Monday, April 30, 2007

Jake & Mom


Jake & Mom
Originally uploaded by tracyg00.
Megan, our budding photographer, took this one when we were out in the backyard. She's getting better at aiming at her subject(s). This was a rare moment when Jake actually had his hat on -- he typically rips it off of his head as soon as we put it on.

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Chores


Chores
Originally uploaded by tracyg00.
We were watching a pbs kids show on Wednesday and they were talking about doing chores.....Megan asked me, "What are chores do?" (Don't ask me why she adds 'do' to the end of that sentence :-) Anyway, I explained that they're jobs that kids do to help out around the house. She wanted to do some chores, so I told her that her chores could be picking up her toys and dusting (she likes to dust - woo hoo!). She decided later that picking up toys was no fun at all and that she wanted to set the table like Calliou (the pbs character). She set this table all by herself. I handed her napkins and asked her to put one by everyone's spot. She told me she was giving Jake extra ones because "he's messy". I basically handed her stuff to put out and she set it up on the table wherever she wanted. I think she did a pretty good job!!

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

My shadow


IMG_9670
Originally uploaded by tracyg00.
The other day I had both kids in the bathtub and took Jake out first to get lotioned up and dressed across the hall in his bedroom. Once he was dressed, I left him in the mdidle of his floor to play with his toys while I got Megan out of the tub. I went back into the bathroom to get her out and by the time I got her towel out of the closet and turned around, he was already scooting across the hall to join us.

Black Beans


Black Beans
Originally uploaded by tracyg00.
When I go out for lunch at a Mexican restaurant, I bring home the leftover black beans for the little guy. Megan used to eat them like crazy too when she was about his age. They end up all over his hands, face and head. It definitely calls for a bath after a black bean meal. It's soooo messy, but it sure is fun!

Monday, April 9, 2007

Mama's Boy


Mama's Boy
Originally uploaded by tracyg00.
Time to give Jake a little more face time! I took this photo on Saturday when Darin was working and Megan was sleeping.....(Jake likes to have his mom all to himself). We were hanging out trying to be quiet so as not to wake his sister, so of course, feeding him was the best option!! He's not such a baby anymore. As a matter of fact, this morning I was trying to get Megan dressed, etc. and he army crawled his way from the family room to the kitchen in no time flat. He's getting pretty good at scooting himself around. He then proceeded to open a drawer and pinch his fingers in it when it closed. Never a dull moment :-)

Saturday, April 7, 2007

The age of the iPod


I-Pod
Originally uploaded by tracyg00.
Check out the little i-pod shuffle clipped to her pocket......such a kid now!