A day outside

Jackson has kept this rock for a few days now. It seems to be a favorite. He likes to lick it.
Helping out around the house!





My stunning child - yes I know I am biased.

Some pictures to tide everyone over - I have been without a camera for a while as I couldn't place the charger - I found it yesterday and have been taking loads of pictures of Jack as I just think he has changed a lot in the past month. Above : Paint and clay fun.
Mothers Day flowers still in bloom after a week! (giant oatmeal cookie in jacks hand)
Today looking TOO CUTE in his sailor outfit - thanks Grandma!

Well Brad has been away this past week - doing great things in the world of IT. I have been staying close to home - doing not so great things in the world of a stay at home mum

1. Let my not so small baby climb far to high - even for a not so small baby.
2. Made oatmeal cookies - pretended they were for Jackson.
3. Fell back asleep one morning - to wake and find my boy had taken a roll of paper towel, torn it to shreds and neatly put all of them into brad's small overnight bag - AND - let me know the reason why they make washable crayons.
4. Again - just in case anyone missed it - I fell BACK asleep

Great things I got for Mothers Day

A fantastic husband to cook French toast with fresh berries, hundreds of kisses and cuddles from my little boy and a lazy day down the beach.

All in all I had an o.k week even with Brad away - having said that on some days I was SO bored. I knew there were things I COULD do - but the motivation to do any of them was long gone. So instead I complained a lot to myself about how boring it is to be home all day with a 17 month old who is obsessed with Elmo.

I have tried to beat the obsession, but it prevails and I give up. Last night we were comming home from a drive to a nearby New Hampshire town, and decided (well I didn't want leftovers again) so I said pizza sounds good. While at the pizza place Brad (aka Greatest Dad ever) WON Jackson his very first Elmo doll! From one of those machines where no one ever gets the stuffed toy - Brad won on the first try! Needless to say it was the best meal we'd had in a while as Jackson was pretty happy with his new toy. It also pleased everyone in the restaurant to see someone actually win.

Our poor boy Jackson has some CRAZY hair. It's almost like he has constant bed-head. I am doing my part to give him the Harris Comb-Over, but Christal refuses to cut any of his "lovely curls".



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My mom sent Christal a birthday card that talked when you opened it. Jackson was absolutely fascinated. He must have carried that around for an hour. Open-Close-Open-Close...

Christal is getting ready to plant some vegetables and Jackson was helping rake the dirt.

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Our friend (and landlord), Cathy, invited us around for a pre-house warming at her newly acquired house on the beach. Me and Jackson were in the backyard enjoying the fresh air. Behind Jack is a concrete sea wall with the beach right behind that. You can't get any closer to the water without being on a boat.

Jackson spent about an hour getting handfulls of rocks to bring to me.



He really likes picking out all the "pretty" rocks and giving them to me or Christal.

See ya next time!!!!!!!!!!

I read an article in the Boston Globe today about being on the internet and newborns.

• If you are on the internet it takes much more concentration than say knitting - and observers have noted that a mother will glance often at her children when doing such a task, but NOT when they are say blogging.
  

I strongly feel that technology has a time and place. Brad would say I am opposed to it or as is frequently said by him "hate" it. Hate is a strong word - I love the freedom to communicate (when I rarely do) via e-mail, and love to blog when I have a spare few minutes. But neither of these is a priority for me. I love to shop on line, but prefer to shop with friends in the real world. I love to hear how other mums are going, but not from a screen. and I love to see pictures of a beach, but prefer to walk barefoot in one myself.

anyway - the article I read - aparently some mums in one street e-mailed each other rather than going out for coffee! I much prefer dropping in on a friend and I think it shows that you are really interested in them and their life by showing up - and being present. (Anthea knows all too well about my 8am drop ins) but hey I think even she began to love them! and I bet misses them just a bit!
I am hoping to find some like minded people around my new neighborhood. In my two hour long walks today I only saw one woman outside walking - she seems lovely - is 6 months pregnant and has a son around 6.
The above sounds like a personal add "Friend wanted for desperate female with weight issues"

Beach fun in New England

Our local beach at dusk. It was a hot day here today and all the locals were out enjoying the sunshine - although there is still plenty of uncharted beach for us to play as the waterline goes for miles.




now what do I do with this?
mum knows! Torture by seaweed!

inspecting "pretty" rocks.

boating

It was a beautiful day for boating.