beach baby

The Queen & Her Throne

I know, sometimes I'm like the paparazzi. Tiny will probably have vision problems at an early age because of her constant exposure to bright flashes of light ;)

how to tell people they sound racist

Found this over at Racialicious

I must be nuts

We braved the dreaded construction filled Chicago expressways for yet another trip downtown. This time it was for Toddlers, Tunes & Turtles at the Nature Museum.

We had a fabulous time splashing in water, petting turtles, dancing to tunes & mooching snacks off of S & Family.

Of course, my camera battery died and I didn't get very many

pictures :(

*my favorite part of the evening was stopping at The Ethiopian Diamond for take-out. Yum!

Wiggleworms PJ Party

Tonight we headed down to the Lincoln Square neighborhood to check out the Wiggleworms PJ Party offered by the Chicago Park District and the Old Town School of Music. The band was called The Swing Sets and although I don't usually dig kid's music, they were really good.

We had a great time with friends!

Ouch!

We made our 1st trip to the ER last night. Ok, technically it was our 2nd since we did go the day after we came home from Ethiopia because T had a horrible cold and we didn't know what we were doing.
Well, apparently we still don't.
T had just gotten out of the tub and was in her jammies waiting not-so patiently for her cup of milk. Ryan picked her up by her hands to scoot her out of the way of the closing fridge door when he heard a pop.
I came downstairs to see what the screaming was about and found the 2 of them crying together on the kitchen floor :(
Since she refused to grab her beloved Coco with her right arm we headed off to the ER.
She was really good and was in much better spirits than her Dad the entire time. They popped her elbow back in place and off we went.
Apparently, this happens often in kids under 5. Who knew?

If you remember, Tiny's boyfriend had the same thing this summer.

A Night at the Roxbury

Remember these guys?

Well, apparently we watch a little too much T.V. in our house because every time that commercial comes on (Y'know the one, I think it's for Sierra Mist or maybe Pepsi) this happens.

It's so funny that I TiVo'ed the commercial and kept playing it back....

Cookin' with Coco

Hot day at the Botanic Gardens

kill me now

Those were Ryan's exact words when I told him that T had picked up his copy of Blender magazine and was running around the house, joyfully pointing at the picture on the cover and shouting "Daddy!!"

Yes, that is Jack Black.

She even gave it a few smooches :)

Ryan said he will be taking the jogging stroller out & hitting the weights as soon as he gets home.

Rockin'

This girl seriously loves Mastodon. I mean seriously.
If she hears them, she immediately stops what she is doing and rocks out.
The song "Colony of Birchmen" is her absolute fave.

I attempted to catch her on video, of course as soon as the camera comes out she tones it down. It figures.
Usually it involves way more headbanging, butt-shakin' & singing.

Oooh, she will be jealous that Mommy & Daddy get to see them live in August at the Mayhem Festival.

The Ergo

I finally purchased this

because lately, my days are spent like this

Phew! Now I can attempt to get things done around here!

Happy 4th O'July!

I usually have to work on the 4th but not this year!!
I was desperate to find a parade near us (how come no one has parades anymore!?) but had no such luck. We decided to hit one of my old neighborhoods (Junior High & High School) for their parade and met up with G'ma & G'pa.
It was really long and we didn't make it to the end but Tiny loved it and was exhausted by the time we left.

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famine

I know I am late posting about this but I really haven't been able to put my emotions into words. It is absolutely heartbreaking what is happening in Ethiopia. As a mother, I cannot fathom having to helplessly watch my child starve to death.

This shouldn't be happening.

Please also check out this family's blog-they have a great way to help.

The Taste

Really, we must have been absolutely out of our minds to go but we had a fantastic time (minus the last 2 hours!)

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