Polish Festival

Last night, the four of us went to the 16th annual Polish Festival in North Portland sponsored by
the St. Stanislaus Parish. This is the largest Polish festival on the west coast. I don't know if it was just word of mouth from previous years or the fact that the locals were in a partying mood but this place was packed! Some of us were not happy with the fact that there were separate tents and lines for tokens, food and beer (very tempted to craft a joke there) but the wait was minimal. We feasted on their combination plate (pierogi, golabki, kielbasa and bigos). They also imported all of their Polish beer which was very good.




There were some amazing dance groups and great traditional music.



Liam was mesmerized by the accordion and all of the colorful costumes swirling about!



On the way out we grabbed a couple of paczki (raspberry) with our last few Zlotys and headed home.


Na zdrowie (good health)!

BubbleHawk

It's rare that we can even get soap into this boy's hair let alone craft our own 80's faux mohawk styling.

We Are In For It

Patti (Liam's daycare provider and friend) just called me with a funny Liam story.

I let Patti know that Liam barely ate anything, at all (no exaggeration) over the weekend, kind of par for the course right now. So breakfast rolls around and now that he is a big boy he no longer has to use the booster seat and gets to sit with the big kids! Only downside is that he will get down when he feels like it.

Today was toast and fruit for breakfast. Story goes that he was fighting Patti on eating. He would get down from his seat whenever Patti was distracted or when a parent showed up. Patti would put him back on the chair and let him know he had to eat his breakfast. Of course, he does not pull out the NO on Patti but was giving her a hard time. As he continues to push back Patti asked him if she was going to have to pull out his bed (cute little blankets they use for nap time) and have him sit for a couple minutes. With that being said, cue the next parent distraction. Patti hears the pitter patter of little feet. Thinking Liam was making a break for it she goes to deal with the situation. Low and behold, Liam did make a break for it ~ a break to the closet, pulled out his bed and sat down. Breakfast still sitting untouched.

Buckle up, I have a feeling it is going to be a bumpy ride!!!!

I Said No!

The new saying in our house is, "I said no!" and this is not coming from Sean or me! Sometimes he even includes the pointed index finger for visual emphasis. Let's just say that Master Liam is flexing his little muscles and testing his boundaries. (sigh)

Papa and Nana With Most of Their Grandchildren

We are missing one and a half. Sorry you weren't there John!

Long Time No Blog

Time flies when you're having fun! or maybe just plain lazy? So let's think about recent events...

• Gigi came to visit over Labor Day weekend and that was wonderful. We love having her here and Liam warmed right up to her no questions asked.
  
• We watched MICHIGAN beat ND with the UM Alum Club downtown Portland
• We had our annual block party with our neighbors
• Annie has been exhausted at night, but my energy is pretty good up until about 8:00.
• Shrams discovered a lump in her breast early and had it removed and is feeling good ~ Thank You Jesus! Be sure to check your boobies weekly ladies!!!!!
• We have decided to cloth diaper Baby Girl and are very excited about this endeavor. We have wonderful support and pep talks from close friends who use cloth on their kiddos. Plus, those little cloth diaper covers are SO cute!
• Liam is repeating everything! The words are coming at a rapid pace, not to mention full sentences. Sentences like, "No mama, I said No!"
• Liam LOVES babies!! He points out babies at restaurants, pats babies (gently) on the head and tries to kiss them. Let's hope he is as fascinated with his baby sister
• We are down to 2 names for Baby Girl!!

Here are some random pictures of Master Liam:

GO BLUE !!!