http://kelleyskitchenrevival.blogspot.com/2010/07/smores-cupcakes-four-ways.html
Oh my goodness I think I died and went to heaven!
This is a blog about motherhood and the creativity that is involved with life. It is also a chance to laugh, share and enjoy the stories from other mothers.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Parenting Quotes
I am a quote person, here are some quotes I just found about parenting:
*When you have brought up kids, there are memories you store directly in your tear ducts. ~Robert Brault,
*Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage. ~Marcelene Cox
*Your children need your presence more than your presents. ~Jesse Jackson
*It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. ~Joyce Maynard
*Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~Robert Fulghum
*Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it. ~Haim Ginott
*The trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher. ~Robert Brault
*It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
*The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable. ~Lane Olinghouse
*If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. ~C.G. Jung, Integration of the Personality, 1939
*Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. ~Roger Lewin
*Simply having children does not make mothers. ~John A. Shedd
*Although there are many trial marriages... there is no such thing as a trial child. ~Gail Sheehy
*There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. ~Hodding Carter, Jr.
*A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided. ~Robert Brault,
*You will always be your child's favorite toy. ~Vicki Lansky, Trouble-Free Travel with Children, 1991
*What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give. ~P.D. James, Time to Be in Earnest
*If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others. ~Haim Ginott
*There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
*The guys who fear becoming fathers don't understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent. ~Frank Pittman, Man Enough
*If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans, from "If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again"
*Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom he met, not only for a day or a month or a year, but for all eternity - a very challenging and exciting thought for a mother. ~Rose Kennedy
*Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids. ~Sam Levenson
*When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. ~The Talmud
*A child enters your home and for the next twenty years makes so much noise you can hardly stand it. The child departs, leaving the house so silent you think you are going mad. ~John Andrew Holmes
*The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed. ~Author Unknown
*The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
*You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once. ~Polish Proverb
*You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back. ~William D. Tammeus
*Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
*Always kiss your children goodnight - even if they're already asleep. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
*When you have brought up kids, there are memories you store directly in your tear ducts. ~Robert Brault,
*Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage. ~Marcelene Cox
*Your children need your presence more than your presents. ~Jesse Jackson
*It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. ~Joyce Maynard
*Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~Robert Fulghum
*Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it. ~Haim Ginott
*The trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher. ~Robert Brault
*It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
*The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable. ~Lane Olinghouse
*If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. ~C.G. Jung, Integration of the Personality, 1939
*Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve. ~Roger Lewin
*Simply having children does not make mothers. ~John A. Shedd
*Although there are many trial marriages... there is no such thing as a trial child. ~Gail Sheehy
*There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. ~Hodding Carter, Jr.
*A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided. ~Robert Brault,
*You will always be your child's favorite toy. ~Vicki Lansky, Trouble-Free Travel with Children, 1991
*What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give. ~P.D. James, Time to Be in Earnest
*If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others. ~Haim Ginott
*There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
*The guys who fear becoming fathers don't understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. The end product of child raising is not the child but the parent. ~Frank Pittman, Man Enough
*If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans, from "If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again"
*Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom he met, not only for a day or a month or a year, but for all eternity - a very challenging and exciting thought for a mother. ~Rose Kennedy
*Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids. ~Sam Levenson
*When you teach your son, you teach your son's son. ~The Talmud
*A child enters your home and for the next twenty years makes so much noise you can hardly stand it. The child departs, leaving the house so silent you think you are going mad. ~John Andrew Holmes
*The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed. ~Author Unknown
*The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
*You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once. ~Polish Proverb
*You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back. ~William D. Tammeus
*Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
*Always kiss your children goodnight - even if they're already asleep. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Jammin' at the Zoo
http://www.stlzoo.org/
all you
I receive a magazine called All You! It is filled with recipes and lots of coupons! Check it out! Here is the website so you can see what it is all about!
http://www.allyou.com
http://www.allyou.com
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
child's drink labels
Gianna will soon be going to a sitter and I found these great drink labels for her bottles and cups. inchbug.com is the website I went to and made the order! Here is a 10% off code 831par10
I am looking forward to getting the order in the mail!
I am looking forward to getting the order in the mail!
Monday, July 19, 2010
poop bags
I have been meaning to post this for awhile but you know how life gets tricky!
