Where have I been?

This month has gone by so fast. I can't believe it's almost over. At the beginning of the month Big Dude and I suffered a personal tragedy and it took me a few weeks to get better. Maybe one day I'll write about it, but not now.
 By the time I was better it was Little Dude's first birthday! I can't believe my baby is gone and now he's a toddler. I've got post lined up later detailing his birthday and his party and what not.

Free Fun Weekend

Wow this weekend is packed full of free fun stuff!
     First off I took Little Dude to a fire station tour with one of the local mommies groups. He even wore his cute fire truck outfit my dad bought him! He was either too scared to be put down, or walking away from everyone so I didn't get any pictures. I think I want to make this a yearly event. Once he's older Little Dude will really enjoy it. We got to see a fire fighter get dressed in all the gear to show the kids that it's not a scary monster. Little Dude was not going anywhere near the fire fighter once all the gear was on.

Emergency savings

We're a Navy family so 99% of "vacations" are a trip home to see relatives. For us this means a trip to Kansas to see my dad and step mom and a trip to Oklahoma to see my mom (and my siblings), big Dude's mom (and his siblings), and the rest of Big Dude's family. We were gone for 2 weeks and managed to almost empty our emergency savings. First off, on day one traveling to Kansas the AC goes out in my car. We were

Easy Banana Bread Muffins

I love bananas. Little Dude loves bananas. Big Dude...not so much. But that may be due to his being allergic to them. Whatever, more for me. I had about 1/2 a bunch of bananas that decided to start going bad even though they didn't have those yucky brown spots on the outside. I knew we wouldn't eat them up before they were complete mush and since the weather dropped to the upper 70's (for the day) I decided to make some muffins!

Free Furniture

It seems this is the season everyone and his brother is moving. Luckily it's also the season for free furniture. I can't believe the stuff I'm seeing on craigslist this summer. I'm lucky to live in an area that has a very very active craigslist. With everyone moving there's lots of furniture staying behind. It's not always due to being a cheap piece that's broken either. Most of what I've seen it people not having room to take it with them. Bedroom furniture, kitchen furniture, living room furniture.
Other stuff is selling for cheap for the same reason. Dishes, pots and pans, older style t.v.'s, wall art. If your in the market for something and a little patient (and not too picky on style) you could get some great stuff for your home. I hope to find a dresser to switch out from Little Dude's room. He currently has a short long one and I want a tall skinny one to give him more floor space to play (I also plan on putting it in the closet where he can't get it as he as recently learned how to open the drawers and pull out EVERYTHING in them and make a huge mess).

Ramblings

Where does the time go each day? We've got a friend PCSing soon so our families have been spending lots of time together before they are gone. We met a new family at Big Dude's command and have enjoyed what I can only assume is the first of many family get togethers.

Little Dude climbs the stairs

Little Dude decided to show me who's boss when it comes to climbing the stairs!

                                           ....I don't think they make a baby proof product for this!