And, a little cookie decorating at home to do a little "spooking!" Kids, frosting and sprinkles. What a night. And, John, well he just tries to take it all in.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Cookies & a Halloween Party
A little Halloween party at Grandma and Papa's house. The kids were so excited! They had been looking forward to it for weeks.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Happy Halloween!
I love Halloween!
I love them!
I love that 2 of the 3 picked their own costumes this year!
I love that they're all mine!
Katie-Tinkerbell John- dalmation Joey- brown dinosaur
I love them!
I love that 2 of the 3 picked their own costumes this year!
I love that they're all mine!
Katie-Tinkerbell John- dalmation Joey- brown dinosaur
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Drastic measures...
I'm officially frustrated! This kid is a thumb sucker. Not all day, but definitely during nap and bedtime. After the last dentist visit and the ever rising future orthodontist bill for this guy's severe overbite I'm taking drastic measures.
We got an elbow brace. Works great at night, but he can Houdini out of it during the day!
So, I ordered the nail polish. Super nasty stuff. It smells super strong and tastes terrible. The first day I put it on I could hear him gagging and choking on it in his room. He screamed and hollered about how horrible it was and that he just wanted to suck and go to sleep. Next thing I know the kid has thrown up from the stuff. By this point I'm thinking we have hit the jackpot.
Boy, did I celebrate too soon.
Yesterday, he asked for the nail polish and said he liked it. Apparently, he is stubborn enough to just man it up for five minutes until all the stuff is off his thumb.
So today, he screamed and threw a fit about me putting the nail polish on. And just to be sure today, I added the elbow brace thinking I was going to win this battle. When I went to remove him from his crib he had managed to remove the arm brace and suck all the polish off leaving a very pruned thumb! ARGHHHHH!
I'm going to keep at it another week or two and then I'm going to the "shark tooth" dentist. Supposedly, he can put some sort of retainer on the roof of his mouth so when he tried to suck it will poke his thumb. We shall see. In the meantime I'm certainly open to suggestions!
I have to admit I feel like the meanest mother in the world when I look at this picture. My child is restrained in two different ways. You can just see the edge of his baby jail otherwise known as his "housebed" and then there he is with his awesome elbow brace! Nice.
And, his attempt to put that stupid thumb in his mouth!
We got an elbow brace. Works great at night, but he can Houdini out of it during the day!
So, I ordered the nail polish. Super nasty stuff. It smells super strong and tastes terrible. The first day I put it on I could hear him gagging and choking on it in his room. He screamed and hollered about how horrible it was and that he just wanted to suck and go to sleep. Next thing I know the kid has thrown up from the stuff. By this point I'm thinking we have hit the jackpot.
Boy, did I celebrate too soon.
Yesterday, he asked for the nail polish and said he liked it. Apparently, he is stubborn enough to just man it up for five minutes until all the stuff is off his thumb.
So today, he screamed and threw a fit about me putting the nail polish on. And just to be sure today, I added the elbow brace thinking I was going to win this battle. When I went to remove him from his crib he had managed to remove the arm brace and suck all the polish off leaving a very pruned thumb! ARGHHHHH!
I'm going to keep at it another week or two and then I'm going to the "shark tooth" dentist. Supposedly, he can put some sort of retainer on the roof of his mouth so when he tried to suck it will poke his thumb. We shall see. In the meantime I'm certainly open to suggestions!
I have to admit I feel like the meanest mother in the world when I look at this picture. My child is restrained in two different ways. You can just see the edge of his baby jail otherwise known as his "housebed" and then there he is with his awesome elbow brace! Nice.
And, his attempt to put that stupid thumb in his mouth!
Friday, October 15, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Cereal...
So, we tried it about a month ago and he was into it for a day.
We tried again and he is now attacking the spoon.
(Oh, and he's my first baby to not gag and dry heave over peas! )
And, can you see why I want to eat him everyday for all meals?!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Woodland Fairy Party
After last years party I said I probably wouldn't do one this year. We grew up on the every other year party plan and I really wanted to implement it in our family as well. They're a lot of work. But, I realized we'll have just moved to New Zealand next year and we really won't know very many people so it made sense to do the party this year and then start the every other. So, we did.
