Finance Lesson #1

In line to pay for some pizza:


Erin, attempting to eat the dollar bill I gave her to hold: "Mmmph."

Me: "No, no, sweetie. We don't eat money. We just exchange it for goods and services."

Baby gates are fun.

Public Health Announcement

Grandma McMiller sent this article. So we thought we'd give our kid a "leg up" in the immune system department and let her drink out of mud-and-worm filled puddles.

Puddles are innately fun. If you listen closely, you can hear Brian giggling in the background.

Baby Date by Erin

Mom and Dad said Henry was coming over for a date. I was very excited. 

Henry was not so sure about the whole thing. 

I got to show him my favorite toys.

Then we went to take a (chaperoned) walk.  He helped me with my coat.  His coat is neat because it has space aliens on it. 

We rode in the wagon to pick up dinner

Then we ate yummy fettucini alfredo. It kind of tasted like my favorite, Mac and Cheese.  

I had to go to bed before Henry's parents came to get him.  I had too much fun and got tired. I hope Henry's parents will go on more dates!

Budding Entomologist

Yes, she continued to play with it, pick it up, and was gentle.

No, she did not eat it. It was returned to an outdoor habitat. 

Super Bowl Shenanigans

Football wasn't the only thing we were watching on Super Bowl Sunday. Check out the pass play Alex made on our own Erin:

He swoops in from the Right...

.... Touchdown!....

... Oh yeah. He knows he scored! 

*As the gentle reader may have noticed, Ms. A does not know enough about football to make appropriate references.  This fact causes her no shame. 

UPDATE: I forgot to give proper credit for these photos!!!  Mom of BigDutchBaby was the kind photographer of this scene.  Many thanks to her for sending the shots.

Reading Nook

One of Erin's favorite spots in the house is sitting in her reading corner.  It consists of a few pillows and an inflatable turtle cushion from Ikea.  No one is allowed to sit on it except her.  No kidding, she will kick you out. Here she is enjoying her reading nook:

At McMiller PDX, reading is clothing-optional.