The bags they sell in the baby aisle for changing dirty diapers on the go are way more expensive than the poop bags in the dog section. THEY ARE THE SAME THING!!! So skip the baby aisle and head to the pet section, if your house is like mine you feel like that is where you belong anyways! ;) Have a great Monday!
The bags they sell in the baby aisle for changing dirty diapers on the go are way more expensive than the poop bags in the dog section. THEY ARE THE SAME THING!!! So skip the baby aisle and head to the pet section, if your house is like mine you feel like that is where you belong anyways! ;) Have a great Monday!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Window markers
Crayola has window markers! They are so much fun! You can use Windex to clean it off when you are ready for a change!
bubble blower
Smores
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/fireside-smores/a251fd5e-e5f8-4123-9b78-9b1dc57c9076?WT.mc_id=partner_facebook_Bettycrocker
Here are some YUMMY ideas for smores!!!! I LOVE THEM!
Here are some YUMMY ideas for smores!!!! I LOVE THEM!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
cute lunch idea!
http://susanyuen.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/simple-turkey-and-cheddar-flower-biscuit-bento-106/
Check out this cute lunch idea! I want some!!
Check out this cute lunch idea! I want some!!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
How to store all the bows!
With having a baby girl I needed a way to store the huge flowers I put on her hats. So I bought a wooden letter G and hung a ribbon from it! This gave me a place to store her beautiful garden! ;) 
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Tylenol recall expanded
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38151959/ns/health-more_health_news/
The tylenol recall has been expanded. Check out this website for more information!
The tylenol recall has been expanded. Check out this website for more information!
More songs!
Gianna and I went to story time at our library and they gave us a list of songs! YAY!!
*Ten Little Fingers
1 little, 2 little, 3 little fingers, 4 little, 5 little, 6 little fingers, 7 little, 8 little, 9 little fingers, 10 fingers on my hand!
10 little, 9 little, 8 little fingers, 7 little, 6 little, 5 little fingers, 4 little, 3 little 2 little fingers, 1 finger on my hand!
*EEntsy, Weentsy Spider
The eentsy, weentsy spider, climber up the waterspout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the eentsy, weentsy spider, climbed up the spout again!
*Teddy Bear Rhyme
Round and round the garden, like a Teddy Bear (gently trace finger in a circle around the child's palm) One step, two step (walk your fingers up child's arm) Tickle you under there! (tickle under chin)
*Wiggle your Fingers (tune: Row Row Row your Boat)
Wiggle wiggle wiggle your fingers, wiggle them up and down.
Wiggle them fast, wiggle them slow. Wiggle them all around!
Clap clap clap your hands, clap them up and down.
Clap them fast. Clap them slow. Clap them all around.
Stomp stomp stomp your feet, stomp them up and down
Stomp them fast stomp them slow. Stomp them all around!
*Ten Little Fingers
1 little, 2 little, 3 little fingers, 4 little, 5 little, 6 little fingers, 7 little, 8 little, 9 little fingers, 10 fingers on my hand!
10 little, 9 little, 8 little fingers, 7 little, 6 little, 5 little fingers, 4 little, 3 little 2 little fingers, 1 finger on my hand!
*EEntsy, Weentsy Spider
The eentsy, weentsy spider, climber up the waterspout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the eentsy, weentsy spider, climbed up the spout again!
*Teddy Bear Rhyme
Round and round the garden, like a Teddy Bear (gently trace finger in a circle around the child's palm) One step, two step (walk your fingers up child's arm) Tickle you under there! (tickle under chin)
*Wiggle your Fingers (tune: Row Row Row your Boat)
Wiggle wiggle wiggle your fingers, wiggle them up and down.
Wiggle them fast, wiggle them slow. Wiggle them all around!
Clap clap clap your hands, clap them up and down.
Clap them fast. Clap them slow. Clap them all around.
Stomp stomp stomp your feet, stomp them up and down
Stomp them fast stomp them slow. Stomp them all around!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Clorox clean
http://www.clorox.com/healthier_lives/new_moms/
Here is a link to Clorox's website with cleaning tips for moms.
Here is a link to Clorox's website with cleaning tips for moms.
