G's Quilt Top.

She's very excited!! 

Baby Pigtails! G!

Hee hee I'm so cute!! 

Pigtails!!

 Mom is so unused to putting in baby pigtails in baby hair that she couldn't get them even and could only get one in a picture at a time... until she got a shot from the top! 

G 16 Months Update and Pictures.

G is now 16 months old, walks like a pro, loves to dance (with or without a baby in arms), kiss (smooching noise and all), talk (and makes a bit of sense!!), play (babies, cars, whatever! My sewing machine!! How DO you put the foot back on anyway hmm G??) and EAT!!! She eats as much as L does on a fairly regular basis. She also likes being cute :) 

G almost always has crazy hair... conditioner keeps in down for a day or so but after that it's EVERYWHERE!! 

She has quite a vocabulary for 16 months and can say Papa (her favorite word), Momma, yes, drink, more, bye bye, kitty, I, me, hi, tickle. One day we all heard her say Me More food several times. Often I hear her say ME DRINK! She also says variations of the kids names.. none of which I'm going to try and write out the way she says phonetically as I don't think I'd come even close! 

Here is a short movie of her saying Papa and kissing her baby! 

Thankful Thursdays. Jan 24th/13

Ah well it's been a long day and there is still a fire to stock and a cow to milk. So this will be brief. Apparently I'm also having trouble typing... I guess my nap earlier didn't do me as much good as I'd hoped. It's 9:25 pm. Kids are in bed, G is still chattering and kicking her feet. We've recently found if we leave their bedroom door open she is much happier at bedtime and will go to sleep with much less fuss and carrying on. This is suppose to be a thankful post so I'll tell you about my day and why I'm thankful for pretty much every minute of it.

I woke up 3 minutes early. I almost never set the alarm but yesterday I did. I really didn't want to be running late today. I got up, filled the stove with wood, made myself a cup of coffee, did my morning devo's and checked my email and FB. Then after a glass of water, granola bar, banana and shower I jumped in the car to go to my doctors appointment. I left the house, alone, at 9:20. By 12 I'd seen the doctor; both baby and I are fine (heart rate was 135), had blood drawn, read a good chunk of my book while I waited in various places and eaten a Teen burger.. fulfilling a craving I've had since Tuesday. :) I was going to get a chocolate shake to go with it but they don't sell them this time of year?? It must only be crazy pregnant ladies who want a milkshake when it's - 5 or what ever it was outside.  What is with that.?. for sure a good thing though if you talk to Papa :) or know me much at all.

I got home and found my wonderful hubby working hard on the house... The way he was half asleep when I left I half expected the kids to still be playing and him to be in bed. Instead they'd had, and cleaned up, breakfast and had even done their morning chores!! Impressed!! Papa and I chatted out in the house for a bit and caught each other up on happenings and got a few little things done while we were there.

Papa went to work a little while later and as the big kids were happily playing outside in the snow, I fed the little 3 a snack and got them ready for naps. Big kids came in, did an hour of school while I sat with R and J and had myself a little rest while making sure they napped. Then the bigs put leftovers together for their lunch, ate and cleaned it up and went back to school, while I did some laundry and some prep for some school stuff I'm hoping to do tomorrow. Bigs finished school. Little's got up from naps. Play time!! And nap time for me. I set the alarm on my ipad but it didn't wake me up. I woke up to E screaming with a bump on her head. I needed to get up anyway. We worked together and cleaned all the floors. Very nice!

Supper was a salad with beef roast, hard boiled eggs, crackers, Ranch for the kids and Blue cheese for me. Kids ate theirs with 'Animals Are Beautiful People' and I ate mine with "The Nanny" on Netflix in the entrance... the only place I can get a good enough connection to watch Netflix.

