My Left Foot

Moses and I have a running joke about his lack of sock on his left foot. If he wears socks he always manages to kick off or pull off (with his mouth) the left one. Don't know the reason for the preference, but as soon as I notice its absence I quickly re-sock him. He smiles, giggles, flails his arms and then silently pulls it off again within minutes. I think he's winning.

Reading Rainbow

My Mom read out loud to my brother and me from day 1. Moses and I have continued the tradition, although my Mom was probably way more consistent than I. Since books are a huge part of our little family (at least 1 bookshelf per room, anyone?) we thought we'd get started early.

Our pre-morning nap reading routine is to read a story from The Jesus Storybook Bible--a wonderful kid's bible. (Thanks again, Kamers!) Sometimes we read another book before our afternoon nap, but mostly it's Goodnight Moon when the sun goes down.

I know the reading position is a bit unorthodox, but trust me, it's easier that way. Moses can't reach the pages to eat them and it gets him in a horizontal state of mind so he doesn't fuss as much when I put him down. (At least it worked like a charm for a few weeks. These days it's a different story...)

Plus, the view I have from there is pretty cute. :)

Board books are also a staple in our home. He does manage to turn a page or two, but mostly Moses likes to eat them.

Here's to literacy, kid!

Silly Toys

Moses has a handful of toys that he enjoys like Sophie the giraffe, Sigmund the Frog, a Baby Einstein Radio and The Vernon Pig. But the kid also likes weird non-toy stuff. Like...

His Dad's empty coffee bags that he fairly gums to death.

The smallest member of our nesting stainless steel mixing bowls.

(Would it be fair to call this is bowler hat?)

Empty Dasani water bottles. He especially likes it if I partially collapse the bottle so he can grab it instead of just batting it around.

And doorways. We love doorways, baseboards, corners and walls.

What it really amounts to is that if it's in his vicinity it gets pulled into the Moses Vortex. All of the things you see in the picture above were within a 3 foot radius of the boy and they ended up on top of him. All of the pictures in this post are witness to the same phenomenon, doorways and baseboards included. Eventually, items sucked into the Moses Vortex end up in his mouth to be slimed. Beware!

Dad's and Moses' First Wedding

At the end of August Jeremy officiated his first real live wedding! A ministerial "woo-hoo" indeed! He did a great job--Kevin and Linda are now happily married and their getting hitched went without a hitch! (You can't see it in the picture but Jeremy got to wear one of those cool Britney Spears head-set microphone thingys during the ceremony. It took all of his will power and then some not to bust a move while on stage.)

Moses and I enjoyed watching and listening from our back row vantage point (in case he decided to make some of his famous bird noises during the ceremony!).

While there were no bird noises (thankfully) we did enjoy eating Mom's dress whenever we got the chance.


Here Moses is pictured with sweet bridesmaid Cindy. You'd think he'd be a lot happier being loved on by such a lovely girl! Don't worry, Cindy, Moses thinks you're great. We think he's just practicing his Zoolander face.

A beautiful venue for a beautiful couple. Congratulations Kevin and Linda! Thanks for letting us share in your happy day!

Commercial Break

We interrupt this program to bring you a message brought to you by JuicePlus:

Moses says "I'm a JuicePlus Baby"!

Many of you may know that while I was expecting Moses, instead of a prenatal vitamin, I took a nutritional supplement called Juice Plus. I chose to take JuicePlus because it is a whole food product--17 fruits and vegetables to be exact--in capsule form. Since we know that our bodies more readily absorb nutrients from real food sources as opposed to products that have been enriched or fortified Juice Plus made a lot of sense to me. If you've ever eaten with us and wondered what in the heck those little red and green pills were, now you know my secret!

All that to say, if you are at all interested in knowing more about this lovely way to eat all your fruits and veggies in a rather effortless way, you are in luck! A National Marketing Director for NSA JuicePlus is here in town and is scheduled to speak in two places while he's here. So come on out and enjoy the show--I really do think you'll find it interesting! Did I mention that this speaker also happens to be my Dad? :)

Wednesday, September 16th--ABC Country Restaurant in Surrey from 11:30-1:30pm

OR from 7:30-8:30pm at the Oakridge Public Library in Vancouver

And if you can't make it out on Wednesday you are always welcome to ask me. I'm happy to help--I enjoy spreading the word about products I like!

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