Swinging with Daddy!

I have always loved swings and so does Isaac. He loved going on the big swing with daddy, so much that he let us know how upset he was when daddy got off! Sometimes the only way to remedy these situations is to tell him "all done, finished" and he signs it and moves on. This time we had to give him more time on the swings....

You know what daddy loved it too!

My first shovel and pail

A while ago I was at our complex's park with Isaac and a few friends. One of the little girls had a sand bucket and a shovel. He loved these toys and did not want to share. I let him play and play and play in the sand for hours. Who knew he would have so much fun in the sand with these little toys. I knew he needed some of his own after this experience. I went to the store and forgot to look. I went to the store weeks later and I remembered and got him his own shiny bucket and shovel. While at the store Ben and I were debating on which ones to get and the price. We ended up walking away with the cheaper of the two. We opted not to get the more expensive one because the handle was a bit big for his little hands. Today we went outside to kill some time until nap time. It is nice to be able to do things with Ben. Today has also been the first nice day in some time. We love having church early so we can have some time together!

Hey look mom

Such a smart cookie putting sand in the pail

He knows how to dig with his shovel

He had fun pulling the rocks out

If you look closely the shovel is already broken, he tried to use it to stand up

Our little climber, he gets to whatever he wants however he can

He loves to squeeze the sand and it does not get hurt like we do

Isaac is always okay with some extra love

the shovel was broken and from now on I will remember I always have to buy the stronger toys!

New Carseat

I have been feeling a little bit of pressure to get a new carseat for Issac since any day the baby could be born and the last thing I want is for Isaac to be without and not be able to come to the hospital or have to worry about that purchase after having a baby. I have gone into stores and looked and looked and looked. I have added up the financial cost of buying multiple carseats and storing them and having them go out of date. I have a very skinny kid who will not weigh 22lbs by his first birthday so some options were tossed out. I have a very tiny two door car with two seats in the back so there is not much room, this threw other options out. What was left was either cheap or just not practical since I also have a very tall kid who would out grow the height limit shortly. I just have never been happy about the options and my needs. Anywho I started to look online and do some research. I came across an all in one that also meets all of the federal laws for carseats and boosters. I looked of those too just to make sure I knew what I was in for. I came across the DIONO brand and read about everything little tiny option and detail. It was perfect and fit everything that I was looking for and needed. Oh the carseat also asts for 10 years which is the longest I have ever seen for any carseat. It folds up small, it in narrow, one piece of steal, it does all three.... the list goes on. I knew I wanted the carseat but I had to get Ben on board about the price. I added up buying other carseats and all of the combinations and still they were slightly cheaper and the quality was extremely cheap by comparison. So I took Ben to the stores and had him look and touch and see what I was seeing. After him seeing everything and me doing some price shopping online I found this carseat as cheap as I could and got it. I waited and today it came! I was really excited and Isaac also seemed to be excited as well. 

Oh this is his new face that he apparently makes whenever I get out the camera. Isaac was so excited to have a new box to climb all over he was even kissing the box in the beginning before I gout the camera!

Another hat or two

This hat is a bit bigger than the newborn pink one!

here is a navy blue with cream flower

Even bigger hat

Red and black

I surprise myself with my talents

I learned how to crochet when I was 12 or so. I always did everything with my mom. When I moved away I took forever to build confidence to make anything since my mom could not fix it. I have been making some hair flowers and baby socks and edging on blankets, bibs and burp cloths. Well I have a friend who asked me to help her make a little girl hat. I never have learned from a pattern, I always had my mom show me what the pattern said. When I came across the flower pattern I learned from a video and worked along with the video. I did not have that option this time so I decided to try working with a pattern. I made a hat that was supposed to be a newborn size, the hat was big enough for my head. So I tried again and I got it all perfect! here is what it all turned out to be!

If anyone is interested in purchasing one let me know, I am saving for a Kitchen Aid.