Dinnertime Struggles

Ok moms out there I need your help!!!!!!! We are trying to get AJ to try new foods and after 1 very LONG drawn out dinner tonight we are clueless as to what to try next. Last night he did great and ate a whole piece of pizza. Tonight we had spinach and cheese raviolis and he wouldn't even eat the 2 bites we asked him to and demanded to be made something else. We didn't give in and now he's in bed, exhausted after almost 2 hours of crying/screaming and probably very hungry. Jonathan made a chart for him where he has him eating foods of his choosing a few days and then whatever we make on other days. Sounds confusing but he definitely understood what we were doing. Don't get me wrong he's not eating junk all day, I think he has a healthy diet,it's just always the same 10 things! I'm tired of making 2 separate meals for dinner and now Eliana always wants what's on his plate and that is obviously not a good thing. Any advice??

Quotes From My Kids

Eliana: (anytime the doorbell rings) "Pizza's here!"
AJ: (after sticking his nose is Jonathan's mouth one morning) "Whoa, it stinks in there."
Eliana: (every morning from her crib) "Mommy/Daddy, where are you?"
AJ: (as he's walking away from their toys) "Eliana, God wants us to help clean up."

Finally...A Nice Day!

Well I'm certainly thankful for the beautiful spring day! The kids and I have been cooped up all winter and we are about to go outside for some bike riding-ball kicking- sidewalk chalk drawing outdoor fun. Hope you all enjoy the day as well.

Busy Dance Week

Well so far this week I've been in the theater teching for the Fusionworks spring dance concert. If anyone would like to come see my performance just click on the Fusionworks link on the the sidebar and you can get ticket info there. I promise you'll love it!

Happy Easter

Last night AJ had a fever and said his ears and head hurt. I must say I was a little surprised because he's only had one ear infection and that was when he was 7 months old (Go breast milk antibodies!). Anyway for that reason we didn't make it to church this morning but we still plan on having the family over for dinner this afternoon. Jonny will do his usual holiday magic in the kitchen and make everyone very happy and full. Also today is my mom's birthday so we'll have a cake for her and some other yummy desserts. So Happy Easter to all and Happy Birthday to Mem!

Another easy way to help those in need

Check out this link for a way you can help your community. I plan on dropping some jars off the 1st week of April. If anyone else wants to donate but can't make it there please just give your jars of PB to me and we can make one big donation.
http://www.washingtontrust2.com/home/home.about.community.spotlight#Spot

Easter Fun

We colored eggs this afternoon and tomorrow we go to an Easter Egg Hunt at our church. Here are some pictures from earlier today.

Food For Friends

Last night while I was at rehearsal Jonathan and the kids made a ton of brownies for Food For Friends. AJ's preschool rents a church's Sunday school building and at the beginning of the school year we were told about this simple and easy way to serve others. Every Thursday the church has a "City Supper" for those in the community who made need it and we were told if we wanted to volunteer we could make desserts. This is the 3rd time we've done it since September and hopefully we will once more before the school year ends. What a great opportunity to show my kids how to have a servant's heart and to show God's love to others.

Quotes from my Kids

AJ- upon leaving dinner at Grandma's last night, with tears in his eyes: "Are there any party favors?"
Eliana-after hearing me say it's time for bed: "A few more minutes"
AJ- while watching an interview with Barack Obama on TV: "Why does that man have cracks in his face?"
Eliana-when her diaper is too tight/twisted,etc... "My diaper's broken."

1st blog

Hi everyone! Here's my first attempt at blogging. Thanks to Lynn and Sandi who have inspired me to do this. So I will post about all my favorite things and include pictures and stuff too. I know you can't wait to hear all my rants and raves about the things I am passionate about! More later.....