Come Play With Us

Princess Wishes

C and I had a "Mommy and Me" afternoon today.  I was able to get discounted tickets to Disney on Ice Princess Wishes through my work, so I planned us a little afternoon date.

We went to Leo's Grill and Malt Shop for lunch and shared a super yummy Chocolate Banana shake.  I had a cheeseburger and chips, and C asked for chicken nuggets and fries.  The burger and shake were great, but a little spendy I thought.

Then it was off to the big city to see Princess Wishes.  

Normally, C always wants to watch a movie on long car rides, but today she spent the whole hour in the car looking through her Barbie and the Diamond Castle book.  

When we got to the event, I bought C a ridiculously overpriced snow cone ($12--ugh I am embarassed to admit), and then we went and found our seats.  

We had a really great time and it was SO much fun seeing how excited C got each time a different Princess came out.  

I asked Andy how his evening was with E, and he said they had a nice time, he took her for a walk, and played on the swings for a little while.  He did say that she was looking for her big sis, and went into C's room and was looking in the bed for her.  

The first thing C said when we got home was "Where is my little sister?"  

It isn't very often that our two girls are apart.  They are absolutely best friends, but I do think it is good for them to have separate time with Andy and I.  

MTM-Shiver Me Timbers

It is Muffin Tin Monday at our house again!

C has been quite infatuated with pirates lately...I think it all started when she watched Hook a couple months ago.  She calls herself "Captain C" and tells us to "walk da plank, Daddy!" , "Arrrr! Shiver me timbers!"  and the classic "Yo ho ho!"

So in honor of our recent love of all things pirate, we did a pirate theme MTM tonight.  I also had a little surprise for the girls for after dinner....

1.  Plank (buttered toast)

2.  Treasure (fruit cocktail)

3.  Pirate Hook (fruit by the foot and marshmallow)

4.  Pirate Ship (tomato ship with mozzarella sail and shredded cheddar under)

5.  X marks the spot (fish sticks and tartar sauce)

6.  Whales (cheddar crackers)

E ate just about every little thing on her plate.  There was just a little shredded cheese left and some tartar sauce.  Good girl!

And this one ate 10 fish sticks plus most of the rest in her tin!  Very successful dinner tonight.  

Don't forget to check out what other moms are doing over at Muffin Tin Mom's site.

Then it was time for the after dinner surprise...so I got out the Pirate's Map, so we could search for the hidden treasure chest!

Here the girls are racing around the house with the map trying to find the treasure.  I finally got them on the right track and we headed downstairs.

As soon as I turned the light on, C immediately spotted the treasure chest and was frantically trying to open it.

I am so glad I did this pirate themed night.  Sometimes I feel bad because I mostly gear this kind of stuff more towards C's interests and not E's, but E absolutely had just as much fun (if not more) than C did with everything tonight.  And I guess that is the biggest success of tonight.  It was so much fun for me to see them running around with that little map and opening up their treasure together.  

 

Winter Fun

Just thought I would post a few pictures from last weekend and the unseasonably warm temperatures!

Climbing the steps on the swingset

Oh how we missed our swings

Daddy pulling C in the sled

mmm, hot dog cooked over the campfire

 

Sliding down the BIG hill

Treat after lots of fresh air: Strawberries and whipped cream

E is really loving this!

 

MTM-Go Pack Go

GO PACK GO! Was heard around our house all weekend.  Daddy taught C this little cheer so we could all get pumped up to cheer on the home team for the Super Bowl on Sunday.  We all know the outcome, and here in our little home in Wisconsin, we are still celebrating.  

Our Green Bay Packer (Green and Gold) Muffin Tins:

E's Plate: 

1. Starfruit

2. Pineapple

3. Guacamole

4. Muenster Cheese

5. Green Beans
  

C's Plate:

1. Steak Sandwich

2. Star fruit

3. Pineapple

4. Cucumber 

5. Green Beans

6. Guacamole and Fritos

E LOVED the guacamole.  She ate all of hers, plus a whole bunch more.  She also ate all of her fruit.  She wasn't into the beans, but ate all her cheese and a little steak from my sandwich.

