day 62
those banana chocolate chip muffins were yummy!

day 61
making banana chocolate chip muffins.

day 60
How to entertain a toddler for 23 minutes and 33 seconds. (ok, I just made that up, but it did keep her busy long enough for me to get the dishes done). All you need is 1 willing and able big brother, 1 soft fuzzy blanket, a floor that isn't too sticky and you're set. Carson pulled Addie around and around on this blanket and all the while she giggled and giggled. I love it when they have fun together like this.

day 59
Say you are my friend and you ask me to watch your stinkin' cute baby for a few hours. Well, I just might have to take a few pictures of him while he's at my house because I don't think I'll be able to help myself. Just sayin.

day 58
picking up Emmy-lou from school. she was pretty excited to see us.

day 57
naptime. the hairdo (or lack of) is pretty typical of this time of day. she can only keep those pigtails in for so long you know. and that would be why, unless we're actually leaving the house (and sometimes even if we are) we just like to go o-naturelle. there's far too many things to stress about in life and keeping lou-lou's hair perfectly groomed 24-7 is definately not one of them. don't let the pretty pics I have of the girls fool ya...when I actually take the time to do their hair cute you better believe I'm gonna take pictures to prove that I do it once in a while. ;)

day 56
just chattin on the phone. definately one of her favorite toys.

day 55
filing T4's is not on my list of fun things to do on a wednesday afternoon.

day 54
we had a "fancy" dinner tonight for FHE in an effort to emphasize manners and table etiquette. the kids loved it and I've been so proud of how well they've remembered to use their manners since we did this!

day 53
made one of daddy's favorite treats today.

Chocolate Puffed Wheat Squares.

1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
6 cups puffed wheat

Measure out puffed wheat in a heatproof bowl. Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan. Set both aside. Combine butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, cocoa and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes before removing from heat. Add vanilla and stir briefly to combine. Pour the hot mixture over the puffed wheat and quickly stir to coat evenly. Pour the coated cereal into the greased baking pan and use a damp spoon or hands to press the mixture evenly into the pan.

day 52
on our way to go see Grandma & Grandpa.

day 51
It was warm enough to go for a walk today. YAY!

day 50
a quick lunch.

day 49
doing a craft together. addie simply MUST do what the big kids do these days.

day 48
YAY! Feeling better today. Knock on wood.

day 47
Lots and lots of this lately - and I don't mind one bit.

day 46
Emily working on her latest masterpiece.

day 45
Flowers for me.

day 44
We spent the weekend (and when I say we I mostly mean me and Emily) watching ALL of the Anne of Greene Gables movies.

day 43
Some books I've been reading/have read over the past few weeks.

day 42
Carson surveying his loot after valentines day at preschool.

day 41
Went to Calgary for Dr's appointment. Not fun. Got to go to Ikea. Fun.

day 40
curled up on the couch watching Wall-E, I sure hope today will be the end of the sickies

day 39
The whole family had fun yesterday making sugar cookies. I always dread making them, they're so much work, so we are breaking things up a bit. We made the cookies sunday and are icing them tonight for FHE. I'll pop them in the freezer and they'll be fresh for valentines day. Trying to get a bunch of stuff done early because this week is going to be crazy for us.

day 38
getting a headstart on valentines

day 37
this girl's silliness is just what we need around here some days. she is seriously a riot!

day 36
paying bills

day 35
The tooth fairy came...again. The tooth fairy is going to go broke at the rate this girl is losing teeth I tell ya.

archives

Quick question for anyone out there who might be able to help...for some reason I didn't have my blog set properly to archive all my old post, is there any way fix this now? I tried fooling around with it the other day and all I was able to get is an ARCHIVES header on the sidebar, but no actual archives.

Any suggestions?

day 34
went grocery shopping. came home with this...among other things. plan on eating it while I watch american idol tonight. sharing is not in the plan.

day 33
editing pictures tonight. hoping to get to bed early.

day 32
totally missed taking a picture today so I'm using this one of Carson and his new haircut from the 28th

day 31
reorganizing the kitchen

day 30
yummy saigonese food. a night with no kids. 10th Anniversary. blurry picture.

day 29
off to school in the morning

day 28
no school = swim time

day 27
Addie doing her thing (getting into anything and everything!) and her first time wearing piggies in her hair

day 26
laundry day

day 25
somebody found an oreo.

day 24
first job in the morning after getting Emily out the door: clean up the mess from breakfast. Today wasn't too bad.