Treat Patrol

I grabbed a bag of Twizzlers at the store yesterday. Evy was immediately on to me and wanted to know what they were. I said, "They are a treat. And you can have one after lunch." She proceeded to ask for a treat for the next 45 minutes to which I kept responding, "You may have one after we eat lunch." Evy was playing in the living room while I made lunch so I thought I could sneak a treat for myself before lunch. The second I opened the bag and popped one into my mouth Evy came running in, "Mom, what you eating? What it your mouth?" Just before she reached the kitchen I did what any parent would do. I spit the twizzlers onto the counter and lied.

Watch Out Jane Fonda

Evy always wants to exercise with us and tries to lift our weights so today we got her very own set of two pound dumbbells.

Smoothie Face

I offered her a straw, but she insisted on drinking it "like mom". She had a complete ring on her face, even into her bangs.

Pizza Night!

Friday is pizza night at our house. When I was earning a full time paycheck we always had pizza delivered. By the time we paid for a large pizza, bread sticks and a tip for the delivery person we were easily spending $30 every Friday night. I now have more time and less money so our Friday night pizza is homemade. It costs $5.08. Not too shabby.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Simple Fun

Before heading to the library Saturday morning I promised Evy that we could stop and get a doughnut. The second I saw the dougnut with excessive pink sprinkles I knew that would be the one she would chose. Sure enough. When I lifted her up and told her she could pick she pointed her finger directly at the pink pastry. She bounced up and down and giggled as I paid. I've never had more fun eating doughnuts. Seeing the joy that such a simple experience creates for a child is priceless. This makes the sleep deprevation of parenthood totally worth it! Maybe it also explains the weight gain...

Sick Princess

After school on Monday Evy spiked a fever of 103. A horrible cough followed on Wednesday. By Friday the fever was gone, but the darn cough is still hanging on. She did not sleep well for 4 nights so she was pretty tired during the day. Anytime she falls asleep on the couch during the day we know she's sick. She still requested a bow for her hair when she was sick and wearing pajamas for four days straight. Such a diva.

Burning Question

Evy is sick today so we've been watching lots of TV. The Disney overload has left me with a burning question. Why can't the animaters make Manny's gloves look more like handyman gloves and less like dish gloves?

Weekend in Review

This weekend we went into Chicago to visit friends and celebrate my brother's 30th birthday. Friday night we got to see a bunch of our college friends. It's amazing how the group keeps growing. There were 5 kids under age 2 in attendence! On Saturday night we stayed at my brother's and Evy had fun with her buddy-boy Jacob. We did not sleep well either night (not Evy's fault, she slept like a champ) so we are exhausted today. Guess we just don't recover as fast as we used to.