Coffee

A bone of contention between my husband and I is the amount of money I spend on coffee. He does not drink coffee so he does not appreciate the pure joy that a $5 cup of coffee can provide. So when my friend Heather posted this article on her blog I was curious. So I went out and purchased a fine mesh strainer and made some last night. And this morning, Ta-Da! A fabulous iced coffee drink that would give my usual coffee place a run for its money. Not to say that I will never go to Coffee Bean again, but I dare say this should definitely cut down on my habit.
Thanks Heather for bringing this wonderful idea to my attention! You blog is a wealth of creative inspiration as well as very useful info.

Just for Me!

While I love my children and wouldn't trade our time together for anything, I recently realized that I don't do anything that is just for me! So I decided that I needed to do something. I have recently started scrapbooking and I enjoy it immensley, I am still not leaving the house. So last night I registered for a cake decorating class and I am super excited!!! I start next Wednesday. The class is 1 night a week for a month and each class is 2 hours. Hurray, 2 hours away from the house interacting with other adults. What more can a girl ask for, and you get to eat cake. I will keep you all posted on the class as well as try and post some of my creations.

The Good Old Days

I have found my self lately longing for the "good old days" When everything was easier and I could pretty much do whatever I wanted. I could meet Patrick for Happy Hour after work without finding a babysitter. I could run out to the store without it being a production. I occasionaly find myself resenting the fact that Patrick has the ability to do what he wants to do, without worrying because he knows that I will take care of it. Today a thought hit me. All of that is true, Patrick can play golf and go out for drinks with the people from without a worry. But he is also gone for the big events and I am here to see all of them. I am here to hear Reagan say all of the funny things that she says. And when Morgan smiled and laughed for the first time. I am blessed to be able to spend all this time with my children and I realize that not everyone is that lucky. Although I do see why sometimes it would be nice to have an out, I wouldn't give it up for the world! Morgan can roll over!! Reagan being a proud big sis.

My husband read this post and thought the I was somehow implying that he was a bad husband and father, and that is no way what I meant. It was more about me and trying to have a more positive outlook! He is a wonderful husband and father and I am blessed that he is willing to work as hard as he does so that I am able to stay home with our beautiful girls.

What the???

My 2 year old is into EVERYTHING these days. I can't leave her alone for a minute! She has gotten into things and I don't even know where she is finding them. Last week, while she was supposed to be napping, she emptied a tube of Desitin and used it as lotion all over herself (and the wall) Which is very difficult to get off. I had to wash her hair 5 times to get it all out. Then the next day she pulled all the wipes out of her container and threw them all over the room. AUGH! So, just when I thought it all figured out, today she found nail polish. She painted herself with it. It is still on her mouth, because when I put nail polish remover on her mouth to get it off she started crying. So I hope that will wear off in the near future. Sneaky little girl

Here is Reagan in the bathtub after the diaper rash cream incident

She looks like a clown!

Traveling

I find myself longing for the old days before things were so complicated. Please don't misunderstand me, I love my children more than words can express. I just miss how easy things used to be. We just went to New Mexico for the weekend and I need a vacation to recover from my vacation. I spent the bulk of the time chasing Reagan and trying to get Morgan to sleep. Neither of which were overly successful. But, we did get to see our friends and I threw a very successful shower for my sister who is expecting her 1st baby in September. Iam sure that there are many of you out there who can relate to my plight. Traveling with Reagan just got a little easier. She sleeps decently when we travel and she is old enough to get excited about seeing people, and then we had Morgan. She is a very easy baby, but it still difficult, even under the best terms.

Nap Time

My goal, as mother of 2 little ones, is to get both of them to take a nap at the same time! Some days this is easily accomplished, other days not so much. We transitioned Reagan into a "big girl" bed right after her 2nd b-day since we were about to have another baby. She did very well until about 1 month ago. Which to me seems odd since she has been sleeping in this bed for almost 6 months now. Everyday we have a power struggle to see who will win the battle. We are about 50/50 right now. There are days that I feel like I am banging my head against a wall! I go in and threaten her, I take things away, I yell and scream, and still there are some days that she still doesn't take a nap. And when she doesn't take a nap, she is not fun to be around. I am hoping that sometime soon this gets a little better! Any advice is more than welcome

My Girls

Here is a beautiful picture of my girls. This was taken a couple of weeks ago and I love it!

This picture was taken by my friend Jolie, she is a new photographer and she did a fabulous job.