Lessons in Vocabulary...

Angel is quite the talker these days. In January, she decided to start putting words together. Her first sentence was, "I see Mama." Some of her favorite phrases are: cold hands, Hello Emma, eat now, sit down, and Bye Bye ____. I am always amazed at how much she can already say, even if sometimes mommy and daddy have to interpret for other people. She does have some funny words for things: she says "smooth baby" for lotion (probably because every time Papa puts lotion on after her bath he has always said smoooooth baby). She used to call Aunt Alli "La La" and Caitlin right now is "Tait-tin". She calls Jesus "Je-Je" and "yut" is yuck. Lots of fun to watch her little mind engaging...and well, such a huge difference from Emma who is just learning to gurgle and coo.

Attention Catholics...especially the Irish ones...

One of my favorite magazines is Faith & Family....when I receive an issue, I don't hesitate to read it from cover to cover. In this past issue, I came upon some interesting information that I hadn't heard yet for this Lent. This year, both St. Patrick's Day and St. Joseph's Day fall during Holy week, because Easter is so early this year. Holy Week has precedence over all other liturgical celebrations. So...the Holy See has granted permission to move the celebrations for both of these popular and special days for the entire Church to Saturday, March 15th. So plan a huge party and celebrate!!

Recipe to Share...

From my new cookbook...Taco Soup. My hubby likes this more than regular tacos!!