slap your heel and swirl your skirt! i love a man in leiderhosen.

oktoberfest

my mother-in-law invited me to go with her to oktoberfest. so, jack and i went! oktoberfest is a German celebration. i really don't know what they are celebrating... could it be beer?:) i think that is what most would say. we had a brat (naturally!) for lunch, shopped-shopped-shopped, had some apple studel (of course) and a mocha, listened to a huge men's chorus singing german songs ("schnaps!" was, amusingly enough, one.), saw some native dancing, and i stood in line for an eon for a balloon alligator for jack. it was the best time! jack loved the live music. he was such a good boy. he loves to get out of the house and go on adventures.

bounty from the land

i made a stew yesterday with venison from gramps, carrots and green beans from my garden, and some potato and peas. yum. carrots from a garden are about 80% better than carrots from a store. i love to pull them right out of the dirt, rinse them off with a garden hose, and eat!!!

spoon lover

jack loves a good spoon. or fork. this morn he flung his blueberry pancake and waffle off his highchair tray. why? it took me a moment, but i finally realized it was because he wanted to eat it with a fork. he has issues.

new baby girl

i love all my nieces. this is my newest, elles (like ellis island) angela miller. she is my sis's babe. she is only about 5 weeks old in this pict. she is a sweetie. i held her a lot when she came to visit. she brought back all these sweet little memories of jack that i had forgotten. that made the time doubly sweet. i wish she was here right now, sucking on my knuckle.:)

birthday boots

jack got these boots for his 1st b-day from my auntie lana and uncle barry. they are a huge old size 7!!! we've got these really great puddles for splashing in right now. trouble is... he doesn't realize he shouldn't splash if he doesn't have the boots! mama has some shoes that need washing.

a rosie little shower

my mother threw a baby shower this morn and i was her "right hand woman". it was a lovely shower for an old church chum and his wifey. it was very spur-of-the-moment, but no matter. the menu was awesome, the decorations appropriate, and there were a lot of gifts. hooray! i am so happy for the couple. i hope they had as great a time as i did. I LOVE PARTIES!!!