M & M's Melt In Your....HUH?

So it has definitely been a rough couple of weeks for me. Besides the craft shows sapping all my energy, my sweet children have been replaced by....I don't know....someone else's children!

Last week, the kids had been really good, so I took them to the store, gave them each $1 and let them pick out a candy. M & M's (plain, not peanut, thank goodness, but you will find the reason for that in a moment) for both. Great! Means no fighting for once! LOL

So we get home, and I am attempting to get some Etsy work done, and I hear Logan coughing a little funny. But he looked fine so I went back to my work....until Alyssa starts yelling that Logan's nose is yucky and I need to clean it. Of course, I just assumed his nose was running since this seriously grosses her out. So I grab a baby wipe and call him over. He turns around...and has chocolate running out his nose. Obviously he never knew that M & M's were supposed to melt in your MOUTH, not in your NOSE!! I won't share the pictures, since they are obviously not going to be attractive...but let's just say.....BLACKMAIL!

So this leads us to yesterday....Alyssa went to her Nanny's so it was just me and Logan. Stupid me....I was thinking that would give me time to get caught up on some custom orders and even get a little housecleaning done. Logan sneaks off into the kitchen and unfortunately was able to reach the Dawn that Daddy had left at the edge of the counter. So he finally came out of the kitchen covered in blue, and that's when I discovered I would soon have a squeaky clean kitchen floor. For those who need clean floors.....don't use Dawn! LOL I had more bubbles than you could imagine, in addition to looking like a beginner ice skater just trying to reach the sink. Sigh...and to think I thought I had an exciting life BEFORE kids!

Two Years Ago....At About This Time.......

My water broke while I was attempting to get one last good night's sleep. Little baby Logan just couldn't wait 6 more hours before my scheduled c-section. So off to the hospital we went....and here's some pics.
April 16, 2007 8Lbs 15.4 oz

And NOW!

My handsome boy!

Introducing.....The Backseat Buddy !!!

I have a new item in my shop this week. It is my own design (out of necessity!). It is a rectangular bag that ties onto to headrest of your seat. It is readily open and available for kids books, toys and such. I have one for each of my kids. Alyssa's is filled with her books and magnetic toys, and Logan's holds his diapers and wipes. (Yeah, he's not much on playing with toys in the car.) It can be easily untied and thrown in the laundry if it gets messy. So come check it out!

Clicking on the pic takes you straight to the listing. Others are already listed in my shop, and more prints are available.

Potty-training....here we come!

Yeah, OK, my kids are messy eaters. So immediately after dinner, they go straight to the bathtub. Logan (19 mos) got done eating first so I got him out of his highchair and sent him to the bathroom. He walked in there and lifted the toilet seat. Then he tried to get up there by himself, but couldn't. I thought he was just getting up there to be silly (like normal) but I went ahead and helped him out. Within 5 seconds he was peeing in the toilet! Yeah!! So proud!

I finally got her dress finished

I totally forgot I even had a pattern for this dress until Alyssa found it the other night. So I finally got it done today. Too bad it's been cloudy and storming all day, but here are the first pictures of it. I will definitely be making more of these, since they work so well year around. Cute to wear alone, and still cute with a shirt underneath it!

So I have a VERY determined 3 year old!

I made the mistake 3 years ago to put my daughter in my bed to sleep. (I don't care what anyone says....MISTAKE! LOL) So it has taken me this long to finally get her out. Well, I had her out once, and her daddy got her back in our bed. He liked having her there. But it's not him getting his butt kicked all night by the mini tosser-n-turner! Anyway, so as of Friday, it's back to my way. So every single night has been a struggle. Before she finally gives in and falls asleep. Well tonight, she knew her daddy was coming home and she was pretty determined she was not going to sleep in her bed. No matter what. End of story. Sure enough...she won. She may be asleep in her room, but NOT in her bed!