peekaru

I purchased a peekaru vest from my good friend Amber over at Heavenly Hold. It is the perfect addition to my babywearing. We got it just in time for a trip to the mountains/snow. Josiah was so snug and warm! I was looking for something that wasn't big and bulky, could be used in COLD weather but also would be good for the more temperate climate of Southern California. I couldn't be happier w/ my purchase and little Josiah loves it too! The ONLY thing I would add to it is a way for their little hands to be free when facing forward . . . but otherwise it's great!

bedtime

Elizabeth and Josiah are in the same room now. We moved Josiah in three nights ago and first of all it's AMAZING to have our room all to ourselves again! Secondly the change has been a lot easier that I thought. Ellie is still in a crib but we gave her new bedding - sheets and a fitted comforter the second night Josiah was in her room. Ever since then she wants to go to bed as soon as he is in bed - putting her p.j's on and brushing her teeth is a breeze! She isn't even bothered when he cries. We were trying to put Josiah down first and then once he's asleep put Ellie down but last night we could tell he wasn't going to go to sleep right away, so instead of waiting for him to fall asleep we put Ellie down with him awake - and crying. She did fine! We did put a cd on, Sleep Sound in Jesus by Michael Card (thanks mom!) to help drown on the noise and they both did great! Josiah is still waking up twice at night, but that is going relatively smoothly as well. Even when I didn't get in the room fast enough last night and Ellie woke up she had no problem going back to sleep.

Right now Josiah is crying off and on and I can hear Ellie talking in her crib - we'll see if they keep each other awake or I can get them both to fall asleep with out needing to pull Josiah out to rock.

The goal will CONTINUE to be one kid asleep before the next one goes to bed, but I know that won't always be possible!

Do you like Lara Bars?

I do. They are such a yummy treat and the best thing about them is that they have only a few ingredients and no preservatives. However they aren't cheap. A friend of mine sent me a link to a recipe for making your own lara-type bars. Wow are these YUMMY! I made some a few weeks ago - Ellie loved them, I loved them - it was great! I made more tonight. Check out this LINK if you are interested in making some yourself!

Elizabeth Rose

A good friend of mine takes amazing pictures.

too busy

I have so many things I want to blog about but not enough time in which to write them all down! I do manage to update my website with my Children's blogs a bit more frequently! If you are interested in keeping up with their lives you can check out my website @ http://web.me.com/shinelikestars77

One day I'll be more consistent in this blog . . . for now, it's time for bed.

'Tis the Season

It's been a lot of fun this year to watch Elizabeth light up as she sees the Christmas decorations all around her. We haven't decorated the house, besides putting a wooden nativity that she can play w/ out. But Grandma Burton has gone all out and Ellie loves the decorations at her house. We've chosen not to play Santa so as she sees the Santas at the mall and in front of houses she doesn't give more than a second glance. I know that we'll have to explain it to her in the future, but for now saying nothing works fine.

She's really into baby Jesus - she talks about him a lot and wants to see the manger scenes that people have set up out in their front yards. She enjoys playing pretend with her nativity set that we gave her today. She is also enamored with snowmen. Grandma Burton put out 3 snowmen in front of her house and Ellie insisted on bringing the littlest snowman inside last time we were there. She carried that little snowman (almost as tall as her) all over Grandma's house!

mix-matched socks giveaway

Simple Finds is giving away socks from LittleMissMatched. I would LOVE to win some for Ellie. She is still obsessed with putting a sock on her hand and wearing it around the house or even out to the park. I often can't find matching socks when I need them and having mix-matched socks ON PURPOSE would make my life a lot easier! So I'm entering their contest AND making sure I get as many entries as I can!! The contest ends in two days (on the 9th) so go on over to Simple Finds and enter it for yourself!