Kitchen & The Things They Put in Their Mouths

Happy Weekend! Both kids are napping and the house is clean - figured now is as good as it gets to snap a few pictures of the kitchen.  We have really loved our new countertops, backsplash and the window shelves.

And a quick story. At 1pm today (nap time for both kiddos) I could not find Elmo.  UH-OH.

I was frantically looking all over the house while Ashlyn "helped" me.  Chase was crawling around on the carpet.  I finally found Elmo next to the toilet (perhaps he is potty training instead of Ashlyn?).  I gave him to Ash and asked her to get in bed while I laid Chase down. 

As soon as I picked Chase up, he started coughing.  And kept coughing.  Then the gagging started.  I started to panic because it sounded like he was choking but thankfully he threw up.  

Sweet potatoes (all over the white duvet in his room) and a LEAF.  I guess it was on the floor and he ate it?

Potty Training

I need to start soon.  I have been highly unmotivated mostly because our conversations about the potty go like this.

Me: "Ashlyn, do you want to use the potty like a big girl and get an M&M?"

Ashlyn: "No, Mommy, NO POTTY!  No M&M."

What two year old says no to M&M's?  

So let me tell you what has happened.  I have eaten them.  Almost the entire BIG bag.  Not in one day but over the course of a week or two. Christopher ate some.  But I think I had the majority.  

Lesson learned - don't buy anymore M&M's until I am ready to actually start potty training. And even then, I think I need to get a small bag. Was I really planning to give my toddler over a pound of candy for going to the potty?

Kitchen Window Shelves (and a few other things)

A couple of weeks after giving birth to Chase, I ordered these tablecloths and made them in to curtains for our kitchen.  

I still like them a lot - but don't know what to do with them now BECAUSE...

I decided to repaint the kitchen this weekend.  I like it so much better. And after taking the curtains down to paint, Christopher and I both agreed it felt more open without them.  

He built some shelves out of leftover MDF boards and put them up over the window frames.  I love them and can't wait to figure out what else I want to put up there.

We also got our new counters installed last week.  And Christopher put up the backsplash.  This is the cleanest part of our kitchen counters right now so here is a picture.

Oh yeah.  We also started repainting the space above the cabinets.  I don't know why.  I really don't.

We painted it white. Again.  Then we painted a stencil over it.  And did not like it.

So now we are left with some craziness going on above the cabinets and are not sure what we are going to do.  The stencil was not bad - it's just not what we were going for. 

Whew.  Today is our day of rest.  

Ashlyn has been with my parents this weekend in Gatlinburg.  Swimming, riding go-carts, going to Dixie Stampede.  She probably likes them more than us.  ha. This is why we have had a little more free time the last couple of days. 

Once we decide what we are doing over the cabinets, and finish caulking and getting everything cleaned up, I will post some more pictures.

Hope your weekend was wonderful!

Seven Months

My dad calls him "Spike."  Which is perfectly fitting since his hair sticks straight up.

He turned seven months old last week. My sweet boy. 

I hope he asks me to be his Valentine tomorrow.

It's Mine

After reviewing what I found to be a fairly comprehensive list with our two year old, Ashlyn asked that the following be added:

11.  If it is Mommy's phone, it's mine.

And lastly,

12.  If baby brother Chase is playing with it, then it's (no question, without a doubt, 100%) MINE.

Happy Friday!

Baby Dedication

Chase's baby dedication was today at church.  Such a sweet time to be reminded of our calling to keep Christ at the center of our home as we raise our children.

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."

Proverbs 22:6

What a gift these little ones are.

Hugs from Sister

"Ashlyn, will you please give Chase a hug and let Mommy take a picture?"

Tell me I am not the only one who laughed.

He survived the chokehold.

Happy Weekend

It's Friday! I am so looking forward to family time this weekend with our sweet babies.  I always wonder what in the world we did on weekends before we had little people living in our house with us. 

Cool shades little lady.

You make your momma laugh every single day.

Have a great weekend!