The Kids
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Birthday Party #2
We met up with my family last weekend and were able to celebrate Birthday #2 for Violet and my Dad. His birthday is April 14th. My Mom can't resist an excuse for another celebration! So more cake it is!
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| Violet and Papa Domi celebrate their birthdays! |
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| Birthday cake #2! |
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| Blow! |
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| Great Grandma Tomate snuggles with a sleeping Tim |
Project Vases
Okay, so I have posted tons of pictures of the kids, so that allows me to update a little on my projects. I have been a busy bee around here although they are little but fun and easy projects. Of course, Pinterest inspired, from here. I used those plain glass vases you get when you receive flowers. Everyone has them right?! Taking up room in the back of one of your cupboards that you have no idea what to do with?
Yes, the cabinets are almost done! It has been almost a month of hard work, but they are oh so close to being complete! I will post before and after pictures soon! My goal is to have them done by this weekend! Uh oh! That is only a couple of days away!
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| Well, I didn't bring my list with me to Michael's and instead improvised. I didn't get the conditioner stuff but did remember I needed a special paint to stick on glass. Thankfully, Martha Stewart's line makes such a product! |
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| Cool blue vases after it's first coat. My 2nd boring ol' glass vase that got a make-over too! This time I realized that I bought two different finishes. The blue vases is high gloss, which I would prefer to use again. The green is a satin finish. |
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| Two coats and drying! |
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| It fits in perfectly! We have such high ceilings which is nice but all this space for nothingness. Matt had put the kids art and all of our unused vases (actually purchased) up there and I decided to put a personal touch as well! |
Guess Who is Standing (With Assistance)
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| Tim is finally standing tall! Unfortunately, while he can pull himself up to a standing position, he can not get himself down gracefully! |
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| A peek at those razor sharp teeth! Just the two bottom ones but he's a biter! |
Violet's 2nd Birthday
Violet's actual 2nd birthday was last Wednesday. We had a low-key family birthday with no presents (I know, gasp!) but we did have cupcakes! Pinterest has a lot of "pins" on Earth Day (April 22nd) which inspired me to make dirt cake. I wanted to make cupcakes so I just filled the cupcake muffins 1/2 full and put the topping on top. I loved dirt cake as a child so it reminded me a little bit of my childhood. I think one of my Mom's coworkers made it for one of my birthdays one year, ~10 years old! Wow! I can't believe I can remember that! Anyways, the kids loved them! And so did I!
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| Yummy dirt cupcakes! |
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| Violet "oohing" |
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| Digging in! |
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| Literally digging in! |
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| Violet's actual Happy Birthday! |
Violet's Developmental Update:
I don't have her fun growth parameters yet as her 2nd year well baby visit is scheduled for next week along with Tim's 9 month visit. So more to come. But I'm sure she remains teeny tiny and might tip the scales at around 23 pounds. She still fits into 18-24 month clothes. Speaking of clothes, she loves pockets! If I put shorts on her without pockets, she wants to switch them! She is a girly girl to the core. Loves all things sparkly and shiny! She will finally let me fix her hair into cute little pigtails. She can run and climb as well as Ashton and will keep up with him as much as she can. She will usually tucker out earlier than him but she tries hard to keep up all day long! What else? She loves to color, sing songs, and dance! Her favorite songs are Twinkle, Twinkle (yes, I need to get that on video), Rock-a-By-Baby, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Old MacDonald. She sort of tries to sing her ABCs. She can (sort of) count to 10. She skips 4 and 6 but loves to finish off with 7, 8, 9, 10! And break through! She is trying to potty train herself. This Momma was not ready but Violet is telling me... literally! She will tell me "pee pee potty" which means she has already gone in her diaper or needs to go. On Day 1 of potty training (this Monday) she went on the potty all morning long. Then I put a diaper on her for nap and it was downhill from there. The next day she went every pair of panties we had, so we were done by noon. And today, I have yet to do the laundry, so we are on delay. But she has told me every time when she wants to go or has just gone and to change her diaper. Let's see... what else? She is definitely quite vocal. She copies just about everything we/I say and can frequently put together 4-6 word sentences. She is still a cuddly little girl and loves to give hugs and kisses. She has recently even started giving Tim kisses which is cute. Speaking of... she tolerates him quite well even when he is pulling her hair. She just grabs her hair and says "No babe." She is quickly perfecting her temper tantrums and if she is upset about something she will pick something up and throw it! She has also quickly learned the time-out spot and is much better than I remember Ashton being in there. She continues to be my good sleeper and will usually go to sleep around 7:30pm and up at 7:30am. She is trying to fight her naps but usually succumbs before 2pm. What else? She loves to climb and can climb anything at the park. She loves loves loves the swing in our front yard and can stay in there for as long as you will let her! She is scared of bugs but loves the play in the dirt and sand boxes! She is definitely a sweet little girl. I wonder how this will change as the years go on?!
