Big News

First, the house is officially up for sale today!! I thought we'd never get to this point, but we are finally here. Our agent is sure that we will sell it no problem. I hope she is right.

Secondly, for those of you that don't already know, I have been selected to be on the show That's Clever on HGTV!!!!!!!!!!! If you have never seen the show, it features crafters across the country and shows them making something crafty. I am very excited, nervous and very stressed. So between cleaning house, chasing the kids, coming and going, I will also be trying to prepare for the big shoot. They will be coming in 2 weeks!!!!! So, unfortunately, I will be unable to post very much during this time.

I will post more pictures of the boys as soon as the craziness lets up.

A little side note: Isaak is walking full force now- getting into everything that he can!! Not very helpful when you are trying to keep the house perfectly clean!! He's so cute though, how can I get upset!

What a cute little guy!!

Watching Daddy outside.

How could you not want to take a big bite out of these legs and nibble on those little toes!!!! YUMMMMM!

A wishlist for E & I

I made a "wishlist" link in the sidebar to the left (just under the flickr pictures) so that everyone could see the things that Super-E has been asking for, books that we don't have- but would like, toys that I-guy might like, etc. It's just a rough list to remind myself of things that we like and also for those special occasions when everyone is asking me for gift ideas. Love & hugs!!

My Super Hero

A super cape for my super E. I made E this cape so that he could run around and be SUPER! He says that he helps people and animals that are in trouble. No prompting from me- I swear! He's just that kind of guy. He has his super goggles on too. They help him see Sinah and Kerafy better (his imaginary friends). Does that mean he can sing things that aren't really there better? Hmmm.

Anyway, he's been zooming around the house all day with his super cape on. You can see bigger versions of these pictures here. And you can see how I made his cape here.

A sleepy boy

This is what happens when a certain boy insists that he does NOT need a nap when a certain mommy knows that he is very very tired. This happens after a long morning of "shop" where we put price stickers on lots of toys and then buy them with fake money. Then we play on v-smile for a long time and then do activity books. He asked me for a tortilla while I was folding laundry and when I walked by, 5 minutes later, he was asleep!!! Ohhhhh! Isn't he just so sweet.

I-guy had his one year wellness appt. today. He's doing great! Here are his stats:

ht. 31 1/4 inches- 90th percentile
wt. 25 lbs- 80th percentile
head circumference: 47.8 cm- 90th percentile

Yep, He's still a big boy. No weight gain in the past three months, but it's probably because he's very active and he's been sick twice in the last month.

More stuff about I-guy at his one year mark:
1) not walking yet but making attempts on his own.
2) has seven teeth now!
3) says kitty, mama, & dada.
4) nods yes and no when you ask him questions,
5) he loves music.
6) he loves to dance.
7) he knows where his nose and teeth are.
8) still breastfeeding 3-4 times every day.
9) he likes to climb.
10) he'll eat just about anything you give him,
11) he's been sleeping through the night, and
12) he'll give you kisses and smiles whenever you ask!!

A Sick Birthday Boy

This week was I-guy's 1st birthday. But he was not a happy fellow. He was a very sick little dude- congested, fevers. I've been sick too which hasn't made matters any better. This picture was taken on his actual birthday. Note the droopy eyes and sad expression. Just not in the party mood. The next day he seemed to be feeling better so we went ahead with our party plans. It was just the four of us, but I-guy had a fantastic time. He ate his favorite dinner of avocado pieces and Spanish rice. Then he dove right in to his Incredible Vegan Carrot Cake with Vegan cream cheese frosting. See it here. Very very yummy! Here are some highlight shots of the evening.

Brothers
(Doesn't E look like such a big brother!?!)

Oh- What's this? Incredible vegan carrot cake just for me?
(I-guy looks fancy with his party crown and brand new bib that mommy made)

Yeah!! This is so fun!!

Mmmmmmmm!
I can't breathe through my nose, but that's not gonna stop me!!

This is so good I think I'll lick the bottom of the plate!!
(most of the cake is really on the floor)

Okay! Party's OVER!!

Love, hugs and kisses to you!!

I's two favorite stuffies kissing.

Little I playing with his stuffies

Little I in his new room.

E & I's room nice and clean!

Soccer Season Is Starting---Again!

