Ladybugs invade neighborhood Halloween party
The little bug, always running away. We see lots of her back these days.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Ponys and Bugs
The first ponytail
Ladybugs invade neighborhood Halloween party
The little bug, always running away. We see lots of her back these days.
Ladybugs invade neighborhood Halloween party
The little bug, always running away. We see lots of her back these days.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Photo Backlog
This is what life is like with Lucy. Always in motion, motion, motion
We went to a small local outdoor concert. Lucy had a blast, and so of course did we.
My lastest inspiration is the stage the band played on.
This is how Lucy feels about most hugs. But, she enjoys playing with her new friend.
The lake only a few blocks from our house. A few very hilly blocks, but it's still close. So close, that we may be drinking out of this hole if it doesn't rain around here soon.
The favorite new backpack.
Lucy created this stack of blocks all on her own. She's a block stacking master.
More original creations
And lastly, it should be noted in BOLD, that most, if not all photos are taken by Dad.
We went to a small local outdoor concert. Lucy had a blast, and so of course did we.
My lastest inspiration is the stage the band played on.
This is how Lucy feels about most hugs. But, she enjoys playing with her new friend.
The lake only a few blocks from our house. A few very hilly blocks, but it's still close. So close, that we may be drinking out of this hole if it doesn't rain around here soon.
The favorite new backpack.
Lucy created this stack of blocks all on her own. She's a block stacking master.
More original creations
And lastly, it should be noted in BOLD, that most, if not all photos are taken by Dad.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Same Blog, New Look
Now that things have settled down here slightly, I decided to spice things up at Baby Coffee. And by spice things up, I mean, let's try this out as a photo blog. And what I mean by photo blog is, more photos, less words. And all that could come out of this trial is more postings and less procrastination. Let's try it out -when blogger fixes some big problem it is currently having. The one day I decided to start a photo blog, I get the following error:
Unable to upload photo. We are aware of this problem and currently working on a fix
Maybe on Tuesday I won't be sabotaged? Stay tuned!
Unable to upload photo. We are aware of this problem and currently working on a fix
Maybe on Tuesday I won't be sabotaged? Stay tuned!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Lucy's thoughts
How can I get my hands on that camera? Someday, it will happen. I've been close, but I'm not fast enough yet. I need to continue my sprints training.
Finally, the box of 64 REAL crayons. I'm so over the fat and washable ones. Elmo's face needs some green, to offset the red.
What are you looking at?
No, really - what are you looking at? It's only 85 degrees outside. These are the new ATL trendz.
Cut it out, you are making me laugh. I'm gonna have to hurt you.
Finally, the box of 64 REAL crayons. I'm so over the fat and washable ones. Elmo's face needs some green, to offset the red.
What are you looking at?
No, really - what are you looking at? It's only 85 degrees outside. These are the new ATL trendz.
Cut it out, you are making me laugh. I'm gonna have to hurt you.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Happy Birthday To All
To start the posting today, I have two hysterical (well, at least we think so) videos of Lucy showing off her counting and alphabet abilities at the dinner table. For the latter part of the summer, dinner always came after the pool, and thus Lucy was only clad in a diaper. This also helped with the dirty clothes factor, since we'd just throw her in the tub and rinse off the dinner grime all over her body.
For your viewing pleasure:
Summer is officially over in Atlanta since our local pool is now closed. We went swimming for the last time on Saturday and it was chilly! A cool 80. Lucy didn't swim much and preferred to eat snacks and run around the pool watching the big kids do dives in the deep end.
On Sunday we had a birthday party for our Virgo family members, which include my father, 9/13, the twins who turned four on 9/16, and Lucy who will turn TWO on 9/19! It was like Christmas with all the presents and wrapping paper. We hosted the event in our home, and although it was a bit cramped with all the presents and cakes and people and toys, it was still a nice first gathering at the new house. We feel lucky to be able to celebrate all the Atlanta birthdays together with people ranging in age from 2 - 91!
Grass needs to be mowed, no matter what the occasion, or attire.
Cake - not so much. For Lucy, it's ALL ice cream (the soy kind), ALL the time. She asks for it at least once a day.
A rare moment with the Holy Grail.
