Food!

Miss C is getting bigger and more grown up every day. She is very interested in food and has been trying out some baby oatmeal, though she is having a hard time getting the hang of it. She loves the teething biscuits though and does a fairly good job with those (at least she manages to spread them all over herself!)

catching up

I'm way behind on posting. We've had lots to do lately, so blogging just had to go for a while. Along with our regular stuff we've switched one of the kids to a gluten free diet so I'm learning how to do that cooking. We're also ready for summer break around here, and we're starting it out by doing some cleaning out and organizing. I'll try to get some more posts up in the next day or two.

Mother's Day

I had a lovely Mother's Day, and I hope you other moms reading this did too! I was awakened in just about the best way I could have been, by a sweet smiling baby being brought in to me for a cuddle and feeding!

Rob and the kids spoiled me with flowers, which I managed to spread all over the house so that in nearly every room I'm in I can see them. Every time I look at them I smile!

Rob did all of the cooking on Sunday. We had a lovely breakfast of

scones, strawberries and

whipped cream, and sausage. Miss J loves sausage and since we had way too much we decided not to limit her intake.... She had six links (we usually stop her at three or four), and one bite of scone. She passed on the strawberries which she usually loves. We think she has a hollow leg.

We did a baby dedication at church (Don't worry Oregon friends and family, we are trying to figure out when we can do our traditional one up there!). Miss C got to wear Miss E's dedication dress (made by my mom from leftover fabric from my wedding dress that she made). After the dedication Miss C and Miss J fell asleep on me, I loved cuddling with my girls while I listened to the sermon with Mr. M sitting next to me cuddling up from time to time too!

The rest of the day was so lovely too. Rob and the kids got cheese and crackers ready for lunch (baked brie included, yum!). I had a nice nap and then we spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out and Rob read aloud to us for a while. I am so blessed!

Board Walk

We went up to the Boardwalk this week to meet Rob's parents and had some fun. The kids had a great time playing games in the arcade. Miss E managed to get two stuffed animals out of one of those "grabby games" which was very exciting.

Mr. M found a game he thought he would try, he ended up hitting the 250 tickets hole! Then he got it again! Yep, he managed to get 500 tickets from that game!

 

After that we walked down the Boardwalk a bit and stopped to check things out. The candy store was a hit. Salt water taffy and giant gummy bears!

Rob took Miss E, Mr. M, and Mr. S down to the beach to play for a bit (Mr. R and Miss J are not fans of sand and wanted to stay out of it). They found some shells and even some dead sea critters (looked like maybe hermit crabs? I did not look very closely though).

After stopping to look at the bumper cars and carousel we went to buy tickets to ride them. Miss J told me "horse pretty, me ride" but we were not too sure she would go through with it, so we had her watch. As soon as it stopped she said "me ride now!", so Rob took her. She was so happy and loved every moment of it!

 

The bumper cars were a hit too. Mr. S and Miss J were too little to go on them, but they had a great time watching while everyone went around the track bumping into each other.

After that we walked down the pier, so some sea lions and then had dinner. It was a fun day and a nice visit with G'ma and Grandad.

As soon as we got home I noticed a nasty fishy smell, I thought it was odd. The next morning it was even stronger and I was having such a hard time figuring out what it could be. The house was clean, I had not cooked fish in a long time, the garbage had been taken out.... What could it be? I opened the windows and that helped, but it was chilly so I had to close them after a short time. At breakfast the kids were remembering the fun they had had and Mr. M started talking about his (dead)critters he had found and it was too bad that they were already dead or we could have cooked them.... Then it clicked!

 

Me- You didn't bring them home did you?

Mr. M (with a big smile)- Yes, they are right here! (picking up his bag)

Me- Oh that's what that awful smell is! You were not supposed to bring those home! Go throw those away.

We all got a good laugh out of that, and I felt so much better having discovered (and taken care of) the mystery smell.

pot holders

I've been needing new pot holders for a while now. All of mine were looking pretty worn and tired. I've been meaning to buy some more, but just have not taken the time to pick some up. Miss E and Mr. M decided to make me some!

Miss E did quite a bit of the work, but she also showed Mr. M how to make them and I think he did all of the work on one of them. What sweet children I have, and I'm so glad that they are learning to make good use of their free time and creativity!

Happy Birthday Mr. S!

Mr. S just turned 5! He had a fun day and most of his birthday wishes came true. He had asked for a new "big boy" quilt since he was using a very sweet mother goose quilt that was great for a little boy, but he was getting a bit old for that.

He also wanted a "tommy hawk" after watching a knife and tomahawk throwing DVD. Rob found a nice wooden one for him, it made him happy, but he is looking forward to when he is old enough to have a real one.

The biggest hit was the trick flash light that daddy got for him. It gives you a good shock when you try to turn it on. He had a great time at church showing it to as many people as we would let him!

He had a hard time choosing his cake this year as well as his foods. He just could not decide. He finally chose the penguin cupcakes that I had made before. He had the bucket one with all of the candy fish on it, he didn't even make it to the cupcake, he was done after eating all of the fish (and licking off the frosting)!

fixed comments

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