I don't have her fun growth parameters yet as her 2nd year well baby visit is scheduled for next week along with Tim's 9 month visit. So more to come. But I'm sure she remains teeny tiny and might tip the scales at around 23 pounds. She still fits into 18-24 month clothes. Speaking of clothes, she loves pockets! If I put shorts on her without pockets, she wants to switch them! She is a girly girl to the core. Loves all things sparkly and shiny! She will finally let me fix her hair into cute little pigtails. She can run and climb as well as Ashton and will keep up with him as much as she can. She will usually tucker out earlier than him but she tries hard to keep up all day long! What else? She loves to color, sing songs, and dance! Her favorite songs are Twinkle, Twinkle (yes, I need to get that on video), Rock-a-By-Baby, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Old MacDonald. She sort of tries to sing her ABCs. She can (sort of) count to 10. She skips 4 and 6 but loves to finish off with 7, 8, 9, 10! And break through! She is trying to potty train herself. This Momma was not ready but Violet is telling me... literally! She will tell me "pee pee potty" which means she has already gone in her diaper or needs to go. On Day 1 of potty training (this Monday) she went on the potty all morning long. Then I put a diaper on her for nap and it was downhill from there. The next day she went every pair of panties we had, so we were done by noon. And today, I have yet to do the laundry, so we are on delay. But she has told me every time when she wants to go or has just gone and to change her diaper. Let's see... what else? She is definitely quite vocal. She copies just about everything we/I say and can frequently put together 4-6 word sentences. She is still a cuddly little girl and loves to give hugs and kisses. She has recently even started giving Tim kisses which is cute. Speaking of... she tolerates him quite well even when he is pulling her hair. She just grabs her hair and says "No babe." She is quickly perfecting her temper tantrums and if she is upset about something she will pick something up and throw it! She has also quickly learned the time-out spot and is much better than I remember Ashton being in there. She continues to be my good sleeper and will usually go to sleep around 7:30pm and up at 7:30am. She is trying to fight her naps but usually succumbs before 2pm. What else? She loves to climb and can climb anything at the park. She loves loves loves the swing in our front yard and can stay in there for as long as you will let her! She is scared of bugs but loves the play in the dirt and sand boxes! She is definitely a sweet little girl. I wonder how this will change as the years go on?!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
A Real Mom
I read this blog post through Facebook: You're Children Want YOU. It's so true! Being a SAHM has made me want to aspire to be one of those SAHMs. You know those ones whose house is always perfect, works out all the time, and their children are always well kept. While I don't really want to be one of those women, I do want it all at the same time. In my real life, you can generally find me in yoga pants and a t-shirt without my hair washed on a regular basis... although I have showered and brushed my teeth and chosen to put what Ashton calls my PJs back on. My house is always a mess no matter how much I clean it. And my children... well, they always have a dripping nose, clothes are usually dirtied with either dirt and/or food, and will usually have some kind of leftovers on their faces! But all of that is surface deep. At the end of the day, I have wonderful, loving children who love to snuggle up close and be around me all the time! That's all that matters right?! And being a SAHM is a privilege. When the days get rough, all the kids are screaming and/or crying, no one is listening to me, many Moms out there have to work out of necessity. I have to remind myself that we are in a position to allow me to stay at home and be a Mommy to my children at their most precious time. Soon enough, they will all be in school, I will be at work full-time, and I will long for these days when all 3 kids are climbing over my lap fighting for the prime spot snuggled up next to me!
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