A while back I discovered a blog called Simple Mom and fell in love the the advise and articles she posted. Her blog is about living a simple, frugal, green life where faith and family are the main focus...something I can for sure get behind. She offers practical tips and ideas on how to carry our such a life making it a great read for any mom.
Yesterday she launched a new venture called Simple Living Media and along with it 4 new blogs: Simple Bites, Simple Home School, Simple Kids, and Simple Organic. In honor of the launch all 4 blogs are offering great giveaways today. Each has three ways to win so visit, read, and enter for your chance to win these great prizes.
Yes, this post means I have re-entered the blog world...thanks for the encouragement to keep writing... I've got several new posts in the works.
We took Rex swimming for the first time this weekend and he loves it so much that we've been twice more since. He loves the water and just kicks and coos and chews on his little water toys. I know where we will be spending most of the summer. Here are some pictures of his first trip to the pool.Chillin' out, catching some raysHe loves his crab floatDrying off with Pops
Since Ben and my birthdays are only a week a part we tend to just ask for money and buy something big. This year we bought a dinning room suite and it was delivered today (the dining room is also our gifts to each other for all celebrations for a long time). If you have never checked out Amish furniture, you must. They make high quality, solid wood pieces for not much more than other furniture stores. Plus every piece is made to order so you can pick your wood, stain, and all other finishes.
We gave Rex his first rice cereal on Friday. I think that he liked it, but he couldn't quite get it in fast enough and that frustrated him a little. I had to hold his hands down while I fed him because he wanted to "help" by sticking them in his mouth with the spoon. Here are some pictures and a video of this momentous occasion.
Rex started really laughing a couple of weeks ago. We have been trying to get on camera since the first time that he did it but have been unable to because he stops every time he sees the video camera. However, last night I finally got it. I was by myself so the video is a little shakey because I was trying to hold the camera and make him laugh at the same time. Enjoy! A friend of ours from church blessed us one Sunday with a flip video...it is so cool. It's little so I can carry it around with me in the diaper bag and it has a flip out usb that plugs directly into the computer. I love it. I couldn't have gotten this video without it. Thanks!
My sophomore year in college I lived in a suite with 7 of my friends. It was a fun year and Stacey still gets us all together once or twice a year. I have had to miss the past two times so it was especially good for me yesterday to catch up with these girls and hear what the Lord is doing in their lives and see their beautiful families. We had a great day reliving some of our UTM antics and reminiscing about the good ol' days.
Drying off with Pops