The two cakes. One in honor of Teagan, Ramsey and Grandpa. The other, for Lucy without eggs, milk, or nuts. She of course didn't care for cake and just wanted ice cream.
The twins playing in the sand box we made for Lucy's birthday. Notice, Lucy is nowhere to be seen. She prefers to play in the pile of 'run off' sand at the bottom of the drive way.
For your viewing pleasure:
Summer is officially over in Atlanta since our local pool is now closed. We went swimming for the last time on Saturday and it was chilly! A cool 80. Lucy didn't swim much and preferred to eat snacks and run around the pool watching the big kids do dives in the deep end.
On Sunday we had a birthday party for our Virgo family members, which include my father, 9/13, the twins who turned four on 9/16, and Lucy who will turn TWO on 9/19! It was like Christmas with all the presents and wrapping paper. We hosted the event in our home, and although it was a bit cramped with all the presents and cakes and people and toys, it was still a nice first gathering at the new house. We feel lucky to be able to celebrate all the Atlanta birthdays together with people ranging in age from 2 - 91!
Grass needs to be mowed, no matter what the occasion, or attire.
Cake - not so much. For Lucy, it's ALL ice cream (the soy kind), ALL the time. She asks for it at least once a day.
A rare moment with the Holy Grail.
The two cakes. One in honor of Teagan, Ramsey and Grandpa. The other, for Lucy without eggs, milk, or nuts. She of course didn't care for cake and just wanted ice cream.
The twins playing in the sand box we made for Lucy's birthday. Notice, Lucy is nowhere to be seen. She prefers to play in the pile of 'run off' sand at the bottom of the drive way.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
All Done
I know, it's been a long time. I've been feeling guilty, really guilty, for not updating the blog. Sometimes I forget that no one even reads this blog except grandparents. And maybe the occasional pervert who stumbles upon the blog in the middle of the night while surfing every last page of the internet. So really, I shouldn't feel guilty.
We are somewhat settled into the new house and Lucy has adjusted to her new home. The first few days she wanted to leave and would shout her favorite two mantras - "GO GO GO GO" and "ALL DONE ALL DONE ALL DONE", while trying to bust out the front door. She loves her new play room and spends lots of time counting blocks in there. She's always asking to go 'stairs - downstairs'.
Our first days in the new house were also filled with two plumbing leaks, faulty wiring that burned (with smoke and fire) two brand new Bosch dryers, a painter who just about destroyed our home with his 'handywork', fights with the home warranty company (we lost), arguments with the inspection company (lost again) and LOTS OF NEW FURNITURE (that made me feel better for being such a loser). After and in between all of that, we've endured the hottest month on record, EVER, for the state of Georgia. Weeks and weeks of 99 and 100+ days (and of course we get extra credit for the humidity factor). To add insult to injury, they start school down here on August 15th, so that means all the pools are closed during the day and don't open until 4pm. I was back to the opposite problem of Minnesota winters, but really the same problem. What to do with an active todller when you can't go outside? Thankfully, we have Grandma and Grandpa's house to explore, as well as many a Home Depot. One of Lucy's latest favorites is to climb on the tractors and pretend she's driving.
Lucy, although in the full throws of toddlerhood and turning two in less than a month, seems to be figuring out her place in the world a little better and happier on the whole.
She's talking LOUDLY and often and if for some reason you don't hear her the first time, she'll repeat it even louder. She enjoys playing in her pretend kitchen and playing with her school bus, house and little people. She jabbers away to herself most of the day and every sentence seems to include the words ALL DONE. Those were her first words and she hasn't stopped saying them yet.
ALL DONE nap
ALL DONE orange
ALL DONE diaper
ALL DONE water
ALL DONE ALL DONE ALL DONE
We haven't been able to help ourselves and taken on a few home remodeling projects. One room is missing a ceiling. Several doors have been replaced or are in the garage getting painted. Several lights have been replaced. Ken replumbed the entire laundry room. Carpet has been cleaned or replaced. And a whole host of other things that are even more boring to list than the ones above. Next is a new floor in the laundry room as well as cabinets throughout for more storage. After THAT, we'll embark on the big project, a new garage and screened in porch. And somewhere in there, we need to do some major work on the landscaping of the place. We've really let things go, especially in the back of the house. Demolition has been piling up and we feel Georgia has already started rubbing off on us. Our back yard is truly embarrasing and most days we feel like we are going crazy. We don't get out much, as you can probably see.
