The day I heard the three magic words...

Dear Diary,

I have been dreaming about this day. Today is the day I heard the words, “I Love You” from my Little Man’s mouth. It couldn’t have come at a better time because I had just been grumbling in my head about, “How nice it would be to just have like 5 minutes to myself…when down the hall I heard, “Mama…mama...MAAAMAAA!” Frustration set in as a little hand grabbed mine.  Doesn’t he know that I need to check my email, look up a recipe, and update my very neglected blog? Ugh.

But those things must wait…and with a tug, I followed where he wanted me to go. We both hopped on my bed and snuggled with a blanket and it was then at that moment that he snuggled his face up to mind and said, “I love you.”  Twice.

Tears rolled down my cheek.

And I gave him the bigest squeeze ever… Nothing was more important than being right there right then with my Little Man. Those emails, recipes, and blog posts can all wait.

Sincerely,

A grateful mama.

Boots and Pj type of a day.

Dear Little Man, 

I want you to know that despite my sleepless night last night- I loved having a sleepover in your room and cuddling you...even if it was on the hard floor. I held your warm little body and couldn't help but kiss those soft little cheeks of yours. 

I love being your momma. 

Today may be a PJ and boots type of a day.

 That is okay. I love you to the moon and back. 

Besitots, xoxo, 

Your mama. 

Cloth Diapers Anyone?

Aren't these cute? 

Dear Diary,
I woke up this morning to find the once stocked drawer of diapers to only have 5 left!! Ahhh the day has come...the day where I promised myself that I would look into cloth diapering! I had been planning to do it right from the start but the look on experienced mother's faces when I told them I was going to do cloth was like "you don't even know what you are talking about- you're crazy"...it scared me.  


But I am a little crazy...that is why I purposely didn't stock up the diaper drawer so that I would be forced to do what I always wanted to do. So, I quickly ran to the computer and googled "cloth diapering in boise" and found Kimberly right away with http://www.toobabycrazy.com. She came over and gave me a 101 lesson on cloth diapering and I was sold.  I mean my husband has a sustainable sunglass company...shouldn't we be using sustainable diapers as well? Well that is how I sold it to my very skeptical husband. :)


 Plus she said the resale value is great...anyone wanting used diapers in the future? Anyone? No? Maybe my sister's and I can share then? It even almost inspired to buy a sewing machine so I can sew up my own... almost. I'll let ya know. 


Well...Here is the first attempt to the cloth diapering world. Wish me luck.


besitos, xoxo


crazy mama

Mommy and Me photos

My friend Cyndee, who happens to have a fabulous photography business, was so sweet to take these photos of Nixon and me when he was about 6 weeks old. Not being used to being in front of the camera, it took me awhile to figure out how to hold Nixon just right. He also was going through a major growth spurt that week and I kept having to stop and feed him. Poor Cyndee was patient with us and did an amazing job and I thank her  time and talent in giving me such a wonderful gift that I can treasure for the rest of my life! He has grown so much since this time and I am so glad we captured it when we did! Thank you Thank you! Check out her work: www.ashkiphoto.com!

  

    

HOW TO MAKE A 20 MINUTE RECIPE INTO A 4 HOUR RECIPE...

  

So, I was in charge of our combined Young Woman and Young Men's activity last week and thought I would make an easy treat for about 50 youth...so, what is more simple than a little Rice Crispee Treat right? A little butter, some marshmallows, and rice crispees thrown together and VUALA- Pure yumminess!  No problem...20 minutes max right? How about almost 4 HOURS!!! This is how my day went:


12:10 pm- With Nixon sleeping in his crib, I ventured into the kitchen and went to work taking out the ingredients and warming up the butter and marshmallow mixture. 


12:20- I was in the middle of mixing the warm marshmallows and butter mixture when I heard Nixon begin to cry.... Being a new mom that shutters to the sound of her baby crying- I stopped mid stir and ran to his rescue.


12:50- With a full belly, Nixon rested in my arms not wanting to be put down while I re-heated the mixture and began to stir...this time it being almost impossible with one hand- quite the arm workout! One handed, I tipped the rice crispee cereal in the mixture and tried stirring it in a bowl only to realize my bowl was too small and it came pouring over the bowl and all onto the counter top. Oops!


1:00- with the bowl overflowing of sticky marshmallows mess and rice crispees spread all across the counter, I grabbed another bowl with my sticky marshmallow hand and attempted to transfer the now hardened mixture into a larger one to finish stirring and then transfered it again to a glass dish...not an easy task for the one handed.


1:15- With one batch finished, I starting the process over (one handed)... lets just say it was nearly impossible yet a humorous balancing act.


1:20- Fed-ex man at the door- my hands covered in marshmallow goo and literally stuck to the wooden spoon...I opted to ignore it. 


1:45-  Nixon is hungry AGAIN...time to feed.


2:20- Continued where I left off now with Nixon now in a sling. 

2:45- Phone rings and I run to get it stepping on melted marshmallow goo that had fallen onto the floor. I then scramble to rinse my foot off in the sink to only run over it again while running to the phone.  I missed the phone call.


3:15- Tried cutting treats with a heart cut out... nearly impossible to do. 


3:45- Giving up after cutting out 30 hearts I finished cutting them with a bread knife.


4:00- Finished. Exaughisted. Time to clean up the disaster mess... after taking a few photos of course.

How did a 20 minute recipe turn into a 4 hour mess?