So Wyatt is 3 1/2 going on 16. He is most comfortable hanging out with teenagers and often times tries to act like one. Namely, he has learned to talk back. Here is one of our most recent conversations on the topic:
*Wyatt and I are sitting in the back of the van. He is arguing with me about whatever...
M: Wyatt Dillon, you need to listen to me because I am in charge of you.
W: Why?
M: (tongue in cheek) Because I made you and so you have to listen to me.
W: No, God made me
M:.... (check mate) lol
He has become such a character and although it drives us crazy, it is also a lot of fun. Here's another one of our conversations from earlier this week:
*Wyatt was supposed to take a nap, instead he is playing on his bed and has been warned and spanked. A minute later I heard him crying as if he was sad or hurt so I walked into his room to check on him.
M: Wyatt baby, what's wrong?
W: ( crying in his pillow he lifts his little head up and with tears on his cheeks, looks right into my eyes) MY HEART IS BROKEN MOM! You broked it because you spanked me, and it's really really broken.
M: I'm sorry that your heart is broken, but you have to learn to listen. Do you want a hug and a kiss?
W: Yes.
*Hug/Kiss and he is sent back to his nap. Once the boys got up, I gave them a snack.
W: (runs to the counter to eagerly stand beside me) OH YES MOM! That's right, a fruit roll up will make my heart better. It will make it fixed!!!
Apparently my hug and kiss was not good enough. Note to self, only fruit roll ups fix broken hearts.
Lastly, Wyatt has learn how to get out of parent-lead conversations. We know he was taught about Acts 2:38 today, so here is how that convo went.
M: So Wyatt what did you learn about in Sunday School?
W: Umm, we heard a story.... (he wants to go back to playing his games)
M: A story about what?
D: The Holy Ghost???
W: Yeah
M: Wyatt, what was the story about?
W: ummm a Koala
M: (becoming impatient ) Wyatt, what was the man's name in the story?
W: oh, we learned about the Lord
and that's the end. Learning about the Lord pretty much trumps everything right? That is not the first time he has tried to get out of talking by "learning about the Lord". Seems like he only pulls out his Bible knowledge as needed.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
a real post!
So, life, it's a crazy thing. We have been in a weird place for the last couple of weeks. Lots of machines breaking, being fixed but not quite fixed. For example we have had our dryer fixed like four times now, bought a newish washer only to find out we didn't need a new one, we just needed to fix our dryer AGAIN. Caleb's truck won't pass smog even though it has been fixed six times. Thankfully our mechanic is an honest man and helps us however he can, and I think the owner of the smog testing place is now on a first name bases with Caleb lol . What else... the van was making weird noises so we had that looked at and fixed only to have the noise come back as soon as we got it home. So Friday we are taking it to get fixed again. Just lots of weird stuff like that. I guess it's considered weird because even though we are stressed out about all that is happening, we are not without hope. It is very apparent that God is blessing us and helping us get through this rough patch. So as with all hard times, we have so much to be grateful for.
Our family mechanic is a true blessing and has helped us more than we ever expected. Last week Caleb had to call off work because his truck was in the shop and the van started making a really horrible sound, thus we had no reliable transportation. What should have been a super bad day actually was a blessing in disguise. Caleb got to hangout, swap stories and run around town with our mechanic while the van got some much needed repairs before it blew up. God has been good to us and that is always an amazing thing :)
How are the kids? they are crazy. Well the boys are. I'm starting to think all boys are crazy. Kristin is a dream. She just hangs out, talks, and smiles at us all day. I even got a laugh out of her on Sunday. Wyatt and Zane still have a love hate relationship They fight like crazy, but as soon as one is out of sight the other is looking for him. Zane is Wyatt's little shadow. He mimics everything Wyatt does, which is good and bad. Lately the boys have been into singing songs, so that is pretty much what we do most of the day. We take turns picking songs to sing. Zane always picks "The Bus Song", while Wyatt challenges himself to choose a different song for every turn. So far life as a family of five is not too hard. It's not easy, but it's not impossible.
Although we do have Jesus, and since nothing is impossible with God any number of children is doable.
