What's Wrong with this Picture?

If you look carefully, you will see that Kylee put her baby's bottle with Bryce's bottles that I just cleaned last night. She cracks me up. She is obsessed with all her babies and feeding them and putting them to bed. I'm glad she is a girly girl!

Who would have Thought??

Who would have thought, Tom and Jerry would be so appealing to my kids. Ryan loves this cartoon and puts it on every once in a while. But yesterday, when I turned it on for quiet time, my kids were captivated. Kylee couldn't even sit down, she was so into it. Of course, Drew has to be right there in front of TV. We can't break that habit that started when he wasn't even 1. Oh the simple things that keep my kids quiet so I can enjoy some quiet time too!

Smiles and Frowns

I have been struggling with my kids behavior. It has gotten worse since preschool got out and the hotter temps are keeping my kids inside more. It was so bad that one day, by lunchtime, each was in timeout at least 5 times. So I thought hard trying to come up with a behavior chart and the smiley face cards were created. My kids love it and it has really helped our house be more loving. I drew the smile on one side and a frown on the other. The kids got to pick out the eyes for each face. On top is each child's name in case it gets taken off of fridge. They all start with smiles and have to have at least 1 smile by the time dinner is over to get the treat for the day. The treat could be as simple as marshmallows or ice cream or an outing such as playing at the park or going to McDonald's the next day for lunch. My kids are easy to please. If they decide to not a make a good choice, they have to turn their smile to a frown. They can easily earn that smile back by doing something extra nice or going the extra mile in helping me. I wanted it to be more of a teaching lesson to help my kids physically see what it means to be nice and mean. Now granted, I have a 4 and 2 year old, so this works great, but as they get older, I already have better behavior chart in mind for them. But this works perfect for us right now. So far so good, both kids have gotten their reward every day. Today might be an exception, because since taking those pictures 30 min. ago, Kylee only has 1 smile left.

And Drew created this smile for me the day we started, because he was mad at me for some reason and thought I needed a smile and frown card. That day, he turned my card to a frown!

10 Months

I can't believe this little guy is getting so close to being 1. He has the cutest personality and is very laid back when nothing is bothering him. He doesn't like to sleep at all while teething, so we just smile and pull through those weeks. Bryce now has 6 teeth and is becoming an awesome finger foods eater. He loves all the snacks i feed him and loves grape sandwiches he got for the first time this week. He also loves hot dogs and ate those today for first time. He doesn't like his formula all that much anymore, so now we feed him 2 different times in one feeding. That seems to help. Bryce loves to explore, loves anything with music to it, and loves crawling outside and hanging out on the grass trying to eat rocks and poop. Yes, I said poop, but never on my watch. We are just so excited Bryce loves a variety of food and crossing our fingers his soy allergy goes away soon. We love our Bryce!