{TEN} on Tuesday

Whew, it's been a while since I did one of these posts...and I really shouldn't be doing one today! I have PLENTY of work to keep me busy, but I'm easily distracted! This is a {TEN} on Tuesday/Lost Pictures combo post!

Just downloaded pics from the point-and-shoot (I need to do that more regularly) and thought I would share some with ya! So, TEN random moments from our last few weeks...err, months!

{1} LEMONS...yum

Barrett has recently decided that he likes to have a slice of lemon in his water. It's pretty funny that I'm putting them in his sippy cup on a daily basis, but hey, at least he's drinking water! The other day he ask me to put a lemon in his milk though. Mommy told him that would be yucky! I wonder where he gets this idea about lemons in his beverages :)

{2} We are loving the Spring weather! I was a little concerned at the end of March that our Redbud hadn't budded (is that a word?) yet. We left for Nebraska, and I thought it was dead...then we came home and it looked like this! It's so beautiful!

{3} The paint on our siding is chipping/rubbing off! We re-sided our house in the Fall of 2004, using the Hardiplank concrete siding. It was pre-primed and guaranteed not to chip or peel, and to not need repainting for a LONG, LONG time! Well, wrong-o! It's been chipping for about a year now, and it drives me absolutely c-r-a-z-y to have my house looking like this! Especially when I have clients stopping by on a daily basis to pick up prints/place orders/look at wedding invites.

Hardiplank needs us to fill out a (very lengthy) claim form, including pictures of the damaged areas. So, hopefully we'll get this fixed soon. Ugh!

{4} For Easter, I made my nieces this Tootsie Pop bouquet! I get a sucker with EVERY order from my print lab...and my UPS man delivers a print order about 3-4 times a week. I've been saving these for the last several months. You do the math! I have a LOT of Tootsie Pops! Kylie and Emily like these suckers, and I had fun making it! Barrett had fun pulling the "flowers" out of the bouquet!

{5} Every once in a while, Barrett and I have Sonic for lunch! His favorite Wacky Pack combo: Chocolate milk, corn dog, and apple slices with caramel. Don't forget the caramel!!

{6} Barrett does some of the funniest things while we're riding around in the car.

It's always hard to get him to leave Mimi's house, so we bribe him into his car seat with a Cutie!
He knows how to peel them himself now, so he loves them even more!

{7} This March, we enjoyed watching basketball! I have NEVER been a basketball fan. I'll watch football any day, but basketball just never interested me. Even my own Alma Matter, KSU, wasn't on the top of my interest list. My friends played in high school, but I didn't, so I've never really know anything about the game. When I went to watch the boys varsity games in high school, I spent 99% of the time chatting with friends, making sure I looked cool, and eying cute boys.

Justin has never really been a huge fan of it either, but he would watch more often that I did. This year he filled out a bracket for work, so both really go into it. It made it a TON more fun that my Wildcats did so well in the tournament too! GO CATS!!

Barrett and I wore our purple in support of the Wildcats' Elite 8 game. Unfortunately they lost in that round, but it was fun to cheer them on. 

What a HAM!!

{8} My good friend, Amber, and her little girl Jillian, came to visit in late March. They were in town to meet Miss Caroline, and it was nice to see them. Barrett took a liking to Jillian... a crush may have blossomed on this day! I think Barrett was reading to her in this picture :) Jillian just turned ONE yesterday. So hard to believe. She's such a cutie!!

{9} Barrett's new favorite activity...
Sitting in mommy's Jeep, pretending to drive, and playing with ALL the buttons! AND you can't drive without sunglasses!

{10} Some videos from February, March and April :)

Just sayin' hello to the doggies. We were on our way to his friend Addison's house this day. He found some old, dried-out cutie oranges in the back of his little car...that's why the video ends abruptly. I was afraid he was going to stick one in his mouth!



Doin' a little dancing and singing in the kitchen! This is one of our favorite activities to do together. He doesn't care that I can't sing in tune to save my life!! He's performing to "You Are So Good to Me" by Third Day.



Another performance. This one was taken last week...I don't remember what he was singing about.

HAPPY TUESDAY!!!

Lost Pictures: January & February 2010

These days, I always have our little point-and-shoot (Sony Cybershot) in my purse. I would love to be able to take my big camera with me everywhere, but it's just not practical! So, it's nice to have the p&s so I don't miss any fun moments with Mr. B.

I don't however make it a habit to download the pictures on a regular basis, like I do with my professional camera. Justin was planning to take the camera with him on his "survival" trip, so it forced me to finally get them downloaded. There were pictures on there from the beginning of January!!

So, enjoy some of our LOST pictures from January and February...

(I know this was very early January, because the tree is still up behind us!)

We were both decked out in our new NU shirts from Uncle Bobby and Aunt Jenn.

Barrett's face cracks me up!!

Just messin'! I try to use the p&s to take pics of Barrett and I as often as I can. They're not exciting, most always blurry, and they usually look about the same (except Barrett grows and changes), but I know I'll be glad to have them.

These are from our last Friday of Tot Gym and Tot Art.

They were activities Barrett took during January and February through the local Rec and Arts Center.

He loved the gym time...all the space to run, balls to throw and bounce, scooters, bats...he was in heaven! His friend, Norah Kate, was also in the classes. Mimi came to play with us on the last day. Barrett called it "gym balls." :-)

 The Art class was great too! Each week had a new theme (snowmen, penguins, Olympics), and we came home with lots of great crafts. Barrett had his first experiences with glue and scissors, and did great! It was fun to watch him exploring and learning these new things. At the end of the craft time, all the kids would sing a few songs, and then they got snacks on the way out (quite possibly Barrett's favorite part).

We are so fortunate to have such wonderful opportunities in our community! Next week, Barrett starts a new session of Toddler Art, and a new class of Rhythm and Rhyme on Mondays!