Daddy's got skills

My foray into stay-at-home parenting is going okay.  I only yell at the big one once or twice a day (his listening ears somehow aren't connected to his motor systems just yet).  We've only not gotten out of the house once so far and we even took a trip to the local library today for toddler time which included stories, songs, and dancing.  Today's theme was the first snow of winter.  Winter?  I think it is supposed to be 75 this weekend.  Plus these 3 and less year olds have probably never seen snow like my mountain boy.

Anyway, Goose just sat in my lap slack-jawed while 8 other moms and their kids sang and danced.  I was embarrassed.  Thankfully the baby just slept.

Oh, and we got there early thanks to some awesome multitasking by Dad.  Here's a photo of the feeding situation while I got the big one ready.  Physics is a wonderful thing.

I Finished!

I finally finished the little guy's baby quilt last week... and promptly gave it to the baby girl. She's been enjoying tummy time on it this week, and I've enjoyed curling up under it in the evenings while she's asleep. Yay!

Meanwhile, the little guy and his dad are working on some awesome cheerleading moves:

Back to Normal?

Normal might be a stretch, but now that we have groceries instead of eating out every meal, things are feeling a bit more settled. See?

Boys versus Girls

The little dude has started enumerating the things I can't do because I'm a girl (which are all ridiculous and tend to be whatever he is doing at the moment). Anyway, at dinner tonight we had a boys' side and a girls' side. He wanted me to take a picture of the boys' side (even though occasionally girls can't take pictures):

Please notice that the firefighter and the policeman got to sit with the little guy and his daddy. They each had (imaginary) mac-n-cheese and a milkshake for dinner, while the stinker ordered pizza, carrots, and apple slices.

We won the lottery!

Well, not really, but close.  We're down in North Carolina now and staying in a place for a few weeks until we can get settled.  We were looking for a place closer to town, but we had to settle for something a little farther out.  We were disappointed at first, but when we got here it turns out that there is a construction site right outside our back window, much like the one in a sweet little bedtime book; "Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site".  The little guy is in heaven!

Do you see dat dump truck, Daddy!?!

It is sad for me to leave West Virginia again.  I never thought I'd have the opportunity to be back in my home state so I am thankful for the time we had, though Morgantown isn't really anything like my home.  Yesterday we left those West Virginia hills for the land of sweet tea and vinegar barbecue.  Here's the family, save me, heading out yesterday afternoon.

Bye Mountain Momma!

Leaving...

You can take the girl out of West Virginia, but you can't take the West Virginia pacifier out of her mouth.

Cheese!

We had a lovely helper come watch the baby while we rearranged the contents of some boxes (yay moving!). Eric tried to get a nice picture of the baby and her great-grandmother, but apparently Beau thought he was the real star of the show.

Happy New Year!