First Snowman for my girls. . .or maybe not?

Well the girls and I set out to build a snowman this afternoon.



The snow would not pack so this is the best that we could do. The girls were actually happy with our snowman.



Next it was time for a snowball fight.



All went well until Caylea got hit in the face!



But all was well soon . . .only the snowball fight was over.



So then we found some big Icicles . . .I just wanted the girls to take a picture with that really big one.





However they wanted to sword fight with them.



Then it was on to the snow angels. . .





A few pic's of our pup's Misty and Jax.





That is about it for the pic's. . .the girls and I did run around the backyard in the snow and play soccer also. . .however I was busy during that time and did not get any pictures of that. . .lol

Snow Ice Cream

We do not get usually get a whole lot of snow in Oklahoma. I do not know if it is true but growing up I always heard you should wait till the second good snow to eat the snow. This year may just be the first year since my kids were old enough to have snow ice cream that we have had two good snow's close together.

Anthony went with some friends to a Thunder basket ball game so I am at home alone with my 3 kiddos. I thought why not give it a try it just so happens that we had everything we needed. . .the recipe I found called for 1 cup of sugar, 2 cups of milk and 1 Tbsp of vanilla extract oh and of course a gallon of snow. So I mixed the ingredients and stuck them in the freezer for a few minutes then grabbed it and ran out side. I scooped a lot of snow into my bowl and mixed it well. Looking back I should of reduced the amount of sugar I added since in stead of white milk I used skim chocolate milk. It was a little on the sweet side. However my kiddos loved it! They thought it was pretty cool that I could make Ice Cream :)

Caden was not so sure about it at first. In fact he would not even try it so I chased him down and forced a spoon of it in his mouth. Of course he spit it out and cried a bit longer then he decided to sit in my lap and go to town on it. He is so funny . . .(He has always been funny about trying new things since for a few months before his first Birthday everything I tried to stick in his mouth made him throw up. . .-that was food allergies)

So here are a few pictures from our first time making snow ice cream.

It's Snowing

Only in Oklahoma

The kids and I spent Tuesday at the zoo. . .beautiful weather!



Wednesday it was even more beautiful outside so after a lunch with my sisters and mom we made another zoo trip! I was surprised there were fewer people at the
zoo on Wednesday than Tuesday. When we got in the van on Wednesday the tempurture was 66 degree's. It was almost hot I had a short sleeve shirt on and didn't need my hoodie in fact everyone's jackets just sat in the stroller unused the whole time we were there!




Now look at today below freezing tempurtures and this. . .and it just started we have a lot more comming from what the weather man says!


Thankfully we had pleanty of warning and knew it was comming so we could prepare to not be leaving the house for a few days. . .

However this means that I get to spend lots of time enjoying my little family! We are stuck inside at home and all alone. Most likely Anthony will not have work tomorrow and I will get to sleep in and enjoy my family all day tomorrow also! We are just praying we do not loose electricty so we can stay home. If your getting this weather stay safe and warm and enjoy your family!

Caden starts Sunday School

It is hard to believe that my baby boy is old enough to go to Sunday School. I still remember when Caylea first started Sunday School it does not seem possible that that was 4 years ago. However it was! Time sure does seem to be moving faster and faster!



Well my Bubba did very well considering he is a 2 1/2 year old boy. I imagine he will be one of the hardest 2 year old's (remember we had a big bunch of babies born in 2007 - 7 to be exact) that we have in there as I am in there and you know how kids can be when momma is around. However his Aunt Patsy knows how to get his attention so hopefully he will learn to sit still quickly.

He did well most of the time however in the last few minutes he did end up in time out.



Overall he honestly did do really well. He also had a good time and was more than ready to go to the nursery when it was time he said "I go nursery play momma no cry big boy" and guess what he did go right in and did not cry. YEAH!



We had 12 children in Sunday School this morning that is quite a jump plus I think there will be the last 2 two year old's next week. (This was not all of the children from this morning 3 came in late)

Last picture is one of my 3 I took while we were waiting to start. I do love all 3 of my babies so very much!

Glasses for Carolina

Well it was time. . .last March when I took Carolina to the eye doctor I was told that she would eventually need glasses. He told me that she was a +3 in both eye's. I was told to bring her back in as soon as she started showing any signs of straining or crossing. We made it till about a week ago with nothing. Then Carolina started saying her eyes/head hurt. Several times she also said she couldn't see very well. I let it go a couple of days thinking it could be sinus related as Anthony and I had a cold but as it continued I knew that was not the case. So Monday morning I woke up and Called our Children's Optometrist. They had to dilate her eyes so it took a little longer to get out of the office and since I took all three children with me I felt every minute of it . . .even though they were actually quite well behaved thank goodness! So Carolina's eye's only changed a small amount they are now +3.5. Thankfully she does not have an astigmatism like her sister and her lenses are only about 1/2 as strong. Carolina is adjusting quite nicely. We are just working on being responsible for her glasses and not laying them around. Carolina actually has a few times taken them off and left them on the floor or bed. Caylea never did that and I think it is because she could see so much better with them she wanted them on. In fact I have to take Caylea's off of her every night after she falls asleep because she does not want them off until she is sleeping then of course the first thing she does in the morning is put them back on.

