And She's Off!

Here be the promised video.


Now that she's figured it out, she's really taking off. In fact, her new nickname is Little Miss Menace, because she's into everything. She seems to really love shoes, but then again she is a girl.Here's what she likes to do for fun, you know, when she needs to entertain herself.

But when she gets tired of all that activity, she knows how to sit back and relax.

Eventful Times

Lots of little goings on in our house these past few weeks. First of all, Teag decided to brain himself with a power drill at work the other day. The result? Five stitches:

He didn't see fit to inform me of it until he'd already left the doctors office either. I swear.

Two days later, Maisie had her Kindergarten program. They sang songs, and had a fashion show where the kids could wear anything they wanted. Maisie's been talking a lot lately about owning her own restaurant, so I suggested she dress up like a chef, and I wrote out a cute description for her teacher to read while she walked the "catwalk". After watching 75 kids walk out wearing regular clothes, or pretty dresses, everyone seemed to be relieved when people like Maisie walked out wearing something out of the ordinary.

The pic is blurry, but we had to take the picture on the move, and our camera isn't great. Still, you get the idea. She got lots of applause, and smiles from the audience.

A few days after school was out, Maisie lost her first ever tooth. It was quite a traumatic experience, but she was finally brave enough to let me pull it out. That, and the fact that Grandma and Aunt Meg had sweetened the pot with $7 if she did it.

Hmm, maybe Maisie isn't a chicken after all... maybe she's smarter than we know...

Rory has really started to become a little person these days. She feeds herself cereal and other small food, and eats almost everything we eat. She loves real-people food!

She's also become a real fan of the baby in the mirror. She'll sit and talk to that baby all the time, and gets very excited to see her.


All that work of growing and learning is very tiring business. I walked in to check on her a few days ago and found her completely asleep on the floor, still clutching her bottle.

And just the last few days she's really started to crawl. As soon as I get a good picture or video of that, I'll get it posted as well.

Return to the Propiddy

This past Memorial Day weekend was our glorious return to the property, now formally known as Rogers Hollow. Being as I was great with child for most of last summer, Teag and I never managed to make it up there last year.  As such we were anxious to take advantage of the long weekend as well as to take out our new trailer for its maiden voyage. Saturday was forecast to be pretty brutal, with rain and thunderstorms throughout the day, but we decided to go anyway, along with several other members of our family. The weather ended up being gorgeous, but VERY cold, especially at night when it would get below freezing. The kids spent most of their time being bundled up in as many layers as we could squeeze them into.

And we all were very grateful for the fact that the trailer had a heater.

But despite the pervasive chill, the kids had an amazing time, as kids always will, when given free reign of their time and their imaginations.

Even Rory had some things to do to keep her happy.

When they got too cold, Grandpa Alfie was always good for a cuddle and a movie.

And in the evening, there were S'mores.

And hanging out around the campfire.

Despite the cold, Rory really seemed to have a good time. She loves being outside, and would smile whenever the wind would blow over her face.

And all three girls were big fans of the trailer, with their own special place to sleep.

Though we would have wished for warmer temperatures, the weekend was a nice one, and we all had a great time.  Here's to many more trips this summer!