Why I boycott Nestle

I ran to Kroger yesterday to get the things to make pumpkin pie. I stopped to pick up a few cans of carnation evaporated milk, but wait! What is that on the label? Nestle. I quickly put it back and grabbed another brand. So, why did I do that? I have been boycotting nestle since I found out what they are doing around the world. Nestle has a bad habit of breaking the rules, knowingly, and this is causing innocent babies to die. I have a huge problem with that. Basically Nestle gives away formula to 3rd world countries. Why is that bad? Because the parents can’t afford to continue to buy the formula to feed the children. Because they do not need the formula to begin with, as babies should be breastfed if at all possible. Giving formula along with breastmilk will cause the mother to produce less and less milk. Then the babies have no formula and no breastmilk to eat. Nestle has continued to do this since 1981.

Here is what http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk has to say:

Artificial milk can harm babies because it does not contain the natural antibodies which a mother's milk provides. It is also extremely expensive, so that in many poor countries people dilute it too much to make it last longer, which causes malnutrition. In addition, the poor quality of water in many of these areas causes babies fed on substitutes to develop lethal diarrhea and infections. Mothers who do not breastfeed will stop producing milk, making the bad choice to use artificial milk irreversible. The latest monitoring report from the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) uncovered about 2,000 violations of the code in 69 countries, with Nestlé responsible for more violations than any other of the big 16 baby food companies and 14 bottle and teat companies.



For more information on Nestlé’s atrocities- check out www.babymilkaction.org or http://www.ibfan.org

New Noah Videos!

I have no idea who taught him to throw things down the stairs. Let me ask Scott!!! He makes sound effects, but you might have to turn the volume way up.

The second video has a special message to Aunt Sissy at the end.

The Time Change

So who invented this thing anyway?? I am all messed up. Dinner is late, I'm late to school, and I'm sooooo tired at night. And it gets dark early. I do get to see the moon and stars. Up in Sky!!

I had to have some coffee in my big mug.






and at least mommy fixed me some yummy pasgetti!!! Picture day is tomorrow- should I take a bath???

Halloween 2008

Noah wanted us to make a happy pumpkin, so we did. He had a lot of fun passing out candy in his farmer costume. He was excited. He has discovered what candy is, and thinks he likes it. We let him have some M & M's.



Today we went to the fall festival at church, and had lots of fun. Noah rode the pony, named Prissy. He got his first taste of cotton candy- and thought it was too sweet! He had fun bowling, and throwing bean bags. He even went in the inflatable thing for a few minutes!

Fall Festival at the Bamboo Farm

Today we went to the bamboo farm for the fall festival. It was overcast- but thankfully not raining.

Here is a picture on the hayride.



With a balloooom.

Looking at the helicopter.



Face painted- which Noah asked to do!



And on the pony ride- he rode twice.


We had a lot of fun.

To the Pumpkin Patch

On saturday when Mommy was done working, we went to the pumpkin patch at the Methodist Church. It had a steeple. I like finding steeples.


There were a lot of pumpkins!! We got a big one for daddy, a medium one for mommy and I got 2 small white ones. It was raining when we left.

Noah's New Room

Today we finished (well, mostly) with Noah's room. We went from white furniture to wood, and from a crib to a twin with a trundle.

Here is the Before::

And the After!! We stuck with the primary colors, and didn't have to repaint or change the pictures. I would like to get him a bulletin board for near the chest.