High Tech Generation

What are we doing to our kids? lol

For good measure

My parents visited last week and brought some goodies for us. I really appreciate all the sewing my mom has done for me and my family. I've been the recipient of numerous Halloween costumes as a child, some of my favorite pot holders are ones that she made, and some pajama pants that are well worn. The boys also enjoy the fruits of this wonderful talent. Bruce, most recently, got this hat and mittens.


We've been enjoying some deer summer sausage, canned relish and peppers, and pots and pans from my dad.

Henry enjoyed the head massage Mom was giving him. I've never seen him so content.

Which One?

I found a good deal on some curtains. Even better is a choice of three different styles that coordinate. I picked up a solid red and tan/cream/red stripe. There is also a solid tan. Here are the pictures...what do you think? I have our sliding glass door to buy panels and valences for, the window seat to put valences on (or is that too much?...I wanted to make a cushioned seat and some coordinating pillows), and I can re-cover our chairs to match. That makes three definite areas to choose prints for. If I end up using all three styles is that gonna be too matchy, matchy?

Just for clarification, I threw up both curtains to see how they looked...I'm not planning on mixing them like they are pictured.

Decorating 101

Let me preface with a disclaimer...this being our first home, any decorating we do is sporadic and on a budget.

We'd like to do some window treatments for our sliding glass door and bay window (I'd love to sew a cushion for the window seat). Do I coordinate with the green couches in the living room? The fireplace in the living room is blue. There is blue in the flooring and backsplash. What color curtains would you suggest then? The walls are brown so I think any additional brown would be too drab. Also, the front window curtains seem unfinished. Any ideas?

The walls are lacking. I find it difficult to add one piece at a time because I'm afraid it will make the room off center. I guess it'd be better than the blank canvas it currently is. lol

Here are some photos to give you an idea of the layout and current state of things.

Henry

Here are a few pictures of the little guy. He is grinning and gurgling. I appreciate his 4-6 hour stretches of sleep at night. His hair has a light auburn coloring to it. I've noticed he really takes an interest in Bruce. As much as a 6 week old can, of course. I imagine it's gonna be like that for a long time, little brother looking up to big brother. On that front, Bruce has his sweet moments where he will actually talk to him (hooray!). Unfortunately he is still intentionally rough too.

It never fails, if Henry is in the baby carrier he falls asleep. I do enjoy how he'll stare at me until he does. I realized today that he is due for some nail clipping.

Gotta Love Him

Can't resist taking a picture of a sleeping Bruce. It seems like I take one every other month!

Where's the Construction Site?

This boy loves his construction vehicles, make that any vehicle! When we're driving he is always quick to point out whatever he sees. I didn't realize there were so many diggers and dump trucks out there! Kirk and Bruce were going to another room to play and I spied Bruce walking past with his handful of vehicles.

Month in Review

Here's a recap of the last month's events....

He's Here

Had lots of help, thanks to my moms!


Big Brother isn't sure he likes this new addition. I bribed him with a cookie so I could take some pictures.
Christmas was just the four of us.


I found a steal on a turkey around Thanksgiving and saved it for us for Christmas. This was a big deal...thanks to a new roaster, an oven bag, and some teamwork we had a wonderful Christmas dinner!


He was blessed at church.

Final Days

Excitement, nervousness, anticipation, aches....just a few of the feelings I'm having about the big event on Friday. We'll post more then!

BRUC-E and the Wiggles

Bruce loves watching Wall-E, he asks about it every day. That fact, in addition to the cute phrase he says, "I am a robot...doot, doot, doot, doot," was the deciding factor in making him a robot costume. We didn't think that he'd dislike the costume, but there was some hesitancy in putting it on. I had to entice him with promises of candy if he wore it. It worked and we enjoyed some trick or treating at Kirk's work, a church trunk or treat, and going around our neighborhood. Thanks to Kirk's co-worker he got to dress up as well.