A Tie Dye Easter

A glance of our Easter Weekend. 

There are captions on many of the pictures, just have to hover over them with your mouse.   :)

Chris came up with the idea of tie dying t-shirts as a family tradition  vs dying hard boiled eggs for Easter. An odd idea coming from Chris as he's not into tie dye whatsoever. I was so excited that I was instantly thinking of all of the many possibilities.  I have always loved tie dye with the bright colors as it shows personality and the uniqueness with every creation. I love how Iszak's shirt turned out the best! 

Next year, I will do a better job with finding more color mix and intense colors, as the red went more pink after washing the shirts. Chris stayed pretty moderate with using one color, but he was proud of how his turned out for being the 1st tie dye experience. 

The project only cost us $25, so it's definitely a keeper.

Tooth #2

Hooray! Iszak is no longer a snaggletooth. He finally has a companion that came in just next to the other little one.  It's been a rough couple of days with Iszak waking up in the wee  hours of the morning  and being  cranky. He's definitely shy to show them off yet, so I haven't snapped a picture to show off how adorably cute it is. So I borrowed this one to show the next step in the TEETHING ADVENTURE:

Daddy & Son Game

This is a game that Chris and Iszak play together. As you can probably tell what it is by watching. 

Just in case, Chris will make the same sound or tone and Iszak will do his best to match it. Iszak really gets into it and sometimes just goes and goes without taking a breath. Especially watch his eyes as they go really big and eyebrows raise. This is probably one of the best videos of their game. It really starts at about 11 seconds into the video. Enjoy!

                 

What would anyone be doing at Midnight?

BATH TIME! Too bad for any sort of routine with Iszak these days, while daddy is in charge at night. That's right, I got home from work and guess who was wide awake and going strong... Iszak. He was crawling up the stair (yes we are lucky to only have 1) to meet me in the front room. I just took one look at Chris and knew that he was done for the night and needed to go to bed. Since I knew that he had to be up at 6 AM for work.

I took over the task of deciding what to do next.. well, let's get Iszak in his pj's to start out. As I was getting Iszak ready for bed, I decided maybe a bath would wind him down for the night.  At first, I didn't think it was going to happen.. because the splashing began, then onto the drinking from the faucet, and then more splashing. 

                                              

Iszak was dressed and ready for bed after having a playful time in the bathtub. He had a bottle, then started to snuggle in my arms.. Hooray it worked! I put Iszak in his bed and within 5 minutes, he was snoozing. Poor little guy had a rough day and 4 hours of non-stop errands that we had to do. I have to admit, shopping for baby clothes for someone else's wedding is a nightmare of it's self. Even though I'm excited for my sister in law's wedding and seeing the family in May!

  First picture of Iszak showing off 1st tooth.

Irish Blessing

For each petal on the Shamrock.

This brings a wish your way

Good Health, Good Luck, and Happiness

For today and everyday.

From our family to yours Happy St. Patrick's Day!  We sure did and have proof to show it!

Iszak showing off his festive attire.

Pay It Forward

Read closely...this is how it works...
The Rules 1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.
2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!
3. The gift that you send to your Three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!
4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it! If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along.
Start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!

A favorite baby item

I would have to say that this invention is one of the coolest around for cribs. I had heard all of the scary things with crib bumpers, that you want to stop using them once your baby can roll over. Because they can get stuck underneath them and suffocate, so Chris and I decided to not use anything at the beginning. Until Iszak was constantly waking up in the middle of the night trapped by his bed and needed a leg rescued. I began to search around and came across, Breathable Baby. I agree with it not being the most adorable thing for a nursery, but it's awesome!

It's a hypoallergenic poly mesh with satin trim that wraps around the crib slats and attaches with velcro. The mesh tucks below the mattress for extra protection, soft and padded, and plus machine washable. The key factor with the breathable mesh, it promotes air flow and helps maintain air access. At the time, I could only find them in blue, pink or white. Now they come in more colors such as sage, brown and ecru.

We haven't had a problem with Iszak getting any limb stuck or funky climbing tricks, so I would recommend these any day over bumper pads. They're reasonably priced for $27.99 at most places.

Iszak's crib with the breathable mesh.

Iszak doing one of his lease favorite activities.