I had so much FUN with this party. Katie and I scoured the Internet for a theme. She decided on a fairies and I was thrilled. What an easy party to find all kinds of fun ideas. And, I was able to decorate and make most everything from stuff I already had!
We have the most ideal backyard for this party. As the girls came they each picked a set of wings and a tutu to wear. Then they put on their fairy makeup and made their own jar of "pixie dust."
Tutus: Fabric from Joanns $1 per tutu
Wings: Halo Heaven $1.70
Pixie Dust Grotto
I had these containers left over from another activity and I just added a paper butterfly to the top to dress it up. Th pixie dust is just glitter I already had as well. The girsl absolutely loved this part. They were sprinkling each other with fiary dust the whole time. It was so fun to see all the imaginative play going on!
Fairy House Hunt
We went on a fairy house hunt to find all the things they would need to decorate a fairy house. This was so much fun. I told a story before each stop and then they had to "hunt" around the yard to find the specific thing they were looking for. I had all of these things in my craft box and it was so nice to get rid of them!
Flower Garden--flowers and leaves
Butterfly Garden-- paper butterflies
Toadstool Garden--moss and acorns (from our yard)
Water Garden--dew drops (flat glass marbles) and rocks
Fairy Garden--a fairy (wooden head with flowers for a body and thread for hair)
Fairy House--wooden birdhouse Joanns $1
Fairy Feast
Toadstool Cupcakes--cupcakes with toadstool cupcake pops. Tutorial on Bakerella
Ladybugs- sliced apples with chocolate frosting
Fairy Feathers--cotton Candy
Fairy Berries--raspberries and straberries
Butterfly and Snail Sanwiches--PB&J butterfly cutout and rolled jelly sandwiches
Fairy Trail mix-trail mix
Dandelion Milk--Lemonade
All in all it was a fun party. And, I think she like it.......
I had so much FUN with this party. Katie and I scoured the Internet for a theme. She decided on a fairies and I was thrilled. What an easy party to find all kinds of fun ideas. And, I was able to decorate and make most everything from stuff I already had!
We have the most ideal backyard for this party. As the girls came they each picked a set of wings and a tutu to wear. Then they put on their fairy makeup and made their own jar of "pixie dust."
Tutus: Fabric from Joanns $1 per tutu
Wings: Halo Heaven $1.70
Pixie Dust Grotto
I had these containers left over from another activity and I just added a paper butterfly to the top to dress it up. Th pixie dust is just glitter I already had as well. The girsl absolutely loved this part. They were sprinkling each other with fiary dust the whole time. It was so fun to see all the imaginative play going on!
Fairy House Hunt
We went on a fairy house hunt to find all the things they would need to decorate a fairy house. This was so much fun. I told a story before each stop and then they had to "hunt" around the yard to find the specific thing they were looking for. I had all of these things in my craft box and it was so nice to get rid of them!
Flower Garden--flowers and leaves
Butterfly Garden-- paper butterflies
Toadstool Garden--moss and acorns (from our yard)
Water Garden--dew drops (flat glass marbles) and rocks
Fairy Garden--a fairy (wooden head with flowers for a body and thread for hair)
Fairy House--wooden birdhouse Joanns $1
Fairy Feast
Toadstool Cupcakes--cupcakes with toadstool cupcake pops. Tutorial on Bakerella
Ladybugs- sliced apples with chocolate frosting
Fairy Feathers--cotton Candy
Fairy Berries--raspberries and straberries
Butterfly and Snail Sanwiches--PB&J butterfly cutout and rolled jelly sandwiches
Fairy Trail mix-trail mix
Dandelion Milk--Lemonade
All in all it was a fun party. And, I think she like it.......
She's SIX!!
I'm still not quite sure how it happened, but it did. She turned six. She has seriously been counting down since about January. This girls loves her birthday and of course an excuse for a party and friends.
The day started out with a super quick breakfast because John had an appointment. Once we were there we waited TWO hours to see the doctor. That has never happened to us before. They are always so good to be on time and fast. Let me tell you, three kids in a cramped exam room for an extended period of time equals crazy mama! We barely survived. Joey was crying over John getting his shots which was super sweet. And then, he didn't blink an eye when they gave him his flu shot. When they were done he looked at me and said, "That kinda hurt mom," with the most straight face ever. I really had to try not to laugh. And then, there was Katie. Katie who was pretty much bawling from the second the nurse came in with the consent form for me to sign. When it was her turn she went balistic. We're talking she was climbing up the wall screaming. I was so embarassed! The funny thing was she continued with that sherade even after the shot was given and she was totally unaware that it was all over. She assumed the lady had given up and left. She looked at me and asked why the nurse didn't end up giving her the shot. REALLY?!!! I really had to try and keep it together knowing it was her birthday and all, but I really wanted to hang her by her toenails!