The Doctor also checked out Cadens eye's and said he did not need to see him again for a few years so he is good to go . . .Thankfully! LOL

Day to Play

We were so ready to get out and play today. This morning my sister Brandy called and had to go to the mall to get some things done. So we went with her we all shopped a little then I took the kids to the play area so Brandy could get done what she needed a little more peacefully. The kids had a blast at that little play area.



When we were leaving the mall Brandy and I chatted about the nice weather. I really needed to get home and get Caylea's school done but when I was driving down the highway fixing to pass the lake it was just screaming at me! So we stopped. The kids have been wanting to ride their bikes for a while. So we did that first I chatted with my friend and pushed Caden in the stroller . . .I even snapped a few pic's at the same time. . .talk about talent. . .lol :)





After our nice walk we then played on the playground for a little while. It was really nice outside for a change. The kids did not even have their jackets on and I did not hear one complaint from them. Beautiful day I feel really blessed!

Then it was time to head home complete Caylea's school and get dinner started.

On another note Carolina went to the eye doctor last March and her eyes were tested she had a +3 for both eyes. So Dr. Richard told me to come back if I saw any crossing or straining. All year she did great but the last week or so she has been saying her eye's hurt and this morning she told me she couldn't see very well. So this morning I called and made an appointment it is for Wednesday. . .we shall see what he says. After the Eye Appointment I am hoping to make a zoo trip . . .How amazing would that be?!?!

The Box

Caylea was so excited when I got my new computer because my little laptop came in a little box that was inside a really big box with lots of packing paper. . .Caylea has since been sleeping in that box . . .and playing . . .she loves the box. . .hmmm. . .interesting!

Eggs

We have had so much going on lately. It's just been plain crazy around here. The latest news is that Caden has outgrown his egg allergy. In case you didn't know his egg allergy originally was pretty severe in fact when he took the skin test at 11 months old his welt for the egg allergy was off the chart. He also tested positive for peanuts, tree nuts and soy. The allergist thought the soy was a cross reaction with peanut and not a true allergy. We soon found out it was a true allergy. I was issued an epi pen for Caden and told to stay far away from eggs and nuts.

What lead us to having him tested was that soon after we started baby food he started throwing up all of the time, he developed eczema and a pretty constant runny nose. He was throwing up so much that he was loosing weight. Considering he weighed 18 lbs at his 9 month check up and right under 17 at his 1 year it was a pretty slow and steady loss. Thankfully that whole time he was able to keep breast milk down.

A few months after finding out about the allergy he had a pretty severe reaction causing immediate throwing up, rash, wheezing and shortness of breath. Thankfully he was okay and we avoided anymore exposures for quite some time.

Well a month or so ago I decided to try letting eggs (only eggs no other food with eggs in it) into my home. So that Anthony and I could have them for breakfast. Well Carolina had been asking me to make her some but the thought of that was making me nervous so I put it off. Well finally last Monday I decided to make her one. I sat her at the table and told her to holler at me if Bubba tried to touch them and I would be in the kitchen making my breakfast. Well a minute later I hear her say Mom I took a bite and I do not like my eggs. So I said bring me your plate so Caden does not get them. Somehow I got busy and she never brought it to me. A few minutest later I say Carolina did you decide to eat them? I hear her say no I forgot then She starts crying Momma Caden ate my eggs. I of course freak a little grab his epi and zyrtec. I held him for a good ten minutes in my lap NOTHING happened! NOTHING!

I called the allergist she had me bring him in the next day. We talked for a good 30 minutes she asked me a million questions to which my answer was NO every time. . .he is totally normal. . .EVERYTHING.

She said just to be on the safe side we should let him have all of the stuff he wants with eggs in it just no eggs such as scrambled eggs or even french toast just yet. She is having us come back at the end of June to have him retested for all of his allergies plus she is testing him for sesame sead (which I doubt is an issue since we have never avoided it and never had an issue).

After his appointment on Tuesday we went by the grocery store and picked up waffles and vanilla wafers. Caylea chose the waffles she has been missing them and Caden picked the cookies. Caden didn't really like the waffles (the boy loves his Miniwheats). . .but he loved the vanilla wafers. He has also had Chicken noodle soup this week made with egg noddles and carrots dipped in ranch (ranch has egg in it).

Also while at the allergist I mentioned that I thought he had outgrown his soy allergy because we were at a friends house a while back and he ate a piece of her bread that had soy in it and didn't react (his reaction to soy was mild throwing up or in smaller quantities a very red face). I told her I had allowed him to have bread with soy flour one of the bottom ingredients a few times and he didn't react she said it sounds like that allergy is gone too. . .she didn't give me any instruction on it so I bought some chocolate soy milk. The first time he had it it was thrashing around in his sleep and whining all night . . .but nothing else. . .so I questioned if that could of been from the soy. So I gave him about 1/2 of that amount yesterday and nothing.

Anyways all of this makes my life so much easier! Caden as far as I know is still allergic to peanuts and tree nuts in fact the allergist is convinced he will not outgrow peanut but I am still praying he will.

She says Caylea will not outgrow hers either and from all that I have read I have no reason to even hope she will outgrow her tree nut allergy but I still pray! (For Caylea and Caden that soon they will have NO FOOD ALLERGIES!)

Happy New Year