Happy Halloween!

For playgroup this last week we went to the Pumpkin Farm.  Sophie was much more comfortable with the bean pot this time and, except for pushing her friend Ethan over 2 times (sorry Tara), was decently nice to the other kids!  I forgot my camera in the rush from work, so my friend Janelle was [...]

Best Buddies

Sophie has a tricky time playing with other kids (I keep telling myself that other 18 month olds have that problem also… right?  Tell me I am right…please!).  But, there is one person that she seems to be more content playing with and that is her buddy Carter.  True, they fight and push, but more [...]

Yeah for Halloween!

Every year that I have lived here I have spent time at the Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm (if you visit them, here, you can see Sophie on their October page), the first few years Jeff and I worked there for extra spending money, and then, last year we had to take Sophie.  This year, again [...]

The Big 3-0

So, last week I was planning on posting on Jeff’s birthday weekend extravaganza (or whatever our last minute plans could be called).  Alas, I was distracted by crazy folks and politics (huh, sound like the rest of the country… can’t wait for November 4th to come and go…).  So here it is, a little late.
We [...]

So, here I go…

 
I really, truly did not mean to post in regards to Proposition 8, I must be honest that this has been a political issue that has been hard for me to get worked up over, either way.  I have gay friends, whom I admire and find to be good, generous, loving people.  I had dedicated [...]

Happy Birthday!!!

I wanted to wish two very wonderful people Happy Birthday today!
First to my brother Andy:

Happy Birthday baby brother!!!  My brother is an awesome person, super caring, thoughtful, and brilliantly smart (if you were to ask me, and well, it is my blog, so there!)  He is attending USC Medical School and I am so proud [...]

Plates and Spoons

Sophie found my stash of paper goods, I was kind of upset that Jeff let her play with them, but then the fun lasted for at least an hour.  Seriously, my kid walked back and forth doling out silverware and plates and then taking them back for a LONG time, in toddler time (and mommy [...]

Winner!

The winner of my first ever giveaway is Emily N.!!!  Emily whenever you get a chance email me at loyenling at hotmail dot com with your address and I will ship you the fairy dress-up “package.”  Emily is expecting her 2nd baby girl, like yesterday, so congratulations to her and her husband… yeah for cute [...]

FYI

Just in case you don’t win my giveaway (you have until tomorrow night to enter) here are the directions for the two items I made.  I frequent I Wonder Woman because of her cute craftiness and because she is, in a weird 6 Degrees of Separation way, related to me.
Tiara Directions
Tutu: (I found several different [...]

One for Fun!

A little reminder that you have until Saturday to leave a comment for my giveaway.
Here is a funny picture of my baby in her baby’s stroller, holding her baby (Pig)!  Did you get that?  I don’t know why she has taken to sitting in her baby’s stroller, but it is one of her favorite places [...]