Project 365 - Week Four

Week Four -

Sunday: Nana & Grandpa dan came to play!



Monday: Someone is OBSESSED with the drums...



Tuesday: Wrestling...and yes, C&P hate pants.



Wednesday: He is a climbing machine! Luckily, we don't use this type of gate to contain them!



Thursday: TIME FOR BED!!




Friday: My dog begs, & my kid hates pants.



Saturday: Sleepover Take 2...SUCCESS!

ARRR Matey

Cam got some awesome pirate bath toys for Christmas, which was perfect timing since he had been freaking out in the tub for almost a month. No reason for the melt downs, but I did master giving him a 45 second bath! Once the pirate toys were added, the kid was back to being a fish in the tub...finally! Every night at dinner he asks for a pirate bath, & it goes like this...

Project 365 - Week Three

Week Three

Sunday: We went to visit Avery & Parker's new house & the girls decided to slip away to the mall for a bit!



Monday: C&P's 1st snowball fight!



Tuesday: Just hanging out watching Toy Story 2 (for the 20th time).



Wednesday: He put his hat on backwards all on his own, he's cool like that. (Yes, I know he has a big head.)



Thursday: They pretty much refuse to sit in their highchairs these days.


Friday: Playing Dog Whisperer.


Saturday: A little upset about having to come in from playing in the snow.

Look at that Powder!

C&P have been dying to put on their snow pants & boots! They were crying while I was gathering everything because apparently I was not moving fast enough! It's tough getting 2 octopi in 4 boots, 4 gloves, 2 hats, 2 jackets & snow pants...& you know I had to clean a "code brown" in the middle of it all! I got a bronze today, but will definitely move up the podium tomorrow! We were out for about 30 minutes & had to drag them in because it was COLD! Of course it was drama! There winter wonderland adventure was not drama, pure bliss!

It was so quite & peaceful at 9 o'clock. Not a plow in sight, but I had no place to go.

Unleashed!

They get a little more distance on the slide in the snow.

My attempt at a double photo.

Checking out the situation in the front yard.

They barely fit with all their gear!

Snowball fight, Cam is mid-throw.

Believe it or not, Paige is having fun (Her glove is in her lap, don't worry).

Loving it!

I PROMISED them we would go out again tomorrow, on a walk...in the wagon!

Thirteen, Uhhh...Eight Thoughts for Thursday

Thirteen Thoughts for Thursday

1. The 1 weeks worth of winter weather is starting to put me in a funk. All I want is tea & chapstick.

2. Potty training is still at the front of my mind. Everyone "makes something" on the potty, but there isn't a formal plan in place, I blame the winter funk.

3. I started a journal for C&P. Kind of like the photo-a-day project, but instead a phrase-a-day project. Let me tell you, they have a lot to say.

4. I have been in love with Pinterest! I am averaging a Pinterest project about every 3 days, I can't help it! I'll share pics later. If you're curious what I''m up, find me here.

5. My dog is annoying, but I am grateful he is only 30 lbs. Small dog, small problems.

6. I think it's hilarious that the weather folks don't know to call for 3-5 inches or 7-10...I feel like that's a pretty big difference. I wish I had a job where I could be wrong or unsure half the time...

7. Generally, C&P get a bath every other day (skin issues, lack of filth), but lately they have been asking for a "Pirate Bath" (tub full of pirate toys) everyday. Is that bad the we don't want to give them a bath everyday?

8. I have a whole list of photos I need to print for C&P's baby books. These are from their 1st year of life...12 whole months ago, oops. (Mom Fail).

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No mistake, I only have 8 thoughts. I blame winter...

Project 365 - Week Two

Week Two

Sunday: The one with the crazy hair is a potty champ, now we must get a plan in the works! The boy in blue is getting better!

Monday: All small boys are now secure! We call it his fort. (Paige is jumping, I don't usually make her look like Cindy Lou Who)

Tuesday: This one is a free spirit.

Wednesday: I had a mishap one day...one gray one brown...oooops! I blame C&P.

Thursday: Check up with Dr. Lundblad...Cam is 24 lb & 34 inches and Paige is 27.8 lbs & 35 inches tall.

Friday: Who doesn't love a costume themed tea party, while wearing slippers?

Saturday: Whole Foods sampler day...sushi is mine!

Whole Foods, More Like Scary Foods

We took a trip to the mall to run some errands while Mike hit up the Cubs convention. I did a great job avoiding Gymboree, too! After the mall I took C&P to Whole Foods for dinner. They have been in a food rut, so I thought it would be a good time to expose/introduce some new foods from the amazing salad/food bar. We loaded up on all kinds of random stuff, more on that later. It was getting close to dinner, so I thought we would just eat in the dining room there. On my way in I encountered the oddest, strangest, & almost frightening situation. You know that point when two people are headed into the same doorway & someone must give the other person a "go ahead?" Well, I thought that's what I was getting, but I wasn't. It went like this...

Crazy Lady: Go ahead. (smiles)
Me: Thanks! (proceeds to push double stroller through opening)
Crazy Lady: TRIES TO PUSH SHOPPING CART FILLED WITH SUITCASES INTO STROLLER!
Me: Oh, I'm sorry, go ahead.
Crazy Lady: I want to! You go ahead. (smiles)
Me: (proceeds to push double stroller through opening, again)
Crazy Lady: TRIES TO PUSH SHOPPING CART INTO STROLLER, AGAIN!
Me: I'm sorry, what are you doing? Please just go ahead!
Crazy Lady: DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!
Me: (in my mother bear voice) Excuse me, I have children, what are you trying to do??
Crazy Lady: DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!
Me: Flies through doorway as some Crazy Lady is trying to push her cart into my stroller, AGAIN!)

I still don't understand what happened, & what was wrong with her. At first I thought it was a misunderstanding, then a hidden camera show, & now I have other thoughts...like she was CRaZy! I have never been in a scary "stranger" situation with the kids, that really freaked me out, who does that???

Obviously I decided not to eat at Whole Foods with the CRaZy Lady, & took our dinner home! C&P found new foods!...with a little push from an amazing Carol's Chocolate Chip Cookie!

Paige decided that she likes edamame, green peppers & artichoke hearts. Cam decided that he likes edamame, period. There is a mutual consensus in the house that both do not like mashed or sweet potatoes, serious? Costco has a great deal on bulk edamame, DONE!