Yes, soccer season has started again. We didn't really realize that they played soccer in the spring and fall. We got an e-mail about 3 weeks ago saying that it was time to sign up. Well, we weren't going to do it, with all the house selling and moving that will hopefully be happening soon, but E overheard us talking about it and begged us to please let him play. So, we signed him up an here we are in the freezing cold wind playing soccer in February!!!

I really can't say that this first game was really fun or exciting. It was freezing cold, extremely windy and that, I have to say is not my idea of fun. Not to mention I was trying to keep large blasts of wind from gushing into baby I's cute little face. As you can see we were all pretty bundled up for this game. How did E do you ask? Well, this picture just about sums it all up.

Yes, he's cute, and don't forget smart and handsome, but not really into soccer (yet?).

Just a few really cute pictures of the boys!

Just thought you should know:

First, Not everyone may know this, but we have put Little I in E's room. Much to our surprise, both of them love it! Little I sleeps so much better now. He naps longer and doesn't cry when he wakes up because he has so much cool stuff to look at. The best part? Last night he slept, for the first time, through the whole night. From 8pm to 7am- nary a peep from him!!! YEAH!!!!!

Second, I have decided, for now, to keep this blog separate from my Creative Kismet blog. It would save me a lot of trouble from having to keep up with 2 blogs if I put them together, but we decided this would be more private. If I open a shop on C.K. I don't want all of their info in my shop- not that this site isn't easy to find. For now, I will try my hardest to keep up with this site a little better.

Third, now that I am learning so much about computer codes and web design, I'll be messing with the looks of this space a little more often. For now I'm leaving you with some hearts for Valentine's Day.

To combine blogs or not... That is the question....

For those of you friends and family members that frequent my blogs, here is a question for you....

I am currently creating a new Creative Kismet blog which will feature categories of my different crafts and veggie cooking. This blog will also eventually be housed under my Creative Kismet SHOP. I'm trying to decide if I should combine this blog with creative kismet into ONE blog about everything. Do you mind checking two different blogs or would it be easier to just check one?

It would be a big project to combine the two, but I would be willing to take on the project. Ry-daddy wants them to be kept separate(not wanting to share too much about us and the boys), but I think that combining the two would make my site more well rounded and appealing to other crafty moms, not to mention easier to keep up on. I just can't decide what to do. WHat do you think?

Your comments or e-mails would be very very much appreciated!!

Hugs!!

Pretend Camping

We had a lot of stuff to do outside around the house this weekend so we hitched up the tent to keep the boys occupied. They loved it. Another new home for E. We threw in a large blanket, E's new sleeping bag, a bottle and sippy cup with water and some snack bags with crackers and cookies and they were set!
I is even trying to walk more. We put his walker outside too and he was cruising around the yard. Won't be long.....Just try to ignore all the leaves you see in our yard-that's what we do!

Yummy b-day cake

Here is a picture of the most delicious chocolate cake EVER. For those of you who don't know, I am a chocoholic to the max!!! I estimated that I very well may be eating almost 1 pound of chocolate every 2 weeks. That's 26 pound of chocolate every year (at least). It's sick I know, but I buy vegan chocolate chips in a 12 oz bag and eat little handfuls every day. What does that say about me? I'm not sure. If anyone has any ideas -well, they can keep them to them selves :)

Anyway, I made the cake and E and Ry-daddy frosted it. So, I thought I'd share pictures of my cake so that I could always remember how chocolatey, moist, rich and delicious it was. Did I mention it was vegan? YYYUUUMMMM!!!!!

Big fun and smiles for my birthday

Today is my birthday and we have been spending a quiet day at home doing our usual things. E announced first thing this morning that he was going to be EXTRA good today for my birthday and that we were going to play lots of games. How exciting! Wish it was my birthday every day.

To continue my cleaning frenzy in preparation for putting the house up for sale, I have been throwing bags and bags of junk and trash away and putting mounds of stuff in the garage for a massive yard sale. It feels great to just get rid of all this clutter. I cleaned out E's closet and put a bench with pillow, hung his hats and boards and placed all of his books on the shelves in his closet. Now E has what he calls his new house. He also explained to me that this will be his number 4 house that he has ever had, his first house being my tummy. He's so cute!!! He really enjoys dragging little I in there with him and playing.