After everyone got ready for bed J read them a chapter in a Robin Hood book he enjoys. I picked out the kids new reading assignments for the morning, we prayed together, gave hugs and kisses.. and I went into the entrance to finish the Nanny I'd put on hold. Now I'm here at the computer. Typing slowly so my fingers don't have to re do every word more then once!! Oh wait.. I ate a very yummy chocolate my wonderful sister in law sent me up for Christmas.. I still have half the bowl as I've been hording them for those moments when you just NEED a fine chocolate. My oh my are they fine!!

I got a few things done today that needed doing and a few I put off for another day. I washed and hung a load of laundry. Washed another load and dried it. They are both still either drying or sitting on the chair in the living room. I got my regular clothes out of my dresser and in a tote and my newly found mat clothes in the dresser. I got the load of girls 24 month clothes, that had previously been stored in the bus in a black plastic bag that I washed and hung to dry yesterday, in a tote. Which has been on my to do list for ages.. but I didn't have any empty totes and I found one :) I started my 'puzzle swap.' An idea that Papa's mom does with hers. You cut the top pictures off the puzzle boxes and one of the little pictures off the side of the box. Then you put the puzzle pieces in a ziplock bag with the little picture and store the big picture in a tote with the bags of puzzles. I plan on doing all our puzzles as it's a great space saver!! But alas I ran out of ziplocks a while a go so I could only do those puzzles that were already in ziplocks. I also played with J3, cuddled with R, chatted with E, helped L with a problem, listened to J and played with G... she is walking quite well now and she loves it if you pretend she's scary and run away while she's walking at you. So I must say all in all it was a GOOD day. And now I must go milk Miss Isabel.. while checking FB :) Oh and I have a date with a large cup of tea :) and a book after that.

So good night all!! Hope you had as Thankful of a Thursday as we did :)

Weights and Measures 2013

We've started a new tradition this last year. After running out of room on our measuring wall I decided to make a new wall by the kids bedroom door and only measure on J's birthday. All the kids. Once a year. Simple. And BONUS I remembered!! After we oohhhed and ahhed over them L and I measured them out for you and we weighed everyone too :) So here you go.

Kid stats.

J is 53.5 inches tall and weights 95 lbs.
L is 47 inches tall and weights 53 lbs.
E is 43.5 inches tall and weights 40 lbs.
R is 39.5 inches tall and weights 31 lbs.
J3 is 36 inches tall and weights 32 lbs.
G is 26.5 inches tall and weights 18 lbs.

J grew 2.5 inches and gained 25 lbs. We are pretty sure he's using all that poundage to spike up again soon.. he's slowed down eating since his birthday and is sleeping more. Growth spurt coming up! Time to go buy him some more pants!! Because he just turned 9, post to follow soon, he is now officially out of his booster seat!!

L grew 2.5 inches and gained 8 lbs.

E grew 2 3/4 inches and gained 5 lbs. She is now in a booster seat!!! YAY!!!

R grew 3 inches... and gained 3 lbs. Seriously.

J3 grew 4 inches and gained 4 lbs. FOUR INCHES!!!

G grew a lot :) She was 8.4 at birth 2 months before these numbers were written. So she gained about 9 lbs and 6 inches.

Here is one I did a couple of years ago.. just for fun.

Little Miss G Pictures.

J reading her a birthday card from Grandma F. 

Cheesy smile. Looks a bit like J3 in this one!! 

In serious awe of Christmas lights.

Yes I'm beautiful.. even with cheezies on my face!! 

You want me to WHAT?? 

How about I share instead??

Or stick my tongue out at you!! 

Patty cake?? 

OK OK I'll SMILE!!! 

Look at those teeth!! 

Oh oh... I think I pulled something!! Or filled something!! 

And here is a quick movie of her saying HI and nodding yes.. She normally does a seriously exaggerated nod with her head and gets her chin involved too.. like she's trying to actually say YES!!! 

G Is ONE!!

Little Miss G is 1!! Happy Birthday little one!! 

