Pumpkin thought the bed was just for him, so Boo decided to harass him and she did a good job of it too!
Spoiled kitty.....
Monday, August 31, 2009
Playing With Fire(or the Cat)
Pumpkin thought the bed was just for him, so Boo decided to harass him and she did a good job of it too!
Spoiled kitty.....
Sunday, August 30, 2009
New Big Girl Room!
I thought I would attempt a 360 degree view of Boo's room. We removed a couple pieces of furniture, the changing table and the rocking chair. The rocking chair is now in my living room and it fits really well! Boo's room is still a work in progress, we still need a set of shelves, an organizing bins for toys and to retouch the paint.
Boo's room was originally painted for Bubbie when we were expecting him. His bedding was green with white elephants, it was adorable. When we learned that we were expecting a girl, we moved Bubbie to his Big Boy room to make room for Boo. After that, we changed out the ceiling fan and hung up new curtains and new bedding. The yellow paint had transitioned well to Boo's room, but as to be expected, it has had a lot of wear and tear over the last 3 and a half years.
It is so surreal having two kids now in Toddler beds, no more babies(boo........I'm crying on the inside)! I'm not sure about more kids at this time, for now we are happy just the four of us, but I do have the baby fever. I need to find a newborn that I can hold and then give back, I think that would just be the bestest!! For now, I will just enjoy having two very independent toddlers.
Looking into Boo's room from the doorway.
My Mom, Grandma H, made the curtains for Boo's room. They are absolutely adorable and match her bedding perfectly!
When I ordered Boo's bedding, I also ordered the Toddler Bedding, so everything would transition well. Unfortunately, I didn't know that the blanket was for a twin, so it is too big for the bed. For now its hanging on her bed and I'm using her crib blanket, which is just a little small, but seems to work well!
I love the vintage quilted look of her bedding, adorable!!
This Cradle is a family heirloom, orginally bought by my Uncle Charlie and has been passed to every cousin in my family and my Niece and Nephew. It was so nice to have the cradle that I slept in as a baby, for both of my babies to sleep in when they were newborns.
The dresser(a bit hard to see, my camera didn't like the sun coming through the windows)was given to us by my Mother-in-Law. When we brought it home it looked rough and outdated, so I cleaned it up and put new drawer pulls on it when Bubbie was a baby. It turned out so cute!! When Boo gets older, I'll change out the baby blocks for flowers. Its amazing how just the smallest changes can make the biggest difference!
For now we keep Boo's diaper stuff on this shelf, but when she is potty trained, I will put her books up there. Though I still hope to get her a bookshelf, from Target(I hope). I have one all picked out and its on sale this week, but we will still have to wait. I'm keeping my fingers crossed though!! Its so tough when you have to choose which need is more important, but it is also just part of life. No one said it was easy!
Boo's room was originally painted for Bubbie when we were expecting him. His bedding was green with white elephants, it was adorable. When we learned that we were expecting a girl, we moved Bubbie to his Big Boy room to make room for Boo. After that, we changed out the ceiling fan and hung up new curtains and new bedding. The yellow paint had transitioned well to Boo's room, but as to be expected, it has had a lot of wear and tear over the last 3 and a half years.
It is so surreal having two kids now in Toddler beds, no more babies(boo........I'm crying on the inside)! I'm not sure about more kids at this time, for now we are happy just the four of us, but I do have the baby fever. I need to find a newborn that I can hold and then give back, I think that would just be the bestest!! For now, I will just enjoy having two very independent toddlers.
Looking into Boo's room from the doorway.
My Mom, Grandma H, made the curtains for Boo's room. They are absolutely adorable and match her bedding perfectly!
When I ordered Boo's bedding, I also ordered the Toddler Bedding, so everything would transition well. Unfortunately, I didn't know that the blanket was for a twin, so it is too big for the bed. For now its hanging on her bed and I'm using her crib blanket, which is just a little small, but seems to work well!
I love the vintage quilted look of her bedding, adorable!!
This Cradle is a family heirloom, orginally bought by my Uncle Charlie and has been passed to every cousin in my family and my Niece and Nephew. It was so nice to have the cradle that I slept in as a baby, for both of my babies to sleep in when they were newborns.
The dresser(a bit hard to see, my camera didn't like the sun coming through the windows)was given to us by my Mother-in-Law. When we brought it home it looked rough and outdated, so I cleaned it up and put new drawer pulls on it when Bubbie was a baby. It turned out so cute!! When Boo gets older, I'll change out the baby blocks for flowers. Its amazing how just the smallest changes can make the biggest difference!
For now we keep Boo's diaper stuff on this shelf, but when she is potty trained, I will put her books up there. Though I still hope to get her a bookshelf, from Target(I hope). I have one all picked out and its on sale this week, but we will still have to wait. I'm keeping my fingers crossed though!! Its so tough when you have to choose which need is more important, but it is also just part of life. No one said it was easy!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
My Baby Is No Longer A Baby.........
