So here are the boys after they went to see Indiana Jones. They both have been looking forward to it for weeks and Quaid came home so excited because the Mayan Ruins were in the movie because they have been studying them at school this week. So here's a pic of them and Quaid with his pic of the Mayan Ruins he brought home the very next day...he was so proud :)
This morning, we were invited to Quaid's Kindergarten Program at school. As soon as we get there my camera batteries died so these were the only pics we got :( Luckily we had the video camera, so Johnny did video it...however we can't figure out how to put it on our computer. So if I ever do, I will try to get a clip on here...too cute!! Overall, the program was really cute, they sang different songs for about a half hour. Quaid did get to hold up the WORLD....so he thought he was pretty cool for that ;) He really did such a great job and makes me so thankful I have such a wonderful little boy who behaves so well!!
It started out our typical Monday morning, everything was on schedule and going great. Then I come back upstairs after putting Quaid on the bus to find a snake in our living room...that's right a snake!!! Oh my word....first I screamed...ran over and grabbed my phone then ran over and jumped on the couch with Bailey and called Johnny. Here's how the conversation went:
Me: "There's a snake in the house"
Johnny: "You want me to come kill it"
Me: "Of course"
Johnny: "I'll be there in a minute"
So he comes rushing home from work, he immediately goes into the barn and grabs the machetti (I totally should have taken a picture of it...it was pretty funny...lol) and comes upstairs.
Johnny: "Where is it"
Me: "Right there"
Johnny: "ARE YOU KIDDING ME"
Me: "What....it's a snake"
Johnny: "Yeah...it's soo tiny it could be a worm" "So you want me to kill it"
Me: "Ummmm...YEAH"
Well I don't know about you...but a SNAKE is a SNAKE and I can't stand them especially in my house!!!! Now we're not sure how it got in here, but I have been walking on eggshells all day looking for more babies to come slivering out somewhere...ewwwww....seriously...why...why...why???
So here's a pic of the snake (this was the day to sweep and mop my floors by the way...as you can see how bad they needed it in the pic...lol) But what would you do if you saw this thing in your house??? 
In our house Dadddy makes all the birthday cakes, so this year Bailey requested Hello Kitty. She turned out pretty darn cute :) Good job Daddy!!!!
Getting ready
Right after they were done :(
What more can a Princess ask for, sitting on her Throne, putting her lipstick on and wearing pretty earrings :)
On Bailey's Birthday we went to the Children's Museum to explore the Curious George exhibit with some friends. We had such a great time, there was sooooo much to explore! The best part was that Bailey kept telling me how much fun she was having...that made it all worth it :) So thank you to all our friends who came with us to celebrate!!!
Happy Birthday to my sweet baby girl!!! WOW, 3 years already...I can't believe how fast the time goes. What a blessing Bailey is to our family, she is so bubbly and full of life. Everything this little girl says is sooo sweet or too darn cute that you really can't help but not give her anything she wants.....even Mommy has a hard time with this one....lol. Her favorite things right now are: candy, GUM, babies, playing outside (barefoot, this is how I know she's got her Mama's country girl in her...she can run through the gravel driveway without shoes on...OUCH...lol) playing barbies, GUM, Hello Kitty, playing in the sand, riding her bike, bossing her brother around and more GUM...lol Can ya tell she has a thing for GUM? She will ask anybody and everybody what they have in their pocket's....just to see if they have any gum? I think it's time we have the stranger talk :)
Today we celebrate our sweet baby girl and all the smiles she brings us everyday :) Thank you Lord for blessing us with Bailey, she is such an amazing little girl with such a big heart and sweet personality.
