Monday, March 29, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Maple Sugar Saturday
Each year the last Sunday in March in Maine is Maple Sugar Sunday. Thankfully, some farms are open on Saturday as well (for those of us who want to go to church on Sunday morning!). Farms all over the state have open houses. Our friends Jason and Amber came with us to two farms about a half hour drive from our town. We enjoyed the pancake breakfast at Triple C Farm in Alfred, toured the barn and sugar shack (pictured above, which smells like toasted caramel with the evaporator going), and climbed on a tractor. Then we drove over to Harris Farm in Dayton, where we went on a hayride, smelled more syrup and fresh maple doughnuts, and petted more cows. Harris Farm was a better space for Ben to run around, but I'd be happy to visit both again next year.
Barns!
Chickens?
Tractor!
Hayride?
Cows!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
California Weather
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Funniest Mommy in the World, Pt. 2
I think I've already established myself as the funniest mommy in the universe, but in case you're not convinced, I submit this second video, in which I cause a faceless sock puppet to gobble up and then vomit a plastic handle onto my son.
For some reason puking and gagging sounds are guaranteed to produce a laugh these days. Clearly he hasn't had any stomach viruses yet.
For some reason puking and gagging sounds are guaranteed to produce a laugh these days. Clearly he hasn't had any stomach viruses yet.
Visit from Grandma & Grandpa
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Helping out around the house...
Ben enjoys playing with the dust mop and broom, and he's always angling for the spray bottles locked under the kitchen sink. His favorite, by far, is the vacuum! Vacuuming is now a family activity. I have to let Ben help me throughout the vacuuming process and then leave it out for him to inspect thoroughly and pantomime cleaning. Maybe one day he'll be a vacuuming perfectionist like his Uncle Scott!
Jack
Ben played with this Jack-in-the-Box all day, after borrowing it from his friend Ezra. Thanks, friend!
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