Makes Me Happy

Here's a sample of some of the things that make me happy today...
 

Camera friendly one year olds


Rainstorms that make great mud in your newly dug gardens..
 

Ambitious climbers

My new double burner griddle pan...this is a whole box of mushrooms and 4 small zucchinnis all cooking at once! It cooks up a whole pack of bacon at once or 8 pancakes! When you have to get meals on the table fast there is no time for double batches to cook in regular skillets.
I looked around for a while to find one that was extra big and had what seemed to be durable composition. This one is by TFall, from Target for $30 and worth every penny. The handles are heat proof and the whole thing supposedly can even go in the oven below 400.
 Yes, this makes me happy!

Multitasking!

Why not learn to walk and dribble in the same day?





One more...

St. Patricks Day

We had so much fun on St. Patricks Day!!
A leprechan came and left notes leading to a treausure.
(believe me, angry bird fruit snacks count as treasure around here)
 

 

Uncle Collin turned into a leprechan and attacked Adalyn.
I think she is finally getting used to his antics, she was lauging instead of crying. Yay!

 

Cole is barely walking, but he can climb to the top of the playground and the bunkbeds in a flash.
We have some baby proofing to figure our around here.

Cooper with a stash of tennis balls.

Uncle Connor rescuing Cole from the dirt he was eating...
What is it about dirt that makes kids keep shoveling it in their mouths? It can't taste good, can it?

 

Leprechaun Cake a la Pinterest

 

Green food craziness

 

 

 

...or you could eat them like that... 

 

 

I had to document this moment in time. This is Cole's favorite activity right now.
He loves to crawl up in the chair and just sit there. I think it makes him feel big. :)

 

...but he's still my baby!

Couldn't miss a train ride and then I talked everyone into my new favorite activity- geocaching!

Staying up Late

An unnamed person in our house likes to get out of bed at night and sneak some special parent time.
He's really good at it.
Can't you tell by the adorable face?
It hard to make him go back to bed when all he does is sit quietly in our laps, give us tons of hugs, and say things like "I love you on fire  (forever)"

 

 Sweet dreams!

Random

What happened here?

I would like to title it, "Tired mommy needs 10 minutes of entertainment for fussy one year old so she can finish cooking dinner."

 

Won't it take 15 minutes to clean this up later?
Yes, but this is mommy math.

 

 Check out this rainbow jello Grammy made! Even better than rainbow cake because every color is a different flavor!