Mr. Mom

The boys are on their own for the next few days, while I am traveling for work...wish me them luck.... The picture below is the exact scene I came home to the other night....(me? not worried at all!!)

You would think with those chubby cheeks...

....we would have a big eater, but so far it has been a little rough.

Cereal? No way.

Peas? No thank you.

Apples? Not really...

Bananas?? Yum!!

(P.S. Anna Maria we love your mommy reccomendation - the "chair" is the best!!)

Abe's Baptism

This last weekend Abe was baptized. It was a great day and Bear is a very lucky and loved little boy. Halfway through the ceremony Father Bowman leaned in and whispered "Where are his shoes?" Jeff and I were honestly speechless for a very, very, very long minute...Jeff then whispered back "He likes to eat his toes." (Please see: Just One of His Many Many Talents). When Father Bowman started chuckling I just thanked the Lord!

Shoeless Abe with his all of his parents.

Life imitating art or art imitating life?

ABC: Modern Family

Things at the Christianson house were a bit intense last week, so when we tuned into one of my favorite shows, Modern Family, let’s just say that Episode number 111: "Up All Night" really hit home - my heart went out to Phil (kidney stones: who knew that childbirth is not after all the most painful thing a human can endure? well, I do now) and Cameron (crying it out is tough on a momma bear! And, yes, a raccoon could eat a child). If you haven't seen the show - you must (it will also help you understand everything I just posted). abc.go.com/shows/modern-family

Before & After: Leftover Chairs

Did I mention that the previous owner of our house left "some" "stuff"? These two chairs were tucked away in the garage, I did a super quick makeover becuase as usual our house is a little short on seating.

Before

After

The best FIL & MIL

When I first started this blog, I thought it would be about the remodel of our house with a few pics of Bear thrown in for the grandparents, but little did I know how the demands of everyday life would catch up with me and how fast time would fly. Although I just have not had the heart to post any progress pics, or lack of progress, we have managed to get some work done: the old Smokey house smell is gone (thanks Mom!) can lights are up, speakers are in the wall (crazy husband while he had the flu!), etc. But this weekend we made some serious picture worthy progress. Ken aka my FIL and Sue aka my MIL (that’s FatherInLaw and MotherInLaw for those of you who do not speak my language) came and rolled up their sleeves! They spent the entire weekend here painting, cleaning and feeding us (they even slept on the floor!). Ken is seriously the Monet of house painting and Sue manages to clean, watch Bear and carry on a delightful conversation all at the same time. We appreciated it so much!! Here are a few highlight.

The FIL hard at work

My MIL in action

That's me, hurting myself...yikes!

While we were hard at work, Bear watched the Cougar game

Eye protection is so hot!!

You should see him paint a line - amazing!

Happy New Year!

We had a very happy New Year and hope you did too. Thanks Josh and Beth, I think I can still hear Jeff laughing...this picture is just so cute I couldn't resist!

Jeff reading Mary & Abe a bedtime story

What are you two going to do?

Due to the holiday break we had no babysitter for Abe on Monday...so Bear had his first sleep over and spent two days with his Poppa. My cousin Jenna oh so incentenly asked Jeff and I "What are you two going to do?" We both immediatly answered in unison "Sleep!" (In addition to two full nights of sleep, we snuck in an official date in our new neighborhood). Thanks Dad and Karen!