First Piece

Thanks to low- and no-VOC paints, I get to help with the nursery updates this this time around. This is a little nightstand I made for the kids' room. It is just a wooden cube, painted one of the colors in the mural my sisters painted in their room. Then I added "bun feet" like we have on other bookshelves we painted in their room.

When Lee woke up from his nap the other day, he saw the finished product and said, "Mommy build it." He then helped me move it into his room and transfer all the bedtime books inside.

Blueberries!

1. Squeeze

2. Stuff

3. Smile

First Construction

Last week, Lee helped his daddy build a new shelf for his and KW's closet. He has been "working" on it ever since. He uses his own hammer, but he had to teach himself how to get inside the tool drawer (i.e., defeat the baby-proofing), as only Daddy's screwdriver fits into the little holes!

Baby Brady

Last Sunday, we took Lee to meet his new cousin, "Baby Bay-dee". He was allowed to touch his feet, and sneaked a few hugs. Such a cutie pie, he looks like our first nephew, Brant. I stole a picture from Lins' FB account to show you how adorable he is:

Something is so easy (and lightweight) about holding a newborn. When given the opportunity, I am not going to fret as much about holding our little one this time. Lee has taught me well that snuggle time will NOT last forever!

Pronto Pups and Sno Cones

Mmmmmmmm. Mmmm-hmmm. Anybody ever had one of these little tasties?

If you just said to yourself, "Of course, I have eaten many corn dogs," you are W.R.O.N.G. These, dear readers, are pronto pups, and to quote wikipedia, "Pronto Pups are made with a pancake batter based mix and should not be confused with the corn dog, which is made with corn flour." These delectable treats run in my blood, and I hope you have been able to eat them at every fair in Memphis that you have ever attended.

This has been a pregnancy of cravings unlike anything I experienced with Lee. My daddy was kind enough to make pronto pups when we were in Memphis earlier this month, and I hope he is going to make them again when he visits in September. Maybe I will have my first pronto pup party, because you just can't get anything like this in the ATL.

Sno cones are another thing I wish I could eat daily. I would be willing to add this item to our budget for the duration of this oppressively long, hot summer (has it ever been this hot in Atlanta before?!). A friend in Memphis is always Facebooking about Jerry's Sno Cones and Car Wash, so by the time we arrived, there was nowhere else I wanted to be. We had to do some serious rearranging to make it happen, but I had to go.

You can see where the car wash used to be, BITD. The Wedding Cake Supreme has soft serve ice cream layered with yummy sno cone flavor, plus Eagle brand drizzled over the top. But I chose to stick to old fashioned sno cream, so I could compare this flavored ice with the Sno Cream Castle of my youth (though I did go supreme with the soft serve). Mmmm, mmmm, good!

As a side benefit, Lee got to meet one of my best friend's kids for the first time ever. His two memories of the day are (in order):

"I'm sorry, Elizabeth." (after a hitting incident)

"Elizabeth, Stop It!" (Elizabeth told him to stop it)