My brother and his wife had us over for a bbq this past weekend for food and sweets. My brother is becoming quite a grill king. My sister-in-law watches Dr. Who and had a Dalek cake designed for the party from her favorite place (Whipt Creme). Whipt Creme did a great job on the cake,… >> View Post
Archives for September 2009
Playdate at Deer Creek park (aka as Rocket Park) in Maplewood
Today I met my coworker and her kids for our second playdate (remember, we went to the Museum of Transport back in August) at the Rocket park. Cami has taken her kids to Rocket park in the past, but this was Nathan’s first time at the park. Oh, he LOVED it… I know he is… >> View Post
Professional Halloween Photos
This morning was a morning that I have been dreading for weeks, because, (1) Miss Autumn hates having her picture taken in a studio (stranger anxiety!) and (2) Miss Autumn hates her pumpkin fairy costume that I selected for her. Why did I decide to make her a pumpkin fairy? (1) I love Gymboree’s costumes… >> View Post
John Deere Hat Giveaway!
John Deere Mom is having a give away on her blog, and 3 people will be winners to a set of a green and pink John Deere hat! Hope you win! Here is a link to her blog. Earn Amazon giftcards by searching the web with Swagbucks!
Autumn’s 10 month Birthday!
Where has time gone? I cannot believe in two more months, we will be singing Happy Birthday to Little Miss Auttie. Autumn is really starting to unveil her personality to us and boy does it have some spunk to it! I thought for sure Autumn would have been walking by now as she has been… >> View Post
Red Chicken Chili with Cornbread Muffies
We had a chili day last year at my work, and my coworker’s husband made the most AMAZING chicken chili that I have ever had… it hit the spot on this rainy Sunday. Ingredients (the American Ale is missing) Recipe called for 1/4 cup of mushrooms, but, heck, I added the entire bag! Rinse and… >> View Post
Maple-Cinnamon French Toast
I am behind on doing the Highlights activities with Nathan, so this morning we decided to try out the Maple-Cinnamon French Toast. All I can say is, my picky eater gobbled it all up, and had fun making breakfast with his Momma! Here are the ingredients, and let me say that Maple Syrup is NOT… >> View Post
Halloween Costumes (sneak peak)
So, this weekend I decided to try the costumes on the kids since they are getting their pictures taken in them next weekend. Is it really a surprise that Nathan decided to be Thomas the train? Then, there is Miss Auttie’s costume… It did not take long for Autumn to realize that she does not… >> View Post
Nathan’s 3rd Year at Things That Go
We have Nathan and Autumn in the Parents as Teachers program and every year they have a ‘Things That Go’ event that includes lots and lots of wheels! (In other words, Nathan’s paradise!) This is the third year we have taken Nathan, and every year he enjoys it more and more. This was Autumn’s first… >> View Post
Squirmy little girl
Autumn is really enjoying meal time now as she has to always eat what we are eating. She even enjoyed tacos yesterday for the first time, and after she had finished she had bits of shredded cheese in her hair, taco sauce all over her mouth, etc. Now, why… does my 9 mo. old eat… >> View Post
Finally got the kids to the Zoo this summer…
I always enjoy going to the Zoo once every summer, but I hate the heat so I always enjoy going on a mild day. We were planning on going yesterday but it RAINED all morning, so today it was overcast with a few early sprinkes, so we decided to go and, wow, we had the… >> View Post
Learning
My life has been full of motherly tasks since my husband and I have brought our two beautiful kids into this world. Somewhere along the way I stopped doing the activities in life that I enjoyed that made me feel whole. Recently, my sweet and thoughtful husband purchased me a SLR camera for my birthday… >> View Post