The Hillian Collection

1. One of Sammy's new favorite past times. And yes, he mixes the colors.
2. Bonding with Dada after our 3-day Tallahassee trip without him.
3. We picked up two of these high chairs at Wood You as well as a copper-red enamel paint. Hopefully, it'll be all cured up by next week. (I'm very tired of the attached-to-the-table seat we currently have. It's a trapped-crumb nightmare.)
4. "Hey, Mom, look what I can do!" ...
5. BAM! "Holding my head up like a champ."
6. Our farmers-market soup of the week: onions, carrots, peppers, kale, cabbage, spinach, sausage, bacon, shrimp and oysters. Sean gets a load of produce and meats every Saturday, and I make a soup out of it almost every time.

1. Clearly, this outfit had no effect on Jed's attitude.
2. Sammy entertains himself in the strangest ways on our walks. (p.s. Warm weather, please return quickly. I miss walking with you.)
3. Sean and Sammy love some night dancing.
4. Mommy and her boys in our new house.
5. This sweetie slept like this during my entire morning routine. Lovely.
6. Then this silly starting doing acrobatics on the bed. Oh my!

1. Snuggling up and watching Downton Abbey together while Sammy got his bearings after a nap.
2. Bundling up for, hopefully, the last cold week of this winter.
3. Yes it's an iPhone mirror pic, but I couldn't resist capturing my little peeping tom.
4. Sweet bathtimes. They both love it. Sammy, please don't pour water on your brother's head.
5. I glued these pieces together this week. I know. I know. Maybe I shouldn't have, but Sammy's able to play much better with it now that it doesn't fall apart at the slightest bit of force.
6. This morning's entertainment during our walk: a loose elastic thread from Sammy's own sock.

1. Our mornings are too fun once Sammy comes in to snuggle in the mornings, especially since Jed's starting to smile quite frequently.
2. "Mama, do these cloth diapers make my butt look big?"-Jed. Yes. Yes dear, they do. He's finally big enough to fit in them but not quite big enough to avoid looking ridiculous with such a fluffy bum.
3. My sweetheart got me Thornebrook Chocolates for Valentine's Day. Sammy was kind enough to allow me one of the four chocolate-covered strawberries from the lot. Looks familiar.
4. I recreated this salad from Trader Joes. I love having something like this handy in the fridge.
5. With a chair pulled up to the sink, I suddenly have a very unhelpful kitchen helper.
6. These two make a sweet duo.

1. Sammy loves sitting on the floor with his brother.
2. Sunday morning, I got completely ready for church and came out to find all my boys still in bed (Sammy joined us after waking up).
3. Little Jed's been smiling more and more, but it's so hard to capture on film. This is just a teaser.
4. Sammy spent Thursday with Papa and Meme in Orlando. Apparently, a basketball and a bucket are all he needs.
5. Jed's starting to enjoy tummy time more so than before. He even rolls from front to back now.
6. "Mama, this house is too dirty to only use ONE vacuum." -Sammy

1. Sammy loves tomatoes from his and Dada's garden. He kept saying, "mmmm," as he picked this one off the vine.
2. A little morning chore routine consists of leaving Sammy with the vacuum for about 20 min, and most of the living room will get swept--excluding little brothers, of course.
3. Papa and Meme came into town on Wednesday to take Sammy to the natural history museum. Sammy was trilled with the fossil collection drawers. Because of the fossils? No! The drawers.
4. Sammy's first animal ride was an elephant with Grandma at the medieval faire on Friday.
5. Our walk on Friday evening was brisk. But the dogwoods are budding!
6. I tried to catch one of Jed's elusive smiles this morning as he cooed. Obviously, I was unsuccessful.

1. Brotherly affection.
2. Springtime blooms decorate our evening walks.
3. Sammy makes a mess of feeding himself--a necessity with a new brother.
4. Our dinner Wednesday night: chicken stew with kale, carrots, turnips, etc.
5. Jed is almost 10 lbs (9 lbs 12 oz, to be exact).
6. Our leftover chicken stew with leftover quinoa + steel-cut oats.