Thursday, May 23, 2013

Family Update

Cloey:

Cloey's last day of preschool is next Friday. She is going to be so sad when she doesn't get to go after that. Cloey only had preschool on Thursdays and Fridays from 8-11:30am. After two days of going to school she would wake up Saturday morning and ask if she had school. I am glad that she likes school and I truly hope that never changes. 
Cloey is going to be turning four in August. 
Cloey got her first big haircut yesterday, because she wouldn't let us put her hair up and it is getting to be too hot out to always wear it down. 
Before
After
She loves her new hair cut and so do we. I am sure it won't take long for it to grow back. We will see how she does with us putting her hair up then. 




Carter:

Carter is going to be two in only a couple of weeks. He talks a lot and is suck a copy cat. Favorite words right now are, No and Mine!
He loves playing with his tools, favorite ones being his hammers. Loves to play outdoors, pretend to cook, ride on his little kid four wheeler and so much more. 
Carter looks so much bigger without all his curls. He got a big boy hair cut too, because of the hot weather.

Trying to think of other things to write but it is so hard to sit down and try to remember everything new that is going on or has happened.
Not sure if I have posted about Carter being in a toddler bed now and has no more pacifiers! Next will be potty training. We aren't going to push it. We will let him go at his own pace.

Terry recently built our kids a new play house. They love it. More room and much safer.

Try to write again soon!

Friday, February 8, 2013

Xbox 360 Kinect / Playstation3 Eye Move Camera

Terry got a Kinect for our Xbox 360 last year for his birthday. Since then, I have download demo games which can only be played with the Kinect. We have our Xbox connected to the internet to get updates and be able to download free demo games. This way we can play the game a little before we decide we want to buy it. There have been a few demo games I have downloaded I was glad we didn't purchase them, they just weren't what I was expecting them to be. 
When playing a game with the Kinect you are the controller. I like it because you can't just sit down and play you have to move your body. I have downloaded a few dance games (examples: Just Dance 3 & 4 also Dance Central 2 & 3) and workout games. I have also tried a few kid games hoping they would be age appropriate for Cloey (my daughter). 
One game I have found that Cloey likes to play is, Sesame Street:Once Upon a Monster. I played it with her the first time and Carter tried copying us too. Elmo says to do different things for instance; wave your arms and stomp your feet. It is a fun way for Cloey to get out some of her energy. She only plays it for about ten minutes and then wants to do something else. Cloey also enjoys playing the dancing games with me.  
 
My stepsister has a Playstation 3 and they recently bought a eye move camera for it. When they bought the eye move they also purchased Just Dance 4. When went up to my stepsister's house for a super bowl party and before it started we all played Just Dance 4. There was about nine of us all taking turns playing. They only bought two controllers, which you need a controller in order to play any game that requires the eye move camera and they have to be plugged in to charge. 
It was still fun even though only two of us could play at once. I found that you can cheat by just standing in one spot and waving the eye move controller instead of my whole body for the dance moves. This made it so I received more points then my opponent, but I didn't get the best benefits because I wasn't getting any exerciser. 
With the Kinect, which only works for Xbox 360, you don't need anything in your hand in order to play. Which mean you don't have to buy any controllers and worry about playing a ton to have everyone play. I also don't have to worry about the people dropping the controller and breaking them, while playing.
 After a Kinect game is loaded, you will be prompt to raise your hand or wave your arms if you want to play. When playing Just Dance 3 or 4, it shows and outline of you in a little box on the top of the TV screen, so you know where to stand to get points for preforming dance moves. If you don't move your whole body like the character on the TV you don't as many points. One thing I always seem to forget when I first start playing once of the dancing games is you want to mirror what your character is showing you on the screen. 

There are other pros and cons of owning a Xbox 360 or a Playstation 3. One big one is my stepsister can go online and watch You Tube videos or just search the internet with her Playstation 3 and it doesn't cost her anything extra. With the Kinect you have to purchase packages to be able to get online. It is free to go to look at games and free to download demo games but I can't do any more then that because I only have the free Xbox Live account. 

