Little Moments I Never Want to Forget V.2

Everyday there are these moments that I never want to forget. Little snippets in time where my hurts aches so badly in the best way for how full it is, for how good it all is in the here and now. It's hard though to remember it all with time moving so fast, so I almost always try and jot down those memories on little pieces of paper, or in the memo section of my phone before I forget the details. And today I thought I would compile some of my favorite recent moments here too (again), so you could enjoy a little bit of Henry's (very talkative) sunshine!

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Henry giving the vacuum cleaner a hug and saying, "Keep on cleaning, vacuum!"

Our current favorite book is called "Goodnight, Construction Site" and we read it almost every evening before Henry goes to sleep. The book talks about 5 or 6 different types of trucks and then says goodnight to each one as they stop working and go to sleep. At the end of the book Henry yells out, "No! Nope! Trucks WAKE UP! WAAAAKE UP! We are not sleeping!" Hank and I just about died from laughter.

The other afternoon I made macaroni and cheese for lunch and he took one look at it and said, "No mama, mac 'n cheese is GROSS!"

Last week we were laying on the couch reading books and Henry looked up at me and said "Mommy I want to hold you," and put his arm around me and squeezed tight. Heart melt.

He is becoming so, so opinionated about everything and has started having a real preference for shoes. The other day I brought out his red Vans for him to put on and he looked me square in the eye and said very firmly, "No mama, I wear the gray shoes today," and refused to put on anything but the gray ones. So crazy that he's starting to develop these likes and dislikes as far as his clothing!

I will often say to Henry, "I have something I want to tell you," then whisper "I love you" in his ear. He loves it and always smiles and giggles. Can you guess what he said to me just the other day? Yup. He told me he had to tell me something, pulled me close, and whispered "I love you Mommy."

Lately Henry will bust out singing songs about trucks. All kinds of trucks! I'll post a video soon but he'll just start singing things like "pick up truck! pick up truck!" or "digger digging dirt! digging, digging!" Cutest thing ever.

While talking about Halloween and dressing up I grabbed a white tablecloth and asked Henry what kind of costume you could make with it, thinking he'd say ghost since one of the books we love is all about ghosts. Instead he replied "a table!" Amazing.

xoxo

Ocean baby. Method, baby.

I grew up at the ocean and almost all of my childhood memories have something to do with the beach. Sometimes the simplest things will bring me back there- the smell of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the taste of Gouda cheese and crackers, or even the sound of laughter. There are just some things that have been imprinted into my mind, and whenever I am on the beach I really feel like I'm home.

And now that Henry is older, I love making memories with him, either where I grew up on the Jersey Shore, or when we visit other places and we're able to spend time at the ocean. It's amazing to see him running and playing in the sand,  jumping in the water as it meets the shore, and experiencing all of these firsts just as I did when I was his age.

I could go on and on about it, but really everything that comes along with it holds such a huge place in my heart. So when Method shared their Ocean Plastic campaign with me, I thought it sounded amazing. Here's a bit more on it:

In a nutshell, Method is launching their 2-in-1 Dish + Hand Soap, and packaging it in the world's first bottle made of recovered ocean plastic. Awesome right? Check out the video below to learn even more.


And better yet, take the Ocean Plastic pledge on Method's Facebook for a chance to win $100 to Whole Foods, where the line is exclusively selling, along with methodhome.com. The contest ends November 30th, so be sure to head over there soon.

And on the topic of FREE and GOOD...have you tried the Smarty Dish Plus products yet? I was a little wary because I love the dish detergent we already use, but (here comes me as a broken record yet again), I tried these cute little Method power packs and fell in love. They're really wonderful, and now you can get 15% off when ordered from methodhome.com (or well.ca for Canada). Enter "SMARTDISH" upon checkout. And as a heads up, the discount available Nov. 15-30, or while supplies last. Go get 'em!

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sponsored by method but all opinions expressed are my own. I still haven't met a method product I haven't loved!