Can you help?

I love being a mother, it is one of the most amazing journeys I have ever been on. I feel that as a community parents need support in their endeavors  people to listen and to lean on, and people to encourage them on their journey. Many people I know feel the same, but there is one woman in particular that I want to support today, she needs help with her adoption. A babywearing group I am involved in has helped her make a video for a contest to win an Obi Mama wrap, if we win, it will be raffled off and the money will go to helping her pay her adoption fees. She has been working so hard for this for the past two years, sewing and selling things to help make her family whole. If you could take a moment, watch the video, and leave a comment on youtube, it would be so helpful. 

Thank you for taking the time. 

Being Mom

I didn't think I had a post for today, things have been tough and I've been struggling to accomplish everything I want to in a day. My husband and I are going to a marriage retreat this weekend and I am hoping it helps. I just have such a high stress level these days. We are supposed to being a treat for the community snack table so I decided to make truffles (don't worry these are super simple and when I get them done and pictures taken I will post the recipe.) Well I am in the kitchen cooking and Connor loves to play in the kitchen I think it's all the natural light and the fact that mom is in here a lot. So, I'm chopping up chocolate to make truffles and he asks for a piece, I give him one and he comes back to ask for more, I tell him that he's had enough, so he sits on the floor and starts to cry. I remind him that he doesn't get anything if he cries, so he stops crying, stands up, opens the dishwasher and gets out one of his snack plates, puts it down on the counter and says "bite please." How can I say no to that? I added some fruit to the plate with the piece of chocolate and he finishes it up then puts his plate back in the dishwasher. Then he lays down on the floor and starts to "read" a book, while making his firefighter lady dance on it. Just when I think I can't love him anymore, I do. Some days I swear there is nothing better in this world than being a mom. 

This picture is a little old, but I love it. He's such a happy kid, I am so lucky to be his mom.

Wordless Wednesday- Boys

Right after we brought Connor home from the hospital, Gunther wanted nothing to do with him, unless it sounded like something might be wrong, then he was right there to check on him. I love both my boys.

Body Hacks!

Not So Wordless Wednesday - The Laptop

I just wanted to share with you pictures of my screen. The black keeps spreading. My friend yesterday thought I had some artistic wallpaper on it, nope, just what happens when it gets smashed. 

On the bright side my new laptop will be here today and I can get back to some serious work! I am really excited about the steps the blog will be taking this year!

A pep talk.

So I am running a bit behind with everything I wanted to do, because everything I have wanted to do was on my laptop. My laptop has been smashed. We can thank the newly two year old for that. Destructive tendencies are perfectly normal for a 2 year old, so I guess my kid is normal- however that also means my laptop is dead. It took him all of 2.5 seconds. I still have some great posts coming up for you- including the awesome birthday party, what I like to call our fun bag, more organizational tips going through my home binder, more reviews (and giveaways) diaper and "crunchy mom" related for sure, and some fun 'Fashion Friday" posts gearing up for the Spring Fashionista event! Yay! In the meantime, I needed a pep talk, and I thought maybe some of you could too, so here's kid president with a much needed pep talk for all of us. Enjoy! P.S. Leave a comment with something you would like to see coming up on the blog!

Ba-na-na

So there are a ton of banana's in my house. C could eat them all day every day. So these things have been going around the internet, and I just had to share them with you. I know we can all use a laugh. Don't miss the images on these reviews, number 33 had me cracking up. The reviews are great too. Anytime you need a laugh, just go here: Bananana
  
The next thing is this super cute video, that my little dude is loving too....