Playdough

I was talking to Spencer some time back about how difficult it is for me to sit down and play with Liam because my imagination does not run the same path as his and I get bored too quickly. Then I had a revelation. Play with him the ways that we can be together, play together, but I don't have to pretend that I am getting eaten by dinosaurs over and over again. :) First off we made pizzas. Then came our flowers. He loved my little caterpillar so much he had to duplicate it. Then we made faces.

Can you tell which are his and which are mine? LOL. Liam tried to tell me that mine were better than his but I explained that they were just different. After all I have quite a jump on him in the experience department. I think he did pretty darn good for a 5 year old.

At the end, as I was deconstructing my face, I decided to have a little fun with "my" lips. Hope you enjoyed these as much as I had fun creating them with my little man.

Two footnotes. 1. Sorry for the not so great qualities of the photos. That's what happens when all you have on hand is your camera phone. 2. For those who are curious: the toppings on the pizza are pepperoni, green peppers, and red onions. What can I say, there is only so much your imagination can come up with to create with limited colors of playdough. ;)

42 Years

About a month ago, my family and I got together in Atlanta to celebrate my mom and dad's 42nd anniversary.

First we went to a park across the street from the Georgia Aquarium so that Liam could have fun. I have noticed that I don't have nearly enough pictures of Liam with my parents so I decided to remedy that on this trip together. My first one is one of my favorites.Here are three of my favorite men being boys. :) I thought it was funny seeing my dad get in this swing.



I absolutely LOVE this picture of my dad. I love how happy he looks. After all, he is with his favorite people.

Mom and Dad watching Liam have fun.



Mom herself got in the swing at one point until a little boy requested that he have a turn. I had to help her up. :) Isn't she beautiful?

Following are the pictures I got of Liam with my parents. I am quite happy with the results.



I could not decide which I liked better. They both have an appeal.

I do love this next one quite a bit but I think I may have overprocessed it a bit. I still like how it turned out, though.

And then there is Liam and Dad. The boy my dad never had that he finally got when I had Liam. I think they have a special bond because of that I think.

My dear men.


I will post more from the anniversary trip later.

Cuteness is Definitely a Factor Here

Well, I wanted to put up a post and just thought I would share with you my stalkerazzi tendencies. We went to the children's museum in Atlanta the other week and there were these two adorable girlies playing in the water and I just had to capture that cuteness. Here is the one that seemed to be having the most fun. . .and got the most soaked. :) I love the earnest look of concentration here as she joyfully endeavors to splash as hard as she can.

It seems here, that she may have caught mommy's eye and the resulting look was not necessarily one of approval. Oh well, it was raining outside, she would have gotten wet anyway, right?