Just look at her sleeping in her big girl bed for the first time!! I'm not quite sure how I feel about this yet, but she has definitely let us know that she was ready. I had decided to give it a try since Boo is coming up on 16 months and that was the age that Bubbie started to sleep in a big boy bed, so far so good. When we laid her down, she didn't put up a fight or even attempt to get out of bed, Boo just went right to sleep. Which is unusual for her, usually, she puts up a 10 minute fight. I suppose that means she likes the openess of her bed now. As I type this, Daddy is bragging on the phone to his friend. It is definitely a big milestone and I'm sure there will be many more to come........
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Happy Birthday Daddy!!
Today is Daddy's 31st Birthday and we celebrated it Captain Morgan style!! Daddy loves to collect Captain Morgan collectibles, so I was inspired for the cake decoration. We had all of his friends meet us at The Port where we played pool, snacked on tacos and everyone LOVED the cake! If you know us, then you know that we ordered the cake from Cheri's Bakery and they really outdid themselves with this cake! It may not be as decorated as the kid's cakes, but its definitely custom!
Posing with his cake, he was so very proud!
Of course we had to take his picture with the Captain(that was so conveniently placed)!
All the party people
Daddy's friends shooting some pool(the two in the middle were friends of friends).
After the party, we came home and Bubbie told Daddy, "Happy Birthday, Daddy." Thank you, I taught him that. He is such a quick learner!!
Posing with his cake, he was so very proud!
Of course we had to take his picture with the Captain(that was so conveniently placed)!
All the party people
Daddy's friends shooting some pool(the two in the middle were friends of friends).
After the party, we came home and Bubbie told Daddy, "Happy Birthday, Daddy." Thank you, I taught him that. He is such a quick learner!!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
First Year Photo Collages
You may have noticed that I haven't posted since last weekend and that would be because I had spent my week working on these........
For both kids, for their first year, we had photos done each month until they were a year old. Then I didn't know what to do with all those photos. The Hubby and I had talked about doing a collage, but never seemed to get around to it. Last weekend we went to my SIL's house and she was making a collage for her son's daycare and it gave me an idea! I went to Michaels and bought supplies and made a First Year Collage for each kid. It was quite a lot of work and I'm hardly the crafty scrapbooking type, but I have to say that these turned out great!! Now to get them matted and framed, not sure how much that is going to cost, but I saved a lot of money by doing the collages myself. After the hard work, I am thinking about doing these for each kid every year! It makes for a great way to watch them grow. I did enjoy looking at their little newborn baby photos. You tend to forget just how small they were!
Below are some photos I decided to share from this last week.
This is our cat Dummy, whom is almost never seen, only talked about. She hides when people come over, mainly because she doesn't like children. Don't ask about the name, she was my Husband's cat when we started dating over 9 years ago(that tells you how old she is).
Bubbie hanging out and watching his cartoons.
Boo is getting so long and lean, just like Daddy and her Bubbie too!
Showing off some teeth with a big smile!
For both kids, for their first year, we had photos done each month until they were a year old. Then I didn't know what to do with all those photos. The Hubby and I had talked about doing a collage, but never seemed to get around to it. Last weekend we went to my SIL's house and she was making a collage for her son's daycare and it gave me an idea! I went to Michaels and bought supplies and made a First Year Collage for each kid. It was quite a lot of work and I'm hardly the crafty scrapbooking type, but I have to say that these turned out great!! Now to get them matted and framed, not sure how much that is going to cost, but I saved a lot of money by doing the collages myself. After the hard work, I am thinking about doing these for each kid every year! It makes for a great way to watch them grow. I did enjoy looking at their little newborn baby photos. You tend to forget just how small they were!
Below are some photos I decided to share from this last week.
This is our cat Dummy, whom is almost never seen, only talked about. She hides when people come over, mainly because she doesn't like children. Don't ask about the name, she was my Husband's cat when we started dating over 9 years ago(that tells you how old she is).
Bubbie hanging out and watching his cartoons.
Boo is getting so long and lean, just like Daddy and her Bubbie too!
Showing off some teeth with a big smile!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Fall Shopping
We all know that it is that time of year! You know, Fall clothes shopping. I know officially my kids aren't going back to school or really for the first time yet either, but I have learned that when shopping for Fall clothes, you have to start early or there won't be much left to shop for. Especially because we shop for kid's clothes at Target. More specifically, we like to buy The Genuine Kids by Osh Kosh brand from Target. I've been a loyal buyer of this brand ever since my Aunt Moira bought that first outfit for Bubbie when he was a newborn. She sent Bubbie overalls with a button up shirt and I thought it was the cutest outfit ever! Aunt Moira always did have good taste! I believe she has passed it on to her daughter too, because the outfits that Cousin H sent for Christmas last year were absolutely adorable too! I also loved the name on the Label, I am partial to that name!
