Two Saturdays Ago: An image diary

Saturday, May 8, 2010

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Watering the outside garden.

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Watering the inside garden.

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I love these rolls.

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He loves recycling.

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And reading.  (And pointing!!!!!!!)

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He loves his green blanket.

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And the Magic School Bus.  On the Ocean Floor.

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In the car: “Mommy?  I took three short naps.  I did.  I took three short naps.  So I don’t need anymore naps today.”

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At the library’s Spring Book Sale.

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Fifty-one books for $15.50.

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We were in heaven!!

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Inside the library…

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…  and more Magic School Bus!!  Inside a Hurricane.

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At the self-checkout!

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“Ooooh!! Wook, Mommy! It’s the Time of Dinosaurs!!”

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“Wet’s see what it says!…”

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Getting around to the scanning part. :)

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And then, in the parking lot…

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… “Aww aboard!!!  You can you go!!  You can go, car!!  Aww aboard!!”

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“Hey,” one man said into his cell phone on his third time around the parking lot looking for a spot, “Listen to this kid!!”  Then he held his phone out the window as he inched by the Bubbers King.  We were all laughing. :):)

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… “Aww aboard!!  You can go, car!!  You can go!!  Aww aboard!!”

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I love his bare feet.

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And his new penchant for puckering.

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And his toothy grin. :):)

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And.  His new penchant for puckering.

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And his pause.  From puckering.

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The Magic School Bus!!

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Inside the Human Body!!! (That’s so siwwy!!)

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Back at home… Delivery!!

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Riding with neighbor Joshua. :):)

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The remnants of Joshua’s kind gift.

(According to Bubbers, “I woved the popsicow!… Except for the cowd parts.”)

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Time for the naptime routine!

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One of my favorite views ever.

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Holy pancakes!  My baby is ginormous.

And while all is quiet…

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I’m physically fed.

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Emotionally fed.

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And spiritually fed. :)

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Breaking open our delivery!  My latest purchase from one of my favorite stores.

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More sprouting trays!!  And some first aid items for our 72-hour kits.

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Admiring the newest 51 additions to our home library. :)

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My most expensive purchases– a whole dollar for each hardback.  I splurged! :)

I’m reading them for the first time and Charming assures me they’re keepers.

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A pile for Scooters.

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A nonfiction pile for Bubbers.

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And a fiction pile for Bubbers.

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Some classics.

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For when they’re older.

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And, of course, my dream books.  For those four girls we’ll have after our four boys. :)

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Preparing to clean our newest additions.

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But!  They’re awake!

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Scooters’ new favorite spot in his bedroom…

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… His book basket! :):)

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He’s a turning-pages-and-pointing machine!!!

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And he’s making his own “book circles” now!! :):)

*Sniff, snuck!*

It warms my little heart.

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Let’s strip for baths!  But first…

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…  Some tickles!

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…  And kisses!

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…  And giggles!!

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Holy smokes alive.

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There’s not much in this world…

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…  I love better than this.

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“Wook, Mommy!”

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“I’m Scooters!!”

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More of my favorite views…

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… Ever.

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And he’s off!!

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Ever seen a towel crawl to books?

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Or a boy back up into a basket?

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Daddy’s home from school!!!

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Yay!!  Welcome home, Daddy!!

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And they’re off to the park!  To give me a break. :)

After dinner and Scooters goes to bed…

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… Daddy lets me relax while he does the dishes and puts the house back together. :):)

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Then it’s Bubbers’ bedtime!

Phew!

What a day!  I guess it’s over now…

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… Until Charming picks up the surprise baby-sitter and takes me for a beautiful walk down to the grocery store!

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Smoothies and chatting with my best friend.

What a great idea for an early Mother’s Day gift!  Thanks, Love. :)

Our Saturday: The work and the play

The Work:

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It was all grass this morning, but by the evening…

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It was our new strawberry patch!

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And Bubbers’ new play plot! He loves to dig in the garden so much that we’re giving him a spot all his own! He began by starting a rock collection. :)

Not pictured: Weeding the vegetable garden, trip to Lowe’s for lots of fun stuff, laminating projects and posters, mowing, weed-eating, reorganizing the shed, fixing a sink and installing new plates on the car. Thanks for all your hard work, Love!

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The Play:

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Trains with Daddy (and Mommy)! Bubbers specifically instructed Daddy to lay with one cheek on the floor and the other cheek inflated.

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Crawling and loving it!

Not pictured: Going down his first slides with Mommy and loving it!! Learning how to bang rocks at the park. :)

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Resting in a “storm” after his shower. :)

Not pictured: Helping Daddy dig the strawberry patch, lots of playing outside with Thomas and his tricycle, digging at the park, watching a little of I Love Big Trains, and reading Nursery Songs & Rhymes with Mommy! :)