green mango madness

Sometimes it's hard to make sure the kiddos get enough veggies each day.  Heck, who am I kidding?  Sometimes it's hard to make sure I get enough veggies each day.  For  Christmas we got an amazing refurbished Blendtec Blender from Tony's Parents and it has totally changed our lives.  We are lean mean smoothie making machines! (Actually, as a warning, if you invest in this your husband may or may not try to blend every single meal into a smooth slurry... We've made pancakes, waffles, soups, hummus, brownies and of course smoothies.  I've stopped the random experiments to blend chicken bones and odd misfit toys.)

A Spot of Tea

Their eyes were wide with anticipation as they pleaded silently... desires yet unknown to me.  I knew something was coming as I tilted their heads back in the tub and tried to rinse the soap out of the bottom of their hair.  

"Mommy, can I tell you a question?" 

"What is it, muffins?" I asked - braced for something crazy.

"May we have tea as our snack tonight?" they exploded... "That would be SO great!"

A Monumental Occasion

Originally posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2012

I have been waiting for this day for the last 3 years.  3 years is a blink of an eye when you're watching your children grow, but 3 years is an ETERNITY of bruises on your hip from the two oversized high chairs that really don't fit in your small/normal sized kitchen.

I Can't Believe He Ate The Whole Thing...

Originally posted Tuesday, April 3, 2012

 Proving that I really have no idea what my kids will eat:  Jackson, following a morning bowl of oatmeal, two banana's, and grapes, proceeded to climb on top of the table, grab an apple, and eat the whole freaking thing.  To the core.

Easy Like Sunday Mornings

Originally posted on Sunday, March 11, 2012

Out treat at the end of a long week is Sunday mornings.... the only day that neither Tony or I work, is Sunday Mornings... No one has to get dressed by 7:30, no one has to rush out the door, or log on anywhere and we all LOVE it.  Daddy, in particular, has taken ownership of the Sunday Morning and has now perfected the waffle.  Each Sunday we all gather round to eat his creations  everyone of us consuming far more then we should, in all rights, be able too.  Everyone has their particular syrup/butter quotient and individual eating style... 

May I help you? No...

Originally posted on Monday, February 27, 2012

Starring in the role of our first child to respond to every question with no:  Jackson Oliver!    (And the crowd goes wild!)

Spooning

Originally posted on Sunday, February 19. 2012

Today both gentlemen apparently decided that they were big enough to feed themselves.  We can only assume that this closed door secret meeting occurred sometime between the hours of 12 am and 6 am in Jack’s Crib.  As I witnessed this my mouth hung open - I was completely flummoxed.  When?  How?  Shouldn’t there be a learning curve?!?  With just a gentle amount of support on the bowl from Auntie and Mimi, both boys devoured their ham and bean soup using only their spoon... and then their face.  We are filled with equal parts awe and dread, but you can’t argue with those smiles... just look how proud they are!