Applesicles

I took some of those make your own popsicle molds from Walmart, 2 bucks I think, and poured applesauce in them instead of juice or some other liquid. BIG hit!

They don't really drip at all, so the girls were actually able to get the whole Popsicle in their bellies! Even when te outer layer went soft, it stayed put! Te girls thought they were getting a great treat! Think of all the fruit blend possibilities!

WIP

Here's my current Work in Progress!

Daddy Proof Packing

My family and I went to KC over the weekend for my cousin's confirmation. We went a couple days early and met my in-laws as well... it's a good halfway point for us to meet them! Having two girls who are almost the same size, we (read 'my husband') gets confused as to which clothes go with which of our girls. Some of their clothes can be worn by either, but they are just different enough in size that most of their clothes can really be worn by only one of them. 

I've tried several different methods of packing to make things easier for quick dressing in the mornings, and think I have finally found the BEST way!

I rolled up each full day's outfit, pants and top and secured it with a rubberband. I took masking tape and labeled each outfit 'K1' or 'K2'. That's it!

It was great to be able to just grab an outfit to put on the girls, and they were easy to just grab one and toss it in the diaper bag as a spare outfit!

My husband has labeled this method 'The Daddy Proof Method'...

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Yesterday was my oldest daughters's 2nd birthday. Wow! Where did those two years go?! We had a nice small family get together, and although not everyone that we were hoping to see were able to make it, we had fun with those who did!

I decided to make potato salad to go with supper (my first time ever making it!). I decided to skip the traditional seasonings and create my own. I know I'm not the first one to come up with this, but I'm still proud of it!

You'll need:
5lbs of potatoes, diced into whatever size you like for your potato salad.
1 dozen hard boiled eggs, again, chopped to your size preference
Bacon bits
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Mayo (I used about 2-2.5 cups, but it was a little dry in the end, so feel free to play with this amount)

Mix it all up and chow down! I know some potato salads are served hot or cold, and u think this could be one, but I'm not sure how it would be re-heated because of the eggs. I served it cold and got lots of complements!

Be prepared, my recipe fed 8 adults and a 2 year old and we only ate about a 3rd of what I made!

Easter Bonnets

Remember Easter Bonnets? Those cute little straw hats with the ribbons and flowers on them? I loved Easter because that meant getting to wear a hat to church, to my Grandma's house etc. I never thought they were very comfortable, but I still liked them!

Now that I have two little girls of my own, I've noticed that Easter Hats/Bonnets aren't really readily available anymore! It's kind of a lost little tradition now. Really though, even if I could find them, since they do tend to be so scratchy, I doubt I could keep my girls from tearing them off in 30 seconds or less! I'd still like them to have Easter Hats though, so I made one!

I think this would be cute all spring and summer anyways, but especially on Easter! Don'tchya just love it! I do!

This hat is listed in my Etsy Shop!

Blackberry Puffball Hat

I'm SO excited to show off my newest creation! I've had this particular ball of yarn sitting around forever. I'd bought it when I first learned to crochet, and quickly found out that it's not the easiest yarn to work with, espcecially for a beginner. I got frustrated and put it away. I pulled it out a couple of nights ago to practice making this hat for someone who'd requested it for a newborn. The yarn had not come in yet, but I didn't want my first run to be with yarn that was actually for an order (just in case I totally tore up the yarn!), and here's the end result! I'm in love with it!!!

This hat is available in my Etsy Shop!

Love

Have you ever noticed how something so simple that your child does can just make your heart sing?

My eldest daughter cracks me up. She loves this hat that I made for her. She wears it daily, all day, every day. Sometimes, she even asks for it before she goes to bed at night. She likes to sleep in it!

I find it to be one of those things that just makes her so unique. And yes, I realize there are probably hundreds of kids out there who have a particular hat or other article of clothing that they do this with, but this is MY child, so it's special to ME :)