Cooper's puppet show

On a lazy Saturday morning, you can't beat an adorable puppet show about 2 bugs who go apple picking.

Cooper takes a bow....

Brady & Mommy Sick Time

Even when he is sick, this sweet little guy is such a joy to be around. Cooper, Brady & Rob have all had colds for the past 3 weeks, but I'd managed not to come down with it until this week. Tuesday afternoon Brady had a low fever & was miserable in daycare. So on Wednesday I took him to the doctor and found out he has his first ear infection. We've now had 1 1/2 days at home together, and it's funny to think that staying home sick can be so enjoyable. In between blowing our noses, we've played with a lot of trains & cars, napped together, and snuggled on the couch watching his favorite shows. I'm managing work emails & issues from here, but they seem to be very understanding about sick time....another blessing. Maybe they just don't want my germs at the hospital - go figure!

This pictures was taken a few days ago... before Brady's ear infection set in and before I was sick, too.

Toilet Paper

Rob was away golfing this weekend and I decided, for the first time, to let Brady play while I took a shower instead of buckling him into his seat with some cheerios or bringing him into the shower with me. He seized the opportunity to do something he has wanted to do for a long time....unroll all of the toilet paper. He seemed to be enjoying it so much that I decided to make it a photo 'op' instead of getting upset with him. Hope he doesn't think that I thought it was cute and do it again! We'll see.

Corny Happiness

Railroad Days

Here are a few photos from our 2008 Annual trip to the Railroad Days. Inspite of rain at the end of the day, we enjoyed the festival and train ride as much as any year.

Comments from the boys:
C: "I wish we could ride the train every day."

B: "Wow, wow, wow!"

Notice how the leaves are already starting to change...

We ate lunch on the train and enjoyed the wind in our hair!

My First Blog

If you're here reading, thanks for sharing this experience with me. I've decided to get with the times and start blogging. It has taken some convincing from Redbook and a few friends, but I'm willing to try my hand at blogging. I hear it can even be therapeutic.
Why I finally thought I'd try this:

• I do love getting the chance to hear stories that I'd typically never get to hear from distant friends, and
• it is interesting to see how we relate to each other. Even on different paths in life, in different parts of the country or world, in many ways it seems we're similar and our paths are not so different after all, and
• it's free.

My disclaimer: I'm a working mom with 2 little boys, I'm on the computer a lot for work and I write and edit a lot..... so by the end of the day, I'm not sure how much energy I'll have to blog, but hey, maybe at least it'll keep me off Facebook. :)

Starting this on 9/4, we'll see when I get back again......