I think life just may be back to normal. Normal as it was before buying a house, moving, going to a new ward & new schools, renting our other house, oh yeah, throw the holidays in there too! Life was just nuts for awhile. We are still busy but now that we have fantastic people renting our house and that part of our lives is done with, we can get back to doing what we've always done, trying to contain the chaos! Last week 6 of us caught a 24 hour bug and it's pretty much been a puke fest here. So glad the baby didn't get it but I still got puked on, so fun being a Mom! You know what would be great, if Lysol invented a germ bomb, like the old bug bombs my Dad used to fog our house with when we went on vacation. I would love to fog my whole house with Lysol, and come back to a germ free home. I guess it would only last until somebody touched something again. Oh well, I think we are over it now. Track meets and softball start next month, I can't wait to get back to the sports. Besides Darrin playing football we took time off from all the extras because we knew how busy things were going to be. It will be good to get back to the fun stuff again. I'm not sure we will ever not be busy, I think that's just what happens when your a parent, but it does feel good to finally have time for the fun too!
Love her!!I can't imagine life without my little girl. She is growing up so fast, right now she is learning so much it is amazing to watch her say or do something new everyday. In a couple of months she will be 2 and no longer a baby but I'm so glad she will always be my baby girl. I have to share what she "said" today. She is still learning to talk and most things aren't very clear but today while at Fry's I was checking out some Buzz Lightyear dishes that were on clearance and out of the blue, with no prompting she said "to infinity and beyond!" She is so stinkin' cute!
Time for Play-Dough
I'm not a big fan of the stuff, and I'll never buy the "real" stuff because truthfully it stinks. Jena gave me a recipe for homemade playdough that I love, well as much as you can love play dough but even if I don't like it, my kids LOVE it, especially since it's been about a year since they last played with it. A few weeks ago we made a new batch and the little kids played with it for almost 3 hours! I'll love anything that keeps them busy that long, and the best part was they weren't fighting over it! Here's the recipe, it's super easy and smells good too!
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
food coloring
In a medium pan mix flour, salt and cream of tartar. Measure the water, add the oil and the food coloring to the water and slowly add to the flour mixture. Add more food coloring for your desired color. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the dough becomes stiff and forms a ball. Turn out onto wax paper and let cool.
Birthdays are so fun! Today we celebrate Kaela's 9th birthday, it's hard to believe she is growing up so fast. I remember finding out that we were finally having a little girl after the 3 boys, we were so excited! Kaela does an awesome job of keeping the boys in line, I feel for her being sandwiched between the big boys and the 2 little boys, but she definitely holds her own against them! She has a great independent, strong personality but is also sweet and sensitive. She is a great helper at home, especially with her baby sister. We love you Kaela, hope you have a great day and that this year will be full of many happy times for you!
