BUNNIES! AND EGGS! Oh, yeah- and Church too...

 

SUPER low key is how I would describe our Easter this year. 

I love holidays as much as the next gal, but I've decided I'm not a pinterest mom. 

At least not while building a tiny human in my uterus.

On Saturday morning I mustered up enough energy to dye some eggs with the lil bugs.  My girl LOVES hard boiled eggs, and dying them pretty colors was the bomb.com in her eyes.

 

 

 

As much as I complain about living in nowhereland, our little community does a lot of cool things.  One of those cool things is their annual Easter Egg Hunt. 

Basically, people donate a boatload of eggs, they line the kids up by age and let them loose on a field full of brightly colored plastic loads of goodness. It's free and it's fun.

See the 5 dollar bill in there?  People are apparently super
 generous.  CJ made 7 bucks and Nolan made 9.  CRAY-ZAY!

 

 

On Sunday the kiddos opened baskets and then we headed off to Church. 
It was fun talking to Cecily about the Atonement and about Jesus and WHY we celebrate Easter,  because she's just getting old enough to start comprehending a little bit about the subject. 
We talked about sacrifice and about how much Jesus loves us and how much He wants us to return to live with Him and Heavenly Father. 
She sort-of has this attitude like "Huh.  Well, that's cool, I guess! How nice of Him!"
And I think so too.

Here's the kiddos Easter baskets.  I made CJ a circle skirt
and Nolan a little tie.  He wore the tie for 4.5 seconds, and then I bribed
him with candy to wear it for the picture I posted below. 

 

I'm not even kidding when I tell you that this was the best shot we took. Sheesh.

 

November! 2012! Only 13 days late!

I'm so happy that things are AAAAAAlmost caught up, aren't you?? 

November was fun and relaxing and went WAY TOO FAST. 

 Seriously, though, I feel like it wasn't even here. 

Nothing super exciting happened in November, to be honest. 

We made our Christmas lists.....


When I asked her what she had done to be good she said, "I've done all my chores every day!"
To which I replied, "Uhhhh.... no you haven't."  So together we came up with a plan to make
a chore chart and fill it in 'til Christmas.  Being the johnny-on-the-spot mommy that I am, I still
haven't printed her chore chart.   So hopefully Santa overlooks this mommyfail and still buys her some stuff for Christmas.  I think she's safe.




The only response I could get out of him when I asked what he had done to be good was
"I take good baffs mom! I take baffs!"



Our Thanksgiving this year was so much fun.  My mom and dad (Grammy and Papa Lay) came to visit and spend the holiday with us and it was wonderful.  They brought us a hutterite turkey, we mashed potatoes and had cranberry sauce until we couldn't eat any more. 

It was awesome.

I love big gatherings with siblings and cousins and chaos, but it's also really special to spend one on one time with my parents and let them spend one on one time with my kiddos. 

My dad also brought his rifles and took Mike out hunting.

  Lest you think I forced my Montana ways on to my Californian husband, I'll have you know: it was HIS idea.  Granted, I think he has grown fonder of the idea since moving here and talking to co-workers and neighbors, but I would have loved him just the same if he didn't want to hunt. 

I think he had fun tromping around the mine property with my dad.  They said they didn't see any Elk on the first or second day, but saw a few deer the first day (one of which Mike shot...) and lots of deer the second day.  Mike said he'll be more patient next time and wait for one with antlers maybe. 

But, honestly, we kinda just wanted meat in our freezer and a doe gave us that as well as a buck could have.  Anyway, I'm not sure he's a die hard hunter yet, but he had fun, and I think he'll do it again.  

No, I don't know what Nolan is doing.... 
And yes, our garage is so messy. 
But see that freezer in the background?  It's full.  Score.

So, now that I'm caught up, hopefully I'll keep up with things.  We can always hope!

back in the saddle again

Having two kids is freakin' awesome and, honestly, kinda crazy.  

You get one fed and happy and then it's on to the other one, and by the time you get finished the first kid needs you again.  

It's an adjustment.  Definitely a good adjustment, but none the less- an adjustment.  

We are 1 month and a few days into having more than one child in the household and I am just now getting back to feeling up to doing anything and going anywhere.  No, really, I've been a total lazy crazy mess for about a month.  It's been grand!  

But, I'm ready to start back into real life.  

You know, "real life", right?

Doing things like putting on regular clothes and getting out of sweatpants. 

Like putting on makeup and doing (and by "doing", I mean washing) my hair. 

Like wearing shoes that have heels. 

Like exercising {sigh}.

Like getting out of the house.

All those things normal people do.

All those things I used to do, and will soon do again. 

And like doing activities with my girlie friend, Cecily.  

Which brings me to the point of this rambling.

Does anyone have any ideas for fun at home or on-the-go activities that are great for 2 year olds?  I'm having trouble coming up with things.  A bit of a "mommy" brain fart.  

And Cecily totally needs to cut down on the cartoons.  She's had it SO good lately :)

If you get time tell me some ideas you have.  

Even if you don't have kiddo's yet, just let me know if you have fun things rolling around in your head.

Ok, here's the oh-so-short list I've come up with:

1- Finger-painting on butcher paper (although this will have to wait until warm weather because I don't quite trust my girl in my house with paint yet).

2- Tea parties.  full on, dressed up, real food tea parties. Totally stole this idea from a friends blog :)

3- the zoo

told you it was short........

  I promise more pictures of my handsome boy and an actual post of substance soon.  

Love you all.