Janey Quotes

Janey has been saying some pretty cute things lately that I want to write down so I don't forget.

Janey (holding a piece of paper): Nobody can touch this okay Mommy or I am going to freak out!
Me: You're going to freak out?
Janey: Yes...well all freak out...you'll freak out with me to Mommy.

Janey (while watching the Jungle Book): I want to stay in the jungle with you Mommy.
Me: I don't know if I want to stay in the jungle, I think I'll be scared.
Janey: You won't be scared Mommy, I'll take care of you. You'll be happy.
This one was so sweet...she keeps saying all the time :)

Kevin was watching Janey and Russell the other day and relayed the following conversation that Janey had with Russell.
Janey: You have to stop doing that Russell...I love you but you have to stop. It's been a long day!
This one made me laugh when Kevin told me. I don't think I have ever said it's been a long day in front of Janey so I have no idea where she got that one from :)

And just tonight Janey was playing in the bathroom washing her hands which ended up with her washing her hair somehow. More just putting soap all over in her hair. She came out of the bathroom with a soaking wet towel on her head and said to me "I have to wash my hair mommy...there's soap in it. It's all funky so I have to wash it."
It made me laugh that she used the word funky...what a silly girl.

And as for me I got my hair colored and cut. It's pretty drastic but I like it...thanks Katie. Heres a pic. If you don't like it, just pretend like you do :)

Deep Fried Goodness!

What is better than hot chocolate and homemade donuts? Not much! I decided to try my hand at making my Grandmas delicious sugar donuts. I must say they turned out pretty good! Russell was in heaven and kept begging for more! Nothing gets me into the holiday spirit more than baking...I love it, but I do not love how much weight I tend to gain this time of year:) So if you happen to see me gaining a few extra pounds please do not comment on it! :) If anyone wants some goodies I will be more than willing to share.

Our little Princess is 3!

actually...she technically isn't 3 until Sunday but we decided to celebrate today. It was such a fun day! I think that I had just as much fun as she did :) The festivities started last night when Kevin and I decided to make her this...

That's right...we made her a castle cake. It wasn't too hard to do and I must say it turned out pretty darn cute! It was totally worth all the time it took to make it. Janey has been asking for a castle cake for at least 6 months. She talks about her birthday and castle cake multiple times throughout the day. I wonder what will be the topic of conversation now...Christmas here we come!

Making a funny face in the morning. She was super excited when she saw her cake! It was just as good as Christmas for me:) She was just too cute all day long!

Decorating crowns with her princess friends

All her cute little friends...thanks to all the little princesses for helping us celebrate!

Getting ready to blow out her candles. Happy Birthday Janey...we love you!

Wicked

Kevin decided to be romantic and bought tickets to go see wicked (but only after I told him to :) It was so incredible! For those of you who haven't seen this musical I highly recommend saving up and going to it. We went knowing basically nothing about the plot and I loved it that way. I will never watch the Wizard of Oz the same again! Thanks Kevin for an amazing evening!

Goodbye Goldilocks!

For awhile Kevin and I contemplated whether or not we should give our little Russell a haircut. I was reluctant because he had the cutest curls and I knew that once I cut his hair he would go from looking like my baby boy to looking like a big boy. Kevin wanted to cut it because he thought that it was started to look like girls hair. I finally gave in and we started to cut his hair. At first I was mad at Kevin for making me cut off those adorable curls...but when I saw the end result he was so dang cute that I coldn't believe we didn't do it sooner. I kept staring at him for days because he didn't look like my child...he looked so old. We cut his hair about two weeks ago and I think it's almost time to trim it again. I see what my life will be like for the next several years :) I forgot to mention that when we cut his hair we gave him a succor for the first time to keep him entertained. It sure did entertain him but by the end he was a sticky, hairy mess. It was really gross but totally worth it to have him sit still and cooperate :)

This is a picture of his hair right before we cut it.

And here he is right after his first haircut. He sure looks handsome!

Apparently I am an Elephant!

Janey has really been using her imagination lately. It's really cute to see her develop this whole new phase of life. The other day she decided to play a game of "the tiger is coming!" The tiger was outside and was coming to get us, so we would have to run and "hide" from the tiger. Slowly the game changed to Russell being the tiger so we would run and hide from Russell (Russell thinks this is the greatest game ever!) Anyways I was at Costco the other day and Kevin was at home playing "Tiger" with the kids. When I got home he informed me that Janey had assigned each of us an animal. Russell being the tiger, Janey being the lion (her hair fits her perfectly for that part :) Kevin being the bear and you guessed it...I got to be the elephant! Apparently my child thinks I am huge!

What I've been up to

Thanks to my friend Crystal I have been inspired to start canning...so that is what I have been up to. I have canned pears , peaches, tomatoe soup (thanks Crystal for the yummy recipe) and I made some yummy peach freezer jam! In the next few days I plan to make some applesauce. I must say I feel very domestic. This is my first experience with canning and I have actually really enjoyed it. Thanks to Kevin for helping me...it has been a good experience and it feels good to get some food storage!

This is my yummy freezer jam. I don't know why but those little plastic freezer jars make me really happy...weird I know :) When I first made this jam every thing I ate was planned around it (biscuits, pancakes, toast, etc)...it is that good! Okay enough bragging, I am just really proud of myself!