Two on the Couch
We did a little photo session on the couch. They are both featured wearing the latest in diaper fashion. 
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“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” (James 1:27, ESV)
Family,Wednesday, September 26, 2007
News,Thursday, September 20, 2007
Bumbo Dangers
That very popular little infant seat called the Bumbo is getting news coverage because several parents have already experienced serious injury with their infants. It happens when the seat is placed on a high surface like a counter top or a table. The child shift his or her weight around enough to cause the seat to tip over and the infant falls to the floor. In one, case the child was airlifted to have critical surgery performed on his skull which cracked into several pieces.
Early when using the seat I noticed the prominent warning printed on the seat which says not to use it on raised surfaces. This makes sense considering the unpredictable movements on children. Would you trust your child up high in one of these spongy little seats? It is very tempting to try it since the seat is so small it easily fits on a counter top. Even the advertisements on the product box show the children on raised surfaces. When they are very young, it doesn’t seem like they will get out. But it’s not long before they become comfortable with the seat and figure things out, including how to tip it over. If the seat is up high, your child may fall to the floor and breaks his head or neck.
We used to put the seat on our counter tops when Matthew was very young. Thank God he hadn’t fallen. After hearing these horror stories, you can bet that we aren’t going to put Claire up high in this thing.
Family,Monday, September 17, 2007
Family Gathering
My mom orchestrated a gathering of relatives from her side of the family. The guest of honor was Aunt Fay, my grandmother’s sister. We had a fun time of food, chit chat and a casual / silly group photo. Matthew had loads of fun skipping his normal nap and bugging the girls. He’s already well on his way to becoming the boy the girls love to hate.
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Family,Monday, September 17, 2007
Our Black and White Kids
Well, they aren’t really black and white. They are both a little tan. Jenn is happy about that because she has never tanned, but always burned in the sun. There are some more black and white photos in the gallery.
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This next one was hard to get because every time she looked up she we would shortly after fall over on her side.
Family,Saturday, September 15, 2007
The Original Chocolate Chip Cookie
We cooked up this cookie quite a while ago. It’s actually printed on the Guittard chocolate chip bag and it’s on their website. I recently entered into our online recipe database because we were going through our clutter and I had saved the bag with the recipe on it. I carelessly tossed the bag in the trash and later Jenn saw it there and quickly snatched it out. It really is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe we found so far. I think it’s better than Toll House. Click here to see the recipe.
