Homemade Finger Paint!

Thanks to Pinterest I found some easy to make Edible Finger Paints.

I made the paints last night and then this afternoon the kiddos and I enjoyed painting with them. They had a weird texture to them. And I don't think that they tasted very well. I managed to keep Lyric from eating it. But with Michael.... That was a little harder. He managed to sneak a little taste here and there. And he wasn't too into painting. He did stick his fingers in it a couple of times, but didn't really paint on the paper. I knew that he was getting tired because as Lyric was finishing up he was rubbing his eyes and his face. And can you imagine what happened when he started to rub his face. The paint that was on his hands went straight to his face and his eyes. I wasn't able to get a good picture of his face after he rubbed his face. 

Lyric loved the paints. She didn't want to stop. :) It is going to be another go to paint in the future. I think that she liked the feel of them. She would scoop the blob of paint up that I put on her paper and would smear it across her paper. Then she started to mix all the paints in her hands and then would go about and make her masterpiece.

The Recipe:

1/2 C Cornstarch

3-4 Tbsp Sugar

2 C Water

Mix in a saucepan over low-medium heat until it becomes thick but smooth. Let cool. Scoop into bowls or cups and add food coloring.

Homemade Pancakes

So, Monday morning and this morning I made egg-less pancakes. I wanted pancakes but didn't have any eggs. So, I got to looking on the computer for pancakes that didn't involve eggs. Well, I found a very easy recipe. And it tasted wonderful! And both the kiddos enjoyed them as well. They both out ate me. But that doesn't surprise me. Lyric ate 4 pancakes Monday and this morning and Mikey ate 3 pancakes Monday and this morning. I can see these pancakes in our very near future again. Like probably next week if not this weekend. :)

After we ate breakfast we cleaned up. Lyric wiped down their table and I vacuumed the floor, with Michael's help of course. I've got some pretty amazing kids, I must admit. Even if they don't listen to me very well. :(

Now, you probably want the recipe... Huh?

I found this recipe over at Rak's Kitchen.

I added a few things to them to make them a bit sweeter. :)

I used:

2 c flour

3 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp baking powder

a dash of salt

1 tbsp of cinnamon

2 c milk

2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp or so of vanilla

1. mix all of the dry ingredients first.

2. add the milk, oil, and vanilla. mix well. let sit for 10 minutes.

3. heat griddle. 

4. pour batter, do not spread. heat until bubbles pop and the color changes. then flip and heat the other side until finished. 

5. serve with butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and/or syrup. however your heart desires.

6. enjoy!

"Slamming Doors"

The other night I was working on getting the kiddos ready for bed. But they had no desire to come to me to get diapers/pull ups on and jammies put on. Instead they wanted to play in their room and open and close the bedroom door. They both got a hit out of it. Michael's face was just priceless! He was having a blast!

Bath Paint!

After dinner the other night I decided that I was going to make some bath tub paint for the kiddos. It was very simple to make. All it was was shaving cream and food coloring. I used a six count muffin tin and put some shaving cream and different colors of food coloring in each tin. 

I put both of the kiddos in the bath tub in a diaper and underpants. And then I let them paint to their hearts desire. They painted the walls of the bath tub and Lyric painted her brother's' tummy. The first thing that Michael did was stick his hand in the shaving cream. I think he may have liked the feeling of it. He also liked to mix all of the different colors. It was so much fun watching the two play and paint. Then we took our baths. 

Cuddles with Sick Kids

Sick Kiddos :(

Boy,

Has this week been a tough week. Michael woke up Monday not feeling well at all. He was all stuffy and congested and just wanted to be held by mommy. He had the sick smell coming off of him, so I gave him a bath. Thinking that maybe it would help. He usually likes his baths. Boy, he did not like it at all. He cried the whole time. :(

Then Tuesday, I woke up not feeling well. I woke up with a stuffy nose and a really sore throat. :( And been fighting a pounder of a headache. I have so much pressure in my head that all I want to do is sleep or cry. And sleeping I can't do because I don't like to sleep while the kids are up. I will only sleep/nap when I know that they are asleep. Just makes me feel better. 

