Trail Blazers

Phew, it took some time to get out of the house, but once we did, it was nice and warm and sunny - perfect for a walk along the American Tobacco Trail near our house. But leading up to our walk was kinda like this: (1) put Ethan in stroller, (2) Ethan crying - don't know why?, (3) take Ethan out of stroller, (4) Ethan still fussy - why?, (5) see stain of poop through Ethan's clothes - aha, know why, (6) change Ethan's diaper, (7) hand wash Ethan's clothes so no poopie stains develop, (8) find new clothes for Ethan, (9) realize all clothes are getting kinda small for Ethan, (10) take out new "6M" clothes not worn yet, (11) dress Ethan, (12) find carrier to use instead of stroller and put Ethan in it, (13) Ethan fussing - what now?, (14) feed Ethan - did the trick!, (15) resume with carrier and strap on to dad, (16) Ethan spit up on carrier, (17) dad says, "ah, who cares, let's go for this walk already!"


So off we went. Ethan was so quiet and observant of everything - nature, trees, trail, other people on the trail, other babies, dogs ...

It had been some time since we had gone out of the house! It has been so cold lately, but starting to warm up nicely now.

Going to do this more often, hopefully in the future the preparation is less eventful :-D

The Red

Wal-Mart may still be the world's largest retail store, but I can bet Target is catching up, real fast. Every where you look, a new Target store emerges. And unlike Wal-Mart, where usually the bottom line is cost (and no one can argue that the best/cheapest prices are found there), Target's appeal is in both moderately priced items, as well as in the chic, designer-quality, "higher end" options available in their stores.

The Red (Bullseye) is sweeping the nation. And for us, we go to "Tar-zhay" at least once every couple of days. We can't get enough. They serve our every consumer needs. From baby stuff (naturally) to groceries to everyday kitchen and household items to underwear and DVDs, The Red's got it all.

And on the occassion that we sometimes forget The Red behemoth exists (and we go elsewhere for something) we more likely than not discover a far superior product (to what we purchased elsewhere) when later on a routine run to T.