One last thing. I had Lucy retested for allergies. She's still allergic, as you can see in these pathetic pictures of her back. Poor kid, to be tested like this, but she really was quite a trooper during the whole process.
Those hives are reactions to the axis of evil: Milk, Eggs and ALL nuts. The eating fun continues...
Oh, all right TWO MORE THINGS, to rid myself of the guilt for not posting in so long. Two videos of Lucy in a bib way too small for her, eating dinner after getting home from the pool (thus no shirt), with stools on the counter in the background (because they are used as a ladder to access anything Lucy can get her hands on). Can she get any cuter?
s
We are somewhat settled into the new house and Lucy has adjusted to her new home. The first few days she wanted to leave and would shout her favorite two mantras - "GO GO GO GO" and "ALL DONE ALL DONE ALL DONE", while trying to bust out the front door. She loves her new play room and spends lots of time counting blocks in there. She's always asking to go 'stairs - downstairs'.
Our first days in the new house were also filled with two plumbing leaks, faulty wiring that burned (with smoke and fire) two brand new Bosch dryers, a painter who just about destroyed our home with his 'handywork', fights with the home warranty company (we lost), arguments with the inspection company (lost again) and LOTS OF NEW FURNITURE (that made me feel better for being such a loser). After and in between all of that, we've endured the hottest month on record, EVER, for the state of Georgia. Weeks and weeks of 99 and 100+ days (and of course we get extra credit for the humidity factor). To add insult to injury, they start school down here on August 15th, so that means all the pools are closed during the day and don't open until 4pm. I was back to the opposite problem of Minnesota winters, but really the same problem. What to do with an active todller when you can't go outside? Thankfully, we have Grandma and Grandpa's house to explore, as well as many a Home Depot. One of Lucy's latest favorites is to climb on the tractors and pretend she's driving.
Lucy, although in the full throws of toddlerhood and turning two in less than a month, seems to be figuring out her place in the world a little better and happier on the whole.
She's talking LOUDLY and often and if for some reason you don't hear her the first time, she'll repeat it even louder. She enjoys playing in her pretend kitchen and playing with her school bus, house and little people. She jabbers away to herself most of the day and every sentence seems to include the words ALL DONE. Those were her first words and she hasn't stopped saying them yet.
ALL DONE nap
ALL DONE orange
ALL DONE diaper
ALL DONE water
ALL DONE ALL DONE ALL DONE
We haven't been able to help ourselves and taken on a few home remodeling projects. One room is missing a ceiling. Several doors have been replaced or are in the garage getting painted. Several lights have been replaced. Ken replumbed the entire laundry room. Carpet has been cleaned or replaced. And a whole host of other things that are even more boring to list than the ones above. Next is a new floor in the laundry room as well as cabinets throughout for more storage. After THAT, we'll embark on the big project, a new garage and screened in porch. And somewhere in there, we need to do some major work on the landscaping of the place. We've really let things go, especially in the back of the house. Demolition has been piling up and we feel Georgia has already started rubbing off on us. Our back yard is truly embarrasing and most days we feel like we are going crazy. We don't get out much, as you can probably see.
One last thing. I had Lucy retested for allergies. She's still allergic, as you can see in these pathetic pictures of her back. Poor kid, to be tested like this, but she really was quite a trooper during the whole process.
Those hives are reactions to the axis of evil: Milk, Eggs and ALL nuts. The eating fun continues...
Oh, all right TWO MORE THINGS, to rid myself of the guilt for not posting in so long. Two videos of Lucy in a bib way too small for her, eating dinner after getting home from the pool (thus no shirt), with stools on the counter in the background (because they are used as a ladder to access anything Lucy can get her hands on). Can she get any cuter?
s
Monday, July 09, 2007
Monday, July 02, 2007
We Are Rednecks Now!
Another guest entry! This time, it's Ken who has something to say.
Amy and Lucy have spent a lot of time in Georgia over the past 21 months. I even made the trip twice last year. We finally made our move to the peach state at the end of March. That being said, it has seemed more like an extended visit than a new state of residence. Well, all that changed last week. What changed? Why would last week be any different than the previous three months? Maybe you are thinking our house closing changed all that and made us feel at home. Wrong! We do not even live at that place yet. Rather, it was a series of events that finally brought it all together for me.
