Kids Are So Funny Sometimes

I just have to tell this story. Genny is two an a half years old now. She is very smart and full of fun personality. But like most two year olds, she likes to test us sometimes. A while ago at the dinner table Genny was just pitching fit after fit. I got such headache and Bart was at his wits end too. We both had to walk away from the table out of sheer frustration. I came back into the room a few minutes later and found Genny doing something strange with her face and hand. She had her finger pointed and was poking at the air with a scrunched up face. She kept pretending to poke as she grunted as though it were taking all of her might to do so. I called Bart in to show him what she was doing. I then asked Genny what she was doing. She continued to poke as she growled, "I pushing your buttons!"
Sigh, needless to say we couldn't stop laughing for a while. A long while!

I have a new Look!

K, so anyone who knows me might be shocked by this, but probably shouldn't be. After 29 years of having the same hair style, I decided it was time for a change! Every show that I've ever had to wear a wig for was always a thrill for me to experience a different hair style. So I decided to start my own collection of wigs. I've always had a flare for the dramatic and am so excited about this. The first in my future collection, I found this one and cried when I put it on. I fell that in love with the look that quickly. I've had a really great response from my friends here and have had so much fun showing it off! I'm just excited to be updating my look and feel a little more fashionable. I'm still very much attached to my real hair and the uniqueness that it gives my appearance. I just love changing things up and being able to decide what hair style I'd like to choose each day. So Much Fun!!!!!

Goooooo Genevieve!

Genevieve Taylor is a genius! After a day and a half of potty training... She's a pro! She has been 99% accident free. She has been getting herself up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and has been very good at getting to the potty on her own during the day. She stays dry during her naps and clean throughout the day. Nursery has been a snap too! She tells her teachers when she has to go, they bring her to me and she stays dry and clean all through church. It doesn't matter where we are, she tells me when she has to go. I'm so grateful! What a blessing that it happened so fast and easily! Way to go Genny!

Happy Valentine's Day

I'm doing a few different posts today! I have some catching up to do...

It's been a while since I have had a holiday come while I was feeling well. So I was very excited to have a little extra energy for Valentine's. A few days before Valentine's day I was feeling a little cabin feverish, but still not wanting to go out in the cold, I decided the next best thing would be to change up the activities during the day. So the girls and I decided to make some Valentine cookies for Daddy. Genevieve was awesome at patting down the dough and cutting the shapes out. AnnaBelle was great at eliminating a lot of work for us by eating as much dough as she could get her hands on. We had soooo much fun together. It was especially refreshing for me to do something fun and productive with the girls. After we finished baking the cookies I put the girls down for naps and decided to try my new cake decorating tools out on the cookies. I made some frosting and just started to play around with the different tips. I wasn't really trying to be professional about it or anything. I was more like a kid with play-dough, seeing what cool shapes this one made or how big of a star that one would make. It was exhausting (frosting is NOT for whimps) but very fun!
Then on Saturday morning my Valentine to my family was a valentine breakfast. My mom had given Bart a heart shaped muffin tin as a gift so I borrowed that from him and made some apple cinnamon muffins from scratch. They didn't look exactly like hearts (I filled them too full, Ooops) but still they tasted pretty good. I took some of the left over frosting from the cookies and added some cream cheese to top the muffins with a yummy cream cheese frosting. I then took out my heart shaped egg shaper and was able to cook up some heart shaped scrambled eggs to go with the muffins. I added some apple slices we canned last fall to the plates and viola! Everyone seamed to enjoy it. I really enjoyed putting it together. So much fun!