I'm looking forward to Fall clothes shopping for the kids. Fall is one of my most favorite seasons, other than Spring. This Fall, even though Bubbie is fitting well into a 3T as of now, we will be buying 4T to allow for growth. Also he will be needing size 11 shoe, despite that he is still has room to grow into a 10. In the past with shoes, Bubbie would grow out of them before the season would come to wear them. I have learned well! Boo is currently in 18mths size with some room to grow, but her fall wardrobe will be bought in 2T. Little secret, 2T and 24mths are the same size in most stores, with a few exceptions such as Old Navy. Also with Boo's shoes, she currently grew out of her summer size 5 shoes and I had to go ahead and buy her a pair of size 6 shoes. Currently they only had Fall shoes to buy, so she has one pair down! Its amazing how quickly kids grow! Over the almost three years that I've had children, I have definitely learned to buy one size larger than what they are currently wearing because they will always grow out of that size before the season is up. In their case, bigger is better! They will grow into it in no time! So let the Fall shopping commence, enjoy!
I'm looking forward to Fall clothes shopping for the kids. Fall is one of my most favorite seasons, other than Spring. This Fall, even though Bubbie is fitting well into a 3T as of now, we will be buying 4T to allow for growth. Also he will be needing size 11 shoe, despite that he is still has room to grow into a 10. In the past with shoes, Bubbie would grow out of them before the season would come to wear them. I have learned well! Boo is currently in 18mths size with some room to grow, but her fall wardrobe will be bought in 2T. Little secret, 2T and 24mths are the same size in most stores, with a few exceptions such as Old Navy. Also with Boo's shoes, she currently grew out of her summer size 5 shoes and I had to go ahead and buy her a pair of size 6 shoes. Currently they only had Fall shoes to buy, so she has one pair down! Its amazing how quickly kids grow! Over the almost three years that I've had children, I have definitely learned to buy one size larger than what they are currently wearing because they will always grow out of that size before the season is up. In their case, bigger is better! They will grow into it in no time! So let the Fall shopping commence, enjoy!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you know me, then you know I LOVE CHOCOLATE!! Of which doesn't fully describe my love affair with chocolate. Anyway, as I've said before, one of our favorites around here is chocolate chip cookies and with my new found weight loss and wanting to continue the trend, I decided to find a lower calorie recipe. I did some searching and on one of my favorite resources, http://www.realage.com/ct/eat-smart/recipe/ ,found this great recipe! We baked some of these cookies last night and I was impressed by how delicious they were.
I thought I would share the recipe and also share that I doubled the vanilla from 1tsp to 2tsp. We also had made our own vanilla instead of using the vanilla extract. I think that really added to the flavor! Hope others enjoy the recipe as much as we did!!
I thought I would share the recipe and also share that I doubled the vanilla from 1tsp to 2tsp. We also had made our own vanilla instead of using the vanilla extract. I think that really added to the flavor! Hope others enjoy the recipe as much as we did!!
Ingredients
Bev's Chocolate Chip Cookies - 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Directions
| 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. |
| 2. Grind oats in a blender or food processor. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in flour, baking soda and salt. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla; beat until smooth and creamy. With the mixer running, add the dry ingredients, beating on low speed until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips. |
| 3. Drop the dough by heaping teaspoonfuls, at least 1 inch apart, onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until firm around the edges and golden on top, about 15 minutes. Cool the cookies for 2 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. |
Nutrition Information
Per cookie
Calories: 99
Carbohydrates: 12g
Fat: 5g
Saturated Fat: 2g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2g
Protein: 1g
Cholesterol: 11mg
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Potassium: 55mg
Sodium: 64mg
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag!
I know I'm not keeping up with this blog very well lately, all I can say is please be patient with me. Hopefully things will pick up around here, so that we have more pictures to post.
Something to mention, is that we are officially doing Bubbie's Third Birthday party at a local Fire Station!! We are so excited about it, that I'm already in the planning stage of it and we have until Oct. 17. Plenty of time!!
Below are some photos from this weekend of everyone harassing the cat, a favorite pass time around here. Pumpkin is one feisty kitty and he gets in these ornery moods and it makes for some great free entertainment! At one point I looked over my shoulder while folding towels and noticed that Bubbie had the cat in the bag. I decided that Bubbie and I would carry him to Daddy down the hall. I told Bubbie not to let the cat out of the bag and Daddy thought it was the funniest thing! Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of him in the bag, but believe me, it was hilarious!!
Can you see the ornery look in his eyes? I'm sure the catnip helped too!
Poor cat was being tackled by Daddy, Bubbie and Boo!
He was completely worn out when we finished with him!