~I wanted to share my experiences with the Playstation,  Xbox 360, Kinect for Xbox 360, and the eye move camera for Playstation 3. No one asked me to write anything. I was in no way compensated for this post. Thanks for following my blog. ~ 


Thursday, January 24, 2013

Flip Open Kids Sofa

We bought Cloey her princess fold open couch for her second birthday. We bought Carter a mickey mouse club house one for Christmas because he is really into mickey and because we found with Cloey having her little fold out sofa come in handy when we go spend the night at other peoples' houses. There have also been a few nights when Cloey wasn't feeling good so we had her sleep on her sofa in our bedroom, on the floor. We of course made it clear to her that she was allowed to sleep in mommy and daddy's room because she was sick, and mommy and daddy wanted to keep an eye on her. We also told her the next night she was going to be back in her big girl bed in her room. 
My kids love their little sofas, they keep them in their rooms, but some times they carry them out to the living room. They are made of a thick foam and for the most part really easy to clean. When I see a little spot that is dirty, I use a wet cloth and lightly scrub it. If it get too dirty I clean it with my little shampooer. I have also unzipped the cover and machine washed it on gentle cycle. I find it easier to get my little shampooer out because it takes longer to machine wash it and it isn't easy to put the foam pieces back the cover.  
We bought both of our kids their couches at Wal-Mart and they cost us $36 a piece, I see that K-mart online has around their same prices. My husband and I think they are well worth it because they come in so handy and they are a cute addition to their room decor.




Friday, January 4, 2013

Christmas/New Years/ Fable III

I know it has been a little while since I have really sat down and thought about what I wanted to write about.

Christmas:
Christmas Eve Terry and I could get Cloey to eat anything, she said she wasn't hungry. We even tried saying we would make her a couple of her favorite things to eat, but she didn't want anything. That night she had a little fever, but nothing else seemed to be wrong with her. We gave her some acetaminophen (A.K.A Tylenol) and slept through the night with out waking up. Christmas morning, Terry and I, woke up Cloey and Carter. Cloey sounded a little funny when she talked, but I figured it was because she had just woke up. Busy morning; Cloey and Carter sat down in front of the tree to unwrap some gifts. After they were done with our gifts and the ones Santa got them, it was time to eat breakfast, clean up and then time for Terry's mother and father to bring their gifts for us all. After they left, I noticed Cloey was still sounding funny when she talk, I got a flash light and looked in the back of her throat. It was then very clear to me why she didn't want to eat the night before and when she was talking different then normal, it looked like she had strep throat. Doctors office of course was closed, we called the on call doctor, they said we could wait until the next day and get her seen by her doctor instead of bring her to the emergency room because she was comfortable, drinking and not throwing up. I then called  my step sister's house because that is where my family was all getting together for Christmas dinner and told them. I gave them the option of us not coming because we didn't want to get everyone else sick, but everyone wanted us to go, and Cloey would have been very upset if we didn't go. Very busy day, so busy that it almost seemed like it was two days picked into one. We had a Merry Christmas with all of our family, even though Cloey was 100% herself. With acetaminophen and ibuprofen Cloey was able to enjoy the day. Didn't get hardly any pictures because of how busy it was and Cloey didn't want her picture taken.

New Years Eve:
We stayed home, and it was like any other night.

New Years Day:
Was the five year anniversary of when Terry and I first started dating. My parents watch Cloey and Carter for the night. We went out to dinner, it was nice being able to sit down and enjoy our meal together with out either one of us having to get up to do something or clean up one of our kids. Love our kids, but it was nice to have a break and get out and enjoy each others company.


