Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!



I know the rest of the world usually starts a healthy diet on January 1st but not this household. (At least for Kobi anyway!) To bring in the new year we made buttery, fating, sugar cookies. Kobi is so thin! He's totally healthy at his weight and I think he is tall which makes his little butt look nonexistent anyway but I just wish he would eat more fattening foods. That sounds strange but he naturally chooses to eat fish and vegetables over mac & cheese and cake which I know is probably a really good way to start out in life but geeessshhh already! Cant mama still have one little fat roll to look at! LOL! I shouldn't complain about this issue because I am sure next month Kobi will only want to eat all the bad "forbidden food to mama" but really this kid does eat like crazy, just healthy. For example I am forced to buy salmon, mango's and persimmons on a regular basis (all fresh or he won't touch it) we go through a 15lb bag of rice in weeks and I just didn't think at age 3 I would really have to worry about that. At least he's got good taste. Lord help me when he turns 15! He'll eat me out of the house! I have tried to make little sandwiches (you know lunch meat, cheese, wonder bread, etc...) he looks at me like where is the real food and doesn't touch it. The only bread he will eat has to be croissants and if his lunch isn't something hot and cooked in the oven he refuses it. Uggh! Its a good thing daddy does all the cooking. Poor kid would starve to death if it were just mama :) So my goal for the year 2010...
increase my grocery budget by 50% and suck up the fact that trying to get out of the house in a timely manner because breakfast takes 20 minutes to make just isn't happening :)

Friday, December 25, 2009

Christmas 2009







I gotta say for 2009 I was way late in the Christmas card department. Was it just me? Anyway if you did get a card it would have had one of these pictures in it. I swear I could take pictures of Kobi all day! If I could only keep up with him! So out of about 80 pics these were my favorite :) I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Kobi needs no more toys until the year 2020 now and I will have to buy some kind of massive organization system for the basement but hey the way his face lit up tearing open those presents was totally worth the price of all the new plastic bins I will have to purchase! Hehe!

Sunday, December 20, 2009

I am thankful for...

Snow blowers a strong back and oil heat! I normally never post a non-Kobi picture but 21 inches of snow is on our deck! Now its time to make some snow angels!

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow





Some of my favorite snow pictures thus far!

Friday, December 18, 2009

Happy Anniversary Kiddo!

Another year has passed and this "Gotcha Day" we headed over to the B&O Railroads in Baltimore. Every year I try to take Kobi on an excursion and do something fun. December 18th will always mark one of the most important days on this earth for me and so each year I try to celebrate it with Kobi by doing something new and fun for him. Last year was the museums in DC, the previous year was the Baltimore Aquarium and of course my favorite "Gotcha Day" was in Taiwan when I got to hold my son for the first time. Kobi had a blast! I never dreamt that looking at old trains would be hours of entertainment but in this kiddos eyes... it was a good day!


This has to be one of my favorite photos! I know I took 30 hours of mandatory parenting classes and I should have totally abided by the museums rules but he's only off the floor by a foot or two and that train is like solid steel. :)
The ceiling was really amazing! This picture so doesn't do it justice but it would be awesome for some less photographically challenged people to take some amazing pics of.


Yeah... he's rolling around on the ground. Germs everywhere, people cringing when they walked by (I swear giving me dirty looks) but hey he's three and hubby was working so I had no backup here. LOL!
We met up with one of mama's girlfriends and this is another good picture. Kobi's buddy Brady is covering the sign that says do not play on this car but clearly the boys had a different plan.


Yep... those are ropes your not suppose to cross.

Not a good picture of us but its the best we got today. Even the "sports" setting on the camera is sometimes to slow to keep up with a three year old!
I can't believe how much my baby has grown!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

No Order Whats So Ever...


I asked for omelette's one morning and look what daddy cooked for me. Of course Kobi helped. Boy how my boys spoil me :)




Matt took these Redskin jersey pics about a month ago and I've been meaning to post them. I'm sure the game they were watching while mama was out shopping totally blew but it looked like Kobi was having fun in the backyard.


These are actually pretty current photos... I know go figure! LOL! I especially like how Kobi decorated his gaudy tree star with two ornaments. Hey its his tree so there is no rules.


At last I have been meaning to post the pics of the crib duvet I made for my friend/ coworker. I must say I am proud. It took twelve hours to complete by hand (my sewing machine gave out on this ones thick fabric but I especially love the cream fabric and had to have it!) They classified it as velvet although it felt much nicer. The buttons I made with a kit (very easy!) and the inside is lined with the soft mint green fabric that secures the comforter in by velcro. What do you think? Making this one really made me wish I was bring a little girl home any day:)

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Hair Issues




My babies hair is getting so long that I can even spike the back now. A part of me wants to just keep growing it out and maybe I can create one of those cool anime hairstyles but then again I remember looking back at my childhood pics and just thinking "What the?!" I know it doesn't look as long as I'm making it sound in the pictures but trust me when there is no gel its totally in the eyes. So what do you guys think? Kobi's gonna look back at this one day and say the same thing that everyone says to their mamas isn't he? Oh well. I mean its not like I'm tipping it blue or anything. Although... no then I can only imagine what daddy would say. Hehe! Maybe its time for a cut?