April 27, 2010 (117/365)

You Wanna Be Captain?

This is such a fun age! Etienne's imagination is growing rapidly and watching him interact and pretend with other children his age is remarkable! Today we met our friend Lilly at the park. Here they are taking a rest from being captains on a ship.

April 26, 2010 (116/365)

Picnic Prayer

We met a new friend today named Daniel. While his mom and I chatted at another table. I heard Etienne ask Daniel if he wanted to have a picnic. Sure was the reply. With their milk and snack they set up their "picnic" at the next table. Once all set up, I heard Etienne say his mealtime prayer. What an amazing little guy I have!

I snapped this photo with my phone while he was saying his prayer. Notice his hands :)

April 25, 2010 (115/365)

Pop Is Smiling In Heaven!

Etienne absolutely LOVES to play with play food, dishes, pots and pans. Anything cooking related grabs his attention. My dad was a chef and I think growing up, my lack of enthusiasm for cooking was probably a big disappointment for him. Add being a vegetarian and I was a lost cause. I remember him always referring to my meatless dishes as fu-fu (tofu). As I watch Etienne "cook" I can't help but to smile and think of my dad. I know he's up there smiling down on us.

April 24, 2010 (114/365)

Fun, Friends and Feasting
What a fun day with friends! The kids had a blast running, riding bikes and playing. The adults enjoyed beer, mud bugs, great company and some yummy dessert. Thanks friends for such an enjoyable Saturday afternoon!

April 23, 2010 (113/365)

The Naked Chef

What is it with little boys and loving to be naked? Fresh out of the shower or bath Etienne runs around like a maniac. If we have nothing to do or no place to go, I usually let him remain au naturel. Recently he received a cooking set. He loves to cook and serve dinner to us. It's so cute how he'll ask to take your order, go and cook it, and bring it back and serve it to you with a polite "enjoy" and a smile. Today Chef Etienne was serving up a lot of hugs with our orders.

April 22, 2010 (112/365)

What Goes Great With Ceramics?

Friends and Wine of course!

What a great night ladies! Thanks for a much needed night out with the girls! I can't believe how fast I found the bottom of my bottle of wine :)

April 21, 2010 (111/365)

Ant Farmer

I picked this little ting up at Target in the Dollar Spot. We got many of hours of fun from this little dollar treasure! The hardest part was trying to catch the ants without getting bit. They weren't too happy about being held captive, but it only took them a couple of hours to warm up and start digging their tunnels.