We live here!

Our first house... After an apartment, a duplex, another apartment and finally our own house for my family to call home! 

T is for..

Tummy Time! When Baby W requests tummy time with Lil' P, who am I to say no? 

Pattern

I loved this prompt, because it sent me around the house looking for my favorite colorful patterns. Starting in the top left corner and going clockwise-- a wet bag, a wristlet, some diaper covers and part of a baby blanket. 

Adventure

Earlier in the week, Baby W decided his trucks needed a wash... Water, bubbles, trucks and cars turned into a nearly hour-long adventure. Bonus? A really clean bathroom sink ;) 

Eleven O'clock

Anyone who has ever made plans with me knows I'm not the most punctual person. I try, but I'm more often than not five minutes late... So it might come as a surprise that I have a bit of a clock obsession. I'm always in search of the perfect clock and we have clocks in nearly every room of our house. The clock in our living room is one of my very favorites and I just happened to buy it on a Saturday morning Target trip with the other mommies from the blog! 

Ordinary

I would say apple and bananas are pretty ordinary fruits, but they are staples in our house! 

Family

Yesterday I posted about all the laundry four people amass... And here are those four people, my very own little family! 

Doing

With a family of four that includes two children in cloth diapers and a dog, it seems like we are always in some stage of doing laundry... 

Air

This was a hard prompt

however, since my camera was a gift from my hubby this winter, I got my first change to try it out in humid air today...

In the aviary at the zoo

Something good...

we're already teaching something good to baby T (in addition to cooking!), how to keep things tidy!!!

This Happened Today...

Yes, Baby T. helped me make curry. On the stove top. a mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do :-)

Blue!

I am having the weirdest cravings this pregnancy. With Baby I I loved the smell of original Dawn dish detergent. This pregnancy I LOVE the smell of our instrument cleaner at work. The cleaner just happens to be BLUE ;-)

Play

Now that it's getting nice outside, Mr. T really wants to play outside.  Here he is enjoying our first "Spring" day!

Play!

As spring time weather is finally within reach, Baby O and I decided now is the time to play outside. Here is Baby O's excitement:

April's Prompts

April showers bring May flowers!

Let's hope our April prompts help us appreciate our very LATE spring this year!!!  

What you do for FUN!

 

I have a few hobbies that I still find time for, allbeit not as often as I'd like to... scrapbooking, running, sewing, decorating.  I have one hobby though, that I still get to enjoy nearly every day... cooking!  I much prefer a homemade meal over something frozen, bought or on-the-go (don't get me wrong, that still happens!) and this is something fun that mrdub and I both enjoy.  We have different tastes in recipes-- he likes quick and simple, I don't mind long ingredient lists, he likes seitan, spice and anything peanutty, I like veggies, coconut and curry.  Our differences usually work out well, because it provides a variety of meals and we never get bored with our food!  So... What do I do for fun?  I cook... I bake... and I eat :) 

About You

Or more appropriately, about ME!  I've always hated socks.  My mom still tells me it was impossible to keep socks on me when I was little.  As long as I can remember, I've been happier barefoot, even in winter!  I still would rather be sockless, but I do have a fun collection of socks and my favorite are seasonal socks!  I figure if I have to wear them, they might as well be fun.  Here's a selection of my sock collection...

 

Clean

 

I used to love buying cleaning products.  I had a big box full.  Now, I try to be more efficient and also more environmentally-friendly.  Most of our cleaning products are Seventh Generation or Method, but I also love cleaning with simple baking soda and vinegar (my recent favorite combo for cleaning the glass top stove).  There's nothing better than a sparkling clean house!

Sign

 

This sign hangs in our kitchen, so it's visible nearly as soon as you step in our back door.  It was a gift last year for (my 1st!) Mother's Day from mrdub.  I love that all the rules are simple things we can do to make each day a little easier and more fun!

Working

 

Like Jen, I have two desks (well, technically three, but I share the third).  I travel between three schools each day and visit 21 classrooms each week-- you can see my pretty color-coded schedule to the right of my monitor!  Today I was working on a few things during my prep... organizing my lesson plans, making a few SMARTboard activities, reviewing student surveys and sorting out paperwork and copies.

I'm too lazy to figure out how to rotate this picture, but here's my cart.  Can't miss me in the halls!  The awesome custodian at one of the schools painted the awesome German eagle on it for me.  I love it!