Monday, February 18, 2008

Pretty Girl

This story is the reason I started this blog. I want to get this story down in a scrapbook page to remember forever, but I don't have time right now so I'm hoping writing it down here will help me remember it. Then I hopefully I'll get a chance to scrapbook about it later.

So the other day we got a new Hanna Andersson catalog in the mail.



It was on the table in our "dining room" (ie common area) and Ben discovered it. He became infatuated with it. He would continually ask me to read it to him like a book.



Although we just skimmed through the pages looking at the pictures. Anyway, I started calling it the "pretty girl" book and soon he started saying "pretty girl" then he started trying to tickle her feet and laughing. Then after prompts he would try to kiss her and laugh. Like this



He would ask for the "pretty girl" book and "pretty girl book ah bed" translation read the pretty girl book on the bed. John started teasing him a little bit about having a girl friend and now when Ben says "pretty girl" he gets all giggly and silly. Just like he has a crush on the girl on the cover! It is absolutely the funniest and cutest thing I have ever seen! I tried to capture it with pictures the other day but I don't think they quite do it justice. It's kinda like the "had to be there" saying. This is the best I could get.



But regardless, isn't 21 months just a little too young for a girlfriend? I thought this afternoon it might be wearing off a little bit but then after we read stories at bedtime he insisted on bringing that catalog to bed with him. (He doesn't bring blankets or stuff animals to bed, he brings books! And other than trucks, I think they are his favorite things. I can't sit down without him bringing me a book he wants me to read. Which reminds me, next time I have to post about the doctor visit today and the nurse's comment to me about "his skills") I hope before it wears off completely and he forgets about the pretty girl, I can get it on video tape. But I won't get my hopes up. It seems every time I get the video camera out to record, he stops doing whatever it was that was so cute. But I will try because it would be so priceless! Here's one last shot of him all serious, studying the back of the catalog. I couldn't resist including it too.



So that's it for now. I have to get myself to bed. I just wanted to get this down on "paper" before I forgot. Lots to do this week. I'm planning on taking pictures of the before, during and after of my tiling project to post about on the blog. Lots to do and never enough hours in the day! The story of my life! See ya soon!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Lesson 3 Scrapbook Page & Basketball Photos

Another couple of weeks have gone by and it's hard to believe it's the 12th of February 2008 already. I finally managed to wrap up SEI year end files and mail them to the accountant yesterday. Whoohooo! I can cross something off by list! And the tile for the bathroom is ordered and should be here by Friday. I'm hoping to start tiling the Master Bath next week. So things are moving along...ever so slowly!

Ben has had pink eye twice and now is sporting a rash on the right side of his chest and under his arm. So we visited the doctor yesterday. We have no idea what's causing it and it doesn't seem to bother him. We are all about 99% over our cold ailments (although my left ear is still blocked!) so it's about time for it to start all over again!

Ben had his third haircut this morning and he did a really great job sitting for Mary. We all get our hair cut by Mary Paquette at Mary's Place in Middlebury. Mary has a little bird in her salon named Petri and Ben thinks he is just the neatest thing! Petri's cage sits on the floor and so Petri is right at Ben's eye level. I wish I had brought the camera with me this morning to get some photos of him staring at Petri! Next time. Anyway, his hair was getting pretty shaggy looking and John was calling Ben "Daddy's little Hippy" again. It's not too short but definitely looks much neater. I have to take some pictures when he gets up from nap and post them next time.

I finished up my week three digital scrapbooking layout for the class I'm taking last night. It took me awhile to finish it with everything that been going on. But I'm happy with how it turned out.


I love the photos in this layout. These are some of my all time favorite photos of John and Ben. I'm glad this class has given my an opportunity to scrap them. I start the fourth and final week this week. It's kinda of a bummer. It has been forcing me to take the time to do some scrapbooking. Maybe after I get the upstairs of the house done, I can make some more time to do it again. I also hope to take here next level class that start the end of March. It's called "digi in deep"

The weekend before last I made it to Katie's Saturday game at Castleton. They are having a great year this year so far. Krysta watched Ben and I was able to get a few good pictures of her. Here are a few of the best.



I can hear Ben stirring so that's it for this time around. Hopefully I'll be back to posting once a week again. Happy Valentine's Day everybody!