Son #2 fell asleep on my bed yesterday watching daddy play the wii with son #1. I absolutely love to watch them sleep. So peaceful you can't help but wonder what they are dreaming about. If only we could sleep so peacefully.
I am in love, no, obsessed with this berry lemonade concoction. Its so simple to make and oh so tasty on a hot 97 degree July day like today. I'm not a huge juice drinker. Mostly I stick to water and sodas (and a bit of rum!). However, I find myself drinking this by the gallon. It tastes so much better than any premade lemonade I have found.
Here's the recipe if you want to give it a try:
1 can frozen lemonade (whatever brand)
1 can frozen Berry Punch (Minute Maid)
6 cans of water
Nothing makes me happier than sitting on the porch in the summer with a nice breeze and my cold berry lemonade. What is your favorite summer drink?
If you know me, you know how strict I am when it comes to giving up the bottle or sippy cup. Nothing irritates me more than seeing a big kid with a bottle or pacifier.
In my house the kids give up the bottle at 1 year old. Yes it can be hard, but I firmly believe that it is easier younger. At 2 years old, they give up the sippy and start drinking exclusively out of a big cup. I do this because I have found it easier to potty train when they arent carrying around a cup all day.
Son #2 turned 2 in April. Did I take the sippy cup away? No. We moved in April and I felt that with all the craziness I didnt want to traumitize him any more. Well I am happy to say that we are officially a sippy cup free home! My last baby has finally become a full blown big boy! No sippy cup during the day and no sippy cup at night! Other than asking " Wheres my drink?" one time, he hasnt even been upset. Along with giving up the sippy we have officially been potty training. Yesterday morning we had 2 accidents, but none in the afternoon and none this morning.
So I officially have a home with no babies and im suprisingly okay with that! While Im sad that my kids are growing up at a speed faster than I am okay with, I know I dont want any more babies.
So say goodbye to baby Kaeleb and say hello to Big Boy Kaeleb!
How do you know you make the best meatloaf around?
When son#2 licks his plate clean!
Nothing says summertime more than 3 kids enjoying a popsicle on the porch swing!
I recently realized that it has been 14 months since I posted to my last blog. Much has happened in the past 14 months that I decided to just have a fresh start. Fresh start with a new blog. Ideally I would like to post every day, but realistically I have 3 kids and thats not possible. I promise to post at least 3 times a week, so bear with me as I take to these new changes.
As for an update. We are no longer Texans. In April, the hubby and I made the decision to move back to California. We missed our home state and wanted the kids to be closer to m mother. It hasnt been easy since California is definately hard hit with the collapse of the economy. Hubby has a few potential positions and we are really keeping our fingers crossed for one in particular.
The daughter loves being a california girl. She is looking forward to starting 1st grade at her new school. She recently learned how to ride her bike with no training wheels and also learned how to swim without help.
Son #1 is getting ready to start kindergarten in August. Mommy cant believe that he is starting school already, but I know he will have a lot of fun. He still loves to ride his four wheeler and is most excited when he has compitition. He loves to jump it over the hills and slide around turns. He too learned how to ride his bike with no training wheels.
Son #2 IS 2 YEARS OLD! He is starting to talk up a storm and finally we are rid of the sippy cup. We are starting to potty train, but he is definately harder than son #1.
Well I promise to post again soon and keep this blog updated better than the last one!
