The gardens assembled and in place
Jack helping with the dirt
Maris helping shovel
Jack and Daddy shoveling the dirt into the boxes
This week we also had a pie party on 3/14 to celebrate (you guessed it) Pi day. My two high school friends have also moved to Athens and came over to celebrate with us. I spent most of the day making Italian Easter Pies. I had three that I planned to make but one of them got nixed due to lack of time and Jack came down with the throw up bug and that took up some of my attention. I made Pizza Chena and Italian rice pie found on foodblogga. And it was delicious. Teri made a plum tart which was also delicious.
Italian Easter Pies... Rice pie on the left and pizza chena on the right.
The plum tart prior to cooking. So pretty
Friends!!
Inside of pizza chena
And Maris after the pizza chena. We missed getting photos of Jack since he was sick. Almost took a pic of the strawberries vomitted on our white carpet but I restrained myself.
Maris turned 10 months old this week (3/11). As I am sure everyone is well aware...she is getting so big. I can't get enough of her cute chubby thighs and cheeks and her big brown eyes. She is an incredible joy and I love every single bit of her. Despite this out pouring gushy love I have for her...she definitely has her moments that I want to shake some sense into her. She is a HUGE (the capital letters are an understatement) Momma's girl. This girl freaks when I am not around. If I walk out of the room she screams and follows. If someone else touches her heaven help them, the blood curdling scream that results is ridiculous. She loves to coo and flirt with people from afar, but don't get too close. It can be exhausting to have to always hold her. I use an Ergo baby carrier all the time and my back is getting sore from the constant baby wearing. And then there is always Maris's lovely sleep habits. We have good weeks and bad. Sometimes I barely get 1 3o minute nap and she wakes up 5-6 times a night and other times she totally crashes and sleeps all day and will only wake up 2-3 times a night. I can't seem to keep her consistent to matter how hard I try. I will admit that this week she has been getting up closer to the 2-3 times a night and I've felt so much better. Ah Maris, my love and my terror. I never think a single day isn't worth it but you definitely try my patience at times. But one day I will miss you and your mommy-centrism. I will miss the cuddles and the hugs. But until that day, I will complain about it on my blog. I hope you will understand.
And throughout the week Jack and I have been trying to get out of the house and see Athens as much as possible. I have been very fortunate that Bridget has been willing to tag along on a lot of our adventures. Its much easier to go out with two kids with two adults. So far we have gone to the park and zoo and the state botanical gardens for a "hike" with our friend Bridget. Jack is definitely not a hiker. He is pretty much as lazy as they come when something doesn't entertain him. He was so excited to go on the hike because he wanted to go on a picnic but he really just wanted to go on the picnic, not the hike. So a lot of whining ensued and we cut our hike short at 0.6 miles. I thought I could tempt him with a snack and keep on going but it didn't work and we ended up just walking around the gardens until we were ready for the actual picnic lunch. But here are some cute pictures
Our attempted hike
Jack and B-ridge
And my doll face after the hike finally out of her backpack
Jack and Daddy shoveling the dirt into the boxesThis week we also had a pie party on 3/14 to celebrate (you guessed it) Pi day. My two high school friends have also moved to Athens and came over to celebrate with us. I spent most of the day making Italian Easter Pies. I had three that I planned to make but one of them got nixed due to lack of time and Jack came down with the throw up bug and that took up some of my attention. I made Pizza Chena and Italian rice pie found on foodblogga. And it was delicious. Teri made a plum tart which was also delicious.
Italian Easter Pies... Rice pie on the left and pizza chena on the right.
The plum tart prior to cooking. So pretty
Friends!!
Inside of pizza chena
And Maris after the pizza chena. We missed getting photos of Jack since he was sick. Almost took a pic of the strawberries vomitted on our white carpet but I restrained myself.Maris turned 10 months old this week (3/11). As I am sure everyone is well aware...she is getting so big. I can't get enough of her cute chubby thighs and cheeks and her big brown eyes. She is an incredible joy and I love every single bit of her. Despite this out pouring gushy love I have for her...she definitely has her moments that I want to shake some sense into her. She is a HUGE (the capital letters are an understatement) Momma's girl. This girl freaks when I am not around. If I walk out of the room she screams and follows. If someone else touches her heaven help them, the blood curdling scream that results is ridiculous. She loves to coo and flirt with people from afar, but don't get too close. It can be exhausting to have to always hold her. I use an Ergo baby carrier all the time and my back is getting sore from the constant baby wearing. And then there is always Maris's lovely sleep habits. We have good weeks and bad. Sometimes I barely get 1 3o minute nap and she wakes up 5-6 times a night and other times she totally crashes and sleeps all day and will only wake up 2-3 times a night. I can't seem to keep her consistent to matter how hard I try. I will admit that this week she has been getting up closer to the 2-3 times a night and I've felt so much better. Ah Maris, my love and my terror. I never think a single day isn't worth it but you definitely try my patience at times. But one day I will miss you and your mommy-centrism. I will miss the cuddles and the hugs. But until that day, I will complain about it on my blog. I hope you will understand.
And throughout the week Jack and I have been trying to get out of the house and see Athens as much as possible. I have been very fortunate that Bridget has been willing to tag along on a lot of our adventures. Its much easier to go out with two kids with two adults. So far we have gone to the park and zoo and the state botanical gardens for a "hike" with our friend Bridget. Jack is definitely not a hiker. He is pretty much as lazy as they come when something doesn't entertain him. He was so excited to go on the hike because he wanted to go on a picnic but he really just wanted to go on the picnic, not the hike. So a lot of whining ensued and we cut our hike short at 0.6 miles. I thought I could tempt him with a snack and keep on going but it didn't work and we ended up just walking around the gardens until we were ready for the actual picnic lunch. But here are some cute pictures
Our attempted hike
Jack and B-ridge
And my doll face after the hike finally out of her backpackWhat a life!
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