Bathtime for CC

in the jacuzzi bath tub. While Nutz was away, this is where CC took her baths; she loved it.

Grammy and Papa Visit

Grammy and papa came to visit and CC really enjoyed having them here (so did I). They stayed an extra couple of days to welcome Nutz home from his trip across the ocean. While they were here CC got a new Jeep tricycle and helmet. CC helped papa put it together; she's quite the supervisor. Here are a couple of pictures from their visit. I confess that I did a TERRIBLE job of taking pictures while they were here. Can you say BUSY?

CC at JW Tumbles

Each Monday morning, Ms. Amy takes CC to JW Tumbles for her "gym" class. This past Monday, Nutz and I took her. You can see in the video that she LOVES it.

Wheels on the Bus

ABC Song

If you're happy and you know it...

Why Parents Drink

A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonishedto see that his bed was nicely made and everything waspicked up.

Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on thepillow that was addressed to Dad. With the worstpremonition he opened the envelope with trembling handsand read the letter.

Dear Dad: It is with great regret and sorrow that I'mwriting you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend becauseI wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I have beenfinding real passion with Stacy and she is so nice.But I knew you would not approve of her because of all herpiercing, tattoos, tight motorcycle clothes and the fact thatshe is much older than I am. But it's not only the passion.Dad she's pregnant.

Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailerin the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter.We share a dream of having many more children. Stacy hasopened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurtanyone.
We'll be growing it for ourselves and trading it with the otherpeople that live nearby for cocaine and ecstasy. In themeantime we will pray that science will find a cure for AIDSso Stacy can get better. She deserves it.

Don't worry Dad. I'm 15 and I know how to take care of myself.Someday I'm sure that we will be back to visit so that you canget to know your grandchildren.

Love, your son John

PS: Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at Tommy's house.I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in lifethan a report card. That's in my center desk drawer. I love you.Call me when it's safe to come home.

"My Daddy"

Tonight, I pointed to Nutz and asked CC, "who is this?" She promptly stated, "my daddy." Very cute!

Daddy is home!

This afternoon, our beloved Nutz, returned home after a six-week stay across the pond. As you can tell from the photos, CC was extremely excited to see her daddy. When she spotted him walking down the concourse, she ran to him (top photo). And, since it's an action shot, it's blurry. :-) Poor Nutz, had been awake for over 4o hours (actual travel time 15 hours). Needless to say, he was exhausted but needed to adjust to our time schedule. So, CC helped him out by demanding his undivided attention until bedtime. During the bedtime process, she proceeded to climb on his head, kiss him, hug him, etc. Yep, she wasn't ready for daddy to go to bed. I'm not sure how the poor guy kept his eyes open.

Nutz, we're glad you're home and we love you BUNCHES!

Sunday with the Pino Family

Today, CC and I spent a nice afternoon with the Pino family! We had a delicious lunch and CC loved playing with Ben and the "baby" (aka Nate).

Thanks for having us! Pictures (nice bags under my eyes) courtesy of the Pino camera since mine was at home. :-)

Daddy shares lunch with Cupcake

Well ok, I watched her eat lunch over the web. As you can see daddy lets her get away with everything. Only thing that cupcake was missing was a cold beer to go with the chips!! Daddy did have that.

CC and Friends

If you click on the picture, you'll see that the girls have red and blue glitter in their hair. They thought they were the prettiest girls ever.

Hanging Out - My Bedroom

I love the pantry.

Mommy, can I PLEASE have some honey?

Making a list..

I like to make lists for mommy so she knows exactly what to do for me...

My Many Faces

I love sticky notes.

I'm cute...

just ask my mommy and daddy! :-)

From March 2009

From March 2009

Snow Day

It snowed most of the day and boy was it cold! Here are some pictures that mommy took.

Bedtime

Another bedtime ritual that daddy will have to "break" when he returns home. After working all day and being a single parent in the evening, I just don't have the energy to fight with a toddler. As a result, CC has slept with me every night since Nutz has been gone. By the way, she's a bed hog. In fact, the other night, she rolled right off the bed. Oops! Again, no mother of the year award for me but we're in survival mode at this point. All of you who have the urge to tell me that I'm only doing CC a disservice by letting her sleep with me, don't. Feel free to keep it to yourself or talk about me behind my back; I'm okay with that.