All in a Weekend’s Work

Pablo was a magician this weekend. Following demolition a little each night this past week, he replaced our entire screened porch.  Not only is the inside of the porch clean, there are no longer any holes in our screen. No bugs entering our porch party!

While Little Man did not get to help Daddy, he was there with love and support. He made sure to fill Daddy up with fuel so that he could continue on the porch. When we weren’t cheering Daddy on, we took time out to read.

This bookshelf has become the perfect place for storing Little Man’s books. He often pulls them all down so we can read them. 

Oops – Mommy caught him in the act..

And the finished porch.  This picture was taken from my behind while both my princes were sleeping.  Tough day!

A little entertaining

We were entertaining friends for dinner and I thought I’d try a new recipe. Phyllo dough with chicken, peas and Gryuere cheese. Now I’m not a big cheese connoisseur, so I had no idea what Gryuere was going to taste like, but if that’s what the recipe called for – we were going to give it a go.

I did customize dinner a little, as I like white meat and my man prefers the dark. Gryuere cheese and peas.Rolled in phyllo dough and popped in the over for 20 minutes at 400 degrees – YUM! Next time, more cheese. It was a big hit.

Hole Diggers

We had a lovely day with our Cousins yesterday. Sunshine, Rae and Aunt K came to visit so that Uncle S could help Pablo put the last remaining touches on our “fenced in backyard.”  Definitely a step in the right direction if Little Man is to get his birthday wish. What one year old doesn’t want a dog of their own?

I started a batch of Challah early in the morning and Little Miss Sunshine made a little loaf. YUM!

While the Challah was cooking, we spent some time on the porch.  It was 70 something degrees out, ya know. Making sure we’re all level…Putting up the post…I love how I caught the sun rays here and, yes, the boys’ fuel – DD. This is what happens when your battery dies on the saw. Good ol’ manual labor. Uncle S is coming back tomorrow to finish up the project. While we were enjoying the beautiful weather, our office was getting a once over by Dexter our Painter. It kinda reminds you of a Dexter room, doesn’t it?

He was retouching a couple of spots for us around the house and we shared some Challah with him.  He loved it and I gave him some to take home. 

What a good day.

Our New ADT installer

Little Man and I enjoyed a beautiful Friday outside on the driveway. It was in the mid 60s and I couldn’t bear being inside any longer.

We played with some toys on the driveway in the shade and then Little Man discovered a new toy.

I’d like to introduce you to our new ADT man. Ladies and Gentlemen, “the house is secure.”

Big Day!

It was my plan to wear the Little Man out today and judging by the fact that he was in bed asleep at 730pm sharp, I did my job.

We started the day with Gymboree with our Cousins – Sunshine, Rae and Danger were there.  Since we went to the Gymboree in Alpharetta, Little Man was able to get a 30 minute snooze on the drive.

I’ve been practicing my camera skills and like how Little Man is in focus and Uncle M is just barely.

{Hey Ma, put down the camera and come play!|

We lunched with everyone at Johnny’s Pizza. Afterwards, it was off to Target for diaper shopping. Little Man managed to fall asleep in the car on the way.  Not good for Mommy, who needs to go in the store. What to do? What to do? I carefully, quietly, unbuckle the sleeping angel and throw him over my shoulder. Dead weight I tell ya!  I’m looking forward to seeing the scales at his next check up, because this boy is definitely over 20 pounds by now! It must have been a funny sight at Target. Me grabbing diaper boxes with one hand and trying to not have my left arms fall off from keeping a baby sleeping.  Wish I had a picture of this! But, it was just my luck. The second I went to go put him back in his car seat – his eyes opened and it was as if he was saying, “ Woman, you don’t think you’re getting me back into this darn thing – do you?” Well I did and he managed the 5 minute drive down the street to Mimi and Gampa’s house.

On the way home, I was hoping he would stay up so that he could take a nap at home, and – yeah, so that I could benefit from the time alone by catching up on dishes, laundry and all the wonderful things that come along with this ol’ house.   But, no luck. No nap on the drive and no nap at home.  (Maybe this means he’ll go to sleep early?)

Since it was so nice outside, 60 degrees, we spent some time on the front lawn, and yes, I practiced some outdoor shots… his faces just crack me up!

To get out of the sun, but still enjoy the warm weather, we headed to the back.

And then, to reward ourselves for a long day – we feasted on some of Mommy’s Challah!

Reflections

Still learning my camera and photoshop. I had fun with the this picture in trying to capture Little Man’s reflection in the window. He had a blast watching the termite guys drill holes around the house. No termite, just getting a head start while we arm the house with every protection possible.

Not quite springtime, but Swingtime!

Another exciting week in Le World de Weintraub. It was warm enough this week to take Little Man outside for Swingtime.

Needless to say, he LOVED it!

Inside, nice and warm, he played with his toys while mom got to test out her new camera skills.  While I still have a lot to learn, I’m not going to tell you how many pictures I deleted. darn f stops and shutter size is making me crazy!

Little Man was a big help in setting up both the new shelf in our laundry room as well as the shelf in his closet.

Bebe gave me a gift certificate to Uncommon Goods. If you haven’t been there, don’t go go, just don’t spend too much money.  I picked out a tugboat for Little Man’s bath time and a wooden xylophone. I can’t help it, I love wooden toys. And besides, I couldn’t just choose 1 thing for me, I wanted too many things.

Little Man has his first bath helping of spaghetti this week and yes, to date the most messy food he’s eaten!

The Faces of Little Man

Auntie M came to visit for dinner and brought her camera. She took some fabulous photos of Little Man that I couldn’t help but share. He is so cute!

We had a great day Friday laughing it up.  Please disregard the lighting glare, iphone pictures are not quite perfect.