The last two days

We've had a pretty normal past two days here. Yesterday morning Munchkin and I ran errands (which we do most mornings. It helps if we get out of the house at least once a day!) Then we came home and played outside for a bit.

Last night was Mom's Night Out for my MOPS group. They have one once a month. I usually don't go, for various reasons, but decided to last night. It was actually quite fun. We ate and SPIN (a pizza place). I know so many people that love it, but to me, it is just ok. But I still had a good time because of the company.

Today I had a MOPS table leader meeting. We also got a new entertainment center and a new tv delivered today. Out old tv was breaking down. It was a hand-me-down tv and worked really well for us for 5 and a half years of marriage. But after Christmas, we came home and everything was neon colors. Then it started going half black and white/half neon. So Hubby is super excited to have a new flat screen tv!!!

Munchkin is still having some trouble with sleeping which may be switching from being the result of teething discomfort to a habit. We'll give him a little while longer and then see if we need to crack down again on the sleep schedule. It is just so hard to know when he isn't big enough yet to tell us what is wrong.

Tomorrow I take Munchkin to get his 2 year pictures taken. He turns two a week from tomorrow!!! I absolutely cannot believe it. Where did the time go?

The little every day things.

There are many days when I let the every day routine get to me. Sometimes I think that there must be more to life than changing diapers, washing dishes, cleaning up toys, etc. Don't get me wrong. I am so thankful to be able to stay at home. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I remember when Hubby and I started praying about whether or not to start trying to have children. I was almost in tears over my desire to stay at home raising our babies. I loved teaching, but it wasn't my strongest desire anymore.



But sometimes when I'm in those moments of wanting to give up, wanting to be anywhere but home, wanting to take a five minute break from being Mommy, that Munchkin will do something that makes my heart smile and I am brought back to my love of being Mommy.

I mean, who else could make doing laundry this much fun and look so cute?

A few random things...

Munchkin is getting all four of his two year molars. They have really been hurting him. Poor guy. At least we're getting all four at once so we can get it over with! Unfortunately he has been having some insomnia with his teeth. Some nights it takes us a couple hours to get him to sleep. Other nights he wakes up at random hours - like 4:00 or 3:00. Knowing it is his teeth makes it more manageable for me. At least I know this won't last forever. Last night as I was trying to get him to sleep I just rocked and rocked with him - cherishing the moment with my little guy. He won't be little forever; nor will he let his mommy rock him forever.

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Papa and Mamma, thank you for the new hat and gloves.

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Great Uncle and Aunt Sefrt, we exchanged the train for these cool crayons. Munchkin is in love! They're stackable and in the shape of animals.

How to Build a Snowman

Yesterday Munchkin and Hubby went outside to build a snowman while I made lunch. I loved watching them out the kitchen window as they worked in the backyard.

Here's Hubby trying to tell Munchkin how to make a snowball. I wonder how well that worked! Ha!

Hubby making a snowball.

Munchkin standing around looking cute while Hubby made the snowballs. :)

Munchkin sitting there looking cute as Hubby builds the snowman.

Munchkin deciding that maybe he should help.

Putting the finishing touches on the snowman.

Notice the pipe? Ha!

Munchkin and the Munchkin-sized snowman.

Child Labor???

Sometimes Munchkin likes to help me do the laundry. Do you think I'm overworking him???? :)





He emptied the laundry basket, lay on top of the clothes, and said, "Night night."








But alas, he rested only momentarily and was then off and running again. He put this shirt around his neck and kept walking around the house saying "Frosty the Snowman. Frosty the Snowman." Hugh?

And what does the screwdriver have to do with anything?

I have no idea.

The post formerly titled "Wordless Wednesday" but henceforth is being called "Awake Since 4 a.m."

Just say "No"

***Sidenote: Guess what I found out today? I found out that our new flooring shows broken glass a lot easier than our old flooring. Sigh.***

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I love Laura Ingalls Wilder. I can't tell you the number of times I have read the series of Little House on the Prairie. That's right people, I said I can't tell you the number of times I've read the series. I've also been to her house in Mansfield, Missouri.



It is probably no surpise, then, that I'm also a fan of the show. I can remember watching it sometimes growing up, but it isn't like I've seen every single episode, like I have with I Love Lucy - but that's another story.



So since I own every season of I Love Lucy I thought I'd ask for Little House on the Prairie seasons for Christmas. Now I will be able to watch every. single. episode. But I only have season one, and I'm already halfway through it. What am I going to do until next Christmas???



I digress.



Anywho, I needed to trim Munchkin's nails before his nap. I needed something that would keep his attention away from me, but not mesmerize him so much that he wouldn't need to sleep. So I put in an episode of Little House on the Prairie. He got into it right away because in the first scene there were horses. Perfect!



After I got done trimming his nails, I left the room. I heard his feet in the kitchen and went to look. He went right to our drawer that has our measuring cups. He took one out and put the handle in his mouth. At first I thought that his teeth hurt and he wanted something to chew on since he is getting his two year molars. But then it hit me...Pa smokes a pipe. I went and looked at the tv, but at that time, Pa wasn't smoking. I went back a couple of scenes, to the ones I had missed while I was out of the room, and there was Pa smoking a pipe!!!