March is under our belts

all about the smiles if only he would look at the camera... and do the dishes in the background

yummy eli ear

still not quite big enough, but almost

We are ready for some spring weather asap enough of this winter crap. Whether Mother Nature plays a cruel trick on Friday remains to be seen - we are hearing more snow. yucko. Lane has pulled several all nighters this week -meaning he's sleeping all night, not up all night. May the trend continue! woohoo for April and some much needed sunshine!

Kiss Me I'm Irish

this say's it all... just a couple days late!

Best Breakfast (for mommy)!

What is the best Sunday of the year to start the firehouse pancake breakfast at 7:00 am - yep the Sunday of daylight savings time - the Sunday that you lose an hour of sleep. Poor Mark. We got to sleep in and then I got to go enjoy a breakfast that I didn't have to make! woohoo for me. Also had someone to hold Lane so I could eat with two hands. Of course we had to make use of all of us being at the firehouse and Mark being in his dress shirt so we took some fire engine family pictures. Lane of course is wearing his favorite fire truck onsie. Got it for a steal at Crazy 8's - my new favorite kid's clothing store.

Then I got someone to come home with me and play with Lane so I could finally wash the floors. Last time I personally did that chore was oh maybe September or August. Not saying that they

haven't been washed since then, but I haven't had to do it. As you can see Lane had a lot of fun while mommy worked. Helps to have a babysitter who comes equipped with her own camera too.

grade school flashback

guess what I found in Lane's school bag today.... drumroll please...

A Scholastic Book Club Flyer.... already.please.save.me.now.... He's 3 months old! It's much like we used to get in grade school and thank god he can't ask me to buy them for him yet. I've noticed they don't always tell you what to do when something new is at school (like telling me to sign him out when I pick him up - didn't do that the whole first week. I mean how was I supposed to know that was what the list on the fridge was for? lol) I'm sure an explanation will come in about a week right before it's due. Surprise...
Now the good part about school is I've sort of made a friend so I can ask her and be prepared as I'm sure she doesn't buy the books. This particular mom has 3 kids with the youngest being in Lane's class. She's a teacher like Andrea and is always running late. (yes I know Andrea is never late it just explains why she is there so late each morning) She told me the other day that she could be late since she had a student teacher who she told she had to be on time. LOL! She's usually following close behind me every morning and also at pick up time. I'll be asking her about this book order form very soon.... stay tuned.

prepping for family meal time

Lane has gotten better at sitting up and soon will be wanting to eat some yummy rice cereal so we put together his high chair yesterday. We are getting much better at putting this baby stuff together so it was pretty quick and no breaks were needed to regroup.

All smiles. He seems to know what the chair is for and I am going to guess it's because at school all the big littles sit in them for snack and meal time. He will soon be joining them!

See he knows it's for eating - unfortunately for him this poor lambie has no nutritional value. The chair also comes in handy for watching basketball and Nascar with daddy - he is more upright in the chair and loves sitting in it so we can't say no.

patiently waiting

Mani is oh so patient when it comes to waiting for Lane to get big enough to torment him. He loves to be nearby and has even learned if he pushes on his bedroom door at night it will open - magic! This from the cat who can't figure out how to get out of the bathroom when he's done eating.

Someone is mostly smiles these days. Minus the awful sore throat, stuffy nose, cough and sneeze. Poor baby! And how do I know what he's feeling since he can't talk yet? Yep, I have it too. So do the rest of the littles at school. I recognize the cough when I walk in the door. He's still happy most of the time. Just not at the moment so this post is done for now!