Wordless Wednesday

Make My Monday

It's that time again, the first day of the work week, Monday!  I am linking up again with Kelly and Jess for "Make My Monday".

This Monday's topic: What is your favorite recipe for entertaining? This could be anything from cocktails to dessert. 


My go to appetizer is simple.  I'm not even sure what to call it but is a dip that Kelly from this blog hop's mother, Kim, made a long time ago and brought to our fourth of July party.  I have been making it ever since for anything and everything.  Parties, get together's, game day's and for just snacking on at the house.  What it is, 1 large jar of Salsa and 1 block of Cream Cheese.  Don't knock it until you try it!  It's delicious!  I usually lay the cream cheese out to soften.  Then mix your favorite brand of salsa, I use Pace, with the softened cream cheese, and blended well.  Then serve with your favorite tortilla chips, I love the Tostitos with a Hint of Lime!  It refrigerators up to several days, if it lasts that long! 


See simple!!  Enjoy!

                                 

Great Wolf Lodge

Hello!  Sorry for my absence, we took a little mini vacation and all but Randy came home sick!  Both kids and I have RSV.  Not good!  Our trip was fun, but definitely dampened, (no pun intended), by coughing kids who don't sleep well in bed's that aren't their own.  I mean who can blame them, I don't either!

Here is our trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Instagram!

We had an awesome time!  I wish we hadn't been sick, but I think the kiddos still enjoyed the vacation!  In fact when Jillian got up this morning she asked her daddy if they could go back to the blue slide!!  Even though we just got back from vacation yesterday, I am so ready for the weekend!!

Saturday's Top 5 Laughs

Yay for the weekend!!  We have a 5 day weekend this week, so we are super excited!  We had a pretty good week and as always some great laughs.  Here are my top 5 laughs from the week!


1. Jillian and Wyatt have really grown closer this week.  I'm not sure if it's because he's so mobile now or what, but he does follow her everywhere.  Last night we were all in my room and I was trying on swimsuits for our trip when I noticed both kids were gone!  I quickly got dressed and went across the house to find them in the bathroom together with the door shut.  Jillian's response, "we're just playing!"

2. Wyatt man has learned to wave!  When we were leaving Preschool Thursday, I told Jillian to tell everyone bye, and Wyatt just went to town waving bye and laughing!  We all got a big kick out of it!

3. Jillian loves "playing" with our cats!  One day she found some of my scrap fabric and put it on LeLuh.  Jillian said, "She's styling" and "she looks fabulous!"  Girlfriend loves to dress up!

4. Wyatt found a balloon belonging to sister.  He. Loves. It!  It makes me soo nervous though!  He squeezes it, pinches it and even tries to bite.  Don't worry I watch him close.  Every time he goes to bite it I tell him no, Wyatt no.  He'll jump, stop biting it and look at me with those sad puppy dog eyes and start to cry.  It's so pitiful but so funny at the same time!

5. This one is from a friend.  A friend of ours son goes to preschool with Jillian.  His mom asked him the other day if Jillian still cried during the day.  He said, "No mommy, she doesn't, she's plays now"!  I though it was so cute.  And she is doing so much better!!

I love writing these posts and remebering all the funny and cute things my kids do and say.  If you have funny things that you want to share, come link up with Melissa at The Mommyhood Chronicles!

Wyatt @ 9 months

Wyatt turned 9 months old on February 13th, last Monday.  Nine months, wow, it's so hard to even fathom that in 3 months we will celebrate his 1st birthday.  I'm so not ready for that, even though I am constantly planning in my head his party!

Personality


Happy, happy, happy.  All. The. Time!!  I love it!  Our world is such a joyful place with Wyatt in it.  He and Jillian are getting closer and seeing her with him, making him laugh and giggle, makes my job as a mom such a privilege!  Wyatt is such a laid back, easy going little dude.  Nothing much seems to phase him, except for when his cousin Noah attts him!  Or if we leave the room with out him.  Otherwise, he can sit and play and entertain himself.

Growth


I haven't taken him for his 9 month check up yet, but we did have to take Jillian to the doctor last week so we weighed little man while we were there.  Are you ready for this, he weighs 25.5 lbs, and is 32 inches long.  He is growing out of his 12 month clothes and into size 18 to 24 month clothes.  I thought Jillian grew fast, this boy is flying through the clothes!  Hello consignment sales!!  He is still wearing size 3 in diaper and size 2 in shoes, when he wears them.