At 1 year of age she weighs about 16.5 lbs and is 18 month clothing. She still not walking but can get around, and UP anything she wants. She drinks from a straw in a cup and about 2 weeks after turning 1 she weaned herself. She loves to play trucks with J3 and let the kids walk her around holding on to her hands. She loves food and eats A LOT for her size! She nods YES with her whole head and chin and has just started not nodding if she doesn't want something. She really dislikes her 'pink marshmallow snowsuit' and looks offended every time we get it out. She loves to sing and dance. 

Super excited for her cupcake!! 

Finally!! 

J3 blew the candle out as is tradition :) 

MINE!

Ahh....

 these three pictures were taken in about 40 seconds!! 

GOOD STUFF!!! 

Yes I have a chocolate icing beard.. I LIKE IT!! 

Done!! Boy did I make a mess.. then I got a bath at Gramma Griggs house!! (More on that later :) 

Oreo Anyone?

After the 1st two oreos.

After the next two oreo's.. I think she likes them :) 

Math With a Cuddle

Baby G was fussing a bit the other day and I had to run outside to help someone with something so J offered to hold her.. I came back to this.

Yup he's doing math and cuddling his little sister :) 

He didn't want to give her up either! She sat with him quite happily until he finished the page! 

                                                      What a wonderful brother!

I love this picture for many reasons. 

                                                A picture truly is worth a thousand words.

Fall Update. 12

Well I realize that other then my Thankful Thursdays post I've not posted very much lately. Partly because we are busy but I'm also working through some things in my life and blogging seems to be more on the bottom of the list then the top. But I've got a bit of time right now so I thought I'd update you all a little. As most of you know I blog for myself and my husband, my family; near and far, and my kids. I blog as a memory keeper. I back it up onto my computer and keep it for later. Sort of an online scrapbook. And bonus the relatives like it too as they can share our days with us :).

I also try to be a very positive person so I very rarely post anything negative  I don't want this to be a place to complain. Actually I try to never complain on Facebook or the blog and rarely in person. It's a personal preference of mine. Though I realized the other night my Bible study ladies probably hear more then they'd like. I'm sorry. I'm working on it. God isn't finished with me yet. :) Love you girls!!

Anyway now that I've got that off my chest I'll update you on our life at the moment.

Kids first :)

Baby G is almost 11 months old, she is still nursing several times a day and is so focused while she nurses I wonder how hard she'll be to wean. She is a habits girl and changing her habits is always neat to watch. You can just about see her thinking and readjusting. She is standing up and balancing and cruises on the couches or whatever but has only taken 3 steps. I expect she will be walking soon. She has quite the personality and chatters away at you, cocks her head and waits for you to chatter back. She is learning signs and already does please.

J3 was 2 in July. We were so busy this summer that we waited to potty train him for several months. It took about 6 weeks but he's now mostly trained. He still will not tell us when he has to go but will go several times a day and will stay dry for hours. Good enough! He gets a 'choc bar' (a mini one) if he tells us he has to go so we are working on that slowly. He is talking a lot more and stringing words together nicely. He loves animals and being outside. He gets upset when ever R does school because then she's not playing with him. They are best buddies and play together very nicely. He is learning that soon he will be the 'big kid' in the living room with Baby G and they are working on staying in the living room during school and playing nicely together.


R is 4.5 and loves to do school. I made her a work book with letter printouts and she is learning her letters and how to write them. This will be all the school besides crafts and coloring she will do for awhile as Papa says she is too young to do more. I think she needs to play more as well.  Next year she will be 5 and might do grade 1 then. She is really enjoying the little work books we got her from Walmart that she does dot to dots and colors in. She has a baby doll that she plays with, dresses, naps, etc and I often enjoy hearing her teach her doll things. She has been a great help in toilet training J3 as she would really get excited for him which made him excited too. She loves to snuggle and read books and play all kinds of games. She also enjoys computer games like purple place and jump start preschool.

