What I'm Thankful For (Belated)

1. My apple pie was damn good.

Thanks to my friend Rebecca, who reassured me that no, I do not have to boil apples.

2. The weather was nice, so we played outside on the deck.

3. I only have one in diapers now.

It's been a good weekend. :)

I'm a horrible cook

Me: "I'm going to make an apple pie this year for Thanksgiving!"
Husband: "That's a pretty big undertaking.  Are you sure?"
Me: "Yeah!"
Husband: "But you haven't even boiled the apples yet."
Me: (Pause) "Wait, you have to boil the apples first?"

Yeah, to hell with that.  We're having pumpkin pie and raw apples instead!

Happy Thanksgiving!

My Holiday Wish List

For the kids:

Educo wooden kitchen, from Amazon.

Kids Vans for Ty

Some Tiny Toms for Lily

A quilt for Lily's big girl bed (she'll move into it sometime in the summer, when Thrice occupies the crib.)

A Little Red Wagon, to put their books in.

Like this.

And for me:

Ceramic mugs

A mug tree

And some Minnetonka moccasin boots.  Yes, please.

Not quite sure what to get yet for the hardest man ever to shop for.

All pictures via my Pinterest. 

Fries

Ty: "I have some of your fries?"
Me: "Sure buddy, go for it."
Ty: grabs a handful and takes them back to the couch to watch his movie.

This is all after he stuck a Smartie candy up his nose.

3rd birthday

My baby boy big boy turned 3 this past Saturday.

We surprised him with a train table and train set.  He was a big fan.  He played with that thing for a good 10 hours, and wouldn't even stop for a nap (damn it).  I had to deliver his food to him...but it was his birthday, so he could be selfish for one day.

He even got to play with it all by himself, without little sister...which meant that I was constantly pulling her off of the table.  

I even got all domestic, and made cupcakes.

I should obviously never be a cupcake artist.  Or a baker.  While the cream cheese frosting rocked (probably due to the stick of butter and 2-3 cups of powdered sugar) the cupcakes themselves were a little suspect.  The kids didn't seem to mind, and Steve had a couple too, but they just tasted off to me.

Ty's actual birthday party is next Saturday.  I delayed it by a week to allow Steve time to finish laying down the deck and clean up the backyard.  I'm glad I did, not only because it's not finished, but because I didn't feel much like celebrating.  I got some pretty devastating news Friday within my circle of college friends, which hit me hard.  So I was content just to sit home and watch my kids play with the train table and scarf down cupcakes.  I don't think they minded at all.