C ate some of everything.  She is getting better with sandwiches, and at a few bites of hers.  She at a little of the guacamole, but not a lot.  Everything else she ate almost all of.  She also asked for some muenster cheese just like little sis.  

I am going to try to remember to take the after pictures, but Andy is so quick about cleaning up the dishes after we eat, I keep forgetting!  I know, it is a good problem to have, right?!

Go here to see lots of great Muffin Tin Meals from this week!

 

A First

On Saturday night around 2 am, I woke to the sound of a little girl whimpering by the side of my bed.  C had a tummy ache and said she had to throw up. 

Maybe this doesn't seem unusual to people, but in the entire 31 months of her little life, she has never, ever gotten out of her bed after I put her in there.  She has been in a toddler bed for quite a while, so she could get out if she wants to, but she always stays put until we come get her. 

About a month ago, she threw up in her bed sometime during the night, and then just slept on the other side of the bed till morning when I came to get her. 

I have been telling her that if she needs to go potty at night time, or if she doesn't feel good, she should come and get me. 

So when I woke up to her, whimpering, trembling, scared, and not feeling good next to my bed in the middle of the night, my heart swelled with pride, and broke a little at the same time. 

I feel like this happens to me a lot with my daughters.  On one hand I am SO proud of them when they do something independent for the first time, but on the other hand my heart breaks too, because it is one step closer to them not seeing me as their everything.  I am sure I am not alone in this and it is something that every mom goes through.  I asked Andy if he feels that way about stuff like this, and he said, not really.  He is just proud of their new accomplishment. 

I am not really sure what I am getting at with this post, I have just been thinking about it a lot since it happened.  I told her how proud I was of her for being brave and coming to get me in the dark, and we talked about it again the next day.  She seemed proud of herself and told me each step of what she did:  "I started to throw up in my bed, so I get out of my bed, open my door, open Mama's door and come and get you.  Then you take me to the bathroom and get me my bowl to throw up. You tell me it's ok." 

My babies are growing up. 

Valentine's Stuff

C and I talked earlier this week about how Valentine's day is a special day to show the people we love how much we love them, even though we show it every day.  I asked her if she had any ideas of how she would like to show her daddy and E how much she loves them.  She told me that she would like to make her daddy a cake, and that she would let E play with her barbies.

I picked up a little wooden heart picture frame for a dollar at Michael's on Tuesday, so C painted it and put some glittery heart stickers on it for her daddy for Valentines.  I have to get a picture of the girls to put into the frame for him.  

I am interested to see where daddy decides to put this spangly picture frame :)

We also made some really cute Valentine's shirts for the girls.  I had picked up a couple plain long sleeve shirts at Target on clearance. We used fabric paint and painted on some paper heart shaped doilies, and then pressed them onto the shirt to make a lacy heart print.  

I was supposed to wash the shirts first, but didn't, so hopefully it holds up to a wash.  I meant to take a few pictures of the process, but was didn't really manage that because of trying to keep the paint from getting EVERYWHERE.  

So here is the final product.

C's:

She looks so proud of herself!  Here is E's shirt:

I will share a picture of the girls in their V-Day shirts coming up!

 

 

A First Birthday

 

E, Your birthday was yesterday, you are now 1 year old!  It has been a wonderful year, and has gone so fast. 

My sweet babe, I love you so much. 

I love the way you squeal when you see Vernie

I love the way you hover around your sister's door before she wakes up in the mornings.

I love when you are tired, and I pick you up and you shove your arms down between us and cuddle up to me.

I love those 10 minutes each night when is it just Mommy and Baby girl rocking together in your room.

I love that you are a Daddy's girl through and through.

I love your independent spirit.

I love that you love music and love to dance.

I love that (even though it drives me crazy) you are constantly getting into everything because you are curious about EVERYTHING.

I love your tiny little toes and chubby little feet.

I love your long, thick eyelashes.

I am so proud to be your mommy.