E is almost 6 and grew like a weed this summer. Both her and R went through 2 sizes in the last 6 months. Mostly they grew taller, though E is almost at 40lbs which makes her excited as she can almost go into a booster seat. She is enjoying school and amazes me with her memory.  They are starting math drills and she did her page in 2 minutes! She really loves science Paces and, I think, she'd finish one a day if I let her. We are working on her writing neatly as she didn't have the control last year but does this year. She enjoys our new puppy Tucker and likes to mother him. She's been experimenting with laughs and is making us all laugh at the same time. She loves to tell stories.

L is 7.5 and loves to draw and do Kung fu. He is a very active child and needs to stay active outside or he drives us all crazy inside :) He is the first in the wrestling match and the last one out. I can always tell when he's walking in the house because that extra bounce in his step makes the trailer floor thump just a little. In the kids games L is often the monster or creatures of terror. He loves it and plays his part really well...too well sometimes and scares us! He is the fastest kid in school and loves his social studies paces the best. He is also the neatest writer of the three. Surprised me!

J is almost 9 and wearing my boots! He's grown 2 sizes this summer as well and I think will soon be wearing his fathers shirts. He can haul totes, 5 gallon buckets half full and 3 gallon buckets mostly full! He and L have been in charge of the laying hen chores and firewood for the last year and it has really beefed them both up. He is finding school a bit long this year as he often works for over 3 hours a day, but he is working on being diligent and working hard to get it done during school hours and not 'free time' hours. :) He loves to read and do crafts and experiments.

As a group the kids are enjoying pretend play, chicken teams (apparently the chickens need teams like `the dirty bum team`and the `commanders`) swinging, playing with Tucker, enjoying home church and their kids church. Singing, jokes, and stories are often heard.

Me, well since I sat down to start this blog post I've; sat in the bedroom with J3 until he fell asleep as he's not been napping well, given out school assignments to J (x2) and L and E, sent L and E out to get a garbage can of sticks for kindling and 5 pieces of firewood, helped R with her 'school' assignments, checked out a cool home school newsletter and got some ideas for fall leaf projects, wiped a bum, turned the oven on to bake my bread, gotten J3 up from his nap and fed him his treat and put him on the potty, helped J with his assignment, drank a little bit of coffee until I saw that a bug had committed suicide in it, switched to the computer for faster typing :) Today I've managed to get Baby G's new size clothing sorted out and put away, putting some aside for a friends much rounder baby girl, made two meals and what I call directed traffic.. in other words.. boss people around :) I THINK I know what supper will be ( movie night as Papa is gone to the city for a course. So leftover chicken breast, crackers, apples, carrots and popcorn.) My kitchen is mostly clean and my fire is still going :) BONUS!!! lol fall is always a remembering time for me.. I MUST remember to keep wood on the fire! And I have made some plans for tomorrow.

Papa is busy these days too. Between work, sleep, farm and family he keeps pretty busy! Never mind the house and keeping our car and Travelall in great working order. This weekend he has a course in the city Friday, Saturday and Sunday and I may have to brave church alone.. with 6 kids. ( Church itself isn`t the problem. It`s getting the cows milked, chores down, kids ready and breakfast ready and eaten that is making me rethink my Sunday plans. Normally Papa does chores and cows and helps with kids ready when he`s done. I think I can do it alone.. I just have to get up really early! :) ) Anyway, Papa`s back is doing really well and he is normal again.. as much as ever anyway.

House building is coming along. Papa was sick last weekend which set us back a little. I`ll post some pictures soon.

Farm. Cows. Norma Jean goes home next week and after that we are planning on bringing Maggie and the two steers that are at the neighbors home for the winter. Well the biggest steer will go into the freezer :) We`ve made a deal with a friend of ours for the AIing of Isabel. Star has learned some cow manners from the two milk cows but is still very tame and easy to handle.. perfect!! She is still getting some milk every day but that will stop with Norma Jean going home.

