My day...in pictures (9.27.11)

Why is there a graham cracker in my bathroom?
 Oh, and who broke the toothbrush holder?

Again?

Please fold yourselves

Too many projects all at one time

Dear Nora, thank you for throwing up on me

You could win!

Oh, and there is a giveaway on the craft blog!

You can win a crocheted hat of your choice from the shop or made to order.

Check it out!

http://homemadesaturdays.blogspot.com/2011/09/giveaway.html

Wagon Rides

Last Sunday, Nora was running a slight fever so we stayed home from church. We took a morning walk with the kids. They love riding in the wagon with each other. And, they love getting to eat snacks on our walks. It was a beautiful morning and the weather was nice and cool (far from the sweaty sticky weather we are currently having).

It's Finally Ready!

So, you won't be seeing anymore projects and craft stuff on this blog anymore (well, not a lot anyway) because we finally got our (me and the little sis) blog and shop up and running.

Drumroll please.....

http://homemadesaturdays.blogspot.com/

Check out the link to see some of the things we have for sale...and it's not all crochet stuff either!

Here's a little sneak peek:

We have a long way to go still, but we are so happy to have finally started working toward this dream of having our own little shop together and pooling our creative minds from across the country.

Love my sis, love this blog, love to craft.

Okay, and seriously you guys, we will be having a giveaway on our blog here in a few days, so check it out!

A day in the life: Tuesday

Good morning!

I thought it would be fun to document one of our days so I can remember what a typical day looks like with a 3 year old and 1 year old. Funny thing is, the day I chose turned out to be anything but typical.

3:45am - Nora cries, rock her for 20 min. and then back to bed.
6:50am- Aidan wakes up, I get up, start getting ready.
7:26am- I make the typical every day breakfast of oatmeal-one pot, 3 bowls, one 1/2 mashed banana

7:30am-Nora is awake. She goes from sleepy tired sweet baby....

to this...

Must have breakfast now, Mama!

7:45am-Seth gets Aidan fed (it is sad, but we feed the child pretty much every morning) and I feed the baby girl.

Much better!

7:56am-We head out the door to take Seth to pick up our car (now fixed). 

8:35am-Arrive at car dealership, it's raining, drop Seth off and head back to preschool.

9:08am-Time for school!

 Love this! They walked in holding hands! (and yes, Nora is still in her pj's)

9:15am-Call from Seth-car now has another problem, need to go pick him up.

9:40am-Get to dealership, pick up Seth, and start heading to his work (45 minutes away-UGH!) Nora is screaming, hungry, and tired of the car.

10:05am-Stop at the mall for a snack, diaper change, and a little stretching of the legs.

Bribery!

11:05am-Finally arrive at Seth's work and turn back around to pick up Aidan.

11:40am-At the preschool a little early, play with the baby girl who is still in pj's and eating greasy Auntie Ann's pretzels for lunch. :)

12:05pm-Drive home with the kids, eat more pretzels.

12:25pm-At home finally (whew!) and now for naptime! Rock and nurse the baby girl and put her in bed.

12:45pm-Get Aidan in bed

1:15pm-Nora wakes up from her nap, Aidan gets up with his 5th need/demand of the afternoon

1:20pm-I call my mom for some support...Nora cries off and on. I start getting my chicken ready for roasting.

2:30pm-Nora is up. Aidan gets up a few minutes later, wet. 

2:33pm-Strip the bed, bathe the boy, start the laundry, check on chicken. Check, check, check, and, check.

3:30pm-Chicken done, snack time done.

3:30-5pm- Play, cry, pick up toys, repeat.
5:00pm-Daddy is home! (Can I please collapse?)

Our evenings go mostly like this- eat dinner, play outside, get ready for bed.

 "Step"-Nora's latest word

 Bubbles! 

 "Need more help Daddy!"

8-9pm This is the hour where we are putting Aidan back in bed, rocking screaming babies, cleaning up the kitchen, and picking up toys. It is the wind-down hour in our home.

And this is what awaits me! 

 I think I went to bed at 9:30 on this night, but typically I got to bed around 11:30. I spend the later night hours crocheting, cleaning, sewing, or watching something with the husband.

Whew, what a day!

Love.These.Kids.

We've been doing a lot of playing outside these days. It is great having a yard, quiet street, and driveway to play on. And, neighbor children to play with. Aidan asks me everyday, "Can I go play with my neighbors?"
 I started watching a little boy today and will continue to do so part-time for the next little while. I am trying to save up a little extra money for plane tickets to Kansas for Christmas. Aidan is only about 2 months younger than him and they actually play well together, so I think it might actually be a win-win situation.

Nora is walking really well now and can go up and down the driveway at record speeds. She loves being outside and screams if you open the door, but don't let her out. She is really cautious about steps and stands at our front steps and holds out her hand sweetly for help. Her newest words are "step" and "dance."

It was in the low 60s today and we had fun wearing jackets. It was 94 yesterday and we were in shorts and tank tops, so it was quite a change this morning. I enjoyed dressing the children in long pants today and love the cooler weather. It is supposed to warm up again into the 80s next week, so we'll be back to wearing summer clothes, but the taste of fall is still nice. We baked cookies this afternoon and took a long walk around our neighborhood. It has been awhile since I've had both kids in the jogger together because most days Aidan wants to ride his bike instead. We had a nice little stroll though and it ate up the last bit of the afternoon before Daddy came home.

Is it just me, or do my kids look more and more alike?

So He Says...

Aidan purposefully dumped a cup of water out of the tub onto the bathroom floor. I (Seth) went and got the wooden spoon that we use for spankings.
"Aidan," I said, "You deserve a spanking for pouring water out of the tub. You know you aren't supposed to do that. But I'm not going to spank you; I'm going to give you grace."
"What's grace?"
"It's when you deserve a punishment for something, but I don't give you the punishment."
"You aren't going to give me a spanking?"
"No. You deserve one, but I'm going to give you grace instead."
"I like grace!"


Aidan: Do I have dirty sin?...in my bottom? (very interested about sin, grave, heaven, and Jesus these days)

Aidan talking to us at dinner: "Yesterday we drove to heaven with you guys and saw Davis."
Me: "Where is heaven?"
Aidan; "He's Davis's daddy!" (Kevin)

Aidan putting on a new pair of pants: "I get to grow up in these pants?!"