Hello, Bugaboo Donkey | Spilling the Beans | Baby Gear, Toys, Strollers, Nursery Furniture

Hello, Bugaboo Donkey | Spilling the Beans | Baby Gear, Toys, Strollers, Nursery Furniture

Sad Sad Morning

So this morning Paul goes to take the dog out and comes back in and says "Michelle come here there is something I need to talk to you about" Oh shit I think what did I do...??!!! Well he tells me that the kids toys and sandbox outside were stolen...WTF!! I go outside and I am pissed, I am almost in tears, how do you tell your just 3 year old that the outside toys are gone.... Well Liam, I'm sorry we let some other kids who needed them more than we do borrow them for a bit. I'm thinking this is the easiest way.


Now my heart is racing I run in grab my flip flops and in my PJ's I head down the street determined to find our stuff in someones backyard, I climb up on our roof to get a better view but still nothing :(

Here's what we lost, and if you are in the area and see someone's kids playing with ALL these not so new looking toys, let me know!!

Boston and I are Once Again in Love

So I need to go to PaperSource to get invitation making goods for Emma's Christening and I think..drive to Wellesley or venture into the city again and hit the one on Boylston Street. I chose the city :) We head down to the T and wait for the train, we hear a voice call out and it's our friends who also have kids the same age heading over to the Public Gardens!! Yippie, the boys sit together on the train, I lug the stroller up the stairs but this time I have a fellow Mama holding onto Liam. Arlington T stop is complete and now includes an elevator!! We all get out, walk through the Commons, the Public Gardens, watch the swan boats, chase squirrels, feed the ducks, check out Make Way for Ducklings, the Frog Pond and the Playground, all before hitting PaperSource! The day is amazing and once again I find my love of Boston and for a moment I think...I might miss this place....

Peach Picking!

So we've picked a LOT of peaches in the last few days and I'm not sure who has more fun at the farms, me or the kids!
On Sunday we headed to Carson's Farm in Harvard and it was by far the BEST farm for picking I have ever been to. We had Blueberries, Raspberries, Nectarines, and Peaches, toss in a free hayride and it's a day in heaven.
Now what to make..peach pie perhaps?

Emma trying HER peach @ Carlson's

Liam testing out the raspberries @ Carlson's

Camping and the Koch's

We did it, camped with a 2 year old (who won't sleep anywhere but his crib) a 7 month old (who had a 102 fever, stuffy nose and was teething) our dog, rain thunder and lightening, and a "rickshaw"
Despite all the "downers" we had an amazing time! Liam and I canoed, walked in the woods, had smores and swam together. The boys went fishing and Liam got to experience Paul catching a fish, he was so excited and kept wondering if it was pretend or not, ahh the innocence of a small boy.

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Calling all Gluten free eaters

We have an abundance of Zucchini in our garden all ready and a blog I follow Finding Joy in My Kitchen had some great recipes. I tried the zucchini pizza and let me tell you it was sinfully good!! Yummy :)
She also is where I got the Fugdesicles and Creamsicles recipes from in case some of you were wondering!

SHIT the 4 letter word

Well somewhere along the lines of a rehearsal dinner, a "Meet and Greet", a wedding, and a brunch Liam heard the word shit and has used it repeatedly in and out of context. Is this what I have to look forward to once he leaves my nest for Preschool in the fall?? I let the boy out of my sight not even out of my surroundings for a few hours and I have to hear...
Oh shit, go shit, space shit, shitter, and this is shitty...
To no avail, time outs just involve him sitting in a corner saying "shut up, and shit repeatedly" me telling him it is a bad word only to hear it again and me firmly asking him what he said and him closing his eyes (guess if he can't see me I can't see him and the issue goes away) to me ignoring it (which is working quite well, no reaction = no fun for him)
God only knows what he will pick up at preschool, hopefully "please", "thank you" and "would you like a turn now" Well a girl can dream right :)