Pigs. Well... we butchered the biggest pig in the back group and we are really enjoying the pork on the table!! We also sold 9 weaner piglets so far and 6 more are going early next week. We have 9 more 200 to 300 pound pigs in the back to butcher. Two are sold and whatever we don`t sell will go in the freezer. YUM!! We hope to only keep 10ish weaner piglets and the two purebred sows over the winter.

Layers. The hens are molting and nit picking and generally doing everything but laying eggs, though we did get 12 yesterday and 5 today! so hopefully soon we`ll be enjoying eggs in great number again.

Dogs. Chip is now 3 years old and I don`t know if it`s the puppy or what but he has taken a great disliking to a particular van and it`s people who come twice a week. Papa actually met them on the road the other day on their way here and hopped in the van with them to `deal with`Chip as Chip had growled and snapped at the man the last time he`d come. Chip behaved and has done much better since! He likes to play with Tucker and the two of them are often seen rolling around chewing on each other. Tucker is fitting in well and the kids enjoy taking him for walks and feeding him. Now that it`s colder at night he has a blanket that goes over his crate on the front porch and gets a warm breakfast :) He`s gonna be a big dog!!

Cats. The two kittens we got this summer have made themselves right at home and seem to be a great addition to the place. They are both about the same in friendliness now and we are enjoying seeing them playing and goofing off at all hours. They will wrestle with Tucker which is super cute! Hunter, our oldest cat, the orange tabby is semi friendly and is a very good mouser. He sits on the raised beds and waits.. and gets quite a few mice! Midnight, the about 1 year old black male which someone dropped off here last spring, is the strangest cat ever.. he lets those kittens suck on his belly fur like they are nursing.. and yes we checked.. he`s a full male!! He takes care of those two like they are his own. I often see the cats and the puppy playing tag in the dark. Hunter really likes to attack Tuckers leash if he`s got it dragging behind him :)

Well that`s life here on the Griggs Family Homestead. Well no not really.. homesteading wasn`t talked about.. we still do quite a bit of that in our daily life. My breads ready to come out of the oven. Papa has bacon curing, the kids recently made sauerkraut and there is normally some kind of milk product in the fridge. Papa`s beer fridge is freezing at night now but it`s still got home brew in it. Apparently it needs a place inside.. or a system like the milk fridge. We still eat what we raise and can make for ourselves as a large part of our diet. We are getting into winter mode and staying home more, doing school daily and having a lot of fun together doing projects like our recent Great Clothes Swap! or our Get the toys in the bus so they don`t get buried in snow  project. Or our Canning adventures, De-cluttering 101, The Great Surprise Puzzle,Move The Baby Day and many many more. 

A couple of things we will be working on in the next few weeks are
*Getting the rest of the firewood to the winter pile.
*Winterizing the trailer and animal areas.
*Getting the kids 1st term supplemental work done.
*Shelves in the dining room area for the school stuff.. to the ceiling.
*Shelves in the entrance area for shoes and boots as we outgrew ours.
*and many many more..

I`ll try and blog a bit more of our adventures but for right now I`m outta here.. time to go try out that great looking bread on the oven top.. hmm.. movie night.. ah.. yup!

Baby G... Growing Up SO Fast!!

Standing up in her playpen for the 1st time! 

Visiting with Little Miss Riata, who is 3 months younger then her :) 

First hair do :) 

Exploring the bottom of the exersauser. 

Standing up on the side of the toy box!! 

Hey J! I think I'm stuck!! 

Chilling on the trampoline! 

2 days ago she was standing hanging on to our bed and let go, got her balance, and took her 1st step!! She made it too the pillow she was going towards and acted like nothing happened!! Growing up way to fast little girl!! The very next day she turned 9 months old :) 

A Life Update ~July 28th/12~

Well I haven't sat down and just updated for quite some time so I thought I would take a minute to do so.

