Things We Learned

I guess you could say we had an educational weekend.

Here are some of the new things we learned over the past few days....

- We grow rocks. lots and lots of rocks. 

if rocks were good for anything, we'd be rich.  and not just a little bit rich, really really rich.

- The little can now pull himself up on things.

Don't get excited, it's not like he's going to be a walking prodigy or anything dramatic like that,

we just had to lower his playpen so he wouldn't heave himself over the edge.

But it was an important lesson to learn, as i would never have guessed he could do it.

- When making waffles, do not clip the waffle maker shut.

It prevents those (normally) delicious, fluffy and crispy squares of breakfastness from rising.

But then I learned that if you put enough butter and syrup on anything it's gunna to taste good.

- The earlier the little goes to bed the earlier he wakes up.  dammit.

-  Farmers markets are over early.

When it takes you hours to get ready and out the door with a little one, 

it's a good idea to put him to bed early the night before, give yourself a fighting chance.

- The Hannah Dog's drool is slippery. ew.

- Haricots Verts are really just green beans.

Okay, so I knew this, but did you know they tasted yummy with rice cereal and formula?

Betcha didn't.

He is 18lbs 10 ounces (normal) & 28 inches long
(which is tall. or long.  oh whatever, it's good and he rocks)

Hope y'all had a good weekend!

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Week #19

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Favorite Friday

Today i'm taking you to one of my favorite childhood places.

When I was 5 or 6 my parents started building a log cabin just outside a little town called 'Water Valley'.

It's about an hour's drive northwest of Calgary, in the foothills of the Rockies.

I spent much of my childhood breezing through the forrest, building tree houses, catching frogs and floating down the river in life jackets or inner tubes ( whichever we could find first. )

It was is the bomb.

Soooo Pretty!

The Liquor store and the Saloon (neither of which i have ever been to of course)

There's still an old-fashioned general store.

Tons of stuff in an antique/junk store called 'Feeling Used' in a nearby town.

The coolest tub in the hills!

(This photo was b.b. - before babe, hence the lack of cuteness...)

In short, it is one of the coolest places around,

and i love the fact that i grew up out there with the beavers and the frogs and the horses.

I'll always remember those starry starry nights roasting the perfect marshmallow

and spotting satellites with my mom and dad.

It's totally my happy place.

It's Friday!  Now go find your happy place...

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Guest Post: Suzanne Covey!

While I was away I asked my lovely and talented sister-in -law to do a guest post for me.

I have been trying to convince her to start her own blog,

and am hoping this might convince her to finally take the plunge...

Salut!

For those of you who don't know me, I'm the Auntie!

Auntie Sue, Auntie Suz, Auntie Suzanne; we, well, Jake hasn't decided yet.

This makes me the sister of Dr. Nails (lucky me or lucky him?)

While Dr. Nails and the majority of the Penkala-Covey clan are out west,

the boyfriend and I were asked to babysit our beloved niece, The Hannah Dog!

And I (lucky me) was asked by Gill to do a post here on Building Bumps!

You can imagine my excitement!Although I don't have a blog of my own, 

Gill thought I was interesting enough to be here,so thank goodness for Gill!

There really isn't much to know about me, I love my family, I love my boyfriend,

I love to be outdoors, I love to be crafty (especially for little nieces and nephews) I love to travel,

I love animals and I love to take photos of all of the above!

While I was trying to come up with an idea to blog about,  I thought to myself, what could be more relevant than the Hannah Dog!  So here you have it folks, a day in the life, of the dog we all love, Hannah!  8:30 am: Sleep in! Until the sound of breakfast hits the dish. Relax for the day. 4:30 pm: Short game of tug-o-war. 5 pm: Take myself for a walk. 5:10 pm: Auntie walks me. Then dinner! 　 6:30 pm: Hang out with friends. 　 She is definitely living the life.  Well it's been fun, maybe I'll see you all again out here in the blogging world! Less than a week until I get to smooch those cheeks!

Even though this didn't get up in time, it still rocks,

and it's always awesome to have a little help around here!

Thanks so much Suze!

Trendy Tuesday v7

We are finally home from our vacation out west,

and i assure you i have soooo many pictures and adventures to share with you,

as well as an amazing guest post that was supposed to air last week

that my shoddy computer skills screwed up.

For now though, i bring you another Trendy Tuesday

our first summer edition!

Top:  Oshkosh

Shorts:  Carters

Wifebeater ahem, muscle shirt:  H&M

Overalls:  Oshkosh

So on to my least favorite thing about vacations:

I'm off to unpack : ( 

Have a trendy day!