Aunty Ollie $100 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

So cute!

Aunty Ollie $100 Gift Card GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Thirsty

I filled a glass of water to add to the stew I was making because it had been boiling too hard, too long. As I filled the glass the following conversation ensued.

Beanie: Mommy, are you thirsty?

Mommy: No, this isn't for Mommy to drink.

Mommy: Beanie, the water is for the stew. (As I pour the water into the stew)

Beanie: The stew is thirsty, Mommy?

Laying Low

I finished my class the other day and had full intention of playing catch up on house work, helping Daddy finish the crown moulding and catch up on this blog however that is not the case.

I was working from home on Friday because Beanie was supposed have a follow up doctor's appointment. At about 10:30 am I got a phone call from the kids school saying that Goober had a 102 degree fever. Both of the kids had recieved their regular flu vaccine but their doctor hadn't gotten the H1N1 vaccine yet. So with the fear of H1N1 and the doctor did not have any more appointments for the day I traded Beanie's appt to get Goober in. End result...Goober has the flu (influenza A). By Friday night he wasn't the only one with it...I had it too.

So since Friday, Goober and I have been camped out on the couch resting and trying to recover. Goober is doing much better today...no fever so far. Not so much for me I woke up with a nasty cough and a 102 fever.

Hopefully I get to updating soon. Back to resting.

The weekend after the musuem "Uncle" Rich came to see us for the weekend. Rich is Daddy's friend since high school. Our children love visitors especially ones that let them hang all over them and play with them.

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

Check out this talented woman and the beautiful costumes she created.

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

The Old and the Young

We recently took the kids to the Smithsonian Muesum of Natural History. We figured that if we were going to hit a museum in this wonderful city this one would be the most toddler friendly and we were right.

First, we took a long train (Metro) ride into the city and the kids loved it...can't you tell?

Once we got there we walked across The Mall to the musuem.

Here are the kids on the front steps.

After "fighting" the museum's cafe to get lunch we started viewing the exhibits.

The kids actually loved the bones of all of the animals they saw.

We saw giraffes.

Frogs.

Fish.

And then there were the live animals which they LOVED.

Spiders.

Bees.

I am not sure.

Ant colonies.

Photos of Giant Ants.

Live ants. (Beanie loved this)

Eygptian history.

By this time after numerous exhibits and potty trips it was time to get going but we had to see one last exhibit...the DINOSAURS.

We did not get through much of the museum but that is the nice thing about this city the museum is close and FREE. We will be back.

I ♥ Faces - Week 41 - Pink Week

I fortunately have never been close to anyone with breast cancer. I truly believe though that if we educate ourselves about early detection and raise awareness and funds for research that this is a battle that can be won. In light of this my entry for this week is Beanie in her pink shirt with that adorable expression. (I wanted to enter Goober this week since Beanie has been in the last few weeks but he doesn't wear pink so that was not an option.) I hope that by the time she is older that breast cancer is no longer as big of a fight as it is today and maybe they will even have a cure. Maybe....just maybe.