The Daily Jude 6/24/12

Jude is feeling so proud! He rode in the wagon with his friend, Lili, handing out lollipops and waving to all the people. Yay for family pride!!!

The Daily Jude 6/23/12

And the wallpaper removal continues! At least we have help scoring.

The Daily Jude 6/22/12

At last! After a morning of signing papers and an afternoon of stripping wallpaper, we closed on our new house and got to take a dip in the "warm pool!"

The Daily Jude 6/21/12

Jumping jacks at our new front door!

The Daily Jude 6/19/12

Balloon buddies.

The Daily Jude 6/18/12

We have a nightly ritual - Jude gets three coins every night to put in his piggy bank (thanks, Grandma Rey). Every night he wants to lift it to see how heavy it is. I told him he could choose something to buy when it got full. He thought for a moment and said, "wots of purple balls."

The Daily Jude 6/17/12

Why, yes. Yes, that IS a giant chicken with a toque and apron in front of a roadside diner. Oh, and yes, that IS a bull in the air in the background. What can I say? It's Wisconsin. They love their giant animal replicas.

The Daily Jude 6/16/12

My First S'mores.

The Daily Jude 5/15/12

> Yes, we let the two-year-old have a sparkler. Yes, he burned his finger when he touched the spent sparkler. But damn, he looked cute doing it.
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The Daily Jude 6/14/12

Officially on vacation and Jude has declared this grass in a bucket his "project."