Princess Hannah

Sam found Hannah's hair stuff and decided to give her a bow and a headband - then he said "Look mommy! Hannah is a princess!"   =)

Hannah's first art

I know this is hard to see but I gave Hannah a black crayon and some paper and let her draw - she actually got some marks on the paper before she tried to eat the crayon - haha

The Target Diet

Have you ever been on a Target Diet? It’s one of the hardest ones out there – I haven’t tried it before but I am starting tomorrow – gonna stick it out for 28 29 days (leap year) and see what kind of results I have. What is the Target diet?  Its simple – you don’t go to Target. Yep, that’s it!  I am staying out of Target for 1 month – YIKES!!!  This is going to be hard for me… and Sam!  Sam loves going to Target with me – we have lunch, walk around, act silly…. Yeah its gonna suck!  Will be interesting to see if I have extra money at the end of the month…..  Wish me luck =)

Life with a Toddler




Painters tape on the table

 

Someone is turning ONE!

My little peanut is turning 1 in a little over a month - which means the party planning begins!

I had bought a tutu at Target (because every little girl needs a tutu) but I didnt LOVE it - so then I looked at Etsy but didnt want to spend $25 on one when I could make one for $8 - so I bought the tulle and elastic and went to work

I decided to do 4 rows of pink then 2 rows of white and in between the white I did some bright pink ribbon - it was so easy but it took FOREVER!!  Now I know why the tutu's on Etsy were $25!!  Anyway - it turned out sooo cute and Mark was impressed with my mad craftiness =)

Then I made her hat - also pretty easy to do and once again turned out cute

So, there is your sneak peek at my party planning for Hannah Bannana - hope to see you there!

Is anyone listening?

Now that I have a toddler I have learned that there is a big difference between listening and hearing – I can tell Sam 100 times to pick up his toys or it's time for bed and he just stares in space….NOT listening….However he hears EVERYTHING!How do I know?  He loves to use the phrases we always use on him such as:

When Sam is trying to get my attention he says “Look me in the eyes mommy”  --Yeah , mark and I tell him that all the time

When Sam asks me a question and I say “uh-huh”  Sam says “Don’t say uh-huh use words”

If Sam asks for something and we don’t answer right away he says “Are you listening? Do you understand me?”

Ahh... toddlers!

Conversations with Sam

I dropped Sam off at school today and as I was walking out the door….

Sam:  Mom, mom!
Me: Yes?
Sam: Be careful out there!
Me: (smiling)  ok, I will!  See you later!
Sam: Mom, don’t drive in the snow
Me: (laughing) ok buddy, I wont!
Sam: Ummm, maybe you should have a turkey sandwich for lunch
Me: (what?? Laughing)  Ok that sounds like a great idea!
Sam: Yeah that is a great idea
Me: Ok bye
Sam: You forgot my kiss
Me: oops  (big kiss)
Then Sam waves goodbye to me ♥ 

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After I put Sam to bed …..

Me:  Ok, goodnight Sam, I love you
Sam: No!  Don’t say “I love you” say “I love you Sam”
Me:  I love you Sam…. Was that better?
Sam:  Yes
Me: Do you love me?
Sam: Nah, but I like you!

Guess I will take what I can get – lol