But that being said 3 is a good number. ;)
Our family mechanic is a true blessing and has helped us more than we ever expected. Last week Caleb had to call off work because his truck was in the shop and the van started making a really horrible sound, thus we had no reliable transportation. What should have been a super bad day actually was a blessing in disguise. Caleb got to hangout, swap stories and run around town with our mechanic while the van got some much needed repairs before it blew up. God has been good to us and that is always an amazing thing :)
How are the kids? they are crazy. Well the boys are. I'm starting to think all boys are crazy. Kristin is a dream. She just hangs out, talks, and smiles at us all day. I even got a laugh out of her on Sunday. Wyatt and Zane still have a love hate relationship They fight like crazy, but as soon as one is out of sight the other is looking for him. Zane is Wyatt's little shadow. He mimics everything Wyatt does, which is good and bad. Lately the boys have been into singing songs, so that is pretty much what we do most of the day. We take turns picking songs to sing. Zane always picks "The Bus Song", while Wyatt challenges himself to choose a different song for every turn. So far life as a family of five is not too hard. It's not easy, but it's not impossible.
Although we do have Jesus, and since nothing is impossible with God any number of children is doable.
But that being said 3 is a good number. ;)
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Skinny Kitchen
MAKE A CARAMEL LIGHT FRAPP @ HOME!!!!!! http://www.skinnykitchen.com/
This Starbucks creation, which cuts the fat, carbs and calories of the original Frappuccino is a top-seller with coffee house regulars. Starbucks says their light version is 54% fewer calories per serving than the original Frappuccino. Sounds pretty good so I decided to tackle a skinny recipe to enjoy at home. My favorite is their caramel one. I’ve cut the fat and calories by using 1% milk, mostly Splenda or Stevia and a little sugar. Adding just a small amount of sugar really adds to the taste. You really don’t need much. The skinny for 1 serving is 132 calories, 1.8 grams of fat and 4 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. This includes a little light whipped cream and caramel drizzle on top. A Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Light has 152 calories and 1.3 grams of fat not including whipped cream or caramel drizzle. Sit down, relax and enjoy this rich tasting, chilly treat. Have fun skinny sipping!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients for Frappuccino:
⅔ cup double-strength regular or decaf coffee, chilled, see prep tip
⅔ cup (1%) low-fat milk, see substitution tip
2 tablespoons caramel topping
4 packages Splenda, Stevia, Equal or your favorite sugar substitute
2 teaspoons sugar
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2¾ cups ice
Ingredients for Topping:
Light whipped cream or light vanilla flavored whipped cream, see shopping tip
1½ teaspoons caramel topping
Instructions
1. Combine chilled coffee, milk, 2 tablespoons caramel topping, Splenda, sugar, vanilla and ice in a blender. Blend on high speed until ice is crushed and drink is smooth. Pour into 2 glasses.
2. Top each glass with 2 tablespoons whipped cream and drizzle about ¾ teaspoon caramel topping over each.
3. Serve at once with a straw, if desired
Makes 2-(12 oz) drinks
Food Fact
In 2004, Starbucks created a “Light” version which according to the company has 54% of the calories, 15% of the fat and 52% of the carbohydrates of the original. Frappuccino is a trademarked line of blended coffee drinks sold by Starbucks. It consists of coffee blended with ice and various other ingredients, usually topped with whipped cream.
Shopping Tip
New to some supermarkets is a light vanilla flavored whipped cream. The vanilla makes it a creamy color. instead of white. I found it at Safeway/Vons. If you can’t find it use any brand of light whipped cream.
Prep Tips
Make double-strength regular or decaf coffee by brewing with twice the coffee required by your coffee maker. Use 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per each cup of coffee. Chill before using. Make extra, if desired, to keep on hand in the refrigerator.
I like to used fresh brewed hazelnut flavored coffee for this recipe because I love hazelnut coffee but any regular or decaf coffee will work.
Substitution Tip
To cut the calories and fat further, use nonfat milk instead of 1% and all Splenda, no sugar. These Skinny Facts still include the topping- 109 calories, 1g fat, 3g protein, 22g carbs, 133mg sodium 0g fiber, 1g sugar. Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS 3- made with nonfat milk, no sugar, only Splenda and includes toppings
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Pic from Caleb's Phone.
