My little helper

The other day I was folding laundry and stepped out of the room for a minute and returned to find Macie very proud of herself for folding a towel (I know the towels look gross, they're the old).  She has mad folding skills:

Maybe with a little practice, I will have a handy helper! :)

Then today, I was busy picking up around the house and heard rumbling in the kitchen.  I walked in and found this:

She said, "I'M CLEANING MOMMY!"

What a little sweetie!  I hope she always wants to help me because I'm a terrible housekeeper!

A True Confession - My Crazy Unorganized Life

So, if you know me - you know I'm a full-time student and stay at home mommy :).  I really HATE the fact that I have to leave Macie 3 days a week to go to school (luckily she has a very sweet babysitter).  Not only do I have to leave her, but I also have to come home to homework, housework, cooking, you name it - I (sometimes) do it! 

Well, I'm a major slacker...which becomes a problem by the end of the week when all of my online assignments are due.  Instead of doing homework, Macie and I might go to the park or run around outside for a little while.  Trust me, with a 2 year old and a husband that doesn't get home until 7:30 (the earliest most nights), my homework is definitely lowest on the totem pole.  Right now, I have a paper due by the end of the day and I'm doing this instead.  Yes, I'm a horrible student and a major procrastinator.  I always say, though, that I work best under pressure.  So I'll give myself a couple of hours to write. 

Housework - where do I start?  I've never been the tidiest of people, it's just not my thing.  I'm extremely unorganized, I have a lot of stuff, and the vacuum cleaner and mop and myself all have a hate-hate relationship.  Yes, I said hate-hate.  My floors definitely hate me.  My dishes should like me, I do keep those clean.  Those and the clothes (most of the time).  I think housework does like homework - I would rather clean my house than do homework any day.  Sometimes when I have something due, my entire home will be spotless by the end of the day.  I'm crazy...I know!

Congrats to my sweet Grandad!!!

I just have to slip in a little brag on my wonderful Grandad.  This week, he was presented with the 50 Year Mason Award!  I didn't get to make it to the ceremony :( but my mom sent me a picture.  He's such a quiet guy, so I think he was a little nervous.  My mom said he did very well though.  Here's a picture:

In the picture are from l-r: My mom, Dad, Granma, Grandad, Uncle Don, Wesley, and Chrissy (Wesley and Chrissy are expecting!)

"The Boo-Boo Healer"

Around our house, a Dora band-aid has healing powers - I'm assuming.  I haven't personally tried one.  The other day, Macie was playing when she suddenly hit her knee on a chair.  I know Macie is not a weenie, so it was a big deal when she was so upset and crying.  We all know how painful hitting our knee can be.  When she has a boo-boo, she always asks for a Dora "banaid".  It works every time:

The healing power begins.

Getting better.

Happy girl!

All better now!!!

I'm so glad that Dora band-aids have this magical healing power.  Mommy kisses only go so far - sometimes I just need a little back-up. 

Potty Training MACIE Style

So I have been working on potty training Macie every since she turned two.  I have had little luck with the whole process until now.  The past couple of weeks Macie has been very good about going "tee-tee" in the potty, but she told me that she's too scared to "poo-poo".  Well, I broke down and got a big plastic see through box with "poo-poo prizes" (thanks to my friend Cassie's parents' idea) and set it right beside the potty.  Now, every time she goes "tee-tee" she gets to long for one of the "poo-poo prizes".  Yesterday, she finally did it!  She was so excited too.  She kept screaming, "I DID IT, MOMMY, I DID IT!!!"  So stinkin' funny.  She got her cheap Dollar Tree prize and was super duper happy (sadly it broke 5 min. later, of course).

Well, today she left the room for a while then all of the sudden she runs into the living room screaming, "I DID IT, MOMMY, I DID IT!!!"  I walked back into my bedroom bathroom and she sure did "do IT"...in her little potty and took it upon herself to take on the clean up responsibility as well.  GROSS!  "IT" was everywhere...all over the little potty, HER HANDS, the big toilet.  She was so proud of herself, so I couldn't be mad.  I started the bath water, put her in there, and started to clean "IT" up.  Again, she got her "poo-poo prize".

I'm so glad that my 2 1/2 year old is finally potty training, but I hope this little adventure never repeats itself.  I didn't take pictures of "IT"--too nasty--but I did take some pictures of the "poo-poo prize" box and then Macie wanted to model for me:

"Prissy Pants"

"Poo-Poo Prize" Box

Wow...Has it really been 4 months?!

I knew it had been a while since I last blogged, but I didn't realize it had been 4 months!  We always seem to stay busy, but it also seems like we haven't really done a lot since February.  We've taken a couple of trips to the zoo, Macie attended her first wedding (where she was absolutely terrible, by the way, but that's understandable), and Chris and I have just watched Macie grow right in front of our eyes.  

She has changed so much in the past few months.  She's expressing herself through words a whole lot more.  She speaks in sentences and will have conversations with Chris or myself.  The words she uses (and actually knows the meaning) make me laugh.  Especially words like disgusting and delicious. 

Macie has developed quite the appetite for, of all things, hard boiled eggs.  She's a very particular and picky eater and likes a variety in each meal, so it has been difficult figuring out what to feed the child.  Mainly she will only eat cheese, lunch meat, sometimes corn, loves pickles, and hard boiled eggs (no yolks).

Here are a few pictures from the past few months:

 

 

Pictures from the Zoo:

 

Lori's Baby Shower Pictures:

 

Macie with Chris' best friend's little girl, Brittan.

With Hannah at the Circus.

A couple of months wrapped up in one blog...

So, it's been a couple of months since my last post, and boy has life been busy.  We had Christmas, New Year's, and Macie's 2nd Birthday.  I really cannot believe my baby girl is 2 years old ALREADY!!!  I guess the saying goes: Time flies when you're having fun!

My baby is no longer a baby...she's turning into a little girl.  She is into all things girly...baby dolls (she's a good mommy), singing pretty songs, brushing her hair, smelling perfume at department stores, applying makeup, and bubble baths.  Oh, and talking on the phone!  She loves make phone calls.

Here are a few pictures of the past couple of months:

This was from our first big snow on Christmas Eve.

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Little Miss Birthday Girl!

Macie with her Nana!  My  mom thinks she has a goofy look on her face, but I love this picture.

Chris and I on our ski trip.

My little sweetheart!

Throwing snowballs at Daddy!!!

The mountains...I did a little editing and made it look super cool!

This one needs explaining.  Chris and his friend Jared decided to do a photo shoot in some awesome sweaters (haha!) on our ski trip.  I took it upon myself to do some editing.  Goofy guys!!!

Macie let me curl her hair.  It looked so stinkin' cute!

My little hopper...she loves to jump!

Macie really likes to wear boots...especially my boots.