no jacket required...

It is really nice out today. When Alyssa got back from preschool she begged to play outside so of course I said yes. Not ten minutes later she came running in saying she was afraid of the bees and would not go back out. So she ate lunch, colored then I tried to talk her in to going back outside by explaining what bees do.

They also had a little sucker and Kailey had her first one... I finally caved. She ate it like a big girl enjoying every minute of it going mmmmmm




Finally Alyssa was fine and ready to play. Tyler on the other hand, was not. Kailey stood at the door beating then grabbing her shoes trying her best to let me know she wanted outside lol. She dragged me down the steps and ran off towards the swings :)





Ty walked in front of Alyssa while she was swinging and was knocked over. I know he was tired since he was especially whiny. I finally talked him in to swinging a little too. At one point I was pushing all 3 kids at once.

Oh and why is the title of this post no jacket required? Because it was warm enough not to use one and I had to convince the kids they didn't need it, only Alyssa didn't believe me lol.

The only bad part of this outing is that I turned my hurt ankle over twice :(

Cloth Diaper Swap

I finally entered my first ever cloth diaper swap thanks to Megan at Newly Wed, Newly Bred! She organized everything and the swap partner I was to buy for was Megan :D So, if you click her link above then you can see what I got her. Now, what did I get and who got me?

Nikki at All About Cub had my name & was a very fast swap partner! I have had this since last Tuesday and am just now getting to taking a picture. Which of course means I haven't tried it on Kailey since she immediately poops in new diapers. lol Nikki also included a a letter that helped explain all she put together for me.


A custom fitted Medium size diaper made by Christine at Essential Saltes Baby & 2 matching wipes. The print is named Polka Dotted Strawberries and is very cute!

She also included 5 cloth wipes from Bummas in girlie colors and two small jars of Soap Bits from Wee Essentials. I have never tried soap bits before and love the smell of Lick Me All Over.

Overall I would say it was a good experience despite a few setbacks in which I tried to get a custom but it wasn't finished in time. I still had fun and would do it again!

Thanks Nikki!

Boys will be...

Boys, if you don't have one, or have one on the way then you should read this!

Today was one of those days you wish would hurry up and end because things keep happening left and right. I have tons of laundry to catch up on, this happens kinda often though. There I was in the floor with 6 baskets of clothes dumped out, sorting and folding them. A couple felt damp so I did what any other mom would do (I think) and sniffed it... Now I have been known to forget about a load in the washer and have to rewash it so I thought maybe I had put some in the dryer by mistake or it got caught in the dryer and didn't finish drying all the way and was shoved in a basket or.. something.. So I tossed it aside to be washed again and kept going because the other clothes smelled fine. Until, I ran across about 5 more things like this. I didn't have time to think about so I kept folding.

Then, it hit me.

Ty must have peed in a basket! He has been going diaperless at night also now for a few weeks. So it had to have been him because it did smell like pee. They were all together in the floor with the pee clothes.

Now, he is in that stage where he thinks he has a permanently attached toy...
Just this week he was standing at the large window in the living room staring out at the birds when all of a sudden he went running. I figured he was headed to the potty. What did I hear next? The unmistakable sound of pee hitting a carpet. He went out of my view behind the couch (it's on the way to the bathroom), stopped out of my site, whipped it out and let it go. He knew what he was doing. I caught him in the act.

On a funny note though we also went outside that day even though it was muddy out because I had to get some fall clothes out of the storage shed. Ty and Alyssa both had fun with slugs, not tiny little almost cute slugs but big fat super slimy slugs. Ty held his the whole time we were outside and wanted to slide with it. Out popped the slug from his hand as he climbed the top and it tumbled down the slide leaving a trail where it hit. He was devastated lol. The kids were a huge mess of mud from jumping in puddles but they did have fun.

WOW

Alabama has crazy weather.. but it rarely snows and if it does it does not stick..... but guess what!
That is part of our backyard and it was a little over 2 inches deep before the noon sun came and took it all away. I couldn't get a snowman out of it because it was all powder and wouldn't stick but we all had fun!




I didn't get one of DH because he was the one throwing all the snowballs!

I just finished up the rainbow dress and am now making shoes to match. The only other WIP right now is two sheepy pants one for Kailey and the other for Ty.

Pics!

Ok so here are the pics I said I would get together... baby food first


My collection so far... left to right starting from the top, butternut squash, bananas, peas, sweet potatoes, green beans, and carrots.


Now for the McWayne Center

snack time is pout time



and lastly is this giant pegboard kind of thing that they had tons of fun playing in. This one is of daddy Ben


Finished Ty's pants and here are the babylegs too.



Now about baby food making. If you would like to look in to it then I suggest you visit here that will take you to the cost page and let you see a comparison but that site has tons of info regarding nutrients and how to make your own! Have fun!