Every now and then I like to go through Caleb's phone and steal a few pics.
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| Easter 2013 |
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| NB Kristin |
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| About 3 weeks old |
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| Zane's Birthday Cake, Wyatt decorated it |
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| Mom & Kristin |
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| Ready to go home from the Nursery |
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| Me & Wyatt |
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Memory Lane
photo compliments of: http://speedwell55.skynetblogs.be/apps/m/archive/2006/01/16/and-the-winner-is.html
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Random Bugs
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| Wyatt Told Caleb To Write, "When you don't get balloons, I give you cupcakes". |
Anywhooo Here's a little story for you.
Last night at church Zane somehow ruptured his ear drum. I am not all too sure how that even happened. All we can think is that he had an ear ache (he doesn't complain when he gets them so we don't know when he has one until it gets pretty bad) for a while and while he was throwing a tantrum at church, somehow he created enough pressure to bust his ear drum. I don't know. What I do know is that when this happened I was just sitting in church and happened to look at his ear. In and around it there was some CRAZY Orange wax/nastiness. I thought it was a nugget of wax so I took him out to clean it. Once I got to the bathroom and really looked at it I realized something was not right in Denmark. I started freaking out because for whatever reason, the first thing my mind told me was that Zane had a bug burrowed in his ear, and now it was living there and pushing all the wax out and laying babies that were going to hatch and crawl around in his head and fall out onto my shoulder when I hold him and possibly even eat his brain (might I say I was running on two hours of sleep at that point). So anyway, I started a freak out fest in the bathroom and it just happened that one of the girls from church was in there and began telling me a story about her mom's friend who had a dead spider in her ear (can we say, NOT HELPING). So now I am over the top with the theory that an earwig is actually living up to it's name in my son's head. I try my best to collect myself and walk to the sanctuary get Caleb. Then I freaked out all over again and tell everyone I walked by that I thought Zane had a bug in his ear. We even recruited one of my nieces to help reexamine the state of Zane's ear. After about 30mins of strong debate Caleb somewhat convinced me that Zane had blown his ear drum. Although, it was not until I talked to a friend of ours who is an RN in PEDS that I was calmed and convinced a family of gross nasty creepy crawlies was not going to wiggle its way out of Zane's ear anytime soon.
Last night at church Zane somehow ruptured his ear drum. I am not all too sure how that even happened. All we can think is that he had an ear ache (he doesn't complain when he gets them so we don't know when he has one until it gets pretty bad) for a while and while he was throwing a tantrum at church, somehow he created enough pressure to bust his ear drum. I don't know. What I do know is that when this happened I was just sitting in church and happened to look at his ear. In and around it there was some CRAZY Orange wax/nastiness. I thought it was a nugget of wax so I took him out to clean it. Once I got to the bathroom and really looked at it I realized something was not right in Denmark. I started freaking out because for whatever reason, the first thing my mind told me was that Zane had a bug burrowed in his ear, and now it was living there and pushing all the wax out and laying babies that were going to hatch and crawl around in his head and fall out onto my shoulder when I hold him and possibly even eat his brain (might I say I was running on two hours of sleep at that point). So anyway, I started a freak out fest in the bathroom and it just happened that one of the girls from church was in there and began telling me a story about her mom's friend who had a dead spider in her ear (can we say, NOT HELPING). So now I am over the top with the theory that an earwig is actually living up to it's name in my son's head. I try my best to collect myself and walk to the sanctuary get Caleb. Then I freaked out all over again and tell everyone I walked by that I thought Zane had a bug in his ear. We even recruited one of my nieces to help reexamine the state of Zane's ear. After about 30mins of strong debate Caleb somewhat convinced me that Zane had blown his ear drum. Although, it was not until I talked to a friend of ours who is an RN in PEDS that I was calmed and convinced a family of gross nasty creepy crawlies was not going to wiggle its way out of Zane's ear anytime soon.
So yeah. Way too much excitement going on over here. Even if it is only due to my over active imagination.
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