The homestead is busy these days, moving chicks(meat birds), and cows around on fresh grass. Feeding critters several times a day. Milking two cows takes a bit longer then one. Checking sows and the one gilt for piglets. Keeping up with the watering and sprinklers, the tall uneaten grass and the raised beds. Playing in the kiddie pool and riding bikes and doing school with the kids. Actually I don't ride a bike, the kids do and I push little Miss G in the stroller. And then there are outings; to town, the beach, church and friends houses. Never mind the sweeping and vacuuming, dishes and meals, bread and cheese. We keep busy and we like it that way.

Then there is the unexpected.

This last week I went out to do chores and check for piglets and found a dead sow. Just laying there it the bush. I thought she was about 600lbs but Papa says no more like 800! Full of piglets, I think there were 7 or 8 inside her, a couple weeks from due as the has no hair and their eyes were still shut. 4 year old purebred Bershire bred sow. Just dead. I called Papa. We brooded a little. It's such a disappointment to find such a animal dead. We raised her from 8 weeks old. The night before she was following Papa around waiting for a scratch, begging really. This would have been her 3rd litter. Papa said there were. Some white barnacle looking things on her liver and that was all he could find that was strange! We cut her up into chunks and froze them. Chip will eat good this winter. Half filled a small freezer. What a waste!

But mostly we are doing good here on the homestead. The kids are back to school part time, homeschooling of course, and they each finished 2 PACES yesterday, their 1st two of the year which was exciting. We also have a new science course that we've started and they LOVE! Apologia science Flying creatures of the 5th day. We found that L and E were starting to forget stuff like how to write letters or numbers and sounds of certain letters after their almost 3 month break so we started some verbal review and now are starting school part time just to keep them learning and remembering and busy :)

Papa is back to hobbling about with a sore leg. Praise God it doesn't seem to be his back this time though his sciatica is still the thing most affected. He is seeing a new chiropractor in town who is also a bit of a physical therapist after our normal chiropractor didn't seem to be helping anymore. The new chiropractor says its in the muscles, not his back like last time, and whatever she's doing it seems to be working. His mobility after just one appointment was better then he'd had in weeks and it lasted until his next appointment and he got more mobility after the second appointment. We are both really hoping and praying that this does not turn into the 4 month painful drugged fall that he had last fall. I will keep you posted.

J spiked in growth again this summer and turned his winter chubby-ness into several more inches and size 5 boys feet! He is gleefully awaiting the day he is taller then me! J has made several new friends in our homechurch and completely enjoys our times with them. They are all homeschoolers to and I think it's good for him.

L got a sketch pad for his birthday and spends hours drawing in it and making up stories to go with his pictures. He tans very nicely and looks very brown with his hair bleached by the sun. L is really enjoying his school work and flys through the pages with precision. Adding is still a strong point along with very neat printing.

E is doing very well. She's been off her puffers for a couple of months and doesn't seem to have any problems with the summer pollen! She is eating like a skinny person and staying skinny much to her dismay. She is trying to gain 5lbs so she can go into a booster seat and sit in the back seat of the truck! I think she might just get there about the time J grows out of it!

R is our bubbly little girl. She got some new school books for her birthday and begs to do school with the others with her little books. I let her for a few pages a day. She and J3 are becoming fast friends again during the school days and I enjoy listening to the communication between them now that J3 is older and talking more.

J3, I'm pretty sure, has past R in the weight department and the way he's going will likely be as heavy as E in no time! We started toilet training him 3 days ago just after his 2nd birthday. He's taken to it quite well and only had one Opps yesterday. He loves the animals and we often see him hanging on Chip, who loves him!, or packing a kitty around. He also loves to be doing what everyone else is going and I rack my brain several times a day for little chores for him as he likes to be helpful when we are choring. He goes and does his chore then runs back to me and says 'mom mom' (his version of yes mom) and waits impatiently for the next chore!

Baby G is acting more like a toddler and less like a baby these days! Crawling, climbing, trying to cruise on the couch but it's too high so she cruises on Papa laying on the floor or a box or a kid or whatever she can find. She is eating 3 large meals a day and sleeping about 11 to 12 hour nights with a couple of day time naps. She is still toothless but by the looks of her gums when she gets her teeth she will get a few!

