Photo Friday*

*Aren't you glad I didn't call it "Foto Friday?"

This week in photos, because words are over-rated.

Free date-night dessert (for Jeremy, anyway)

Sunday drive

Washing hands in Grandma's sink

Toddler art project/sensory activity!

... that only lasted 15 seconds.

Back-up activity: Free stickers

Josie projects

Getting a big girl desk in her room (Thanks, Aunt Tracy!)

A long walk at the nature center with great friends

Finding a "rainbow tree"

Genevieve: Hates everyone and everything because she's teething, but will happily stop and say "cheese" when a camera appears

Roller skating 

Painting. Always painting.

Dance class!

And we still have all day Friday. Hope you all had a lovely week.

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P.S. Posts up at Sean Purcell Photography. Last week: Prove your superiority by seeing color better than your spouse. This week: Awesome no-carve pumpkins.

Big Day in Baby Land

Sunday was a big day for baby Josie.


She moved on from the rice cereal that she was so OVER it made her make this face:

Yes!  VEGETABLES!!  Processing ...

First bite! 

Verdict?

Delicious!  So much excitement!  So many exclamation marks! 


Then she got a present from Granny and Gramps for St. Patrick's Day, and apparently got a little confused.

Wait.  I'm IRISH?  Huh.  Who Knew?

Then we capped off the night with books.  Of course.

What a big day for such a little lady.

What a Difference a Year Makes

It's really hard to believe that last Christmas I had only known for two days that I was pregnant for the first time.  It was such an amazing and hopeful time.  It's even harder to believe that I went from this:

to this:

in one short year, and the hope and love and excitement I felt last year was intensified by a billion this Christmas.  

 

 

 

We had a beautiful, wonderful, amazing first Christmas for our little girl, and I truly hope all of yours were just as special.

A Small Offering

I want to blog SUPER-DUPER bad right now, but I can't, for undisclosed reasons (hint: it has to do with a too-cute two-month-old child who I cannot bear to put down because she "doesn't like it."  Still waiting for a shower today.  Heh.).


And I have a post all written in my head, and I want to type it up, but I can't, plus I need to take a picture of something and write all over it in Paint, but my camera battery died yesterday WHILE THE BABY WAS BEING HELD BY HER GRANDPARENTS (!) because I am a total failure of an unprepared mother, and I am staring, panicked, at the light on the charger, hoping it finishes charging before we take Josephine to the apple orchard/pumpkin patch tonight, because if I don't get picture of THAT, I am pretty sure they will take my child away, and I CAN'T RISK IT!  


So, anyway, that was all totally unnecessary and took me like an hour to type with my one free hand, but what I really wanted to say was, "Real blog post later.  For now -- bizarre and funny video I saw on The Soup" (tangent: I asked Joel McHale to be Josephine's godfather.  Still waiting to hear back.):


Please, do enjoy!

Satisfying Your Bacon Tooth: UPDATED!

I have a sister who is obsessed with bacon.  Like, her life revolves around it.  So, when I saw this popcorn, it made me want to collect the best of the best bacon products on the Internet. You are officially all set for your one-stop bacon-shopping needs.  (P.S.  I saved the best for last)

Bacon-flavored popcorn

$4.99, www.perpetualkid.com

Bacon Soap

$5.99, www.perpetualkid.com

Raw bacon magnets

$4.99, www.designdude.etsy.com

Bacon magnets (cooked)

$4.99, www.designdude.etsy.com

Bacon bandages

$4.79, www.perpetualkid.com

Bacon air freshener

$3.99. www.perpetualkid.com

Bacon scented soy candle

$15, www.LizaBam83.etsy.com

Bacon gumballs

$3.49, www.perpetualkid.com

Bacon wallet

$11.99, www.perpetualkid.com

Bringing home the bacon necklace

$14, www.cuteability.etsy.com

Bacon watch

$24.99, www.perpetualkid.com

Bacon earrings

$9, www.pomegranatepanictoo.etsy.com

Uncle Oinker's gummy bacon

$3.79, www.perpetualkid.com

Bacon gadget case

$18, www.coolbeans717.etsy.com

Mr. Bacon's Big Adventure game

$19.99, www.perpetualkid.com

Chocolate covered bacon

$10, http://www.saltboxconfections.etsy.com/

UPDATE: juskaulani alerted me to THIS:

