13/52 up and running

13/52 picture of the week. i'm in love with those big, brown eyes!

eli the computer guy (a.k.a. bob) rocks the casbah.
not only did he recover all of my data from my
friedexternalharddrive
but he put it on a new, bigger one
and filled my spinning head with new knowledge
so i won't lose thousands of photos again!
and the best part?
it cost $100 for the data retrieval.
yes, i'll repeat it.
one hundred smack-a-roos.
that's it!.
big difference from the other-guys.
$1500.00 difference.
25,000 photos recovered
with a smile,
advice (the advice is free!)
and the lovely mia
who puts ones mind at ease
from the start.

so.
the photos will resume.
i'll play catch-up when babychop decides
to ever nap again.

12/52 breathe

picture of the week.
eating something he found on the floor. i was hoping it was an "o".

i know i know.
i skipped week 10 and 11.
(i am sure you all noticed!)

my external hard drive is fried.
more than 25,000 photos are trapped inside.
our italy trip.
almost every photo of babychop. ever.
camping fun.
engagement pictures.
all of it. everything snapped before last monday.
unreachable.

let's all keep our fingers crossed
that eli the computer guy will be able to help.

i am not freaking out.
yet.

9/52 literacy and some new kicks

9/52 picture of the week.
reading "does a kangaroo have a mother, too?" by eric carle.

i hold him on my lap and read,
"yes! a penguin has a mama, too!
just like me and you!"
and i kiss his face and hands.

liam loves himself some eric carle.
we actually have to hide this book
to keep him from having us read it
and read it
and read it
and read it
all day long.

i am a teacher-mama
and i am hiding books from my child.
is that so wrong?

the child loves to be read to.
he has gotten really good at turning pages.
he even knows when to turn them without us asking.

"frosty the snowman" is his favorite morning book.
(it plays the song when you open it!)
he climbs down from our bed in the morning
and goes straight for the books.
he gathers them in his arms
and toddles back to us.
we pull him back in with us and read together.

the boy has us completely under his spell.


side-note:
liam wanted me to post a pic of his new kicks.
no.
really.
he wanted me to.




liam's new kicks from livie and luca.