Father's Day 2011

Interview on a Train Ride.

Happy Father's Day Griff Daddy! We love you!

Hot mess

After a good playground date and time well spent digging and playing this morning in a very wet sandbox, all you need is an apple and your skivvies to unwind.

From this point forward, I'll keep a swimsuit and a change of clothes in the diaper bag should we encounter any other wet and/or messy places that need our attention.

Daddy's little helper

One thing I learned in college is that when you have chili, you must have cinnamon rolls to go with them.  In our house, I make the chili.  On this particular day, Madelyn and Griff made the cinnamon rolls.

Fine, so we don't "make" the cinnamon rolls.  Pillsbury does but they're still tasty and made with love.  And, when no one's looking, Madelyn can sneak some cinnamon off the rolls and lick her fingers in delight.

Spoon

Did you know the correct way to use a spoon is to place the food on it with your thumb and forefinger and then put the spoon and food in your mouth?  Sweet Madelyn has found that to be quite an efficient way of using the spoon.  Of course, sometimes it's just easier to forgo the spoon and put the food directly in the mouth.

It's important to have options.  You never know when you might dine with the Queen.

10-months old

I can...

* "cruise" and crawl.

* feed myself Cheerios, yogurt melts, toast with margarine, bagels, and bananas.

* wave and clap.

* say "uh-oh" and "hi".

* stand up in my crib.

* dance when the mood strikes.

Rice cereal - Day 2

By popular demand...video of Madelyn eating rice cereal.

Her first venture into solid foods was on Sunday -- Father's Day. Lucky for us, Father's Day fell right in line with our schedule so that we could commemorate Griff's first Father's Day accordingly.