Anyway I've got to go! Papa is up, Baby G is up and it's time to get started on this wonderful day called Saturday :) Have a great day and God bless :)

Cutie Pie!! ~Baby G~

Baby G is at a super cute age right now. Full of smiles and giggles and cute little firsts! 

We are enjoying every minute! 

Talented :) I have a picture of her holding on to her toes in the womb :) 

Loves paper.. eating it.. and the rattle of it when she smacks it! 

Baby G on the 'outdoors playpen.' She really likes to watch the kids, dog, cats and kids outside. 

Yesterday she did manage to get herself sitting in between two springs.. not sure how she did it but she had her legs up with just her little rear between the springs and she was happily banging on her feet when I got there to rescue her..not that she figured she needed it. 

Such a little lady! 

Yes, I'm beautiful! 

And getting into messes.. she was tangled in the camera case cord! 

Wearing Mr.B's hat :) He put her in the exersauser backwards and put his hat on her..
MAN IS SHE EVER CUTE!!! 

At the beach for the 1st time ever!! Sanding on the sand.. mostly she wanted to eat it! 

Yes, I'm Cute.. and I know it :) 

Sitting in the truck!! Big Smiles :) 

This evening during supper she reached out and snagged a kernel of corn off my plate and popped it into her mouth in one quick moment. This afternoon she took cracker after cracker to SMASH on the tray of our high chair just 'cause :) She loves her food and is a good eater! 

She loves to snuggle and will sometimes fall asleep on someone if she is tired enough.. The other day at the beach a friends 14 year old was holding her and she fell asleep on her shoulder.. *hearts melted*!! She loves to just lay her head on your chest and smile sweetly at a nearby person. The kids love to hear her giggle and a few nights ago E and R got her giggling, and them giggling for about 10 minutes.. I got it on video. She thinks pretend sneezes are HILARIOUS!! 

She gets up on hands and knees and rocks and crawls a little ways.. but if she's in a hurry she drops to her belly and MOVES!! Today she finally, she's been working on it, crawled over Papa. She's been able to crawl up half on top of him but today she made it right over! 

We think she may be left handed as that is the hand she took the crackers with tonight.. the last 5 at least she took with her left! If so Baby G will be our 1st lefty! 

There is a pack, 8 three years old or younger!, of little boys at home church and a couple of them always come over to 'pet' her :)

 It's so cute!! They all love her! 

So do we :) 

~Baby Food Days Are Here Again~

Carrots ready to freeze in ice cube trays. With little girls I use ice cube trays, with little boys I use yogurt containers :) My girls eat so much less then the boys. Baby G can eat two cubes if she's really hungry, J3 at this stage was eating 4!

I freeze them in the trays then pop them out and keep them in 1 gallon zip lock bags, refilling as needed. Soon I will only use these handy cubes for meals in a hurry or when we go out and about and I will use my baby food mill at the table at meal times for at home meals.

Food?? Really?? Baby G Takes a Taste :)

I'm a Happy Baby!! 

I'm a very happy baby!! 

First Bite.

Seriously?? THIS is what we were all excited about?

Are you sure Mom?? 

Hey MOM let go of my hands!! 

J can you believe she's not letting me grab the spoon??

THE GREEN LIGHT!!

Seriously! This stuff is NASTY!!

Well Mom seems to be encouraging me to eat it!! Maybe I'll have another bite.

Nope still nasty! MORE???

I AM SO DONE!!!

Just for the record it was well sweetened, nicely thinned, cream of wheat at the perfect temp!

J, R and E fought over who got to finish it off and they all assured me it was WONDERFUL!!

She's now had cream of wheat, carrots, oatmeal, watermelon and apple sauce. 

Thank You J for taking all the wonderful pictures :) 

The green light is the light on the front of the camera that comes on just before the picture is taken.

Baby G thinks the green light is evil. 

But she enjoys hamming up to the camera anyway.