First, and most importantly, Amy registered the Saab in Georgia! The license plate with the canoe gently gliding across a quiet Minnesota lake has been replaced by a wildflower and the word “Fulton” stamped on the bottom. Fulton County; home of Bobby Brown and Whitney, the Atlanta Braves, and regular tapings of the television show “Cops”!
You can visit places or even move places. But if you don’t put the plates on your car, you have not committed. We have arrived. We are rednecks now!
More events happened last week to confirm we have settled into Georgia life. Local news is a tell tale sign of where you are. Minnesota has stories about upcoming snow storms. California has car chases shot from helicopters. Georgia has news stories of guys complaining about getting citations for having issues with their property. I am not talking about the city of Minneapolis giving someone a ticket for a broken hand railing or a cracked sidewalk. This guy received 12 citations this year regarding his property. Picture this in your mind. Billy Joe wearing his greasy ball cap with a thick southern drawl complaining about the tickets he got for the abandoned car in the front yard, broken down RV in the backyard and bags of garbage piled up around the RV. Did I mention that he has not mowed his yard yet this year? You can’t make it up! They even hauled away his seven month pregnant cousin Cindy Lou for said violations. Jeff Foxworthy would be proud!
Finally, Lucy has given up all the sophistication that comes with being born in Edina and has decided to join those that surround her. This picture was shot the other night after she wildly drove her car into a pile of mulch. She decided it was as good a spot as any to wet her whistle. What you don’t see is the confederate flag and NRA bumper stickers, the twelve pack of beer and loaded .45 she keeps in the front trunk! We may have lost her for good!
The truth of the matter is that we have all adjusted to our new life in Georgia. The painters will be in the new house all this week and we may even have a home of our own by the end of July. Amy is holding up well. She has the toughest job of all of us. She has to chase Lucy all day long, coordinate everything from paint colors for every room to new furniture purchases for our new home. This is in addition to keeping me on task with all the projects that need to be completed prior to our final move in date. I don’t know how she does it. I take that back. I think I know how she does it. She takes one look at the sweaty smiling girl below!
Amy and Lucy have spent a lot of time in Georgia over the past 21 months. I even made the trip twice last year. We finally made our move to the peach state at the end of March. That being said, it has seemed more like an extended visit than a new state of residence. Well, all that changed last week. What changed? Why would last week be any different than the previous three months? Maybe you are thinking our house closing changed all that and made us feel at home. Wrong! We do not even live at that place yet. Rather, it was a series of events that finally brought it all together for me.
First, and most importantly, Amy registered the Saab in Georgia! The license plate with the canoe gently gliding across a quiet Minnesota lake has been replaced by a wildflower and the word “Fulton” stamped on the bottom. Fulton County; home of Bobby Brown and Whitney, the Atlanta Braves, and regular tapings of the television show “Cops”!
You can visit places or even move places. But if you don’t put the plates on your car, you have not committed. We have arrived. We are rednecks now!
More events happened last week to confirm we have settled into Georgia life. Local news is a tell tale sign of where you are. Minnesota has stories about upcoming snow storms. California has car chases shot from helicopters. Georgia has news stories of guys complaining about getting citations for having issues with their property. I am not talking about the city of Minneapolis giving someone a ticket for a broken hand railing or a cracked sidewalk. This guy received 12 citations this year regarding his property. Picture this in your mind. Billy Joe wearing his greasy ball cap with a thick southern drawl complaining about the tickets he got for the abandoned car in the front yard, broken down RV in the backyard and bags of garbage piled up around the RV. Did I mention that he has not mowed his yard yet this year? You can’t make it up! They even hauled away his seven month pregnant cousin Cindy Lou for said violations. Jeff Foxworthy would be proud!
Finally, Lucy has given up all the sophistication that comes with being born in Edina and has decided to join those that surround her. This picture was shot the other night after she wildly drove her car into a pile of mulch. She decided it was as good a spot as any to wet her whistle. What you don’t see is the confederate flag and NRA bumper stickers, the twelve pack of beer and loaded .45 she keeps in the front trunk! We may have lost her for good!
