Keeping Rolling in September

 Claire

Our picky girl that doesn't know what she wants will call every food 'yucky' if she's not in the mood to eat, and then tells me she is hungry but says no to everything I offer her. We've been trying to just put food in front of her and let her decide to eat it or not during meal times, and it has worked really well and only led to a few weird snacking habits (like full sized carrots). Her favorite new game is 'daddy monster' or 'mommy monster' because we chase her around and she hides under a blanket or in her toy box for a break. She has also started to come up to us and say 'come on mommy lets go' when she wants to play in her room or outside then will pull our cloths until we follow her. She often asks to go to the park so she can play on the slide, but honestly its really smokey here in California and its hard to want to be outside breathing it in. 

Shay

I've had two mornings this week that she was really cuddly and I've missed it so much that I made sure to get evidence and enjoy it fully. Claire was close by because she is a mamma's girl too and couldn't let Shay hog my attention, but that just made it better for me! Daddy found a funny new game that fits her in the toy shopping cart and Claire can push her around slowly while we watch close by. She did get really mad when we were tired of it and tried to pull her out because she liked it so much even though she looks uncomfortable. Shay constantly eats as big or bigger meals than Claire, but only when she is in her high chair since its too much of a distraction to get to roam around. Anytime we are in the kitchen, even to do dishes, she comes and expects us to open the fridge or pantry for her to hang out in. She is also just really goofy sometimes and I caught her doing the funniest elephant crawl this morning...enjoy :)

Popsicle

I've been on a homemade Popsicle kick and finally want to share what I do to make them because I got pictures. Since I got the super professional green mold for my birthday a couple months ago, I've tried a few different things such as chocolate fudge pudding, strawberries in strawberry yogurt, and blueberries in vanilla yogurt. Each are messy in the hands of Shay, but they hold together quite well when Claire is eating them, and its a great way to use yogurt and some fruit for more nutrition! When I was looking for ideas (yes, on Pintrest) I came across jello popsicles too and I've had fun making those as well with the other types of molds I have from my mom's Tupperware. The batch makes more than I have containers for so I got creative and made my instant pop accessory into mini popsicles and then some plastic cups as well. I've done mostly strawberry or orange flavored in the past, but this time I did lime and can't wait for the girls to be suspicious about the flavor...mahahaha.

More Things

I don't have pictures of it, but I did another thing this week. This time it was for Chris and I in our garage gym! In our attempt to have a good workout at home, we have been looking for a way to get a pulley system and add some workouts we haven't had since gyms shut down and we started working out at home. We did some research, measured, and then I made my way out to the hardware store and found the materials. While I was out I found Halloween in stores and had to take a picture for Chris because he likes this holiday and one day we will get to spend money on cool decorations. Back to the story, we set up and was able to use the pulley this week for a few new/old workouts!