the gazebo at the edge of the water...


After the party, we took Toby to Chick-Fil-A for his favorite - chicken and french fries, and a stop to Coldstone finished off the day. Two very tired children (and two very tired parents!) returned home after a full and fun day.

For his birthday Toby got a pair of binoculars (he loves them, they're very "Diego"), a net to catch butterflies, and a magnifying glass to explore his world...and Toby he helped to pick out his first bike! Suprise, suprise, a Lightning McQueen...(pics are below)


Here's Lucy in a hat I knitted for her.
And the bike! In the front pack is Toby's newest stuffed friend. I had 2 great coupons for Build a Bear so we took the kids today to make their own animals...they had a blast! Toby picked the panda bear, and with no help, named him "Two".
Here's Lucy's monkey that she picked out and helped stuff. His name is Bananas (mommy helped).

So to sum up...I'm very tired. I want to sleep :)

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Just a Trace!!!!

The weather man was wrong...just a touch of snow around the edges here! Yay! This means Monday can progress as normal...

I love Girl's Clothes!

Have I ever said how much I love that girl's clothes can last a LONG time? I made this dress for Lucy last year...in fact I have pictures of her in it just when she was starting to push up and crawl (about 6 months old). Well, today she is 14.5 months, and she is STILL wearing it!


How cool is that? Sorry about the bedhead, she had just gotten up from nap :)

March...snow???

March is roaring in this weekend...and is supposed to be decidedly lamblike by next weekend (yay for Toby's birthday!) We could see some snow this evening and overnight, though I'm not crossing my fingers...anytime they act this sure of snow, the only SURE thing is a big disappointment. In the meantime, it's been raining since Friday afternoon, so assuming it does get cold we could be dealing with a lot of slick icy roads tomorrow morning!

It's been a busy couple of weeks around here. We've dealt with the flu, which ate up last weekend, and I've been busy with several different projects, one being Toby's birthday coming up next weekend. I'm so excited that my boy is turning three, although a little sad at the same time. He is growing up so much!

Here's a picture of Lucy from yesterday. Her hair is getting SO long now...and it refuses to cooperate (hmmmm....so her hair has her personality too).
Last weekend, between people catching the flu I managed a practice shoot for Toby's 3 year pictures. I decided to do them myself this year rather than pay for them, and I just bought a new backdrop that I love! It's actually a shame I didn't have him in the shirt I wanted (this was just impromptu to see how the backdrop photographed) because I love this shot!

This one shows how great colors photograph against the grey...again, a shame he's wearing sweats, lol...
And a picture of Toby passed out in his room during quiet time...lol.

Ok, we're getting ready to head out the door for church, I just thought I could get this out before we needed to leave!