Monday, July 5, 2010
4th of July
Friday, July 2, 2010
Bed time routine
I am interested in other people's bed time routine. The routine I have with Gianna could use some help! First I know somewhere around 8 she will go to sleep. I usually wait for her cue which is cuddling, rubbing the eyes, yawning. Then I sing a little bit of the song Goodnight Sweetheart, then hugs and kisses and the last step she is placed in the crib. Before I leave her room I turn on her Sleep Sheep to the ocean sound and then creep out. Most of the time it takes only a couple minutes for her to head off to dreamland!
So let us know, how do you put your little angel to bed?
This is how my little angel sleeps!
Yum
Gianna is on a kick of only wanting to feed herself. So I was thinking about how I can still get the fruits and veggies in her that I had made. Pancakes have become a huge fav in our house so I added some of the frozen Mango to the mix. She got her fruit and a yummy treat! I have also read that you can use the baby food as spreads on bread that your little ones can pick up! Have fun getting messy! ;)
Sunday, June 27, 2010
More words to songs
* Sleep O'Sleep
Sleep, o' sleep
my darling baby.
Bye o' bye o'
Bye o' bye o'
*Ring Your Bell
(sung to If You're Happy and You Know It)
Ring your bell in the air, in the air.
Ring your bell in the air, in the air
Ring your bell in the air,
for you haven't got a care.
Ring your bell in the air, in the air
*Jingle Bells
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to play
an instrument today!
*Let's All Play
(to: Barney is a Dinosaur)
Let's all play an instrument.
Let's all play it LOUDLY
Let's all play an instrument and
put it on our HEADS
(play it softly, fast, slow, etc
and put it on various body parts)
*Frere Jacques
Frere Jacques, Frere Jacques
Dormez vous? Dormez vous?
Sonnez les matines; sonnez les matines.
Din, din, don. Din, din, don
*Brother John
(to: Frere Jacques)
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
morning bells are ringing
Ding ding dong. Ding ding dong
*We Love Grandmas
(to: frere Jacques)
We love Grandmas
We love Grandmas
Yes, we do
Yes, we do
Grandmas are for hugging.
Grandmas are for hugging.
We love you, Yes we do
(you can also use, Daddy, Sister,etc
* Where is Baby
(to: Frere Jacques)
Where is Baby (you can also use your child's name)
Where is baby
There (s)he is.
There (s)he is
I'm so glad to see you
I'm so glad to see you
I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!
*Noble Duke
The noble Duke of York
He had 10.000 men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
and marched them down again
And when you're up you're up
and when you're down you're down
and when you're only halfway up,
you're neither up nor down.
He marched them to the left.
He marched them to the right
He marched them all the way upside down
Oh what a silly sight!
(bounce the baby on your knees according the the song)
*Ha Ha This Way
OHHHHHHHHHH
Ha ha this away, Ha ha that away
Ha ha this away all day long
Here we go a-clapping, a-clapping, a-clapping
Here we go a-clapping all day long
(waving, bouncing, etc)
*Where Oh Where
(to:Paw Paw Patch)
Where oh where is little baby
Where oh where is little baby
Where oh where is little baby
They've come to boogie with us today!
Sleep, o' sleep
my darling baby.
Bye o' bye o'
Bye o' bye o'
*Ring Your Bell
(sung to If You're Happy and You Know It)
Ring your bell in the air, in the air.
Ring your bell in the air, in the air
Ring your bell in the air,
for you haven't got a care.
Ring your bell in the air, in the air
*Jingle Bells
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh what fun it is to play
an instrument today!
*Let's All Play
(to: Barney is a Dinosaur)
Let's all play an instrument.
Let's all play it LOUDLY
Let's all play an instrument and
put it on our HEADS
(play it softly, fast, slow, etc
and put it on various body parts)
*Frere Jacques
Frere Jacques, Frere Jacques
Dormez vous? Dormez vous?
Sonnez les matines; sonnez les matines.
Din, din, don. Din, din, don
*Brother John
(to: Frere Jacques)
Are you sleeping
Are you sleeping
Brother John
Brother John
Morning bells are ringing
morning bells are ringing
Ding ding dong. Ding ding dong
*We Love Grandmas
(to: frere Jacques)
We love Grandmas
We love Grandmas
Yes, we do
Yes, we do
Grandmas are for hugging.
