Homemade baby food

I decided to start making Noah's baby food. So tuesday night I went out and bought a bunch of fruits and veggies and then yesterday I started making it all. It was actually way easier then I expected and even made me wish I would have done it for Presleigh too. We're going nat-ur-al these days. Next will be cloth diapers, if I can convince my hubby. Here's a pic of my hard work.

Noah is pulling himself up on things. He's so cute, standing wherever he can. I found him like this the other day pretty much stuck standing at the coffee table but still loving that he can stand up. He gets so proud of himself when he does it and can usually stand on his own for a few seconds.

Y's Baby Shower!!!

So (J) and I had a baby shower for our friend (Y) this weekend. It turned out super cute and we had a lot of fun. Here are some pictures!

We had a little craft time where we embellished onsies and bibs for baby (E). They are adorable.

It was so beautiful out on Saturday, it was perfect for our outdoor setup.

The Stain

ALRIGHT...My kids are sick

Presleigh's new favorite word to use is "Alright." I know it seems like not a very fun word but I love it. Everytime she says it I can't help but smile. Maybe it's because it's her commitment to obey and listen to mommy, or maybe it's the adorable way that she says it, I'm not really sure. Last night it was no different. I tried desperately to hold back my smile as I listened to Wayne explain to Presleigh that we do not play with mommy's nail polish. She said "alright" as she twirled in circles in the front room. And I couldn't help but smile and giggle a little after she had tried painting her nails but really accomplished painting her hands and the bathroom and master bedroom floors.

Noah has had a brutal cough the last couple weeks. He has also gotten 2 new teeth, so you can imagine how pleasant he has been. Presleigh told us on Easter that ear hurt and that she needed to see a doctor. We thought about taking her in, but I decided to wait til the next day to see if she kept complaining. She seemed fine the next day so we just went about our business. Yesterday I finally decided that I would take Noah to see the doctor because he just wasn't getting better and almost seemed more fussy and irritable. I thought that he might have an ear infection and I still wanted to get Presleigh's checked out. Our doctor is awesome and got us in yesterday.

We learned that Noah has RSV and a double ear infection and Presleigh has an ear infection as well. While I was at target filling their meds I found some pretty red nail polish and the whole time we were in the store Presleigh was asking to get her nails painted. I kept telling her that I would do it when we got home and she patiently kept saying "alright." So I feel sort of responsible for Presleigh's nail polish mess last night because I didn't paint her nails when we got home. I guess she decided that she had waited long enough. We got the polish off the tile floor but not the carpet. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get nail polish out of carpet? I'll post a picture in a little bit.

Lots of pictures!!!!!

Here are some pictures from our recent adventures. Going on walks, playing at the park, and our neighborhood Easter egg hunt.

I think Presleigh looks ill in this picture. The lighting is not the best, but wanted to show you (MOM) the hat!

Presleigh loves princesses but for some reason wasn't a big fan of this Cinderella. Maybe she was scared of her nose Piercing:)

Dying Easter Eggs!!!!!!!!!

Presleigh is officially potty trained! I had to celebrate with this (only one kid in diapers) bag.

Easter Dresses

I can barely remember my childhood. I have the worst memory ever. But one thing that I do remember is getting a new dresses for Easter. I remember a trip to gunny sack (I think that's how you spell it) in San Francisco we took once, I think to look at Easter dresses. I love this picture of my siblings minus my youngest brother. Look at those silly haircuts:) I'm not real into matchy matchy but can you believe that my mother made the dresses that my older sister Kim and I are wearing? I mean I know they look pilgrimish with that doile thing around the neck, but I'm sure they were stylish, because well my mother is pretty fashionable. hehe. Can you tell that i'm giddy over easter dresses. Anyway... This is why I decided to make Presleigh her Easter dress. I want to be like my mommy and hopefully make my girls their dresses every year. Hopefully when they are old like me they will appreciate it like I appreciate my mom for using her talents to make me things.
So, TA DA............................................... The Bubble Dress, modeled by the cutie herself, with a little bit of bed head.

And the Back view. You can't really see the buttons unless you click on the picture to enlarge it.

For those of you worried about the immodesty here, don't worry she has a yellow cardigan to go over it. And these adorable shoes too!

So there you have the special homemade Easter outfit that Presleigh will get to wear for this special Easter Day. I should probably get started on Noah's coordinating tie.

Potty training

We've been working on getting Presleigh potty trained this past week. She is actually doing a lot better than I thought she would. She's only had a few accidents since we started and she finally went #2 in the potty today. We got her a little potty from Ikea and I basically let her run around with no panties and she just goes when she has to. I love watching her run into the front room from the backyard when she has to go potty. And then when she's all done she yells "I did it!" She's such a big girl and we are so happy that she is doing so well with her potty training.

Noah is trying to crawl these days. He gets up on all fours and rocks but hasn't quite figured it out. He is able to get around pretty well with his scooting, although he seems to get frustrated with it. Noah babbles quite a bit. He loves to say dada and clicks he toungue a bunch too. Noah's bum problem is so much better. He had a follow up appointment on Monday and the doctor was relieved that it was going away with the antibiotics.

We've been spending a lot of time outside. The weather has been beautiful here and we are lucky enough to have a park down the street from us so we go pretty often.

Wayne is working on getting his CPA passed. He works all day and then goes to the college to study during the evenings. We definitely don't see enough of him, but hopefully he can get this test over with soon.

I've been sewing a little lately and i'm totally enjoying it. I grew up watching my mom make all sorts of things, and I wasn't really interested in any of it until now. I love creating things. My newest creation is Presleigh's Easter dress. It turned out so stinking cute and I'm so excited about it. I will post a picture of it soon.

Here are a few pics of the kids. I tried to post more but blogger is being lame. Sorry mother!