Biting and pinching and hitting, oh my!

If you have spent much time with us lately or talked to us on the phone only to hear us stop and say "Reese, no biting mommy/daddy," then you know where this is coming from.

Anyone out there have any guidance for a pre-verbal toddler engaging in these not so lovely habits? It seems that without a true ability to communicate his desires, Reese has resorted to parent abuse to display his dislikes. HELP!!!

There's no doubt about it...

with this haircut, Reese is officially a big boy! So maybe a few people sustained minor injuries in the process (let's just say that Great Clips really earned their $4.99, lol), but when all was said and done Reese was quite impressed with what he saw in the mirror :). He just gets cuter and cuter!

We went to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

The great MBA Family life committee hosted an end of year picnic at the Potowatomi Zoo. Despite unexpected rain and wind it was nice to spend time catching up with Geoff's friend's families and fun to see Reese interested in the animals!

One of the girls generously loaned her sweatshirt to Reese...

thankfully he is too young to have minded the color :)

Reese makes friends with a cute goat!

A lovely day for a walk...

We've had some wonderful weather here lately and an even more wonderful opportunity to share it with our friends Christina and baby Lily! Nothing like a walk around the lake to make it finally feel like spring!

Fun in Milwaukee!

Aunt Katie let Reese and I crash her spring break for a bit this week. We had a great time eating, playing at the Big Backyard, visiting "the Domes", and just generally hanging out. Reese appreciated cousin Tom sharing his toys and loved watching him do big boy things! And I appreciated Katie and Joel doing all the fabulous cooking :). We miss them already!!!

What a fun giraffe!

Fun at the big backyard

mmm, tasty!

Reese and mommy at the Domes

Tom serves up a snack at his diner

Hoppy Easter!!

We hope your Easter was full of fun. We enjoyed our day of great weather, treats, and time with friends and family. Hope spring is bringing you many blessings as well!

mmmmmmmmm, fresh bread!

If you know me, you know that craigslist is one of my favorite things lately. And so is green living. And so is saving money. And so is baking. So how thrilled was I to find a breadmaker on craigslist that was used (barely) and cheap. Yay! Now I just have to adapt my recipes for the breadmaker. Come on over if you want fresh bread!