NO Cinnamon for You

Two days ago Ian was sitting at the kitchen table eating apple cinnamon oatmel, a banana, and drinking a cup of milk for lunch. While he was eating he proceeded to ask me for a snack which typically means he wants a package of fruit snacks. So I went over to the cabinet to get a pack and he starts screaming and when I got back to him his face was a blotchy beet red and his bottom lip was swollen up. I quickly washed off the remaining oatmel off his face and called the pediatrician's office to see what I needed to do for him. I was instructed to give him 2 teaspoons of Benadryl, which luckily I had on hand and to watch him for any difficulty breathing. Thankfully the Benadryl worked after about an hour or so and we did not have to take a trip to the emergency room. The only thing that we can think of that caused the reaction was the cinnamon in the oatmeal, because he has eaten oatmeal, apples, and bananas numerous times before.

Chain Gang Girl

Our little punk princess has discovered a store in the Greenville Mall called Hot Topic which caters directly to her style. Last month when we were in there she saw this pair of pants with chains already attached ,zippers and metal studded pockets all over and she went bananas for them. She had her $20.00 allowance with her but the pants were definetly out of her price range at $49.99. So I told her keep saving if she wanted buy them as I was not about to pay $50.00 for a pair of pants. Last weekend we went back and she was perusing the clearance racks (that apple doesn't fall far from the tree) and found them marked down to $21.00---So they quickly found a new home in her wardrobe.And wouldn't ya know that is the first thing she grabbed to put on the next day.

Sharing with Mommy

It has now become a tradition that Ian share my bowl of cereal with me each morning. He loves any and every kind of cereal that we have given him, though his favorite seems to be Frosted Flakes followed closely by Trix.

Kitchen Symphony

Ian's big sister taught him to play the "pans" several weeks ago and now anytime we are in the kitchen he drags out at least one of my big stock pots to play with. This morning I was in the kitchen and this is what he had done while I was trying to make dinner plans....

Talented isn't he?

Our Little HamBone

I got the camera out this afternoon in order to try to catch Ian undecorating the Christmas Tree--AGAIN. But he turned around, saw the camera, and this is what he did........

Can't you tell he's been photographed just a couple of times in his life??

Jasmine Goes Punk

Jasmine decided to go Punk--Uh, I mean Pink for her birthday. She wanted to put some "color" in her hair as part of her present, so we did. See those lovely hot pink highlights she's now sportin'? Am I the coolest mom or what? SIKE!!! Their clip in extensions-- I would not have let her do that to her actual hair, so we got the next best thing.

Deocarting....Or Rather Un-Decorating The Tree

It is a tradition in our family to break out the Christmas tree and the ornaments the day after Thanksgiving, but this year it worked out a little differently. We actually put the tree up on Thanksgiving Day, but left it undecorated until Sunday. As Jasmine was having a birthday party sleepover on Saturday night, and she wanted her friends to help her decorate the tree. Ian was most fascinated with the tree, especially when we plugged it in and it lit up. But there is one little problem........ Ian likes to undecorate the "tee" on a daily basis. He will bring you various ornaments or bows and show them to you and say "tee", knowing that they belong on the tree. The only problem is that he hasn't figured out how to put them back on once he's taken them off.

Big Boy Booster

All of a sudden Ian has boycotted his highchair and has been climbing up into the dining room chairs to sit down when it is time to eat. However, he is so short when his bottom is in the chair he could not see over the top of the table, let alone reach his food. So, off to Ian's favorite store, the Red Dot Store (a.k.a. Target) to buy a big boy booster seat for him. He has thoroughly enjoyed his big boy seat at the dinner table and has actually been eating more since he has been sitting at the table with the family.

Dress Up

Jasmine and Ian were playing together the other day when she/they decided it would be fun to play dress up. Needless to say, Ian ended up wearing sissy's skirt and hat. I must the passy makes the outfit!