Bye-Bye Baby (gear)

Today we are giving away much of our gear... swing, exersaucer, mobile, miscellaneous toys, inflatable tub, and our second crib. I figure this my official way of saying that I am DONE!! D-O-N-E DONE! No more pregnancies, no more babies, just no more. Mentally, physically, financially, it makes no sense for us to have a third child. I have one of each... good time to stop, right? That's what we think.

Of course, now that we're getting rid of stuff we'll probably have another "accident". That's what happened with Ben. We sold Jordan's swing, bouncer seats, and some other items, then BAM, I'm pregnant! One difference this time is that I have an IUD; no way of forgetting to get my birth control prescription filled with that sucker!!

And I feel good because we are giving the items to another Navy Band family, almost as good as giving them to relatives. =) I know the items will be well used and appreciated.

*skips for joy*

Feline Fridays

My poor neglected first "child"... Royboy. The most handsome tabby I've ever known. I feel so bad for this kitty. Before children he was spoiled rotten. He had new toys every few months, treats, climbing toys... now he's lucky if I remember to buy a new catnip toy every 2 years. Kitty gym? given away and never replaced. Treats? Nope... too fat now. I still love him, despite the fact that he won't cover his poo, begs for water out of the tub while getting cat litter in it, and now drinks out of the toilet. He's my big huggable fatty!

Wordless Wednesday

It's Peanut Butter Chocolate Time!

Every year, around March, I gain weight... Maybe it is the depression caused by seemingly never ending winter weather that makes me gain. Or maybe it is the abundance of Easter candy in EVERY store. Probably the latter (with a bit of Girl Scout Cookies mixed in). But this year I am determined not to cave, no matter how much snow is outside or how crazy my kids are being inside for months on end.

Peanut butter chocolate eggs are my favorite. There is something amazing about the combination of peanut butter and chocolate. It is just divine! It is my weakness. I have been in the stores twice this week and each time I picked up a package of candy but was able to force myself to put it back. Probably because my husband was with me each time and I tend to eat my peanut butter chocolate candies in private, like it is a dark secret of mine! But yesterday I just HAD to have the combination. Lack of car forced me to come up with my own . And to be honest, it is much more satisfying to eat something that I made myself. I decided to make cupcakes, because Jordan loves to decorate them.

They were way too delicious, thankfully I was able to contain myself and not eat the entire dozen regular size and dozen mini cupcakes. These are the recipes I used: cupcake and icing. FYI, I substituted all the white flour with whole wheat flour and used 1/2 cup applesauce and 1/8 stick of butter instead of 1/2 cup of butter.

Sous Chef Jordan - Master decorator


Finished product... YUM!

Oh My Goodness

weight: 29 lbs
height: 36.25 inches

My baby girl is THREE today.

Happy Birthday to my precious girl who makes me proud to be a mom every single day! Thank you for allowing me to discover how wonderful it is being a mom.

Here is her post from last year.