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Look who’s two!

May 24, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, New Baby, Toddler George 16 Comments

(We’re assuming he’ll grow into that ball.)Happy birthday, Toddler George!And to everyone who’s been along for the ride since we first announced this pregnancy…thank you. Thank you for praying me through the uncertainty, and thank you for praying him into this world!We owe you, my friends.Big time.PS. I don’t have time to write a full-fledged … [Read more...]

Sunday Morning Mayhem

May 22, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Toddler George 12 Comments

George decided his eggs needed Adobo.“There!” he proclaimed, and I looked up from the paper.“Oh, George.” Pity the mom who gets so engrossed in the news. Pity the mom who leaves jars of spice within reach.George admired his handiwork and took a big bite.And then shuddered—visibly—from head to toddler toe. … [Read more...]

George Stories

March 4, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Toddler George 5 Comments

Subtitled: Got a toddler? George is almost-two going on 42—42 because that’s the age of Columbus when he discovered America and George is also a great explorer.*Explorer George. That has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? Except when the land he’s exploring is under the kitchen sink and/or behind the toilet and/or in my makeup drawer.Mascara wands … [Read more...]

Best Dinosaur Song EVER

February 23, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Toddler George 3 Comments

At least, my son thinks so. … [Read more...]

Buster the Horse

January 13, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Toddler George 14 Comments

This is George.Wait. Let me amend that.This is George and his new rocking horse, Buster.I’ll pull back a bit so you can see the whole thing:As you can see, it has been so long since the last time I posted that George is now five and will be leaving for kindergarten in the fall.Except that we home-school.And they don’t accept barefoot kids, … [Read more...]

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