Wordless Wednesday

Sweet Moments by Corbin

**Corbin told me that when I blow him a kiss he puts it in his heart.  My kisses go in his heart….so sweet!!!!!  Really, I about melted to the floor.

**Corbin was being a bit crabby and I said “God, thank you for Corbin” and he looked at me and said “God, thank you for Mimee.”  And everything turned into sunshine and rainbows….for awhile:)  It was a sweet moment.

*You might wonder about Mimee.  It’s his nickname for me.  I’m Mimee Mommy and Chris is Diddy Daddy.  Since we have nicknames for Corbin (Corbs, Corby, Corby Dorby) I think he just wanted to have something to call us.  It’s cute.

**Chris and I were driving two separate cars due to scheduling and Corbin was in the car with Chris.  I was in front of them and Corbin told Chris “be careful, a little Mimee Mommy’s in the car ahead and we don’t want to hurt her.”  Thanks Corbin…sometimes your dad does need caution on the road;)

Turning 3 has brought some rough moments, but it’s also brought many sweet moments as well!

Pretending

Corbin is into pretending and he understands that Daddy is way better at playing pretend then I am. Those two have some pretty big pretend adventures!

Yesterday they were in our bedroom playing pretend so I went in the room to watch.  However, I was told by Corbin that “Mommy, there’s no room in the car for you.”  I said ok and moved a step back.  However Corbin said “Mom, watch out you might be in the way.”  Ok, so I stepped back again.  Corbin proceeded to say “Umm, Mom you need to keep moving….like out of the room. You need to go to the ocean (the living room).” 

I couldn’t even say anything because I was laughing so hard.  He said it all so sweetly and it was hard to take offense that there wasn’t room in the car for me.

Pretending…Daddy does it better….and I’m ok with that;)

Wordless Wednesday

Pool Problems

We have a neighborhood pool.  Before this summer I had never used it because Corbin was too young and it just didn’t feel worth the hassle since we go to the lake frequently.

But this year he’s been taking swim lessons, he loves the water, and he is SO excited to swim.  Since our pool is in close walking distance we’ve been hopping over there almost every afternoon. 

We have a blast!  I’ve really enjoyed our time there.  Sometimes there are teenagers there, but they are really well behaved.  They just maybe not use the best word choices.  It’s not even “bad” words just words like stupid, poopy, crap, etc.  Corbin has had a little bit of a vocabulary expansion with some of those words that we’ve had to talk about.  But overall, it’s just been blissful to be hanging at the pool!

So, what’s the problem?  Sunscreen…on myself.  When Corbin and I go it’s in the afternoon.  I can get sunscreen on Corbs  just fine, but what about my back?  There’s no one here to help me!!  I’ve been having Corbin “help”.  Bless his heart he tries but he certainly does not get it everywhere.  My back looks like splotches of red and white…sadness.

So, what do I do.  How do I get sunscreen on my back when I can’t reach and I have a 3 year old who is really not competent in this department.  Any ideas?

Tuesday Tidbits

Chris’ brother’s family came and spent the weekend with us.  The cousins had a fabulous time playing together.  They were very fun to watch.  However, this is the only picture I have of the weekend:(   The boys were at the front door anxiously awaiting Grandma’s arrival.

After the bribe of a balloon Corbin allowed the hairdresser to spike his hair after it got cut.  He was not a fan, but I thought it was fun:)

Flashback Friday–Family Reunion Style

We had our annual family reunion last weekend. 

The plan was to spend the day outside on the lake enjoying the beautiful weather.  It was a great plan except the weather didn’t cooperate. 

But that’s ok, despite the cloudy and very cool temperatures we all had a great time visiting, playing games, and eating.

Since I didn’t really take any exciting pictures of our time hanging out together I thought I would post a picture of the three youngest boys of the group that were there:

This picture is from this year: Corbin is 3, Caden is 4, and Colton is 2.

This picture is from last year, 2012 where everyone was a year younger.

Maybe it’s just me, but not too much has changed with these 3.  They all look just a tad older and they were still really hard to get a picture together….they like to move a lot!

Also, here’s a family picture from this year

And this was from last year.

So the most noticeable difference between these two years is obviously I take a better picture from my right side…left isn’t as flattering. 

Did you notice something else? 

Oh, you noticed Mr. Corbin being a cranky bean in the picture from this year.  Yes, he was having quite a show for the cameras.  He did not want to stop playing and have his picture taken so he did a silent protest with his face.

Everyone was trying so hard to get him to smile and he was trying just as hard not too.  We decided to just take the picture and let this memory of his attitude to live on forever…it’s real life…so we did. 

However, as soon as we were done Corbin regretted his actions (as his crying indicated to all around us) and wanted a redo.  So we took a quick family of 3 picture with a much more pleasant and willing Corbin.

Oh my!

What the What–Spaghetti Squash

I’ve heard about it.  I’ve read about it.  I’ve seen it.  But I’ve never tried it before – until yesterday.

I took the plunge and had spaghetti squash and it was…

DELICIOUS!!

It was absolutely wonderful and truly tasted great.

Once you’ve cooked spaghetti squash you just run a fork through it and it looks like noodles.  Put some sauce on it and it tastes very similar to spaghetti noodles, just a little more crunchy.

This was a hit and I highly recommend that you give it a try.  It’s a healthy alternative to spaghetti noodles and will curb that carb desire…promise!

Below is a recipe from joybauer.com:

INGREDIENTS

• 1 squash, spaghetti
• 1 jar(s) marinara sauce,
• 8 tablespoon cheese, Parmesan, grated

PREPARATION

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Using a very sharp knife, cut a spaghetti squash in half (lengthwise) and scrape out the seeds and pulp. Place the two squash halves cut side-down on a baking sheet. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a sharp knife can be inserted into the outer shell with little resistance.

Run a fork through the inside of the cooked squash to create spaghetti-like strands. Toss the squash strands with marinara sauce and serve. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.

(If you’re interested I made a small squash and each half yielded about 1 cup of “noodles”.  So I ate 1 cup of noodles with 1/2 cup marinara, and 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese.)

Let me know if you try it and what you think.