toys are good food

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Matty — 2009-07-13T21:33:50-06:00

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

15 lbs

Matty — 2009-06-26T16:07:16-06:00

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

Cousin Dylan and Plenty o' Smiles

Matty — 2009-06-18T16:23:54-06:00

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

The Natural

Nanc — 2009-06-16T04:45:06-06:00

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.

Rule 37

Nanc — 2009-06-06T19:36:05-06:00

Let sleeping babies lie where they fall (asleep).

Not So Easy Crispy Treats

Nanc — 2009-05-23T14:38:43-06:00

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

Camping Firsts

Matty — 2009-05-12T09:45:00-06:00

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.

Moving on

Nanc — 2009-05-05T12:57:11-06:00

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.

Evie pictures from the past month.

Nanc — 2009-04-28T15:01:38-06:00

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.

Some videos of Evie

Matty — 2009-04-23T14:40:13-06:00

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.

What's blue and white and extremely cushy?

Nanc — 2009-03-19T22:05:08-06:00

Giraffes, apparently.

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?

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

Bathing beauty

Nanc — 2009-03-18T23:41:55-06:00

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.

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.

Lady Baby in red

Nanc — 2009-03-16T22:56:06-06:00

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.

Multitasking

Nanc — 2009-03-16T22:31:00-06:00

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

More knits

Nanc — 2009-03-15T22:11:13-06:00

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.