I've decided to start a Tasty Tuesday post for recipes. I often have people asking me for recipe's so I thought why not start posting them on the blog and make it a theme for all my bloggie friends. Each week we'll have a different theme, this week is desert's...so join in and post your favorite desert recipe on your blog :)
(The kid's love to go out and pick rhubarb, so we made this last week and it was sooo yummy...even if you don't really care for rhubarb)
Rhubarb Cake w/ Vanilla Sauce
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup margarine at room temp
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped rhubarb -- fresh or frozen
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Vanilla Sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup butter
Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly butter a 9x13x2-inch baking pan; dust with flour. In a medium-size bowl, cream the margarine and 1 cup of the sugar. Add the eggs; beat well. In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk and vanilla.
Into another bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add one third of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat well. Beat in half the buttermilk. Add another third of the flour, then the rest of the buttermilk, ending with the remaining flour. Stir in the rhubarb. Spread in the prepared baking pan. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle over the batter. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the cake tests done with a toothpick or cake tester. Serve with warm vanilla sauce.
Vanilla Sauce Directions
In a 1-quart saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil; simmer for about ten minutes. Serve warm with rhubarb cake.
So I heard about this class offered by our local Family Services on discipline called "1-2-3 Magic " by Dr. Thomas Phelan. A few of my cafemom friends were going to check it out and I thought why not? I'm not saying my kid's are bad, actually they are very well behaved (hahaha..most of the time) We are their parent's and we need to train them to obey....anything to help me is WELCOMED!!! The 123 counting method is effective for children 2-12 years of age for correcting minor, obnoxious behavior.
So last night was the class and today we implemented the program. First, I thought I would explain to them of course, so when I started counting they weren't totally confused as to what I'm doing and look dumbfounded...lol Here's the breakdown of the program and how it works: When your child is doing something they either know they shouldn't be doing or you have asked them to stop already, you stay calm and just look at them and hold up 1 finger and say, "That's 1", if they continue on "That's 2", and if they still continue "That's 3, Take 5 (min) (1min per year of age) you can add on min for more serious behavior's. Dr. Phelan says the 2 biggest mistakes in disciplining are: TOO MUCH TALKING and TOO MUCH EMOTION...I'm guilty of BOTH..lol Especially too much talking, I just realized this today, as I bit my tongue right before I put that hand up saying "That's 1". Oh how I wanted to sit there and debate with Quaid on why he couldn't have another mango for lunch because he had one for breakfast (a whole one) So I wasn't even going to start counting, I thought Ok, I'll offer him another fruit, then he starts again, "Nooooo, I want a mango again", this is the part where I would go back and forth and really get soo frustrated and totally accomplish nothing. At that moment, I said "That's 1", and he said Ok...I'll have an orange :) WOW...was it really MAGIC..lol??? I was stunned, however Quaid is almost 6 and is a little more mature than his little sister who didn't do so well with the discipline. And after the day with "123 Magic" with Bailey...I think we're gonna need a few weeks or months?? Bailey is our little muncher, she constantly wants something to eat. So this morning, after breakfast she comes in the kitchen and say's "I wanna snack Mommy", I tell her "no, we just had breakfast, we'll have a snack later". So she leaves and comes back within 2 minutes, I don't say anything to her after she asks me again for a snack, I just hold up my hand and say "That's 1" and you would have thought you had thrown this girl's "uh-oh" in the trash. Oh my word, she screamed and cried, so I said, "that's 2", then she still continued, so "that's 3, take 3 in your room" So off to her room she went crying and screaming. Now he says their time-out doesn't start till they stop the tantrum...ummm, well since I'm not really supposed to talk to her...do I tell her "Your time doesn't start until you stop crying or just let her stop on her own?" I do go in there after a few min of her crying and tell her her time-out doesn't start until she stops crying, wouldn't you know- she stopped immediately!! Crazy! She needs to learn that when I say No..it means NO...I've been so tired of repeating myself over and over again and really pray this really will help us. Like I said before my kid's really aren't bad, we just have some issues with whining, listening, a few tantrums and just being obnoxious....sometimes ;) Needless to say we had several crying trips for Bailey today. (she really is an emotional little girl-could it really be hormones this early??) Thankfully today Quaid was very good and immediately stopped what he was doing when I counted to 1 :) We'll see how long that lasts?
