Loose Leaf Notes

Liam likes the cake his mom made for him. Notice I have it on my chin too, not from eating but from kissing the birthday boy, who is now officially one year old!  Watch a video clip of the action HERE and the final mess HERE.

Liam Busts a Move Bryce’s Halloween Boo Note: I received several requests last week for more pictures or videos starring the boys.  These should bring on a smile.  If they take too long to download here at the blog you can watch them at youtube HERE and HERE.

Bryce and Kaylee harvest potatoes for a bubble and squeak lunch.

Liam on the Loose He Floors Me Houdini and the Camera Case

A Handful of Fun Like Father Like Son Rock-a-bye Bliss Baby’s Big Sis ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DADDY DYLAN, MY SON.  More HERE. And more photos of my baby’s baby HERE.

Watch Laughing Liam HERE.

My daughter-in-law left me a Facebook message on Monday saying that our two-year old grandson Bryce woke up in the morning and asked, “Opa come see me?”   That was hard to resist, so Opa (my husband Joe) and I set up a play date to take Bryce out for some fun.   Once down the mountain, [...]

My new grandson Liam is a heart throb to his brother’s dreamboat.  He likes to be swung in his baby seat with a blanket thrown over the top, giving him some womb-like comfort, I suspect.  He’s got a good set of lungs and a knock out smile and will drink mama’s milk from a bottle [...]

There were so many apples that the rule about finishing one before starting another fell by the wayside.  There were so many that Bryce played hockey with a stick using an apple as a puck. We taught him to watch out for the cow manure on the hike down to the old abandoned orchard. He [...]

Liam Patrick was born on October 8th, 2010.  Mother and father (Alexis and Dylan),  big sister Kaylee, big brother Bryce, and Liam are all doing fine. Video clip HERE.

We made scrambled eggs with yellow playdough and he cooked them on the play stove.  He was wearing a knight’s helmet that was a little too big for his head.  I brought him a basket of small red delicious apples.  He loaded them up on the back of his dump truck.  He liked the story [...]

Planning his escape route Digging to China before lunch They all ran after the farmer’s wife who cut off their tails with a carving knife Did somebody say pot head?

Fun in the Sun Taking the Plunge Water Sport Don’t Want to Dry Off Post Note: Watch the water frisbee video HERE.

He’s methodical at unwrapping gifts and accepts that he deserves every one. He knows how to tackle any problem and gets right down to it. He’s okay with being the center of attention. He knows how to share and wait his turn. He’s in the present moment.  He doesn’t care how old he is or [...]

Last week I found a neon pink strand of silly puddy stuck in my hair.  This week I have a diaper in my pocketbook.  I fill little red cardboard boxes with organic raisins, check picture books out of the library, and linger over the Tonka trucks at The Farmers Supply store. There’s a toy cell [...]