Friday, June 18, 2010

Jam Season

Last week Helen and I picked cherries off a tree in a friend's yard. She had a great time with the branches within her reach. She is not what one would call a picky picker, i.e. if it's round it goes in the bag regardless of color or texture. Luckily, deer do not frequent the area... That night Helen helped us wash and pit the cherries so that we could make some delicious jam.

Here is a picture of the fabulous steal I got at a garage sale. I told the grandma selling the Tupperware that orange was my favorite color and she told me that it was hers as well and pointed to her orange shirt. I assured her that the tangerine colored Tupperware would be treasured at my home.
Helen went to the doctor this week, and here she is demonstrating what doctors do for Ryan. I guess that she felt he could learn from her technique.
Jane is doing well, all of her hair that fell out is growing back in very nicely.

For Father's Day Ryan became the proud owner of a fondue pot. It's hard to tell if Helen or Ryan was more excited. It was one of the other treasures that I got at a garage sale.

We went to the zoo a couple of weeks ago and Helen worked on her animal communication. I think that she is telling the goat that he needs his hair brushed and the bird that she should try the seeds on the popsicle stick.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Helen Turns Two!


It has been a big week for us. Helen turned two on the 31st of May and she requested a "strawberry" cake just like her cousin Hunter. I decided to take a page from Amber's book of life and interpret "strawberry" to mean a chocolate strawberry ice cream cake roll. There will be time enough for strawberry and funfetti cakes when Helen gets older.

This is a video that I took on the sly. I really should have been a spy like Mrs. Pollifax.

Our life is a musical here at the Hackett home. Whenever we see dogs on our walk Helen bursts into "How Much is That Doggie in the Window?" If we hear a train she sings "Little Red Caboose." Any mention of Family Home Evening and she breaks into "Family Night." This week when she didn't make it to the potty she sang "Drip, Drip, Drop Little April Shower." This is only a smattering of her repertoire.