Schedule/Feeding


These days it seems Wyatt makes his own schedule!  With two new sitters and staying home with Daddy some, he doesn't take his bottle well.  Both my kids did this.  I'm not sure if it's a mommy's milk kind of thing or that he just doesn't want to take a bottle from them, who knows?  He still nurses about every four hours when with me.  Still eating baby food but has grown an absolute love for everything I or his daddy eats!  So we share.  This month he's had all kinds of real food.  Lots of veggies, chicken, noodles, and even some pancakes.

Smilestones


Wyatt finally learned a new trick, crawling, but it's more of a crawl/hop. So cute and so mobile!
New words: Uh Oh, Bye Bye
He sticks his tongue out
Mocks you when you cough real or fake
He can get up from laying down
He has 6 teeth total, 4 on top, 2 on bottom
He dances, (sitting down) when he hears music
And he can wave, when he wants too!

Here's the first video I took when I realized he was crawling.  The exact day he turned 9 months!  It's a little blurry, not sure why, except it was on my iphone and I took several in a row.

Baby boy, you are growing up so fast, I can hardly believe it.  It really just seems like yesterday when I had you.  I am so proud of the little guy you are and are growing into.  You make our lives so happy, not a day goes by that we don't smile because of you!  You make my heart beat faster and slower at the same time.  I love you so much little guy!

Love,
Mommy

Make My Monday

Nobody likes Mondays, am I right?!? Starting today I am linking up for Make My Monday with Kelly, my real life friend and Jess her blogger friend!

 

Today's question: Use one word to describe yourself.

Me: Passionate...I am so passionate about so many things. My kids, my family, my career, my friends and my life!

Life: Blessed...I am so blessed to have a loving husband, 2 wonderful, healthy children, a supportive and loving family, great friends and a job I love!

Love: Fierce...My sister gave me this word, and I agree. I love with all my heart and try not hold it back!

Body: Curvy...At least for now! I am working on losing the baby weight. Not as easy as the first time around but I know it's possible. Plus I'm a breast feeding momma!

Cooking: Tasty...at least that's what my family tells me. These days I don't get to do as much as I should but with 2 kids and a full time job, it's just not that easy! But I'm working on it!

Career: Busy...I have a couple of these. Wife, mom, housekeeper and office manager at a vet clinic. I love them all!

Hobby: Fulfilling...I love to craft, make bows and tutus, my newest craft! It makes me feel great to be able to say I made that!!

Style: Casual...I am a mommy of two who has not lost all the baby weight but still trying. So not everything fits just yet!

Blog: Diary...not really a describing word but thats what this is, a diary or a journal documenting my kids and our day to day life. Helping me and them to remember all these great memories we're making!

Home: Homey...Not really sure if that's a word or not but it's our home that we've created an it may not be clean or tidy all the time but it sure is homey!


This was fun and much needed on this Monday, come link up!

Saturday's Top 5 Laughs

Yay for the weekend!! Here are my top 5 laughs from the week!

1. Thursday was the 2 year anniversary of my mom's death. We took the kids to the cemetery and I tried explaining to Jillian that we could talk to GiGi even though she was in heaven and she said "well maybe we could use a pogo stick to get up there, (heaven)". If only we could!!

2. I finally lowered Wyatt's crib and took the bumper pad off, I know I was suppose to do that a long time ago. The next morning he woke up and started screaming, I rushed into his room to find his chunky little leg stuck in between the slats! We now have a breathable bumper pad on!

3. Tuesday night we attend Jillian's preschool Valentine dance. Jillian went right to the dance floor and I nursed Wyatt. Later Randy told me that our friend Brandi said Jillian was tearing it up out there. Jillian over heard Randy and said "I didn't tear it up!".

4. Wyatt has 6 teeth and wants to use them. Any and every time I have food he wants it too. He lets me know by squealing at me to share!!

5. Jillian has never been a has to be clean kid but the one morning I was eating a pancake and asked her if she wanted a bite and she said,"no, my face will get dirty!"

I love the all these funny things my kids do and say!  If you have funny things you wanna share come link up with us at The Mommyhood Chronicles!