Creativity-ness

Sean and I are very creative people. Oh wait, you already knew that, didn't you? Well we are, but in very different ways so that we don't often appreciate each others projects.

For example, the other night Sean was in the kitchen when he called me in to see what he had done...

I mean, how cool is that? A candle inside an orange peel with just some of the insides used for the wick and olive oil!?! Who thinks of doing that? Sean is just too talented!

I, on the other hand, think I'm a painter, but then realize that I'm not (maybe in a past life I was an artist...). I made this cut-out for my friends daughter's birthday party. It's supposed to be the character for the books Pinkalicious. Here's McKay playing princess.

Now's the part where you all leave comments saying how AH-MAZING we are and how you're sooo super jealous of our talent. Or not...because you're our moms and still don't know how to comment <3 !!!

My Wild Boy

Enjoy some pictures of my very active little man! He is the best part of my day.

idea found HERE

Girl Scout Cookies

Just in case you were ever curious to see what happens when you give a two year old a Girl Scout cookie and then walk away to start the laundry...

Here's one messy/happy/sticky/chocolate-in-the-eye kid!

Also, here are some highlights from our weekend visit from Taylor and Logan. We ate, played Settlers, ate, played with McKay, and played Settlers some more. Taylor - as always - thank you for letting my steal your pictures and please have another birthday soon so we can celebrate again!

Sean gave Taylor zebra printed knives for her bday. They have a strange relationship :o)

Yummy dessert pizza!

Gotta love when McKay plays with his cars on your back. Mini-massage!

Logan provided McKay nonstop entertainment in the car. Please drive with us to Ohio this summer, Logan!

Why Not?

It's been awhile since I've blogged and since I don't feel like doing a "real" post, here are three random pictures for you.

1. I bought these shoes from Target today ($14). Perfect for my trip to AZ in 26 days!!!

2. Last week was our Dr. Seuss Family Reading Night. Here's me and our school librarian. We were in charge of the whole event. It was EXHAUSTING! (and yes, I did make that cut out. Awesome, I know)

3. Just in case any of you were wondering what I would look like if I had blue eyes...I wore colored contacts when I was 16. They were fun, but really made me appreciate my brown eyes.

Child Model

I know you're probably thinking, "Really? Another post all about how cute she think's her kid is?!" You'd be wrong though because this isn't about McKay...it's actually my mom! When I was in Ohio last fall I went through hundreds of old pictures and scanned around 200. I was just looking through them tonight and came across this one.

Isn't it great? I feel like it's a picture that you could see in a Parenting magazine for some cute clothes store. I love the pants with suspenders look for girls and it's just an added bonus that it's my mom! You could've been a model, Mom!

Love this boy

Last night Sean told me that I needed to update our blog. That's not something he says often, so I knew I needed to do it today. There really isn't anything special to post, so I just took a few pictures of the little man playing.

Isn't he so nice to let me get in his face to take pictures?

Super close...

Last week we ordered McKay this Potty book.

It's actually really funny!

Right after I got done taking these pictures, I sat down to put them on my computer. Then I heard McKay say "potty" and I heard him go into the bathroom and lift up the toilet seat. So, of course, I had to hurry and grab my camera!

The little kid in the book had his shirt off.

It's clean-ish enough...

Looks like now we need to buy a little potty for Kayo!

Be Mine

This year for Valentine's Day I decided to get McKay a balloon instead of candy. I could say it's because I'm a good mother and don't want to give my two year old a bunch of sugar, but let's be honest, I wanted the candy all for myself.

That day Sean and I went to the grocery store with McKay to get the balloon. They had a stand set up, since apparently buying balloons for Valentine's Day isn't an original idea. When we walked up to the stand the girl working there looked at McKay and said, "Does he want a balloon with little planes on it?" Sure. Sounded good for me. So I was a little surprised to find they were flames instead. Sean and I both looked at each other and said, "Did you think she said 'planes' too?" I didn't think too much of it since McKay really didn't mind. He just wanted that balloon.

Then I started to think how it must look as we walked through the store with our little boy carrying his "You're Hot" balloon. Just a little bit inappropriate!

P.S. This picture was taken half a second before Kayo ran up and hit it out of my hand.

I do love my little Valentine. In the next picture I told him to make his mean face. My kid has some real modeling / acting potential don't you think?

Just in case anyone was wondering I was showered with love on Valentine's Day. That's definitely a perk of being a 1st grade teacher. I got lots of candy and little cards. One little boy even wrote me a note that said something like "To my love. I love you so so so so so so much." I did give his mom a call and told her how sweet and funny I thought it was. Six year olds love notes never get old!