Sweet Treats

We are going to the zoo tomorrow for one of Max's best friend's birthday. I thought it would be fun to make cupcake ice cream cones. My mom made these for me in preschool and I remember how excited I was to hand them out.

I usually overfill them when I make them but this time I just put in enough batter to fill the handle of the cone and it was perfect. I wasn't able to create the soft twist-look with the the frosting unless I wanted to use a TON so I opted for some sprinkles.

For the birthday treat I made lavender frosting and the rest I frosted in blue so Kevin could more manly cupcakes to work - as I write this I realize how funny that actually is - manly cupcakes with sprinkles.

I also figured out how to transport them but I will save that post for tomorrow.

Pretty in Pink

I should have paid more attention in Home Economics. I desperately want to learn to sew but don't understand patterns. I came across pillowcase dresses and thought I could make one out of regular fabric.

I learn so much each time I attempt to make an outfit and this time the lesson was to sew the bottom piece on before I sew the edges. I ended up having to rip out part of it but I think it looks pretty good and I know my next one will be even better. I also need to shorten the ribbon but for the photos it was fine.

I think she looks like she is doing the hula in this picture. Not that she isn't happy all the time but in this dress she honestly looked excited about it.

And the Winners Are...

The chicks will no longer be suffering from an identity crisis - We have the names.
Drum roll please...
Yoko
Enid
Frenchy
and
Penelope

Thanks to everyone that gave me suggestions. I have a feeling more naming opportunities will be here sooner than we think.

Help Name the Chicks

There has been a lot of jokes on my facebook page about what to name the chicks. So far one of the White Orpingtons goes by the name Frenchy but other than that I got nothing. Kevin says we shouldn't name them because they aren't really "pets" but I can't resist. Any suggestions other than your favorite chicken recipe?

Latest Additions

Meet the newest members of our family! This weekend we got two Light Brahmas and two White Orpingtons. I have wanted chickens for a long time and my husband came home last week and said it was okay, I don't think he knew that a coop would be needed sooner rather than later.



Max loves them! I have never seen him sit and watch something for so long. On Sunday morning he woke up and the first thing he said to me was "chickens?"

Changes

A lot has happened in our little family since my last post. I was recently laid off from my job in Marketing Communications. Part of me went into immediate panic mode - no health insurance, no 401k, no white envelope every other week that was the main reason for doing the work I did. On the upside I gain a lot, mainly much desired time with my son.

All the sudden I found myself a stay at home mom with no immediate plans for a new job (who hires in the 4th quarter anyways).

Life is definitely much different now. What we spend our money on now has to be more carefully considered, I now cut coupons like it is going out of style and I have a new appreciation for how much work it is to stay home.

I know I am not alone in this round of lay offs. Are there any other previous working moms that now find themselves SAHMs? How are you adjusting to being home all day, anythings that surprise you?

I noticed that I love to talk but my eleven month old is not so great at maintaining a conversation yet, thus I end up calling my fellow SAHMs ALOT.

Second, I have lost 10 lbs. I think it might have something to do with not being around an all you can eat ice cream machine and loads of treats around every cube. The downside is that with no extra income I find myself pulling my pants up all the time.

Being home with Max is a dream come true, I just wish it happened because we suddenly found ourselves financially secure and realized that this is the perfect time to quit. While we aren't suddenly financially secure we are doing fine and I can't think of a more perfect day than one that is spent with Max.

Baby Olympics

I know the Olympics have been over for a while but for the 2012 games they should include a couple more events. The first one is the diaper changing event. I blissfully look back on the time when I was excited to see my son roll over, now it takes all I have to keep him still long enough to get one side secure. I pray for 15 seconds of calm or end up pulling out everything on the changing table to distract him.

Why don’t they make pull up diapers in the smaller size that you could easily slip on and then undo on the sides when they are dirty? Think how much easier this would be. Max could be in his favorite position, standing, and I could get his bum covered without breaking a sweat!

In addition to the diaper change event they could also have the outfit snapping event. This event would have to take place in the wee hours of the morning after only three hours of sleep. I always have to redo some button on Max’s outfits, no matter how many there are. The constant movement and wanting to stand on his part doesn’t make it any easier to get him dressed. As he gets more and more mobile sweat pants and t-shirts look more and more appealing as baby clothes.

Do you have any events that you would like to see added to the next games?