And finally... Wednesday, Lyric woke up with whatever we all are sharing. Except she got the worse of all of us. She had the chills. Was violently shaking. Drank a cup of juice and that was it for the day. She didn't eat much either. :( She then goes to get sick. And I mean sick. She projectile vomited and had a fever of 103.7. :( It broke my heart because there wasn't much that I could do for her. So, I get on the phone with a nurse from the doctor's office. She gave me some tips and tricks to try with her. None of which Lyric will let me try. I do manage to get some Tylenol and later some Motrin into her and she takes a light nap. Waking up to the softest of sounds. But wakes up with almost a normal temperature. :) 

Hopefully by this weekend we can all be feeling well. I don't like it when my kiddos are sick. Because when the kids aren't happy, we aren't happy. 

Super Bowl Fun!

Pictures from Super Bowl Sunday.

Amy and Me

Me, Mikey, and Amy

Lyric and Adam

My Kiddos and Me

Mikey and Me

Lyric

Chris and Me / Chris and Amy

Super Bowl

We spent the weekend at a friends house. 

We went to IHOP for lunch. Then we headed back to their place and relaxed. Later in the day we prepped our foods for Sunday. Well, Amy prepped her foods. I watched her and helped as much as she would let me. :)

We had... 

*Spinach Dip

*Ranch Dip

*Chips to go with Sloppy Joes and Dogs

*Rolls for the Spinach Dip

Veggie Tray for the Ranch Dip

*Meatballs

*Lil' Smokies

*Macaroni Salad

*Hot Dogs

*Beer Brauts

*Sloppy Joes

*Cheese Cake

We had...

*Cherry Vodka

*Beer
*Diet Coke w/ Lime

*Root Beer

*Coke

*Juices for the kiddos

We had a lot of food! And it was good food! 

I didn't watch much of the game. I just wasn't into it. I have never really been into football unless I was in the Marching Band and playing/marching.

All I know is that we wanted the Broncos to win. Unless you are my grama and uncle Ted. They were rooting for the Seahawks. 

I spent more time playing with the kiddos and playing on the computer and Kindle.

Oinkers!

Oh boy do I have a little piggy on my hands. 

I can't go into the kitchen without Mikey on my heels and wanting something to eat. It seems as though he is constantly eating. But where does it all go? He is a tiny little kid. He must have a really fast metabolism. I'd like his metabolism. :) 

He is a lot like his daddy though. Seems as though they are both constantly eating. 

We went to IHOP for lunch this afternoon and when Chris is full he tilts his head to the side. Well, this afternoon Mikey did something similar to that. He slumped back into his high chair and just sat there like he was in a daze. I wish now that I would have gotten a picture of it. It was too cute!

He even ate half of my meal. He ate all but two bites of my scrambled eggs. Which is okay, because I wasn't going to eat them anyways. I had gotten them for him. And he ate about a third of my hash browns. Boy, did he like them. He even downed his apple juice before our food even got out to us. He is like his big sister on that part. She chugs her juice and then doesn't have anything to drink once her meal gets to her. They both like their drinks. :)

When Mikey is older, I think he is going to be just like daddy. Trying to eat us out of house and home. :) 

Friday 5 - Like Family, Part 1

Lest you think these questions are a bit on the negative side, fear not: next week's are very similar, but favor the positives. So, stick with me.

1. In what not-so-good way are you like your father?

Hmm... I'm not sure. 

2. In what not-so-good way are you like your mother?

Umm... 

3. In what not-so-good way are you like your siblings?

Ah...

4. In what not-so-good way are you like a relative outside your immediate family?

I don't know...

5. If members of your family voted, what would they elect as the thing about you they'd most like to change?
Maybe, not holding things in?

Help me out family?

Random Pictures From Our Day

We had a pretty good day today. Although, I woke up with a terrible headache. The kiddos woke up about 0730, Michael thought that he was still tired and wanted to sleep some more. So me and Lyric came out into the living room and cuddled while watching a movie. After a little while though, she was done cuddling and wanted to play a little bit. So, she played with her kitchen stuff and I laid on the sofa while watching her and a movie. I got rid of my headache! :) Michael decided that it was time to get up.

We went about our day. Nothing big happened. Stayed inside as it has been bitter cold out.

