Feb 25
Everyone,
Last night we had London Broil for dinner. When I was growing up, it was my favorite Sunday dinner. Juice asked me why, and I couldn’t tell him. It was just so good. I found an awesome recipe for it (well, it’s a recipe for flank steak and I just switched meats) and it was really tasty. Butterfly loved the vegetables and had a small nibble of the meat. When we were done, Juice asked her if she’d like a bite of his meat. She said yes!
She took the meat. I told her that was good! She looked at me with a face and said,
“Except it isn’t.”
She cracks me up!
Safire
Happy Birthday yesterday to my Dad! Hope you’re getting over your jet lag from Japan.
SafireButterfly eats, Butterfly-isms, family birthdays
Feb 20
Everyone,
Is anyone else having a really hard time loading this page? My mom is complaining about it to me, and it does take a lot longer than it used to to load up the content. I’ve checked blogger, but it doesn’t seem to be a known issue (that I can find). Maybe it will go away on it’s own. Maybe.
Sleep is bad again. Feeling drained and droopy. Only want to eat Mexican food and pancakes. Yes, at the same time.
Butterfly just got a sandwich out of the fridge I had made for her earlier and she said, “How amazing! A sandwich!” So cute.
Safire
Safireblogs, Butterfly eats, food
Jul 09
Everyone,
Dinner time. Butterfly was standing in her chair brandishing a green bean. She yells, “What’s that?! Oh, a BEAN!” She then proceeds to sing the theme from “Jaws” as she slowly moves the green bean to her mouth. She takes a huge ripping bite out of it, smiles, and laughs so hard green bean goes everywhere. Rinse and repeat.
For as much food as Butterfly eats, she still gets it all over. Maybe that’s where I’m missing all the food…it gets in her hair, clothes, eyes, toes. Soot normally does a good job of wiping up the floor but there are some things even the dog won’t eat.
Today, Butterfly ate 1 bowl of Cheerios, 2 cups of milk, 2 packages of fruit snacks, 1 whole pb&j, crackers, a few pieces of cheese, a lot of water, one plate of Chinese food, and one fortune cookie (Your family and home are important to you).
It got to over 100 degrees today. Add the humidity, and it is hot hot hot!
Safire
SafireButterfly eats, weather
Apr 25
Everyone,
In 2 weeks my baby will be 2 years old. Where does the time go? Juice said that time was just plugging along before we had her, and then suddenly it grew up and got a real job. Now time just races by. I’m doing another picture slide show for her so look for that in about 2 weeks.
She talks up a blue streak, repeating everything I say and then some. She frequently asks to go to Nana’s house (“Go Nana’s house? Ride airplane! Play toys!”) since we are leaving in 2 weeks for a visit to Utah. My mom told her on the phone that she has toys for Butterfly to play with. She asks for them. She also asks to go over to the house where I babysit or over to “Kebin” who is a friend of ours from our church.
Her favorite thing right now is to dance. She knows how to turn on the CD player in my room and will dance fast or slow depending on the music. The slower the music, the more arm movement is involved. Fast music needs some spinning on the ground and lots of bouncing. She wants us to join her and we do sometimes. But if we are the audience (which she says), then we’re not even allowed to bob our head. There are rules people and you must follow them.
She has a few favorite stuffed animals (FINALLY) and will sit and chat with them in the mornings. I get a few more minutes in bed and she pretends with her toys. She asks them to “Cummon you guys” and “Drink, both hands”. She has a few teddy bears which she calls care bears and has them do the care bear stare. She has a care bear dvd that we watch a lot.
She is also into books lately. She has always been a book worm but now she will sit and turn the pages by herself and explain the pictures to herself. She will often just burst out laughing and say “That funny!” when a picture catches her fancy.
She is a pretty good eater for lunch and dinner, but breakfast is a bit of a chore. She loves loves loves “jelly sandwich peanut butter” and will eat a few half sandwiches through out the day. She is also wanting to drink from regular cups and not sippy cups so I have started giving her small amounts of water at lunch in a small plastic cup. She loves hot dogs, black beans, ice cream, raisins, milk (she still calls it “nup”) and meat. She loves meat of any kind. She does okay with green beans if you catch her on a good day, and also loves tomatoes, strawberries (any kind of fruit for that matter), and peas.
My favorite things she does is randomly she will come up to me and hug me and tell me she loves me. She will also ask me “What wrong Mommy?” if I’m trying to sleep or if I’m sad. She also knows she can’t go in the street with out holding hands “Hold my hand!” She sings her own version of Twinkle, the Wheels on the Bus, and the Snowman song. She does all the hand actions to about 8 different songs. She also knows a few nursery rhymes like Humpty Dumpty and Hey Diddle Diddle. 
What I want to know is it too early for the whys to start. I tell her to do something and I get a “Why?” Ugh, it’s getting frustrating to do things like dress her or put on shoes because every time I ask her to do something she asks “Why?” back. She does love to pick out her clothes so I’ve kind of given up on that battle. You want to wear this bright yellow shirt with totally clashing shorts? And different colored socks? Sure. Often she looks like her daddy dressed her, but really it’s just her. I do insist on matching stuff when we are going out for a play date or something, but otherwise, she can wear what she wants.
We have discovered the joys of 2 minutes. Say if she doesn’t want to go inside and will scream and cry and carry on if I make her, I ask her if she wants to go in now or in 2 minutes. Almost always she picks two minutes. And when I say the 2 minutes is up, she happily follows me inside. Or to get her diaper changed, or to take a nap. Sometimes she will even come up to me and say “2 minutes up!” before they are and we go do whatever it is we should have done.
I can’t believe she is going to be 2 years old!
Safire
SafireButterfly, Butterfly eats, Butterfly-isms
Mar 08
Everyone,
How much pb&j can one little girl eat? At least 6 half sandwiches yesterday. That’s all she ever wants to eat, and while I don’t mind that she’s eating, a little variety might be good for her. She did eat 3 tacos for dinner last night too, along with a jelly sandwich. She is a bottomless pit.
We have a lot of visitors coming in today. My aunt, uncle, and their 3 youngest kids have driven from Utah to pick up their son who was on a mission for our church in Philly. They are supposed to drive from Philly to here today and do downtown this afternoon with me. (It’s 11am and I still haven’t heard from them so I have no idea if that will happen.) Then, my parents get in tonight to spend a week with us. I’m excited, but exhausted from cleaning my house.
But man does it look good. 
Safire
SafireButterfly eats, visitors
Mar 04
Everyone,
I didn’t realize how long it has been since I’ve posted. We’ve been keeping really busy and I’ve been really tired so my normal posting time (before bed) gets cut out. And tonight will be short. Here are some highlights:
Juice finally beat, as in fought the last battle, his game he’s had for 2 years. Wow, is all I can say. Does he know how to make things last or what?
My brother, MusicMan, celebrated a birthday last Friday. We had a nice chat and his wife surprised him which was great. You can read more
here.
Butterfly is doing well. She is eating us out of jelly, bread, and peanut butter. That girl can put away food! And oh the diapers…
Me, I’ve been enjoying my latest duds.
I am so excited for this year’s renn faire now that we all can go dressed up. I got this dress custom made from HERE. The owner is a good friend of Juice’s from college. She did a great job!
I will be busy this week as my parents are coming for a week starting on Thursday. We’ve got a full week scheduled and I’m really looking forward to seeing them. And going on a date with Juice before baby bedtime. And watching girly movies with my mom. Should be fun!
Until next time,
Safire
SafireButterfly eats, Juice's game, ren faire, visitors
