Michael's Second Birthday

My Dearest Mikey,

Here we are... Two short years after you made your entrance into the world and into my life.  My life has not been the same since.  You and your sister are my biggest source of joy and my biggest energy drain.  You keep me going, you keep me laughing and boy, oh, boy do I love seeing you smile.

I tried and tried for months upon months to get you to say 'mommy.'  But you just refused.  You called me every name, but mommy.  You called me daddy, G.G, Roxy, Popa, Mac, and Gramma before you finally said mommy.  But when you did finally say it, my heart grew three sizes that day.  I waited and waited and waited for you to finally say it, and you did. I couldn't be more happier.

You are a crazy little boy though, do you know that?  You run in circles with your sister around the living room, laughing and giggling and sometimes falling out as soon as you make yourself dizzy.  

You are a human garbage disposal.  I have yet to see you turn down any food.  You keep going and going and going.  It seems like you never stop.  Unless, of course you are asleep. 

And you are such a good little brother.  You are always looking out for your big sister, giving her hugs and kisses every night before you go to bed.

I will always love you and I will always be in your corner.  I will promise you that I will always listen to you and I will always be someone that you can count on.  I will do whatever I can to make your life better for you as long as there is air in my lungs and my heart still beats.

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

Love Always,

Momma

December 15, 2014

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

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. :) 

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 12)

Day 12: Describe a typical day in your life.

A typical day in my life would be getting up in the morning to my two wonderful kids. Michael wakes up saying, "dada" or "daddy." And then Lyric wakes up, comes to our doorway and says "mommy, daddy." That is our cue to get up and start the day. Most mornings though, I can lay in bed and listen to Lyric talk and sing to her brother and play in the bedroom for awhile. When they start getting fussy then we get up and get dressed. We then head to the living room and get something to eat for breakfast. Most mornings, after breakfast Michael likes to go back down for a nap, then me and Lyric listen to music or watch a movie and play with play doh and her play kitchen. We eat lunch, Lyric goes down for a nap, Michael also goes down for his second nap and I work on anything that might need to be done with the house, catch up on my blogging, catch up on my t.v. shows or take a nap/relax myself. Usually after the kids nap, Chris is getting home from work then I start on dinner and we eat dinner. Kids get their baths, Michael goes to bed (but not without everyone giving him hugs and kisses) then Lyric and I play with play doh again for about an hour to an hour and a half. Then we pick up toys and give mommy and daddy hugs and kisses and she goes to bed. Me and Chris then relax, I blog, he plays video games or we watch a movie. Once we know that both of the kids are out for the count we head to bed.

Then we do it all over again. :)

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.