Grandmas are for hugging.
We love you, Yes we do
(you can also use, Daddy, Sister,etc
* Where is Baby
(to: Frere Jacques)
Where is Baby (you can also use your child's name)
Where is baby
There (s)he is.
There (s)he is
I'm so glad to see you
I'm so glad to see you
I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!
*Noble Duke
The noble Duke of York
He had 10.000 men
He marched them up to the top of the hill
and marched them down again
And when you're up you're up
and when you're down you're down
and when you're only halfway up,
you're neither up nor down.
He marched them to the left.
He marched them to the right
He marched them all the way upside down
Oh what a silly sight!
(bounce the baby on your knees according the the song)
*Ha Ha This Way
OHHHHHHHHHH
Ha ha this away, Ha ha that away
Ha ha this away all day long
Here we go a-clapping, a-clapping, a-clapping
Here we go a-clapping all day long
(waving, bouncing, etc)
*Where Oh Where
(to:Paw Paw Patch)
Where oh where is little baby
Where oh where is little baby
Where oh where is little baby
They've come to boogie with us today!
Tidy outdoor toys!
I don't know if you ladies are like me and the amount of toys have taken over the indoors and now the outdoors! I was reading in Parent mag and they had some ideas on the outdoor toy drama!
*Sort the small stuff - Give the little items (wipes, sunscreen, and goggles) a home in a vinyl over-the-door shoe organizer. Don't forget to poke holes in the bottom of each pocket so the water can drain out. You can then hang it from your deck or fence!
*Put it out to dry - Store water and sand toys in a laundry basket so the kids can carry it where ever you are going! Plus, the holes help things dry out and shake off the dirt easily!
*Round up the balls - Turn a lidded garbage can into a custom container for sports equipment and playground balls. Label it with outdoor paint so everyone knows it is for toys not trash!
*Park your ride - Use strips of colored duct tape to mark off parking spots on the pavement for bikes and trikes. You can personalize spaces by adding your kid's initial in the center.
(my own note, I don't know is duct tape would leave a sticky spot when taken up. I would
think you could use sidewalk chalk to draw it out and decorate. It won't last as long but it
would be fun!)
*Hang it up - Position a freestanding coat rack outside so wet towels and bathing suits can have a place to drip dry.
*Sort the small stuff - Give the little items (wipes, sunscreen, and goggles) a home in a vinyl over-the-door shoe organizer. Don't forget to poke holes in the bottom of each pocket so the water can drain out. You can then hang it from your deck or fence!
*Put it out to dry - Store water and sand toys in a laundry basket so the kids can carry it where ever you are going! Plus, the holes help things dry out and shake off the dirt easily!
*Round up the balls - Turn a lidded garbage can into a custom container for sports equipment and playground balls. Label it with outdoor paint so everyone knows it is for toys not trash!
*Park your ride - Use strips of colored duct tape to mark off parking spots on the pavement for bikes and trikes. You can personalize spaces by adding your kid's initial in the center.
(my own note, I don't know is duct tape would leave a sticky spot when taken up. I would
think you could use sidewalk chalk to draw it out and decorate. It won't last as long but it
would be fun!)
*Hang it up - Position a freestanding coat rack outside so wet towels and bathing suits can have a place to drip dry.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Frozen Yogurt
Check out this idea I got from Wholesomefoods.com I want to do this for me!!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6240455&id=300954305978
Sorry it would not let me copy the picture. If you click on the link it will take to you to the pictures. What they did was take a little yogurt cup and stick a Popsicle stick in it, without taking off the foil lid. Then put it in the freezer. Once frozen you have a yummy cold treat on a stick! Sounds fantastic!!!
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/news/?p=1282 I found the directions from the woman who came up with this great idea! Click here to read just how she came up with the idea.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6240455&id=300954305978
Sorry it would not let me copy the picture. If you click on the link it will take to you to the pictures. What they did was take a little yogurt cup and stick a Popsicle stick in it, without taking off the foil lid. Then put it in the freezer. Once frozen you have a yummy cold treat on a stick! Sounds fantastic!!!
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/news/?p=1282 I found the directions from the woman who came up with this great idea! Click here to read just how she came up with the idea.
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