The truth of the matter is that we have all adjusted to our new life in Georgia. The painters will be in the new house all this week and we may even have a home of our own by the end of July. Amy is holding up well. She has the toughest job of all of us. She has to chase Lucy all day long, coordinate everything from paint colors for every room to new furniture purchases for our new home. This is in addition to keeping me on task with all the projects that need to be completed prior to our final move in date. I don’t know how she does it. I take that back. I think I know how she does it. She takes one look at the sweaty smiling girl below!
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Mechanical Munchkin
In an effort to spice things up here at Baby Coffee, I'll be employing guest writers from time to time. This could either mean I'm getting lazy, or smart. Today's guest writer is G-pa Wilks. Welcome Dad! We are still camped out at the W ranch. Hopefully, all will go well tomorrow at the closing of our new house.
Lucy’s mechanical skills are developing nicely. The plastic triangles, squares and circles all get back in the correct holes in her busy board. She is pretty good with a fork and spoon. She uses them right side up without dropping too much.
A recent mechanical revelation was realizing that you can turn the lock button on the inside door handle of the bathroom door and BREAKOUT. Mom locks her in with her to keep track of her while conducting serious business. Lucy now enters rooms and locks the door behind her . . . because she can. We navigate this house with a screw driver.
Lucy recently rattled the outside door handle of a bathroom door while I was sitting locked inside. Next I heard the unmistakable clink of old keys on a ring I had given Lucy as a toy. She was trying to unlock the door from the outside using a key as a screwdriver. She has seen me do that unlocking twist thousands of times. She might have succeeded had not Amy intervened. Lucy will try again . . . and again.
Someday, if I am a very lucky guy, Lucy might help me repair my wheelchair . . . or my hearing aids. Perhaps I’ll tell her for the umpteenth time the story about when she tried to unlock my bathroom door. Perhaps she will pretend she never heard it before. She’s going to be nice like that I think. You can see it in her smile.
Lucy’s mechanical skills are developing nicely. The plastic triangles, squares and circles all get back in the correct holes in her busy board. She is pretty good with a fork and spoon. She uses them right side up without dropping too much.
A recent mechanical revelation was realizing that you can turn the lock button on the inside door handle of the bathroom door and BREAKOUT. Mom locks her in with her to keep track of her while conducting serious business. Lucy now enters rooms and locks the door behind her . . . because she can. We navigate this house with a screw driver.
Lucy recently rattled the outside door handle of a bathroom door while I was sitting locked inside. Next I heard the unmistakable clink of old keys on a ring I had given Lucy as a toy. She was trying to unlock the door from the outside using a key as a screwdriver. She has seen me do that unlocking twist thousands of times. She might have succeeded had not Amy intervened. Lucy will try again . . . and again.
Someday, if I am a very lucky guy, Lucy might help me repair my wheelchair . . . or my hearing aids. Perhaps I’ll tell her for the umpteenth time the story about when she tried to unlock my bathroom door. Perhaps she will pretend she never heard it before. She’s going to be nice like that I think. You can see it in her smile.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Sold
It's been a long two weeks, but as of yesterday, we officially got the house. There were inspections and requests for repairs, and addendums to this and extensions to that. There was a tub with a broken jet (a jetted tub!) that I was refusing to back down from and various repair quotes sought. Somehow, it all came together. Here is our cute little new house. The current plan is to build a two car garage with a screened in porch in the back. We'll let you know as the plans progress. The front:
The view from the front porch:
The view to the side:
Do you get the theme?
Lucy loves it (at the botancial gardens):
And I do too:
We close on the house in about a month, so I have only a few short weeks to pick out my new paint colors! And the house isn't as small as it looks. There are actually 4 decent sized bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a huge laundry room and extra playroom. Plus, a tuck under garage that will be used as our workshop/studio. I think it's even slightly bigger than our previous house.
The view from the front porch:
The view to the side:
Do you get the theme?
Lucy loves it (at the botancial gardens):
And I do too:
We close on the house in about a month, so I have only a few short weeks to pick out my new paint colors! And the house isn't as small as it looks. There are actually 4 decent sized bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a huge laundry room and extra playroom. Plus, a tuck under garage that will be used as our workshop/studio. I think it's even slightly bigger than our previous house.
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