my children...

Icyle is all over the place these days... she rolls and scoots and gets where she wants to go... the other morning I was doing some things on the computer while Icyle was playing on the floor... I wasn't paying attention to her and all of a sudden I felt something grabbing my toes... I moved the computer off my lap and saw this...

She was SO happy that she made it over to me... and I was so happy that she was so happy! I love this little baby so much... she brings me SO much joy! It makes me melt when I look at this precious girl and she smiles at me... sweetest thing in the whole wide world!

And a funny Wyatt story...

We went to the park the other day for park day. We get together with a group of our church friends and go to the park, the kids play and us moms talk and menu plan... fun times.

So, we were at the park... the next day I was doing laundry, I was separating clothes by colors into different baskets and I found the shorts Wyatt wore to the park... I threw them into an empty basket and I heard a loud THUMP... I thought, "hmm... that's odd... most clothes are not heavy enough to make that loud of a thump noise." So I picked them up and I sure enough they were rather heavy... so I checked the pockets and found...

Acorns! Lots and lots of acorns!

Apparently, Wyatt had been collecting acorns the whole day we were at the park... there were so many acorns his pockets were full! I laughed out loud... it was SO funny and totally Wyatt! I don't know what it is with this kid and acorns... this is not the first time I have found his pocket full of acorns... and I am sure it wont be the last!

I am really glad I found them before I put the shorts in the laundry though... it would be really annoying to be cleaning acorns out of the washer and dryer!

Losing weight... my new journey

I have struggled with my weight my whole life. So, trying to lose weight is not a new thing for me to do. But since I've had Icyle, I just can't seem to stay on track. I will lose weight and then gain some back, then lose some more, then gain some back... I am still losing, just not nearly as quickly as I would like to be.

And I know the reason... I love to eat. And I don't think this is a horrible thing, I just think I need to be choosing the right things to eat. Like maybe instead of eating cookies, I should be eating apples. I think the key to me losing weight is eating more fruits and veggies... but for some reason these arn't the things I choose to eat.


So, I talked to my mom, who also wants to lose some weight, and we decided we would have a friendly compitition to see if we can motivate each other to lose weight. Not sure what the "prize" will be, but for me, just bing able to fit back into my old clothes shoud be motivation enough. Should be, but it obviously isn't since I'm not losing weight.


So, anyways, today, I am starting a new chapter... turning over a new leaf... starting over... I am really going to make some changes today and I AM going to lose weight and be back into my clothes by Christmas. That gives me 3 1/2 months (roughly) to lose at least 20 lbs.... but over all I am hoping to lose 50-60 lbs by next summer.


So, if you have any suggestions on how to lose weight faster... tips, healthy recipes, things that motivate you, etc.. let me know! Any and all help I can get I am sure can only help me on this weight loss journey!

Potty training moments...

While I was cooking dinner tonight, Wyatt came up stairs totally naked.

Now, I was pretty sure he had a pull-up on when I sent him down stairs (actually I know he had one on) so I looked at him, you know the "mom look" and when he saw that he said "I peed in my pull-up."

So I said "Ok so where is your pull-up?"
"I peed in it, I tell you!" (insert attitude here)
"Yes... and where is it?"
"On the rocking chair."
"Ok, go get it please and bring it up here to throw it away."
"No, I'm fine right now." (totally a Wyatt thing to say)
"Ah, no... you need to go get your pull up... now."
"Ok mom."

I heard him walk down the stairs and then I heard "Oh no! Someone pooped on the floor down here!" (Gee... I wonder who that could be... hmm... maybe the kid who came up stairs naked?!?!)

So, I walked (ok, more like ran) down the stairs and sure enough someone had pooped on the floor. Awesome.

"Wyatt? Why did you take off your pull-up and poop on the floor?"
"Why I do that?" (typical response to any of my Why did you...? questions)
"I don't know! Why did you do that?" (typical response to his typical response)
"Because my pull-up was wet and I had to go poopy!" (oh yes. Now I see. Makes total sense.)
"Wyatt Moses it is not okay to poop on the floor!" (my oh my the things I hear myself say!)
"Why? Because I get spankings?"
"No. Because it's really gross that's why!"
"It's really gross and I shouldn't poop on the floor anymore?" (ding ding ding... right answer!)
"Yes, it is really, REALLY gross and I would really, REALLY like it if you would go poopy in the toilet from now on!"

And that was that. We cleaned up the mess and I put a new pull-up on Wyatt.

I am really hoping he gets the hang of this potty training thing soon!

Mornings...

This is what we do in the mornings around here...Stay in our pajamas as long as possible...

Play and have fun...

Enjoy being together...

and take pictures to document it.

Makin' Pasta

We had a fun family day yesterday.

Chris was home from work and he had been wanting to try the pasta maker that we borrowed from our friends. Pasta is really easy to make, time consuming, but easy... all you need is flour, eggs, salt and water... so simple even Wyatt can make pasta!

eww... I got flour on my hands...Wyatt's very own pasta dough

Rolling it through the pasta maker...

Look ma! I made pasta!

Helping daddy with his "big pasta"

Wyatt waiting for his pasta to be cooked Eating his very own pasta, which he made, rolled and cooked himself!

The boys had a great time making pasta together... I helped a little... but I mostly watched, took pictures (so I could blog about it later), and I took care of Icyle who was happy being well, happy... I took pictures of her too.

This is what Icyle did while the boys made pasta...

An afternoon with the Bisagni Family

Homemade meat, cheese, and basil stuffed ravioli

with homemade alfrado sauce and roasted red peppers... 15 dollars.

Artichoke and red pepper salad... 5 dollars.

Bread with homemade pesto spread... 4 dollars.

Homemade almond bars... 6 dollars.

An afternoon with the Bisagni's... Priceless.

(all dollar amounts are estimated and might not depict the exact price of food)

Emerson (3), Wyatt (2 1/2), Adelaide (2), Icyle (4 mo)
Adelaide loves Icyle!

Happy Birthday Adelaide (it's her b-day today!)

Emerson and Icyle... everyone loves Icyle!

All the kids

Aiden, Emerson, Wyatt, Adelaide, Icyle

Corn on the cob for a bedtime snack? Yes please!

I made corn on the cob tonight... I intended to cook it and then put it in the fridge to eat tomorrow. I left it on a plate to cool before I put it in the fridge and Wyatt discovered it.

He asked, "What's this mom? Is this our dinner?"
I replied, "No, we at dinner already. It's just corn on the cob."
He then said, "Oh, I love corn on the cob!"

So I offered him a piece.

The way I see it is that corn on the cob tastes best when it's freshly cooked and who cares if it's 8:30 at night!

So, we enjoyed our corn on the cob bedtime snack.

And then he was gone.