early christmas shopping

while i'm thinking about it, i wonder if i should go ahead and get oscar a camera for christmas. he always loves playing with my camera, but also enjoyed playing with gramma's and uncle chris's cameras at the reunion. i found this nice orange one on amazon which will give oscar a camera of his own and me the satisfaction of buying an orange camera.

oscar walked in while i had the amazon page full of kid cameras and said 'look at all the cameras!! can you buy me one??' so i must be on the right track.

4 is a crowd

our 3 person tent is still perfect for us this year, but next year i'll have a really good excuse to upgrade! i love flipping through the camping sections of cabela type catalogs, so it's fun to daydream about getting a new tent. i keep reading things about foot lockers, gear lofts and built in cup holders - all of which i've never seen in a tent. i'm really curious about the gear loft...

this tent looks pretty cool, sleeps 8, sounds pretty easy to assemble, is orange, and has cup holders, pockets and a gear loft! sweet!

michelle ramin

i have this post saved in my bloglines, and every time this painting comes up, i love it... i dont see it on her website, so i'm guessing it's sold since tuesday...

cleanin' up

i was just looking around on amazon to see what there was in the way of mop & broom sets for kids.. i was pleasantly surprised that not a single pink broom popped up.. grab your brooms, boys!