Mommin' It Up since 2004!
On the subject of Cousin Love, I must first wish a big happy birthday to my sister Anna and to Jenny’s brother Charles. I wish it was like the old days when we got to eat two birthday cakes in one day.
My niece Lily loooooooooooooooves her some Kate (or Take, as she likes to call her). My sister likes messing with Lily’s emotions, as evidenced by this video. It’s hilarious and pitiful all at once.
Eight years ago today I became a mother. And so while I love all my children equally, Joshua’s birthday – February 27, 2004- is the most special of all their birthdays. Because of course, it’s the anniversary of the day I became something I always wanted to be, and was meant to be.
The day of Joshua’s birth wasn’t exactly all that great. Everything didn’t exactly go “as planned” – and Bobby and I always say it was the best day AND the worst day of our lives at the same time. But of course the end result was we had this beautiful, sweet, healthy baby boy, who changed our lives forever.
He was the easiest, sweetest, baby.
And he is a great kid.
He is the kind of kid who is loved by all – other kids, his friends’ parents, and his teachers, but especially his family. His little siblings, his daddy and I all adore him. And I could not be any prouder of my big boy.
We had a great day celebrating him with our family, a brunch, and a cake made out of two dozen doughnuts!
I love you, Joshua Kenneth! I know you’ll make me proud a million times over. You really are my dream come true. Happy Birthday my big eight-year-old!
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Leap Day is coming up this week! I’ve never celebrated it with my kiddos before, but now the older two are old enough that I think we can have some fun and learn a little bit about WHY we have Leap Day and Leap Year.
So…next Wednesday, I am going to DIG DEEP, put on my “fun mom” costume (because yo, it is a COSTUME), and do some fun activities with the kids! Here are some I’m thinking of:
Hmm, but now I’m thinking frog COOKIES might be easier…
One more thing I’m going to do on Leap Day is leap into a NEW RECIPE! I’ve been in a total recipe RUT recently. This one has nothing to do with frogs (thankfully, ’cause I am NOT eating frog legs!), just something I’ve been wanting to try, and Leap Day is as good a time as any! Since I am a Vicks Blogger, I’ve been following Curtis Stone’s Nature’s Kitchen series sponsored by Vicks Nature Fusion. There’s a recipe he calls a “One-Pot Wonder” – and I’m a one-pot cook! I’ve not tried one of Curtis’ recipes yet, even though I love watching his videos. But I am going to make this one – a potato-corn chowder, for our Leap Day meal.
(You can check out the rest of Curtis’ videos for the Vicks Nature Fusion Nature’s Kitchen here.)
Are you planning on celebrating Leap Day this year? If so, give me some more activity ideas!
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