Exciting Day

I am a procrastinator. There.... I said it. I of course waited until the last day of the month to get my inspection sticker. Apparently, so did everyone else. Actually, I went yesterday but the inspection machine was being serviced and it was going to take 2 hours. When I went back this morning there was a four car wait. I went to the next station. They had a three car wait. I went to the final station..... no wait!!!!! We were in and out of there in 10 minutes. Good thing, since it was starting to cut into Liam's nap time. So, I'll say the same thing I say every year...... next year I'm not going to wait until the last day.

Liam was getting bored in the house today, so we took a ride to a local dairy farm. It is in Barre. It was really cute. We got some vegetables, home made ice cream and fresh milk (in glass bottles). Liam kept saying, "moo" because he could see the cows in the pasture.

Once our bathing suits dry we will head up to the town pool for a dip. It is a bazillion degrees today and really humid. Hopefully we get up there before the thunder storms roll through.

Memory Lane

Liam at 3 months old. Picture taken by Auntie Kellie.


Liam's first week!
First day home from the hospital.


I just felt like taking a walk down memory lane. Look at how much my little man has grown. I can hardly remember when he was this little.

Is anyone reading this?

Just curious. No one ever comments and I'm getting lonely.

Liam Signing Time

Liam is totally obsessed with the Signing Time DVD series. For anyone that is not familiar with it, "Signing Time" helps to teach American Sign Language to hearing children. We started signing with Liam at about 4 months old and he started signing back at 9 months. He is 14 months old now and has at least 15 signs. Let's see if I can remember them all.... more, milk, dog, cat (new today), cold, all done, cracker, eat, hi, air plane, car, light, baby, fish, bird, ball, hat, diaper. That's all I can remember off of the top of my head. As soon as he is done eating breakfast he signs "baby". The first video we got was "Baby Signing Time" and he loves the theme song. We actually have to limit how often he watches it. I love that he signs and enjoys the videos, but it was getting to the point that we couldn't be in a room with a TV without him freaking out. Here is a video of Liam signing. Ignore my annoying talking and the TV on in the background.

Anyway.... there is no way he would have 18 words at this age, so signing has really helped us to figure out what he needs. He tells us when he is hungry rather than crying. When he hears an airplane, or anything that sounds like one (i.e. a lawnmower) he signs it. It is also really fun to see him sign something for the first time. He has chosen the signs that are the most important to him. I've been signing lots of other things to him for almost a year, but he only signs the things that are important to him. I'm a huge advocate of signing with babies and toddlers. Let me know if you have any questions.

Monkey Business

I just finished a monkey shirt for Liam. I fused the applique to the shirt then zig-zag stitched around the outside. What do you think?

Scott and Courtney's wedding

I might now be recovered from a wedding that Bryan and I went to on Friday. I've been to two NY weddings in two years and have discovered one thing. New Yorkers are serious about getting their party on. Actually, I learned two things. I need to discourage Liam from marrying a girl from NY. If we pay for that kind of wedding, we will be eating cat food in retirement.

We really had a wonderful time. The bride looked beautiful and they both seemed very happy.

Independence Day!

We went to the parade, celebrated Auntie Kellie's Birthday and played! Here are the pics!