http://bugnbelle.com/wp Living Large with Children! Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:28:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a long road for Evan and for me too. My reluctant little guy has resisted any attempts to potty train for the last year. His stint in the hospital left him with some PTSD and a major don't mess me with attitude (thus the hippie hair do, ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/fun-family/oh-the-joys-of-potty-training I made a great find today! For some time I've been looking for some old architectural elements that I can use as photo props. There is an architectural salvage in Portland and every time we drive by it I beg my husband to stop, to no avail, I think he ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/fun-family/happiness-comes-in-tattered-packages I have wanted to make more Pinny Aprons since I did the first two last summer, but my design time has been so limited that I haven't gotten back to them until now. When it comes to every day dressing for my kids I personally love things that I can ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/must-have-items/introducing-the-pinny-apron Once again we are restocked on the Dex Dura-bib. We can't seem to keep these in stock lately and I finally figured out why! Kate featured these with her kids on the fabulous TLC show Jon and Kate plus 8. One advantage from ordering from us is you can PICK ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/must-have-items/dex-dura-bib-back-in-stock-once-again We had a beautiful day here in Oregon, but I ... I mean the bunny... hid the eggs inside b/c its been so cold and foggy in the AM and the eggs get all wet and nasty. Kyle (just turned 6) is questioning all the mythology. I finally just said ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/fun-family/happy-easter Amy has learned to ride a bike on two wheels! When Kyle learned we went out front to ride bikes one day and he said "mommy take off the training wheels!" I went and fiddled around in the garage to find some tools that would work, took the training wheels ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/fun-family/learning-to-ride-a-bike We are way behind on our blog. Little Evan gave us a good scare by developing pnemonia. It started out as, we think, the flu. He is prone to the croupy cough and he woke up crouping one morning and we knew he was sick. But he kept getting sicker, ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/fun-family/my-baby-had-pneumonia I can't keep these in stock. Dura-Bib really is the best bib ever, if you don't believe me order ONE and try it, you'll be back for more. I found 4 was the right number to rotate through the wash and keep one in the diaper bag, etc... It snaps ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/fun-family/dura-bib-back-in-stock-again I would have been shocked about it, but Kyle lost his first tooth when he was 4 too. Amy will be 5 at the end of march. Right around Christmas I was helping Amy brush her teeth and noticed that the bottom two teeth were wiggling, one of them quite ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/fun-family/amy-lost-her-first-tooth In honor of Amy Winehouse.... They tried to make me get a hair cut but I said no, no, no. Yes I’ve been blind, but what I can find You wont know, know, know. I ain’t got the time And if my daddy thinks I’m fine He’s tried to make me get a hair cut I ... http://bugnbelle.com/wp/fun-family/getting-a-reluctant-2-yearold-a-hair-cut