The Quotable Momma

This is a wooden plaque I saw at Patina awhile ago. I hope B&H get it for me for Mother's Day!

Some of the best sounds you'll ever hear

Oh my kids. I love them more than anything else in this whole wide world!! They make me smile every day, especially when they do this sort of stuff:

Weekend Learning

Saturday we were up-and-at-'em and hit the Minnesota Children's Museum just minutes after it opened. We have a membership that we got from Grand-Dad (my dad) for the babies' birthday, which made the event even better - no paying! We have been to the museum before, but we've stuck to the baby room (Habitot) and hadn't ventured to the rest of the museum. This weekend - party because we were there right away and it was quiet and partly because the babies are so mobile and good at playing "pretend" lately - he hit up the big kid exhibits. Oh. My. Fun!

"Shopping" - ironically she picked all
vegetables from the shelves, though
she won't eat them at home!

Bus Driver Hannie

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round!

Police Officer Ben

Park Ranger Hannah

The hat proved to be an excellent peek-a-boo tool!

Ben's own little heaven: doors to open and shut.

The water exhibit was a favorite for both babies!

He got soakin' wet!

She figured out how the pipes worked!

Daddy made some BIG bubbles!

Who's that baby in the log tunnel??

Looking out over the "anthill"

Asleep w/in 3 minutes of leaving the parking ramp.

What a totally wonderful day!! Babies and parents had fun and we all had a nice relaxing afternoon when we got home. We do plan to go back again soon!

The Quotable Momma

Insta-Bath

Bubble Beard!

"Look Momma! A cow!"

"No, I didn't just take these cups from my brother..."

"Can I build something...?"

We Need a Dog

No, we don't *want* a dog. We *need* a dog.

B&H have recently decided to become Picky Pickersons and spend more time throwing food on the floor than eating it (unless, of course, it's: eggs, cheese or bananas). The most oft thrown food? Vegetables. For real! I thought we had a good year before they decided they didn't like vegetables anymore!

Things that used to be BIG hits around here aren't. So, no more green beans, peas, or sliced cooked carrots. Boo.

Instead, they have been indugling in very grown-up vegetables (in my opinion) like cherry tomatoes, zucchini, broccoli slaw (raw, mind you) and brussels sprouts. What??

Of course, they ate exactly 2 bites of each of those new vegetables and then threw them on the floor. Novelty, I tell ya.

So, we need a dog to clean up the mess. I'm sick of sweeping and swiffering!

And, being the good mom that I am, I want to make sure they are getting the best nutrition I can get in them. I'm starting the "sneak it in other things" approach (while still offering the vegetable, I want to make sure they know what vegetables taste, look and feel like when they aren't mixed in something else). So today I made some (kinda odd-looking) homemade chicken nuggets with pureed vegetables mixed in. I tasted one. They're pretty good. I added lots of garlic powder, pepper, onion powder, etc. They actually taste a lot like real chicken nuggets.

Guess where they ended up, though? Sigh.......

The Quotable Momma