quesadillas.

sometimes we have a little fun with what is a very common lunch for us - quesadillas and fruit. and lj has gotten quite good at asking/signing for 'more' of his favorite foods, quesadillas included!

 

master.

our refinishing project in our master bathroom is nearly done! goodbye pink & teal (before), hello gray & salmon. goodbye dark wood trim, hello refreshing white trim & cabinets. goodbye mauve phone hanging on the wall next to the toilet, and hello unexpected replacement toilet! still to come: decorating to taste, and maybe built-in shelves to surround the vanity mirror? ;)

reading.

reading is one of our favorite pasttimes around here. it's not uncommon for lj to spend 15-20min reading by himself next to this bookshelf. or for both kids to crawl in my lap for a little storytime when i should be cooking dinner. this morning, kj was reading a story to lj... she has a lot of those books memorized! made my heart happy.

name.

kj wrote her name for the first time this evening! go, kj! and happy birthday to me. ;)

caramelrolls.

a big job for such a little girl! but she is a pro by now at making mommy's favorite breakfast treat... thanks to a very able nanna-teacher!

sobig.

a few of my favorite photos of my favorite kiddos - they are getting 'so big!'

claps.

aaaaaand, he claps! hurray! i've been waiting for this for awhile, remembering how very fun it was to have a cheering section in the house when kj started clapping. "mom gave me another cracker, hurray! i put the ball in the box, hurray! i pulled all the silverware out of the dishwasher, hurray!" so much clapping, so much fun. it just brightens up our days. clap clap clap away, lj!