A walk in the park

SUCH a gorgeous day here yesterday!

We took advantage of the blue skies and went to the park to play.

Mase loved making noise with those metal bars...

...almost as much as he loved trying to eat the wood chips.

(I think I caught most of them before they were swallowed.)

I ♥ Wednesdays

Weekend Fun

* Going to church * Taking walks * Goofing off at home *

(AKA: the perfect weekend)

Another New Years resolution? Take better pictures!!! I learned from the Mom Tog blog last week that I need better light. WAY better light. Hopefully soon my grainy photos will be a thing of the past.

Oh, and the picture above? I've mentioned before that the Ergo is one of the best things ever. Mason hung out on my back while I vaccuumed AND made dinner on Saturday evening. Tage thought it was pretty entertaining, but at least it kept Mase from emptying the kitchen drawers! (And no, I don't always wear all black when I clean... I had just gotten home from work. :)

Saturday Smile

Speesees

A new favorite place to find organic baby clothes: Speesees. They are based out of San Francisco and offer basic, well made kids clothes.

Here is Mase's new Skull Cap in Tomato ($12).

And way cute Bear Jacket (on sale for $32).

We also bought two of the short sleeved Lap Tee's. The packaging they came in was all recycled and ridiculously cute. All of the items are soft and snuggly (especially that Bear Jacket) and are really high quality. Mason doesn't even try to constantly tear the beanie off his head, like he does with all the other ones.

I found Speesees through Rookie Moms and if you enter the discount code "ROOKIE" you'll get 30% off your order (on TOP of the sale prices they have right now!) Go check them out. :)

Weekend Fun

Happy New Year! Thank you so much to Mason's cousin Kelsey for hanging out at our house so Tage and I could go out for dinner and dancing. (We were home by 11:30PM... I feel so old.)

Our New Years Day tradition of playing Frisbee.

So much different than last two years when we played in the snow!

Mason in the Ergo.

We play with an Aerobie-- it's a flat Frisbee which is easier to throw than a regular Frisbee (good for those of us who are disc-challenged.)

Traditional New Years Day black eyes peas (I used this recipe and it was delicious) and cornbread at our house with Uncle Justin, Grandpa Flint and Great Grandma Pete.

Our first 5K of 2010! Me and Mase with our friend Elaine.

Mase and Vinny getting ready for the run.

My little Peanut offering me some water after the race.

What a great year 2009 was. Lots of changes-- probably the most change Tage and I have ever experienced. But so many good things. Here's to looking forward to 2010!

Saturday Smile

If it doesn't hurt anything and it keeps him out of trouble (and within view) while I'm making dinner, I figure it is totally worth the minute and a half it takes me to clean up.

A different take on resolutions

Lose the extra weight... eat healthier... call Mom more often... spend less time at work... blah, blah, blah. How about adding this one to your list of 2010 resolutions?

Bold, right?

But fun too. If you've never heard of the Mominatrix blog (or The Imperfect Parent) before, I'm sure you'll head over there now and check her out. I love it when people talk sex, politics and religion.

And seriously, who DOESN'T want a better sex life, especially after having kids?

You can thank me February 1st.