Collin says...

(In the car)
C: Mom, one day I want to go to that chocolate factory.
M: I don't think it is actually a chocolate factory.
C: Oh, well then I guess it must be a salmon factory.
M: Of course it is.

Boating with Baby

So if you have a boat and a 16 month old, you CAN make it work after all. Some quick summer tips that I think would have been helpful several weeks ago.

Tip #1: Take a high chair. Not only does this allow you to strap the child in for meals, you can strap the child in period.
Tip #2: Take an older child for entertainment. Note: However, if your older child is somewhat more dramatic than your baby in situations like cold lake water, this can quickly backfire.

Tip #3: You MUST have at least 2 adults. Imagine us "putting in"...overall we did (by we, I mean Ryan of course), very well.

Tip #4: And most importantly, if you have a climber/jumper like our sweet, daring Aneliese, take a cage of some sort! Happy Boating!

Aneliese sure missed her brother!

Collin had the joy of spending a week on the lake with Gran, Mimi, and Henry but his poor little sister missed him terribly. Since he has returned she has not stopped wearing his flip flops and staring at him. This video shows how much she missed him.

FREE SHIPPING at Kid Vintage!

Collin and Aneliese told me to tell you their mother is offering FREE SHIPPING on the super cute, super cheap finds you see to the right. (Okay, so they didn't really tell me to tell you...)
But here is one example of how cute this stuff is!

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Last week in South Carolina...

Lots of fun was had and Collin gets to stay another week!

Collin on going to school, the sitter's, or leaving the house in general

C: I wish I could stay at home all the time and learn here.
M: Honey, you used to stay home all the time with me and you were very bored, don't you remember?
C: Yeah, but that was before I knew much about life.

A Thursday in the Henley House..

I have the joy of having my kiddos home with me today while I am "working". I thought since I have been very bad about posting any of our weekend fun all summer long, I would post some shots of our day at home.
We...
Climbed on many things...







Played with the train set...



Made homemade Banana Bread...




And goofed off a little. All this before 8:45 a.m. I should get to work!