So, that was our morning. Then it was off to Kindergarten with her "store bought treat." I really hate that you can't make anything homemad anymore. It just seems so much less birthday to walk into Harmons and purchase a tub of bakery cookies and call it a birthday treat. Of course, she knows nothing different, but I do. I have such great memories of helping my mom make cupcakes to take to school and being so proud of them and that my mom was there to help me pass them out. Oh well, she was completely thrilled with chocolate chip cookies from Harmons.
That evening we had a little family party with my parents and sister. She picked pasta for dinner. So, I made her some plain spaghetti noodles with parmesan cheese and then lasagna for the rest of us. I can't believe she picked plain pasta for her birthday dinner, but she really does love it.
Dinner couldn't go by fast enough for her. She had been dying to open her presents since that morning when she got up. That girl can sure unwrap in a hurry. I think we done in a matter of minutes with the whole present thing. I was barely able to snap pictures!
And yes, there was a theme to her presents this year as well. It was all things fairy!
A fairy doll from Grossmutter
A tinkerbell watch and stickers from Aunt Jackie and Uncle Casey
Winter clothes and a camera from mom and dad
A razor scooter and Tinkerbell jewelry kit from Grandma and Papa.
And a few weeks before--a special party with Grandma Barb and Grandpa as will as some tickle monster gloves and the book to go with!
She was one lucky and happy little girl. And now, I have a dramatic, loving and absolutely adorable little/big SIX year old!
The day started out with a super quick breakfast because John had an appointment. Once we were there we waited TWO hours to see the doctor. That has never happened to us before. They are always so good to be on time and fast. Let me tell you, three kids in a cramped exam room for an extended period of time equals crazy mama! We barely survived. Joey was crying over John getting his shots which was super sweet. And then, he didn't blink an eye when they gave him his flu shot. When they were done he looked at me and said, "That kinda hurt mom," with the most straight face ever. I really had to try not to laugh. And then, there was Katie. Katie who was pretty much bawling from the second the nurse came in with the consent form for me to sign. When it was her turn she went balistic. We're talking she was climbing up the wall screaming. I was so embarassed! The funny thing was she continued with that sherade even after the shot was given and she was totally unaware that it was all over. She assumed the lady had given up and left. She looked at me and asked why the nurse didn't end up giving her the shot. REALLY?!!! I really had to try and keep it together knowing it was her birthday and all, but I really wanted to hang her by her toenails!
So, that was our morning. Then it was off to Kindergarten with her "store bought treat." I really hate that you can't make anything homemad anymore. It just seems so much less birthday to walk into Harmons and purchase a tub of bakery cookies and call it a birthday treat. Of course, she knows nothing different, but I do. I have such great memories of helping my mom make cupcakes to take to school and being so proud of them and that my mom was there to help me pass them out. Oh well, she was completely thrilled with chocolate chip cookies from Harmons.
That evening we had a little family party with my parents and sister. She picked pasta for dinner. So, I made her some plain spaghetti noodles with parmesan cheese and then lasagna for the rest of us. I can't believe she picked plain pasta for her birthday dinner, but she really does love it.
Dinner couldn't go by fast enough for her. She had been dying to open her presents since that morning when she got up. That girl can sure unwrap in a hurry. I think we done in a matter of minutes with the whole present thing. I was barely able to snap pictures!
And yes, there was a theme to her presents this year as well. It was all things fairy!
A fairy doll from Grossmutter
A tinkerbell watch and stickers from Aunt Jackie and Uncle Casey
Winter clothes and a camera from mom and dad
A razor scooter and Tinkerbell jewelry kit from Grandma and Papa.
And a few weeks before--a special party with Grandma Barb and Grandpa as will as some tickle monster gloves and the book to go with!
She was one lucky and happy little girl. And now, I have a dramatic, loving and absolutely adorable little/big SIX year old!
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