Our Days

Thank you Santa for the new LEGOS! They have been used everyday and the boys can both handle them with no problem.

I finally got around to cleaning the fish tank.... they look happy eh?

Hard to see but T is sleeping on his tummy with his hands clasped behind his head. After I took the pic the "click" startled him and he gave me the most wicked glare before falling back to sleep :)

I finished T's name banner to match the one I made for cy last year. Yes there are threads, this is made from old jeans and the threads add character.

I am trying to follow a more regular rhythm with the boys and as a family in general so we can fit in everything that we want to do. Including crafts. I will write my rhythm at the end of this post if you are interested.

Yummy chocolate chip scones that T and I made for breakfast today. T mixed and did a great job, very little spillage. Now I have 2 helpers for my kitchen.

My 2 week menu. We are on a VERY tight budget and if I get lazy it's impossible to stick to. I made a 2 week meal plan and bought all the groceries at once. Anyone have a chest freezer we can buy? Meal plan at the end too.

Dominos cy :)

Daily Rhythm

Wake: Mama @ 7, boys whenever they wake (7:15-8am)

Breakfast

Dress

Clean up-boys play

Play together- legos, blocks etc

Snack 10am

walk/yard or wild indoor play

lunch 12 pm

Rest T, Cy plays puzzles etc

Cy Hangs with mama

Snack: 3 pm- T wakes

Day Activity- Baking, painting, coloring, craft, housework or games

Story Time

Dinner prep- kids free play

Dinner

Play or activity while mom cleans up

bath/book

Daddy home -wrestling

song

Sleep!

Ahhhhhh!

Wednesday am-cy school, mama t date

Thursday- all school afternoon

Friday/sat am mama work daddy days

Sunday-family day, hike etc

Meal Plan

I don't have set days, I just make what I feel like that day :)

Breakfast

1. Oatmeal & Juice

2.Coconut Banana Bread & Cottage cheese

3. Cereal day & Banana

4. Breakfast Cookie & fruit

5. Scones & Cottage Cheese

6. Fluffy Pancakes & Breakfast Sausages

7. Smoothie

Lunch

1. Baloney, crackers, cheese, green beans

2. PB & Jam & fruit

3. Cheese quesadilla & Apple

4. Hummus pita and veggies

5. Leftovers

6. Soup and bread & almonds

7. Pasta salad and meat balls

Dinner

1. Tacos (cook all ground beef at once and freeze)

2. Fast sloppy lentils, bread and veggies

3. Frozen fish/ meatballs or sausage & veggies

4. Black bean lasagna and salad

5. Shepard's Pie and veggies

6. Pasta and beef

7. leftovers

Linked up to Meal Plan Monday

Best Weekend Ever!

This past weekend we went to Butter field Acres.  A small farm where you can get in the pens and pet all the animals.  It was better then I expected!  Cy was scared of the pony for the pony ride but I think he will be fine next time. 

Stinky pigs, they tried to eat my pants!

After the farm we went to Prince's Island Park.  We saw lots of ducks and geese with babies.  Cy and daddy spent a ton of time at the park and playing soccer.  Ter practiced sitting.  

A c-train ride.  1 st for the boys...

Huge buildings.

I CAN sit...I am 7.5 months now!

Rolling with daddy.  The best way to travel!

Snack break

At the end of the day on the way home!

Long Time no Post

I would like to get back into posting.  If you look at the last year you will see that I was quite god at posting and putting pics of the boys.  This year I have fallen off the bandwagon so I am jumping right back on.

It was about 7 ish when the incident occurred.. I was getting C's bath ready and looking for bubbles when I heard a splash...yes folks my boy jumped into the bath fully dressed.  He doesn't look too concerned eh?

C has been having some issues when it comes time to go to bed.  Even at nap time.  First it was that he became scared of his lights.  Hubby had to hang some blankets over them.  Now when you put him to bed he screams like he is being attacked.  After some searching on the net I realized that C has developed separation anxiety.  Daddy has been going to school for the past 2 months 1 hour away.  He leaves on Monday and comes home on wed ( most weeks) but has stayed whole weeks sometimes.  This has caused C to be concerned that if he goes to sleep mommy might go away too!

Tonight I tried to put him to bed and tell him I would check on him in 2 minutes.  About 30 sec later the screaming started.  I ended up just sitting with him.  He fell asleep after about 10 min.  Thank the heavens!  Bed time is SO stressful now.

We went to the library today...I borrowed a book on gardening!  It felt like spring yesterday and today...I can't wait!  Here is or garden last year.  This year I want to do more!

Sorry my pics are not working but I will get them up tomorrow... Have a great night everybody!