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by Matty permanent link to article filed under blog on 13-Jul Comments(0)

Hiya... I updated to wordpress, but am leaving the old site here for now. Please update your bookmarks to http://toysaregoodfood.com/blog. Thanks, Matty




by Matty permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 26-Jun Comments(7)

Yep, my little girl weighs about the same as three sacks of potatoes. Cute pictures lurk within.

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by Matty permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 18-Jun Comments(5)

Evie's cousin stopped by for a visit last night.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 16-Jun Comments(5)

We want to encourage creativity and music appreciation in our little girl, so we sat her down at our old, out-of-tune piano and let her plunk away.

Actually, it was pretty awesome.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 06-Jun Comments(6)

Let sleeping babies lie where they fall (asleep).

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 23-May Comments(8)

Wanna know how to take the simplest of tasks and turn it on its head? Add baby.

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by Matty permanent link to article filed under camping on 12-May Comments(8)

This past weekend, we snuck away to Oklahoma for a weekend full of firsts. It was our first Mother's Day, Evie's first camping trip, and our first time camping in a cabin.

The outcome? Successful on all fronts. There are pictures and more words inside.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 05-May Comments(5)

We'll go back and talk about those events in the last post sooner or later, but for now I'm moving on.

I love knitting for my baby girl, and I love seeing her in hand knits. Luckily, Evie is still young enough that she doesn't give me much guff about home made clothes. It's a win-win relationship.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 28-Apr Comments(6)

Um...

wow. This has been a crazy month (plus). I didn't mean to drop my Pic-a-Day fun, but I plead motherhood... to an infant.

Anyhoo, no excuses. Thanks to Matt, here's some pix from the past few weeks.

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by Matty permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 23-Apr Comments(1)

Hi there! We haven't forgotten about you, but life has been sort of hectic lately.

Anyhow, without further ado, head inside for two videos of Evie.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 19-Mar Comments(1)

Giraffes, apparently.

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We love this fluffy, soft (so, so soft!) cushion for Evie to lay out, but to be honest there was a lot of discussions and debates on what kind of animal this is. Then we saw the tag stating it was a giraffe. Can't argue with that, huh?

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Evie's Great-Uncle Ike got this for her. She likes.




by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 18-Mar Comments(2)

You knew sooner or later there would be the common baby bath foto, well here it is. Culled from my pix pool for the day I didn't take a new picture.

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This picture was taken a few weeks back during our first "real" bath in this nifty bath tub. Prior to this, it was all sponge baths. It was a bit terrifying for us all, but we got through it okay and even got a clean Evie out of the ordeal.




by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 16-Mar Comments(1)

Another knit that I made for Evie before she was an Evie (meaning, when I was still pregnant with an unknown) was a kimono sweater. The idea was that we'd bring our lovely, new baby home in this hand knit sweater. Two things foiled this plan: sizing and weather.

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What you don't see off to the right of the picture is the laptop playing a podcast and surfing Ravelry and Facebook.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 15-Mar Comments(1)

Once I became more comfortable and confident around Evie (and not freaking out every living second), I found a small amount of free time to knit. It may only be enough for one row, or a bit more if she's sleeping well. Anyhoo, it has been enough time to finish a womb, a heart, and a soaker.

This is the soaker's story.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 14-Mar Comments(2)

Weekends are for sleeping in. Especially cold, rainy Saturdays.

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I hope y'all are cozy and warm.




by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 13-Mar Comments(4)
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I got this "outtake" while trying to get a picture of Evie in her crib. It's the old hold-the-camera-way-above-your-head-and-hope-for-the-best shot. The fact that the monkey butt is in focus makes me laugh.

Hopefully it makes you laugh, too.




by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 12-Mar Comments(3)

You may have seen snippets of this blanket before, but it is a favorite of Evie and ours. Knitting Auntie Petra, of Purling Ps crocheted it for Evie.

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Bonus foto after the break.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on Comments(1)

I missed yesterday's post, and by the time I remembered it was late. Hopefully you'll forgive me.

I also screwed up when stating that Texas was done with its winter. Well, at least Evie got to wear her hand knit socks.

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by Nanc permanent link to article filed under cheerio on 10-Mar Comments(0)

There's more than just baby going on around here. There's baby knits, too.

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