Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Boots Aunt Amy Bought Me







Mack is liking boots - but just like his mother, his feet sweat like a pig. Do pigs sweat? He was also putting on my cowboy boots but couldn't get too far... I found him a pair on ebay that are like true cowboy boots but they are a taddd small and super slick so the poor kid can't get far in this house of wood floors. We'll resell those and get another used pair a little bigger.

The Great Mushroom Experiment







Creepy, weird and yet totally entertaining. We have harvested our first "flush" (that's a crop to you non-fungi experts) and enjoyed them in eggs last weekend. The block of nasty looking black moldy stuff (where the spores grow) is currently in a drying out phase, will be resoaked next week and Round 2 shall begin....
Scott, Brad brought home some jerky from a roadside place in Michigan, where he was for a few hours last week- said it was expensive but interesting selection of "wild game" jerky. www.beefjerkyunlimited.com

Grandpa, This One is For You


The mashed potato suit, altered for the upteenth time. Brad about had a heart attack that the tailoring for a few shirts and a few pairs of pants was $190 but he doesn't look like he's wearing a clown suit now. (And Scott, notice that damn Labamba noise maker! It has been on a "break" hanging out in the bathroom where Mack can only get to it from time to time instead of every 14 seconds)

Henry Childers Dodderidge



Isn't he cute ? Smiling! He's doing well, will still be in the hospital another 3 to 4 wks probably and is now about back to his birth weight, 4 lbs 5 oz. Pretty amazing for a little person that wasn't supposed to be out in the world until about St. Pat's day! He's a mini-me of his father. Sorry Libby, don't see you at all yet.

Playing With My Friends










Mack loves to play with his buddies Robby (almost 4) and Stephen (almost 2). They all enjoy dumping every toy on the ground.

We're Back!









I apologize for the lack of photos! Where has the month gone? You will see the bottle still in hand, although he will do the sippy cup at school and around other kids. So yes, mom needs to be the bad guy and just take them all away. Dad is guilty too, and he doesn't want to be the bad guy either of course.... so we're getting there, we're just not quite there YET! You must also realize how difficult it is to get Mack STILL to take a pic!