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Do these looked cooked to you?

Posted on Oct 27, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Do these looked cooked to you?

Things get busy at my place.  Really busy.  So I put some sliced sweet potatoes in the oven for 5 hours…  not a big deal.    I think what makes this funny is what I said to Joshua. I went into the nursery to get Joshua, he just woke up from a nap.  I picked him up and said “gah Joshua you smell like burnt toast with jelly on it.”  lol   I still didn’t realize I left my sweet potatoes in the oven. A couple/few hours go by and I finally find the potatoes in the oven… crackling and sizzling.  Not because I remembered there were there, but because I saw...

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plastic bottle pom pom thing

Posted on Oct 24, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

plastic bottle pom pom thing

Another activity that kept Mariella busy for a very long time was the making of the plastic bottle pom pom thing! She loves saying the words “pom pom.”  She can say it very well and with confidence!    Now she can say blue pom pom, red pom pom, green pom pom, pink pom pom, and well you get the idea.  The one that sounds the cutest is “boo pom pom.”  It is sooooooo sweet and adorable to hear her say boo pom pom!  so cute. Get the Flash Player to see the wordTube Media Player. The best part about this activity was pouring the water.  After she...

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In the midst of chaos….. I see Mariella

Posted on Oct 23, 2011 in Blog | 3 comments

In the midst of chaos….. I see Mariella

I was hungry, sleep deprived, crampy (thanks Aunt Flo) and feeling the pressure of being a mom.  Julianna is in my arms crying.  She is teething, has a wet diaper, and woke up screaming for milk.  Joshua is on the rug, in a boppy pillow, teething, no diaper (I was in the process of changing when the screaming started) and yelling too.  He is tired and wants to go to bed.  Mariella begins to follow their lead and began to whine and fake cry.  My eyes tear up, I didn’t know who to take care of first.  I start to cry. The two oldest kiddies, Mariella and Joshua, stop crying.  I...

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Mariella, Bear and Edamame…

Posted on Oct 23, 2011 in Blog | 2 comments

Mariella, Bear and Edamame…

Mariella is in love with her stuffed animals right now.  She has many and loves them all so much, even this lady bug with long prickly legs that creeps me out.  lol  Well, today Bear joined us for an afternoon snack.  We enjoyed some tasty edamame!  I didn’t plan on taking a video clip of us munching on soybeans today, but Mariella was so sweet with bear I had to capture it and share with the world.   In the clip Mariella shares her edamame and water with Bear.  She notices the camera, leans over and hugs bear and smiles while taking advantage of a photo opportunity.  long...

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pipe cleaner activity!

Posted on Oct 18, 2011 in Blog | 2 comments

pipe cleaner activity!

Looking for toddler activities for Mariella, I found several on this clever pipe cleaner game!  This is a really fun idea and so easy to create.  One thing I did different from the ones I seen is twist the pipe cleaners to have multiple colors. This doesn’t mean much now, but soon when she start learning colors and numbers I can label the top of the canister with 1, 2, 3  and 4 ~ then twist some with 2, 3 and 4 different colors.  So we can count colors!  We can also color code too!   Plus twisting the pipe cleaners made them stronger.  We can have them straight, I can bend, curl...

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Julianna in a blue bucket.

Posted on Oct 7, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Julianna in a blue bucket.

Julianna is 189 days old today! She is such a feisty little cutie.  She is really getting strong these days.  Her knees are red to prove it!  She keeps tucking her knees up to her chest in childs pose,  using her arm strength to push herself all the way up to half plank, then into a beautiful upward dog.  My yoga baby doing sun salutations already! I bet she will be crawling before her big brother Joshua.  She only uses her pacifier maybe once a day now, for a nap here and there.  She has had some oatmeal cereal every other night, I don’t give her much.  She is a terrible...

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Sleeping Wee Babies

Posted on Oct 3, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Sleeping Wee Babies

Joshua and Pat reminded me of how I love  to see/hold a sleeping baby.  It is one of the sweetest things a person could ever do, hold and love an innocent little happy baby. One evening, Pat went to put Joshua in his night clothes.  I didn’t get worried when 15 minutes  passed by.  But when 30 minutes approached I though let me go check on my men!  When I walked into the room and saw them sleeping so sweetly together, my eyes filled with happy tears.  Then I ran to get my camera so I could capture the moment. I just had the biggest smile on my face.  Something about sleeping...

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Wee Baby loves my vitamix!

Posted on Oct 2, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Wee Baby loves my vitamix!

Everyday, Mariella and I make something in our new vitamix blender.  Smoothies, ice scream, and soup so far.  I’ll say “Want to make a smoothie?”  and she replies “yaaaaaaaaaa”  and runs to her learning tower to get ready!  She loves to help and I let her.  Regardless of any mess she may create.  It is all good..  She puts in the ingredients, we have tried all sorts of combinations, some of the ingredients we used so far are, fresh and frozen fruit, milk, yogurt, spinach, carrots, coconut milk, and more.   I really enjoying my smoothie making time...

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Is it weird that….?

Posted on Sep 28, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Is it weird that….?

Not sure if something you do is weird or not? Lets talk about it, we can help each other figure out if it is weird or not. I’ll start. Is it weird that I turn off and on the lights with my toes?Is it weird that I don’t like taking a shower when the tub/walls are wet? (I want to be the first in the shower when it is dry in there)Is it weird that I heat up the same cup of morning coffee for hours?Is it weird that instead of clipping my babies fingernails, I bite them? ok, let me have it!  And tell us yours,  lets see how weird we all...

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Mariella picking grapes off the vine ~

Posted on Sep 25, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Mariella picking grapes off the vine ~

Mariella is such a great helper!  She loves helping me in the kitchen.  Every day she climbs in her learning tower and washes dishes, helps prepare food, makes coffee and so much more.  It really is something special having her right there with me.  I wanted to share her plucking grapes off the vine with me.  We always pluck and wash all the grapes as soon as we get home from the grocery store.  It is so handy to have a couple containers of fresh picked/washed grapes ready to go in the ice box! here are a few pictures and a video (video low quality, trying out something new.. again.....

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