Bacon-flavored vodka

http://www.bakonvodka.com/

Note that the drink highlighted is a chocolate bakon martini.  I guess more people are onto this bacon/chocolate combination than I thought!

And while I was typing that, I got a yearning for chapstick, so lookey what I found:

Bacon Lip Balm

$3.99, http://store.baconsalt.com/

Also.  A confession.  I don't eat bacon.  On occasion, I eat turkey bacon.  But if my dear bacon-loving husband wants bacon, he must consume it in a restaurant.  Sad story.

The Big V (Other Than Me)

I stumbled across something to day that made me want to write about Valentine's Day.  No, not a poem.  Not a lovely piece of jewelry. Not a romantic card.  THIS ...

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CLASSY.

It truly made me wish I was back in elementary school and could buy one of those boxes of cheap Valentine's Day cards to hand out to all of my friends.  But not really, because I couldn't pass these out to eight-year-olds.  

Or could I?  You never know with kids these days.  I mean, some of them have probably watched Jersey Shore more times than I have.  Those kids would totally appreciate the humor.  And the rest of them?  Well, they wouldn't understand and would take the attached sucker and throw the card away, so, no harm, no foul, right?

Anyway, it inspired me to find some not-so-serious Valentine's Day gifts.  And I think I have some winners for you. (And all those who actually know that there aren't enough days to have these shipped in time for Valentine's Day -- SHUT IT.  This post is still relevant.)

Giant Wine Glass, $14.99 from www.perpetualkid.com

I can guarantee this would be the way to many a woman's heart.  Women I know.  Maybe even me.  I mean, NOT me ... I'm pregnant. So ... 

Okay, next gift!

2 Carat Cup, $14.49 from www.perpetualkid.com

Your wedding ring not big enough for you?  Well, you can pretend to be a Real Housewife of Orange County (or New York, or Atlanta, or whatever.  I don't discriminate.) with every sip of your morning coffee.  Important note for men:  Do not, do NOT buy this in lieu of an actual ring.  It will NOT be as funny as it sounds in your head.

I always love the selection of "Anti-Valentine's" gifts.  And you know you love them too. 

Magic Frog to Prince, $4.95 from www.baronbob.com

Still looking for the right man?  Want to pretend that fairy tales exist?  Have we got your man!  And a steal on clearance for under five bucks!  

Better than a Boyfriend Soap, $7.99 from www.perpetualkid.com

At first I didn't ... GET this soap.  I mean, just reading the title, well, AHEM, I had some curious ideas and was afraid it might be a little racy for this site (I mean, I do assume that you all read these posts to your children as bedtimes stories.  Right?  RIGHT?), but then I read the description and about died!

It leaves you smelling lovely, feeling soft and beautiful, and there's no emotional scarring!  Now, show us a boyfriend who does all that!  Use this soap and use it good ... then move on to another one!

The Ex Voodoo Knife Set, $69.99, from www.perpetualkid.com

This one kills me.  Better than a voodoo doll, because this is also very practical!  Stress relief and knife storage all in one.  Priceless. It even has a 25-year manufacturer's warranty, so it is guaranteed to get you through 25 years of anger at exes!  Amazing!


And finally, if you dare, a list of eight gifts -- a few funny, a few ridiculous, and a few ... well.  You know.  (This is the part where you end the bedtime story, tuck your kids in, and enjoy this elsewhere.)  But I bet you haven't seen these before!: 8 Unusual Valentine's Day Gifts

Happy Valentine's Day, no matter how you choose to spend it!