The many faces of Noah

Noah is six months old and while he has already had rice cereal, I don't consider him to really have had solid food until now. Today was avocados. Yum! I was determined for him to not make a mess, wiping him up as he ate. I know that won't happen every day but I can dream. Noah is so expressive he always cracks me up.

A father and son weekend

We had a great Father's Day just hanging out around the house having family time.

And this is how I found our babe when I heard him up from a nap. Such a stinker.

I sense a Julie Andrews' song coming...

I was thinking of items for the Favorite Things Swap and thought I'd share a few of them with you. I have way too many to put onto this page but it jump started my thinking.

Thank you, Dad.

Fabulous Find Friday

It's time for another Friday post to show you some fabulous finds of mine.

It takes time to make up a menu for the week, write the grocery list out and actually go to the grocery store. Menus 4 mom is a great time saver and is FREE. You register to receive their weekly email which consists of the weeks menu, the recipes for that week and the weekly grocery list. They also have them all archived so you can look back to see weeks you might have missed. This is a huge timesaver. The one thing I did find is some of the recipes are bland but can easily be spiced up by adding some seasoning, vegetables, etc.

In an effort to go green I've been looking for some cute totes to take to the grocery store. I would love to get a couple of these European collapsible totes to carry my goodies home in. Tote from Sur la table.

Looking for a tutorial on just about anything that has to do with sewing? Check out Sew Mama Sew's blog. There are tons of fabulous ideas to check out on this blog and then head to their shop to order the fabric you need.

Need more ideas on how to feed your online addiction for the next year? Check out Todays Creative Blog by Kim. There are so many creative people out there!

And for those Father's Day projects, check out Martha Stewart's craft-a-day page for these adorable magnetic bookmarks for Dad.

A package for me!

I was so excited to get the mail today and find this beautifully wrapped gift! Note...it might have arrived earlier but since we get a lot of junk mail I tend to not check the mail every day. It's a bad habit, I know.

My partner, Jacqui, for the apron swap sent me this sweet apron she made. I absolutely love it and it's so well made...even though she says it was her first attempt. And on top of that, she included some yummy recipes and these additional treats.


Thanks Jacqui for your warm letter and beautiful apron.

Bath time!

Last night was Noah's first bath getting to sit up and really splash around. At first he just wanted to go head first into the water to check it out...(notice the hand holding him up from doing just that). He learned quickly how fast he could splash though to avoid actually getting washed. So cute in all his chubbiness!


And then it was time for pj's and playtime with Daddy.