Here are some random pictures from this evening. :)

Lyric "Roaring"

Mikey carrying a sock on his shoulder. (he put it there)

Lyric snuggling in her blanket from her Godmother for Christmas.

Mikey ramming his car back and forth and back and forth into the toys.

Making faces at mommy while taking pictures. :)

Mikey was coming after my camera, so I got a picture of him. Love his face! Bright flashes were coming from my camera. 

I love getting to spend my days with these two kiddos. :)

Our First Tea Party

This evening we had our first tea party. Lyric and I started our tea party with just the two of us and her two baby dolls. Then Once we started to set out the plates and cups Mikey decided that he would join us. He just had a little bit of sibling rivalry going on. 

After Lyric took all that she could from Mikey messing with her tea party she messed it up to the max. She scattered everything on the floor too. 

After our rivalry session, we moved the tea party to the picnic table. 

Here are some pictures of just Mikey and what he was doing during the tea party.

And then there is Lyric... Boy, was she having fun!

Snow Day!

We had a snow storm night before last. They were saying that we were going to get anywhere between one to three inches of snow. Well, when the snow started coming down it wasn't sticking to the ground. So, I had my doubts. I didn't think that we were going to wake up and have any snow. :(

Well, I was wrong...

We ended up getting about three inches of snow. :)

It was Lyric's second time out in the snow and Michael's first time.

Lyric is making foot tracks in the snow. :)

I don't know about this 'white stuff' yet.

Whatever it is, it is cold. 

Both of my babies standing by each other, wondering what to do. 

We only lasted about ten minutes the first time we went outside. Lyric decided that she didn't want to keep her gloves on and wanted to play in the snow bare handed. She would not keep the gloves on for nothing. Well, she fell in the snow and made a snowball all bare handed. Then got hysterical because her hands and fingers were frozen. She is a lot like her daddy on that part. He hates when his hands and fingers are cold, he gets cranky too. :) 

Then, when Mikey took his nap, me and Lyric went out and built ourselves a snowman. :) It was our first snowman that we built together. The only thing that could have made the experience better was having Chris there to help us. 

30 Days of Me Challenge (Day 20)

Day 20: Describe 3 significant memories from your childhood.

I have four.

1. Me and my sisters used to spend every weekend with our grandparents. They would pick us up either after school on Friday or sometime in that afternoon or early evening. And then we would head to their house and spend the weekend with them. Most weekends we would stay with them until Monday morning as our Grama was a Foster Grandparent and volunteered in our classes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and some Fridays. So we would ride with her to school. And we would almost always go by a Moxie Java and get a hot mocha. I always enjoyed having my Grama help in my classes. I had her in all of my classes from First Grade all the way up until Sixth Grade. After I left Elementary School my Grama retired from the program.

2. I go back and think about this memory quite a bit. Especially when I am thinking about my Popa. He was a Shriner and was also involved in the Shrine Band. He had a Trumpet and a Tuba that he would let us kids try and play when we were over at their house. We may have never actually "played" the instrument I remember having so much fun. Another memory I have personally with my Popa is dancing with him. I was little and I would stand on his feet holding his hands and we would dance around the family room listening to music. 

3. Playing hide and seek with our Uncle Ted. It didn't matter where we hid he found us every time. Even when we thought that we had some of the best hiding places in the house. I remember hiding in the broom closet and the clothes hamper. Although, you needed a little bit of help to hid in the clothes hamper. I also remember hiding out in the garage in my Popa's computer room. When our Uncle found us he almost always scared us. Was just part of the game. Another memory I have with my Uncle Ted is doing his hair and playing Doctor with him. He had a few ace bandages that he would let us play with and we would wrap his arms and hands as if they were broken. 

4. My Uncle John took me on my first ski trip to Bogus Basin when I was nine years old I believe. I took the ski class and then me and him would go and ski for the rest of the afternoon. He also took me on my first night skiing trip. He is the one that got me into skiing. And it is something that I looked forward to every Thanksgiving and winter season. And then he moved to Washington... :(

Kiddo Snuggles

I think they love each other. Don't you? I'm so glad that they get along. They are like best friends. Almost always right there by each others side. 

Laying down on the sofa by mommy. :)

Being her silly self. Wants to ride my leg like a horse. But my legs were too tired. :( Though, it didn't stop her from smiling.