going BPA Free

I just spent this morning at Toys R Us swapping out old baby bottles. With all the recent attention to the dangers of BPA in plastics, it might be worth the research to see if your child's bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers etc. are considered safe. there are a number of blogs on the topic, but I found the most accessible reference to be http://safemama.com/. This site provides lists of BPA free products.

Also worth noting is that Toys R Us and Babies R Us will take any bottles/sippy cups/eating utensils (they must carry the item to accept it) that contain BPA and let you pick out BPA free products up to the value of what you brought in. You do not need a receipt, and it does not matter how used the items are. If you decide to do this I would recommend calling first to be sure your store is participating.

saturday fun

we finally decided to get susannah a sandbox - and a peace has settled on our flower gardens - at least for the moment. she has focused all of her outdoor energy on transferring as much sand from the box to other parts of the yard. she has actually created a small beach in one spot.



another favorite outdoor activity is swimming. susannah woke up at 5:53 this morning and asked to go to the pool. How do you help a toddler understand that the pool doesn't open until 11:00? whoever decided that 11am is a good time for a pool to open, obviously doesn't have a toddler. needless to say, the pool is keeping us sane and cool in this crazy hot weather.

Icecream

on saturday we took susannah out for her first icecream cone. it was 96 degrees at 6:30 when we went! This first picture is susannah qualifying for her free baby cone and the rest speak for themselves. the cones melted fast, but we were all very satisfied customers.

making muffins

yesterday, susannah helped me make muffins. we decided on bran, which would make a healthy snack. don't worry about little hands getting caught in the mixer - it is unplugged and there is plenty of supervision during the actual mixing.


one of the requirements for being a toddler is that you have to touch EVERYTHING.

and taste . . .

having a snack so that mom can actually get something done (and add the eggs)

cleaning up.

all in all it was a good experience and we both learned a lot - including that susannah doesn't need anymore fiber in her diet. I will spare you the story. . .

another great saturday

Susie's Scoops - susannah likes to sell icecream at the park down the street. It is so good, but not filling, so you can eat lots of it!


we spent a good part of the day working on the house - there is always stuff to be done. one of the great benefits of toddlerhood is that they like to do whatever mom and dad are doing. here are some pictures of susannah helping out with cleaning the front porch.