Little I has a new smile. It is so cute. He had us really laughing the other night at dinner.

When daddy gets home later today, we are all going out to eat. It has been a very long time since the four of us have gone out to dinner together. It should be pretty fun.

Oh Banana!

Just a quick post...

Today I have been inspired to clean out the closets in preparation for our upcoming move. While checking the hallway closet for discards this morning (for what seemed like just a few minutes) a little mess occurred. The boys were in the living room making happy playing noises so I wasn't paying too much attention to them (no crying, no worries- right?) Well, here is what happened next...

I walk into the living room and pick up little I and put him in the high chair and proceeded to get breakfast ready and sit down to eat. Everyone is sitting at the table when I notice how crusty I's face looks (he's had a cold with a runny nose for the past week).

I say, "Yucky Isaak! You have dried up snot all over your face and hair!"
Ethan says, "Your so silly mom. That's not snot, it's banana!"
"Banana?" I say, "Where did he get banana from?"
Ethan replies, "Oh, I didn't want to eat the one I got so I just gave it to Isaak."

I look down at Isaak's clothes and there is banana. I go into the living room and there is banana EVERYWHERE!.
On the floor, the rug , the couch and a few toys there is........ you guessed it..... Banana!!!!

UGH!!! Good thing daddy's not home!

Nerds Milk Shake Anyone?

Ethan has been talking about making Nerds milkshakes for about three weeks. I'm not sure where he came up with the idea, but he has been insistent that we try it. So, finally today, I gave in and we tried making a Nerds Milk Shake. I have to say that it is an interesting concoction, but E couldn't have been more pleased. Here is the recipe for anyone who is so inclined.

In blender combine the following:

1 cup soy milk
3 ice cubes
1 tbsp Nerds (any flavor you chose)

Whiz up in blender for about 1 minute.
Enjoy!

My first kiss.

Isaak gave me my first kiss today. It was the open mouth and slobbery variety, but I loved it just the same!!

Happy New Year to Everyone. Many kisses to you!

Pictures

Here are some pictures from our trip.

When you have been driving for a long time you get really bored

Ethan played pinball on our laptop to pass time going to AZ.

On Christmas Eve we opened gift at Memaw and Pepaw's house with cousin Gavin and baby Jasmine. The pile of gifts for the four kids was gigantic! Jasmine watched on as the boys tore into there piles.

We spent Christmas Day at Great Grandma's house with the big family.
It was chaos with 5 great grand-boys running around screaming and wrestling!
We did manage to get them to set down for a small break.
Gavin(3), Tony(3), Chavez(6), Mac(4) and Ethan(4)

Then we tried getting all 6 of the boys to sit for a picture.

Then finally, we got all 7 of the great grand children to sit together. This time we got some major resistance. Little Jasmine thought the whole thing a little amusing.

We made it!!

After two days, 16 hours of driving, 2 movies, several video games and one night in a crappy hotel we are finally home. I have to say that the boys did very well considering that they were strapped down in there car seats for very long periods of time. E of course did very well. He had loads of toys, games and movies to keep him occupied (Thanks to Aunt Josette & Uncle Bear). We are mostly surprised at how well Isaak did. I sat in back with both the boys which helped, but he didn't really cry until the very end of day one and the end of day two. Who can blame him.

Boy were we relieved to pull into our drive way. We may not like Dallas, but it sure felt good to know we wouldn't have to pack and unpack the sub-hog for a long time. Now that we are home, we can focus on getting the house ready to sell and start liquidating. I am very excited.

Thank you very much to all our friends and family who welcomed us into their cozy homes during our trip. We had a wonderful time. E truly did not want to leave.

We're on our way.

We are getting ready for our big trip to AZ. We are super excited to see all of our family and friends. Our first stop will be Tubac, then Tucson, then Casa Grande, then Spring Valley and finally Prescott and Prescott Valley. We only have 8 days to go everywhere and see everyone so we should be quite busy. We have our timeline all planned out.

Most of all, we are dreading the 15-16 hour drive to AZ then back. It will be our first time driving that long with Isaak. I'll be sitting in the back seat with the boys most of the time and I have an arsenal of toys, games and books that E has never seen to keep him busy and happy. So, think of as as we embark on our long journey.

We can't wait to see everyone!!