Go Cristina Go

To everyone who reads my blog... Please check this blog out: http://gocristinago.blogspot.com it is the blog of my friend Cristina. She is a contestant in The Biggest Loser Atlanta edition. She is very deserving of this opportunity and is working her butt off. :) Oh so literally. :) So please support her, cheer her on! And most importantly.... VOTE for her!

Thank you so much!

No Judgements Allowed

Lately Owen has been mimicking Garett and I like a little copy cat. Of course that means we have to be extra vigilant about what we say and do. Garett told me that last night he did something (what exactly I don't know), froze and thought I probably shouldn't have done that, I hope Owen didn't notice. Just as he finished his thought Owen says "Look Daddy Owey do it too!!" :) Oops!
As for me, I'm guilty of saying things that I shouldn't like stupid, dumb - no swear words (ya I know you were wondering if the Mormon girl swears). As a fresh reminder to watch my words Owen told me, "Mommy I'm sick of your crap!" he proceeded to try to put me in time out. Nice I know. When he repeats those things I cringe and promise myself to do better.

A Little Misunderstanding = A New Word

I always tell Owen "I'm the Adult so you have to do what I tell you." So....

This morning Owen is sick and he doesn't want to take his medicine. Why? Because, "Owey's Adon't and I no take it."

I just love the new words. My niece Taylor called Adults - "Madults" and now we have an "Adon't" and they don't have do do anything they don't want to do.

The Georgia Aquarium / Family Fun Day

Tuesday we had Family Day! It was great! Garett took the day off from work and we spend most of the day at the Georgia Aquarium. Being together without the crowds was wonderful. And it was affordable because we bought the Mommy and Me tickets - I recommend going this way.

Garett touched the shrimp. Owen thought touching the rock was cool!

I had to pull Charly away because she started splashing. :)

I love this one, this is how most of the day was. Just observing.

Charly loved watching the fish. She kept trying to touch them.

The jelly fish is one of my favorite areas.

One of the whale sharks.

Sea Horses are my other favorite. I wish they had more.

If Owen wasn't looking at fish, he was begging me for gum.

Owen kept running back and forth in from of the alligator window, and an alligator followed him back and forth. It was so cool! Good thin for the glass or Owen would have been dinner!

Child Safety Tattoos Shout Out

It's been a while since I have mentioned these, but with the latest improvements to the product I thought it was worth mentioning again. When we go out in big crowds I uses Safety Tattoos on my kids. The ones I use have my cell number printed on it. It's easy to apply and it stays on well through the day. There are several new types including one you can write on! Oooo! Ahhh!

Owen is a runner and we have recently seen him walk off with nice grandma strangers. So far he has not been lost I have, however, stopped staff of places that we have visited and asked about the tattoos and if they would have noticed them. They said yes, but you never know. Either way, I feel better with the tattoos until Owen can tell a stranger that my moms name is April and tell them my cell number. Even then, I will probably use them in case of emergencies.

Any how, they are great and affordable, check them out!

What we've been up to...

Projects for one.
I know this looks bad now, but it will look better when I'm done. This is my home made FIFO Can Rotation Shelf made from cardboard. I will have you know that it is surprisingly sturdy and I'm so excited to finish it! Shanna W. is one of my favorite people and I love her blog. She is always a few steps ahead of me, so now I have just learned to follow her lead. This is one of many of her brilliant finds and even better her tutorial that made mine possible.

Home made English Muffins. That's right HOMEMADE! I've never heard of anyone making them from scratch. But here they are. They are yummy, and easy to make. And best of all, You can make them from your non perishable food items from food storage! I cannot take the credit for this awesomeness, once again I must credit Shanna for finding and blogging about this one. Thanks Shanna!

One of my favorite things about the past few days has been the mild weather! I hope it stays. We have been outside several days in a row. Playing in the sand, on slide...you know all the back yard fun to be had. We still need a swing for our yard. We will get to it eventually.

One Less Thing To Do

I was rushing around the kitchen trying to get lunch ready. I left Charly's food out and Owen took over. :) I was so happy to have a helper. My favorite part is he keeps telling her "good job".
I love my kids.