Next are some photos just for Grandma H. She had pointed out to me that my photos have been a bit lop sided lately and that I needed more of Boo. Here you go!
Daddy and Boo
She is starting to look a little too grown up these days, can't believe she is 15 months now! Almost starting to lose her baby look, so sad.....
After the cat finished with the bag, Boo decided she wanted to play with it!
Something to mention, is that we are officially doing Bubbie's Third Birthday party at a local Fire Station!! We are so excited about it, that I'm already in the planning stage of it and we have until Oct. 17. Plenty of time!!
Below are some photos from this weekend of everyone harassing the cat, a favorite pass time around here. Pumpkin is one feisty kitty and he gets in these ornery moods and it makes for some great free entertainment! At one point I looked over my shoulder while folding towels and noticed that Bubbie had the cat in the bag. I decided that Bubbie and I would carry him to Daddy down the hall. I told Bubbie not to let the cat out of the bag and Daddy thought it was the funniest thing! Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of him in the bag, but believe me, it was hilarious!!
Can you see the ornery look in his eyes? I'm sure the catnip helped too!
Poor cat was being tackled by Daddy, Bubbie and Boo!
He was completely worn out when we finished with him!
Next are some photos just for Grandma H. She had pointed out to me that my photos have been a bit lop sided lately and that I needed more of Boo. Here you go!
Daddy and Boo
She is starting to look a little too grown up these days, can't believe she is 15 months now! Almost starting to lose her baby look, so sad.....
After the cat finished with the bag, Boo decided she wanted to play with it!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
The Things They Say!
In this post I thought I would share some of the things that both my kiddos have been saying and/or repeating. They absolutely amaze me with what words stick. Bubbie has started saying chocolate milk very clearly and he will come up to me, repeatedly yelling, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy" and then when I look at him, he whispers "chocolate milk?" Cracks me up!! He has also picked up lemonade, mainly sounding like "ade," but I understand what he asking for and that is the main thing.
Boo has started repeating every word she hears, it seems. She has been saying cracker, fish stick, milk and most recently today, she said pop corn! I certainly don't think we will have a problem with her talking! Oh and both my kids have picked up boody, hehe!
This last weekend we were at Target(shocker I know, LOL!) and I let Bubbie pick up a toy thinking he would tire of it by the time we were done in the store, so we wouldn't have to buy it. Well, the one time he didn't tire of it, Daddy convinced him to trade for a Kit Kat. Bubbie was also nice enough to share with Boo. Needless to say the mess they made of the back seat! I made a comment about it looking like chocolate poop. Ever since, when Bubbie sees melted chocolate, he refers to chocolate poop. Not to mention the 50 times he repeated it after I said it! Go figure, the one thing he repeats from me. One thing is for sure, even though I can't always understand what Bubbie says, the main thing is that he has worked up enough confidence to try and speak rather than just point. That is a huge step on the path of progress!!
Below are a few photos just for the sake of sharing!
Bubbie making some cookies, a favorite of Bubbie's! Funny thing, because we did this after I finished my workout on the stationery bike, I told Daddy to keep me out of the photos. I was in all of them, but this is the one with the least of me, LOL!
I figured I would share some more of the hairbows that I am working(playing)on. Any more it really is just for fun. I haven't had the time to try and set anything up for selling my bows. I'm still hoping though to make something of them. Although it does seem as though the hairbow business may be a bit saturated. I think everyone is making them now days!
Boo has started repeating every word she hears, it seems. She has been saying cracker, fish stick, milk and most recently today, she said pop corn! I certainly don't think we will have a problem with her talking! Oh and both my kids have picked up boody, hehe!
This last weekend we were at Target(shocker I know, LOL!) and I let Bubbie pick up a toy thinking he would tire of it by the time we were done in the store, so we wouldn't have to buy it. Well, the one time he didn't tire of it, Daddy convinced him to trade for a Kit Kat. Bubbie was also nice enough to share with Boo. Needless to say the mess they made of the back seat! I made a comment about it looking like chocolate poop. Ever since, when Bubbie sees melted chocolate, he refers to chocolate poop. Not to mention the 50 times he repeated it after I said it! Go figure, the one thing he repeats from me. One thing is for sure, even though I can't always understand what Bubbie says, the main thing is that he has worked up enough confidence to try and speak rather than just point. That is a huge step on the path of progress!!
Below are a few photos just for the sake of sharing!
Bubbie making some cookies, a favorite of Bubbie's! Funny thing, because we did this after I finished my workout on the stationery bike, I told Daddy to keep me out of the photos. I was in all of them, but this is the one with the least of me, LOL!
I figured I would share some more of the hairbows that I am working(playing)on. Any more it really is just for fun. I haven't had the time to try and set anything up for selling my bows. I'm still hoping though to make something of them. Although it does seem as though the hairbow business may be a bit saturated. I think everyone is making them now days!
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