Posts Tagged ‘The Pumpkin’

Bye, bye bah bahs!!

We recently packed up Molly’s baby bottles, and the few pacifiers she had. We affectionately call her baby bottle her “bah bah.” And over the course of her infanthood she had accumulated about a billion of them! Slow flow nipples, plastic, glass, colored, clear- enough to fill a pretty...

September 16th, 2009 | General | Read More

A Giveaway from Stonyfield Farms!

My one year old, Molly, just L-O-V-E-S yogurt! She gets really excited about it, and sometimes it’s the only thing we can get her to eat. Which is why I was totally delighted when Stonyfield Farms offered to let us try some of their new Yobaby yogurt meals for babies! And even better, they offered...

August 14th, 2009 | Reviews/Giveaways | Read More

A note to my daughter on her very first birthday…

Dear Pumpkin, You are napping and I am sitting here thinking about what a special day today is. Maybe someday in the future you will be looking through mommy’s silly blog, and you will find this note. A year ago today, God gave us a beautiful gift. Last year on this very day, August 4Th at 1:23pm...

August 4th, 2009 | General | Read More

Babies are funny…

This is Molly with Strider, our dog. He’s a big dog, but a sweetie, and we love him! And Molly loves him too! In fact, if you read the last post you know we have to keep him separated from Molly so she doesn’t play too roughly with him! Anyway, Molly has no fear of Strider- she is happy to...

May 17th, 2009 | Featured, General | Read More

After the baby…

( Strider sleeping in a ray of sunshine, by our back door) Our dog, Strider was a rescue puppy that my husband found at the SPCA. He was just a tiny puppy then, and he turned on the charm when Michael knelt down to talk to him. But when my husband got up to leave- Strider started crying, and wouldn’t...

May 6th, 2009 | General | Read More

To cut…. or not to cut?

The mommy cut… Just the name brings to mind images of moms in high waisted, light colored jeans. Perhaps the mom in question is also rocking an ornate Christmas sweater, even though Christmas was months ago?? And along with the charming outfit- the requisite mom haircut. Wash and go. That is my...

March 23rd, 2009 | Featured, General | Read More

Craft show finds….

So this weekend was ” The Peddler Show” in Arlington. It was my first time going, and it was basically a craft fair. There were tons of really neat booths, full of handmade things. There were paintings, quilts, handmade children’s clothes, yard decorations- even homemade fudge. How...

March 14th, 2009 | Featured, General, To Do in DFW | Read More

The N. Texas Irish Festival… in pictures.

(Some wee Irish step dancers I caught before they went on stage) (Some great Irish bands, trad and rock) ( Bagpipers) (Crowd enjoying some Irish step dancing) (There were some lovely Irish wolf hounds. Just enormous dogs!) (Strawberry shortcake with fresh cream and homemade shortbread) (Lot’s...

March 11th, 2009 | Featured, To Do in DFW | Read More

The BEST baby food ever!

My husband and I are trying really hard to give our daughter only organic food. And I’ve been making fruit, and veg into baby food for her. So far I’ve steamed and pureed butternut squash, green peas, zucchini, carrots, avocado, apples and now PLUMS! This puree was the best so far. The...

March 10th, 2009 | Featured, General, Recipes | Read More