Little Miss Trouble

Day 55 (2.24.10) - At 9 months old Ruby is that child - you know the one who gets into EVERYTHING. The one you cannot take your eyes off of for one second. Nick went to take Joey to the potty and I was fixing dinner when Ruby found the diaper bag, snagged a can of formula from there, opened it up and proceeded to stuff powdered formula in her mouth when I found her. Ugh. What a mess!

Happy Birthday Mandy!

Day 54 (2.23.10) - Today was my friend Mandy's birthday. Nick wasn't feeling well so I left him at home with the kids and went out to dinner with some friends for her birthday. He had an easy night though as I put Ruby to bed at 6:45 pm before I left. Would you believe she slept till 6:30 the next morning?! It was a fun night - good company, good food and good times!

G11

Day 53 (2.22.10) - Joey was taking a bath tonight and didn't want to get out so while he was in the tub I was playing around with my new camera. Here it is - a self portrait in the horrible bathroom lighting!

Hang Loose

Day 52 (2.21.10) - Nick went riding today so the kids and I were on our own. We had a quiet day and spent quite a bit of time at the park. Joey's been practicing his "hang loose" fingers. He doesn't have great finger dexterity but he's working on it!

Let's Eat!

Day 51 (2.20.10) - Every weekend we go to our favorite breakfast place - Beachbreak Cafe in Oceanside. We literally go there every week so I'm sure you'll see plenty of food pics from there on weekends to come. The food is just amazing.....look at Ruby's face - she wants her food, now! The kids ate unbelievable amounts of food there this morning....oh and so did I.

View from the Train

Day 50 (2.19.10) - I got a new toy today!! A Canon G11. I have no idea how to use it to its maximum capabilities but I have to say I already love it. I started reading the manual on the train ride home (had the camera shipped to work) and took this shot from the window. What a great view!

Silly Boy

Day 49 (2.18.10) - Just another random picture for tonight. Sorry I got nothing for today. Most weeknights nothing exciting goes on around here. Sometimes Joey is such a silly boy.

Nightly Routine

Day 48 (2.17.10) - Like many other toddlers, Joey is a creature of habit. He loves his routine and thankfully he is super easy to put to bed. He grabs a toy and his nana, goes upstairs, pees in the potty, brushes his teeth, turns on his twilight turtle and that's pretty much it. We tuck him in and give him a kiss and off to dreamland he goes. I love that it all takes about 5 minutes. Here is Joey showing his dad his pearly whites after he brushed his teeth.

Spaghetti dinner

Day 47 (2.16.10) - We went to our friends Mandy and Mike's house (Joey's friends Mason's parents) for a spaghetti dinner. Ruby has never had spaghetti until tonight and boy did she like it. I didn't give it to her with the sauce since I didn't want her to make a mess (I did feed her some with tomato sauce separately) but she thoroughly enjoyed her first noodle experience and even figured out how to slurp it up.

"Don't even think about touching my spaghetti!"

Stickers

Day 46 (2.15.10) - I came down from putting Ruby to bed and Joey was sitting on the couch with his dad covered in stickers. Not much to say about this, the smile on his face says it all. He's saying "look mama!"