Sunday, June 10, 2012

My Oh My I have WAY to many things to buy...

I have been COMPLETELY MIA again.. Very sorry for that but in my defense I get up at 7:45 Monday-Friday and I dont get back into town until 6:30 and by then Im cooking dinner and preparing for the next days work..  and then this weekend I have been sick with a cold or something and I am coughing non-stop and am stopped up with burning eyes, so other than getting up at 6:30 yesterday and running around with my sister pretty much all day long.  But I have a ton of things that I have to buy for birthdays, baby showers and our summer day Trip so this is my visual list of those things..

My Niece and nephew are having their birthday party July 28 their birthdays are the 25 and 31 and they will be 4 and 7 so I have been contemplating what to get so this is kind of a help to me to get it "down on paper". 

If I have never said it before I will say it now, I HATE character things I truly do I especially HATE Winnie the Pooh lol.. But Keylee loves Disney world and loves the Disney Princess' and she has been asking for a Princess bike for a long while now thats what she keeps telling me she wants for her birthday.  I figured it was okay because she has a 12 inch bike right now and it is usuallu up to the age of 3 and the 16 inch bike above is for ages 4-7.

I like this bike MUCH better than the other not only is it cuter but it has the baby carrier and she LOVES her baby dolls!


My nephew had seen this water hockey thing and had expressed interest in it. 


Or I may get him this slide for the pool.



Then I have my sisters Baby Shower.
She loves this Exersaucer and it is very cute.

And she is dying to have this co sleeper.

Quinny Zapp 4 Stroller MANDARIN ORANGE ~ 01274MND  MSRP $219 ~BRAND NEW
Quinny Zapp Stroller. 


Green Harper Tote

Pottery Barn Kids Diaper bag I LOVE THIS!!!



And of course this isnt including the Cake and many other things we still need for the baby shower.. Im stressing out A LOT!!!!

Monday, June 4, 2012

I dedicate this post to...

       So if you follow me on twitter you more than likely know that my niece and my nephew really are my world!  I love the little monsters to death!  But I am constantly at my sisters with them taking them swimming, hanging out or out to Tball games or practices.  I try to take them a couple of times a year to do something just me and them!  Earlier this year in February I took them to Disney LIVE, at Rupp Arena and they loved it.  It was the princess stories so I told Kaydon who is 6 that it is a little girly and he may not like it as much as Keylee, after it was over we were walking to the car and he said "Why did you say that I wouldnt like it?  I loved it!"  I thought it was great and I was very glad that he liked it because he is all boy and into nothing but sports!  But anyways with that aside they are my only niece and nephews none of my other siblings have kids yet but of course I have baby Kingston who will be my 2nd nephew on the way, my sister is due in August! 
   

4D Ultrasound of Baby Kingston


Keylee and me out on the Boat at Downtown Disney


Kaydon and Keylee and me at Disney World!



     I work for Toyota in the Child Development Center as a teacher and they have 2 shut downs a year one in July for a week and one in December for a little over a week.  Im planning a trip to Chicago with my sister Thristian for August originally it was July but work wouldnt allow, if I wait until August I can use paid vacation.  I was racking my brain trying to figure out what I could do in July on my week off which with weekends included will be 9 days.  I thought about what I have been wanting to do this summer and it came to me.  Our little day long excursion will be at the beginning of the week and we are heading to:

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

They love the zoo and I thought that this would be a fun thing because it is so involved and of course still educational!  They love the trains and of course I always enjoy going to the zoo as well.  I called my cousin Allison the other day to ask if her daughter Taylor who is 13 would go just to be extra eyes while we are there.  I figured we would get there at 9 or 10 A.M. (It is a over an hour drive from home) and stay until 3 ish, and then Im hoping when I load the kids into the car they will nap and I figured I will commute through town with the intention of letting them nap for an hour or more. 

BUT to top off the day they both love going to Baseball games and of course we will already be in Cincinnati so I figured it would be perfect to go to a Reds game!

Cincinnati Reds


Of course this will be kind of expensive with food and all but I figured Im going to buy the tickets over my next 2 checks so it is less of a burden.  The reds tickets alone will be over $100.00 unless my Step dad can get me some for cheaper (He goes to a million reds games a year)  But Im excited and Im not telling them so it will be a surprise!  I like it better that way..  I have actually considered staying in a hotel in Cincinnati overnight so we have less of a trip and the kids and swim and go back for a nap between the zoo and the game!


Im so glad that I am close to my niece and nephew I dont udnerstand how some people cant, I know that when I aventually have children of my own I will still do things with and for them!



Friday, June 1, 2012

Puppy Chow (Recipe)

If you have never had this snack then it is a must try! Although it is fattening as can be it is worth the occasional treat to yourself!

If you have never heard of this I'm sure you are thinking what in the heck is this.. PUPPY CHOW!?! Essentially you take 3 very fattening things chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar.. And one healthy thing Chex mix..
Typically when I make it I don't follow a recipe I just B.S. it so I'm going to try to give you a tangible recipe.

9 cups of Chex mix cereal
3/4 cup of peanut butter
1/4 cup of butter
1 1/4 cup of chocolate chips
3 cups of powdered sugar

The first thing that you will want to do is to combine the Peanut Butter, Butter and Chocolate chips in a bowl and microwave for 1 minute

Then add Half of your Chex mix into a bowl and half of the melted mixture on top and mix it then pour the covered Chex mix into a large ziplock Baggie with 1 1/2 cup o the powdered sugar and shake!!

Repeat with the rest of your Chex mix and powdered sugar!!

ENJOY!!!