The Day The Grass All Went Away

Early spring we took on a big garden project - a new lawn! In between dirt piles a little someone insisted on getting a few rides in. Let's just say Pappa Matt was the first asleep that night (even beat Maggie)!

Happy 2 Years Dylan

a little late in posting but this is how i'm operating these days.....

Lil' Chefs Cooking School

Lil' Chefs. Oh it's as cute as it sounds. Imagine 12 toddlers all sitting around a kitchen counter listening to teacher Denise talk about kitchen rules and cooking up a storm. First day the little ones made english muffin pizzas and cut up their own fruit salads (with plastic knives). Dylan had a blast. We're taking the class with our good friends Miles, Gia, and Momma G (Dylan's nickname for Shannon). It was a hoot and Dylan was in her cooking glory.

To The Park With Dad

The other day mom got a day off - yup the entire day Dylan spent with her Dad and as you can tell from the photo's there was some fun to be had. Here's some shots from their bike ride to Lincoln Park.







Here's a video of D rocking on a motorcycle but distracted from other kids playing nearby. My favorite part is the little run at the end - she has the cutest little run.

Taco Bar

Uh believe me this kid has a home. Honestly she hasn't been living on the streets begging for change. This face is the result of taco bar night - a tradition I've carried on from my childhood. While growing up my dad and I shared a common bond over taco bar night - we loved it! All the toppings would be put in bowls on a lazy susan (okay we don't have the lazy susan but we do have taco stands) in the middle of the table and my dad and I would build taco after taco after taco. It was so much fun and sooooo good. My dad, like a jedi master, schooled me on how to build a taco correctly - we're talking hard shell tacos here. Since my dad isn't here to school the new crew I've taken on the jedi master role and have had to do some hard core taco building training ;)>. So now my family LOVES taco bar night as you can see from the picture above.

The Red Swan

A friend of ours gave D these wooden dress up dolls called Woodkins. It's a flat wooden doll and you dress it using fabric swatches. You then close the lid and it makes an outfit. Very simple and very cleaver. Dylan loves coming up with different outfits and she then comes running to show you each one. Hours of entertainment.

Calling All Aliens