Ever feel like this as a mom?

I do.

Especially when I feel like I've done nothing but nag all day....

It's not fair that the kids look so sweet and innocent while they are sleeping... it doesn't help with my feelings of guilt at all.

Making Minions

I got this idea for Minion Cakes online. My kids love the movie "Despicable Me" so much that my boy wanted these for his birthday. They are fun to make but they took me almost 3hrs to make 9 of them! Good thing his birthday only comes once a year.

I love this one. "WHAAAAT?"

Pringles Periscope

My 5yr. old son had poked a hole in the bottom of a pringles can and asked what we could make out of it. I had the idea to make him a periscope.... so I broke off the mirrors from a couple of my makeup compacts, used a little hot glue and electrical tape and viola!! A periscope!! He loved it!

4 Teeth for the Tooth Fairy

My 7yr. old girl just turned 8 a few days ago. And for her birthday she's getting Orthodontics.

I know... I didn't think they could start that young either! But she has some teeth growing in pretty crazy and needs Ortho so she doesn't have "shark mouth" (I mean 4 rows of teeth). Yep her permanent teeth are growing behind her baby teeth. She had four extractions of baby teeth the other day. She was as brave as a soldier! She didn't cry or complain with any of the shots and was perfectly still. The dentist was so impressed that he said she could take as many prizes out of the treasure chest that she wanted. That's my girl!

P.S. This is my girl "serving tea" to her frog, Naveen. She's had this orange frog for a year and she's played with it every day. It's been buried in mud, hung from it's toes, stretched, torn, taken on family outings, splashed in the bath and almost turned inside out. From all her play, the frog had become so gross that I couldn't stand picking it up when she left in on the floor.

So for her birthday we said goodbye to Naveen and.... we got her a new rubber frog. It's the same as her old one except green.

Bear Scout

Give a big shout out to my oldest! He got his Bear Badge in Scouts!

He loves being a part of the scouting program...

He also loves trains.

He asked me to make him one out of some old Capri Sun boxes.

So I did... and he painted it the colors of Union Pacific.

Kindred Spirits

My two youngest children are 3yrs apart but closer in spirit than mother and child.

They are the best of friends...

they comfort each other during times of need...

... and just love being together,

Dream Girl

My little 2yr. old loves to dress up so much that she didn't want to take her wings off when she went to bed. Why is it when I look at this picture, it seems to capture the very essence of her personality?