Just the Loves of My Life

Do you ever have those moments in parenting where you're like, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING.

Half the time I don't even know what to say to Lucas.

Yesterday I thought he was sleeping. I was downstairs and I started to hear noises, so I walked upstairs. He was on top of the bathroom counter, the medicine cabinet was open, the lids of our pills and vitamins were off and there was soap and lotion everywhere.

I just stared at him.

Ummmmm. What are you doing??

"I'm doing my chores, just like you are doing!"

I asked him if he put any of the pills in his mouth and he told me, "No. Those are only for adults." Thankfully he was telling the truth and he was fine. Oh my goodness that could have been awful. I am VERY proud of him for not putting any in his mouth. Apparently medicine with a child proof lid up high in cabinet doesn't really mean child proof. 

He is asking me all sorts of questions.

How do you drive a car?
How do you cook eggs? 
How do you cook oatmeal?
How do the trees move?
Why is he a construction worker?
How does the light turn green?
What is that man doing?
Why is the sun in my eyes?


All that in a 10 minute car drive.


I got a pop the other day. He asked what I was drinking.

"Oh, it's a pop."
" A pop is not healthy. You shouldn't drink that."
" I know Lucas, you are right. My stomach is probably going to hurt now since I drank that pop."
"Pop is for adults only."
"Well I am an adult."
"No you are a mommy!"

I am very proud of him. He has his/my phone number memorized. We've been working on that for a while and he was pretty close but now he is perfect at reciting it!

Now I am working on teaching him his address. He knows he lives in Alaska but he doesn't know his address. It's so fun teaching him new things and when he gets it I am so excited and proud!

Lucas LOVES to cook. I seriously can't keep him out of the kitchen. I thought about buying him his own set of cheap stuff to use. Of course he wants to use all the real appliances. Today I made him use water only and a little bit of flour and oatmeal because I thought it was the cheapest food we had in the house.


He helps me clean it up. He knows that is part of cooking. His daddy taught him well.

Joshua loves to read books. He brings me books all the time and sits on my lap so cute. He says "duck" and almost said "Rabbit" the other day. He also LOVES it when the tv is on. He actually grabs the remote and hands it to me, whining to turn it on. Ha. Today I turned it on for a second and then turned it off and he started this pitiful cry! It was so funny.

Joshua and Lucas sat on the couch for 10 minutes together today at watched Leap Frog.

That is when you look over and see two blonde hair boys and you just melt to the floor in pure mommy joy and love and thankfulness.

I was talking a friend - he has two older boys and his youngest child is a girl - about the differences between boys and girls. I was like, "is your daughter easier than the boys were/are?" He goes, "Oh yeah!! She is SO easy!"

I love this baby so much. He really needs a hair cut. He's got the shaggy look goin' on. I am scared to cut it though. He is just so funny but oh my gosh, he is SO dramatic. He literally gets on the floor and does a temper tantrum. He's only 15 months old! Who does this?? It's so funny. I am like, what are you doing child? It's just a water bottle! I will give it to you in a minute!

He loves to do anything his brother is doing. He says "bye bye" pretty well. And he signs please and when he does I give him anything he wants.

Scentsy Giveaway

Sometimes, my house smells.

From being stuffed up all winter because we can't  open the windows to let fresh air in, or the dog just smelling like... a dog, or dirty diapers (which get taken out to the garage) or food creations that my children are making.

Okay, my house doesn't really smell bad that often. Or at least I hope not.

But either way, I love it when my house smells good and yummy!

I also really like candles. But, having a candle makes me a little nervous because of the kids.

This is where these Scentsy plug-in's come to the rescue. Plug it in your wall, turn it on, and your house smells delicious. It also sort of acts as a candle or a little light - perfect for a bathroom.

My friend Monique is a Scentsy consultant with her own little shop. She sent me a plug in and a warmer to try out in my home!

At first I was a little overwhelmed with all the pieces. But it's actually really easy. I emailed Monique and she answered a few questions for me too. You just put the little light bulb in and it screws in the main part.

The "bar" - the candle that melts and smells yummy - just pushes out of the plastic holder it comes in and then you break it into pieces.

It smelled good, but it wasn't as strong as I was hoping it would be. Maybe something is wrong with my nose, or maybe it depends on the scent.

Giveaway! 

Monique is giving away a plug in warmer and bar of your choice to a winner! There are a ton of warmers to choose from, along with numerous scents. Lots of colors and designs and lots of scents  depending on your taste and what room in the house you want it for. Go check out all of the selections and tell me what you would choose!

To Enter:

Option 1: "Like" Moniques Scentsy page on Facebook HERE.
Option 2: Join the mailing list HERE
Option 3: Tell me what bar or scent is your favorite!

Giveaway is open to anyone in the United States. It ends Wednesday, February 1st. Please leave a separate comment for each entry and don't forget to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win! Winner is selected randomly.

If you have any questions or want to join Monique's team, you can contact her HERE. 

Wahoo to a yummy smelling house! Anyone want to come over for a girls night?

Do You Want Ketchup With That?

Lucas is tracing his hand. 

Before that you'll see some scribbles.

No. Not scribbles. Those are words, obviously.

What does it say?


It says, Lucas, please don't get into the lollypop's. 


{Lollypop's are in the cupboard above the fridge.}

My boys have been loving playing in the sink lately. Lucas has always loved to do the dishes, and now Joshua want's to be up there with his big brother, of course!

This provides about 30 minutes of fun play. Only clean up is some water.

Lucas loves to cook.

He doesn't get it from me.

I'm making pancakes. Don't worry, I'll clean up the mess. 

mmm looks yummy, doesn't it? This is some tomato soup, crackers, ranch dressing and ketchup.

Everything he creates and does in the kitchen is up to him and all his own ideas. I pretty much let him use whatever he wants.

Eventually I had to tell him we couldn't do this anymore because the smells from all the food were starting to smell pretty gross.

I so wish I could give him a real - but not working - microwave, dishwasher and oven to play with. He would love that.

I found the can opener in the bathroom and the pizza cutter in my bedroom. 

I was at work, my husband texted me and asked where the cheese grater was. 

I have no idea. Really. Ask Lucas.