Wordless Wednesday: Meeting Santa before Hanukkah!

This is my new bear (no it's not, it's being donated to the local children's hospital).

You showed interest in my bear, oh bearded one.  I shall smile.

Goings on of the Family Mungee

Things Mungee says ...

Points to her belly button: "That's my butt hole". I correct her and tell her it's her belly button. She says "It's my belly butt hole".

Shabbat at Preschool

Pudding Face

Belly Shots

21 weeks, 6 days

Being the best sweet potatoes ever in the preschool Thanksgiving program

Thanksgiving

1st Jaguars Game

 

Can I have a beer?

Wordless Wednesday: Happy Halloween!

We hope you and yours had a safe, happy and candy-filled Halloween!

Happy Father's Day

To Mungee's Pa, my dad, my father-in-law and all the dads out there, Happy Father's Day!

Wordless Wednesday: Happy Purim!

 

Pumpkin Patch 2010

On Saturday, October 23, we headed to a local pumpkin "patch".  I can't believe how grown up Mungee looks now in comparison to this time last year.

Ooooh, look at all the pumpkins!

However will I choose just one?

This one, I choose this one!

These are my pumpkins!  Back off!

Mama, I do not exist solely for your amusement.

Horsey, horsey!

I don't know these people ...

It's unfortunate that Mungee is sticking out her bottom lip like a bulldog in all of the pictures.  She's teething in a major way, with her bottom molars and lateral incisors making their debut all at the same time.  

I'll be posting Mungee's 14 month letter soon.  And by soon, I mean eventually.  And by eventually, I mean I might be doing a combo 14-15 month letter.

Happy Halloween!

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday: I Do Not Want to Wear This!

 

Mungee's Halloween Costume

I purchased this used costume for $10 at a local children's consignment shop.  It's from Gymboree, sized 6-12 months.  It was just a bit too small and I had a feeling Mungee would grow out of it by a month from now.  I decided to return it and I was pretty bummed, but the other day, I won an auction on eBay for the next size up, brand new, for just $4.99 with free shipping!  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's not too hot for her to wear it this year.  Last year on Halloween, I was wearing a sleeveless dress if that tells you anything.

I'm getting over my cold, finally.  Unfortunately, last Friday, Mungee was sneezing and had a runny nose, and Friday night/Early Saturday she woke up at 4 am with a fever.  The highest it went was 102.9, but we kept her dosed with (generic) Tylenol and it was gone by Sunday.  Monday DH woke up with the sniffles.  What a snot-filled few weeks we've had!

I've been taking a break from blogging and I must say, I've been a lot less stressed and anxious.  It's difficult to try and come up with entertaining content and keep up with all of my favorite blogs.  Once again, my Google Reader is clogged up and it's probably been a few weeks since I've left comments, but I have been reading posts through my phone, so I am still lurking interested, my dear blog friends.

Eventually, I need to get around to writing Mungee's 13 month letter.  A few quick updates:

- Crawling like a big girl now; we call it the "Bulldog crawl"

- Still not walking, nor will she stand without holding onto something or someone's hands (and it has to be BOTH hands)

- Has 8 teeth

- Eating table foods exclusively (except for that jar of apple and blueberries I fed her this morning since it expires next month)

- Has about 30 words in her vocabulary

Hope everyone is having a good week!

Father's Day Weekend Recap

This past Saturday we visited with DH's family at his cousin's oceanfront beach condo. 

Mungee took her lunch on the porch ... check out the view.

Mungee admires the scenery ...

Her twin cousins take turns feeding her ...

She channels the spirit of the islands ...

We hit the beach ...

... and she's had enough.

Eating sand is more fun ...

Hunting for buried treasure ...

Back inside, Mungee has her first Ritz cracker ...

Hey, where'd it go?

Whew!  Found it!

We had a great dinner and I was busy taking advantage of the fact that other people were keeping Mungee occupied so I could eat, therefore there aren't any additional pictures from the evening.  Unfortunately, just before we left, one of DH's cousins took a volleyball to the face and split her lip pretty badly.  It's my understanding that stitches weren't required.  They were visiting from Texas and it was their last day in town.  S, we hope you feel better soon!

On Sunday, DH and I went out to lunch to begin celebrating his first Father's Day.  He and Mungee had a profound conversation about the relationship between father and daughter.

That afternoon, we had an early dinner at my aunt and uncle's house.

All in all, it was a nice weekend, but, as usual, it went by way too fast!

Happy 1st Father's Day

***I'd like to welcome Mungee as a guest poster to wish her daddy a Happy 1st Father's Day***

Deer Daddee,

I wub u.  U are handsum and stwong.  I am gwad that I look like u.  U are a gud daddy to me becuz u change my diapurr and downt hold ur noze.  U make me waugh too cuz u r funnee.

Happy 1st Fawther's Dai!

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Mungee, I couldn't have said it better myself.  We are lucky to have your Daddy in our lives!  

I'd also like to wish my dad and DH's dad a Happy Father's Day.  We wouldn't be where we are today without you.

Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a very happy Mother's Day.  We hosted dinner for our family.  DH grilled lamb and beef kabobs.  My mom made a chicken enchilada ring, corn and black bean salsa, a cake and green jello (which we forgot to eat!)  My aunt brought a salad, Grammy brought chocolate dipped Pringles, and DH's dad brought pasta salad and strawberry shortcake.  We have a LOT of leftovers.

There were 14 of us crammed into a makeshift dining room.  We shoved Mungee's toys to the side of her playroom in order to line up our breakfast nook table, a card table and a banquet table, complete with mismatched chairs and tablecloths.  The actual dining room played host as the buffet where we set up the food.

That's Uncle D and Cousin B watching golf.

The grandparents watching ... golf.  And yes, Grammy is enjoying a beer.

And here's the aftermath ... it was worse than it looks.  DH was a miracle worker, however, and got everything cleaned up pretty quickly!

How did you spend the day?