For Christmas I got Fable III for Xbox 360 from Terry's mother. Terry had a very busy week and one of our cars needs breaks so I was stuck home. Cloey didn't have school so there was really no need to go any where anyways. Still it is nice to get out of the house. I am glad I got Fable 3, because that got to distract me from not being able to go anywhere. I didn't feel like writing because it isn't easy to write while my kids are up. I start writing something and then every time I get pulled away from it I have to re-read what I just wrote, to make sure I am not repeating myself in the same post. There are four Fable games that I know of; Fable, Fable II, Fable II, and Fable Journey which is for Kinect. I own all of them except Fable Journey. I don't want to buy it, because I played a demo and didn't care for it. It isn't like the other three, you get moved around through each seen, you don't get to choose where you want to go and explore.
I love that with the Fable games, you get to make your own choices and with those choices you make you become either good or evil. You can make people fall in love with your or hate you. You get to walk around as you please and interact with people.
With Fable II and III you have a dog with you that can help fight your battles and you can buy or find books to help your dog learn to become a better fighter for you. You can also choose to be a male or female.
Fable III is the easiest one I believe out of the three of the games I own. I don't like how easy it is with the fact that it doesn't last long. I don't like that there aren't many things you can buy and you can't choose to give people objects for a gift, like you can in the first two games. In Fable III you get to be a prince or princess. You have to fight your brother for the thrown but before you can do that you have to get followers to help you in battle against him and his army. To do this you have to travel to different towns/villages doing different task for different people and making promises you will have to decide to keep or break after you become King or Queen. The game is not over when you become the King or Queen, but I have said enough about it. You will have to play it to figure out the rest. Another cool thing is in the very beginning of the game you have to choose to kill your girlfriend/boyfriend (depending on if you are a chose to be a girl or a boy) or a group of village people. If you choose to kill the villagers you leave your boyfriend/girlfriend behind when you escape the castle to find followers to build your own army to fight your brother for the thrown. You will have a task later in the game where you can find your long lost love and chose to either have them become yours again or stay with the person they are with.  ~I wanted to share about my experiences with Fable games I was not in anyway compensated for what I have shared~

Friday, December 28, 2012

Go Tags Review

I received two Go Tags to review for my dog, Georgia. When I got them I was expecting them to be cheaply made because of the low-cost prices. I was proven wrong when I received them in the mail and held them in my hand, and tried to bend them, it didn't work, which is good. I picked a snowman tag because I love snowman things. On the front side there is a snowman and on the back it says Georgia’s name, with our address and my cell phone number.


Go Tags doesn't just make dog tags; they make luggage or bag tags, luggage straps, medical identification tags, military tags, personalized dog or cat collars, and there are an assortment of colors, shapes, and designs to choose from.

My mother in-law wanted one for her dog after she saw Georgia’s tags. She went on the website and ordered one. She also got a snowman because she likes them as much as I do, if not a little more. Hers came out just as nice as Georgia’s tags did. The only thing I wasn't impressed with her order was, the cost of shipping. It cost her $3.95 for the dog tag and another $3.95 to have it shipped.  That isn't too costly if she was ordering more then one tag. Not sure if $3.95 is the basic price for regular mail, no matter how much you get?

Go Tags has a 100% satisfaction guarantee on all their products. They can even help you pick out the right tag, go to the tag sections tips.

Click here to be brought to the GO Tags website so you can see all the different style tags they offer, they even come out with seasonal tags, so your animal can have a tag for each season. Georgia's dog tag is a one of their holiday tags.


“I was not paid for this review and my honest opinions were used. I was given a product, free of cost, by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for review only. Opinions in this review are mine and are in NO WAY influenced by financial compensation.” 

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Christmas Movies

Christmas Movies are one of my favorite things at this time of year. Some give you the feeling of Christmas, others make you appreciate what you have and touch your heart.

Christmas Movies that touch your heart, make you cry and open your eyes to life:

  1. The Heart of Christmas is a Hallmark (inspired by a true story)
  2. Christmas Shoes
New to me Christmas Movies, I have enjoyed watching this year:

Christmas Movies I watch every year:

My kids really enjoy:
Mickey's Christmas Carol is there number one favorite!
Mickey's Once upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice upon a Christmas
The Santa Clause


Thought I would share some of the Christmas movies we enjoy. Happy Holidays! 

Our Fish Tank

A couple of weeks ago our tank started to get really green. I changed the filter, emptied more then half of the water out of the tank and cleaned all the decorations in the tank. It is not recommended to change that much water out at a time, but my fish did well with it. We didn't put all cold back in, we felt the tank and then adjusted the temperature of water we were putting in by using hot and cold.
At the same time of the water turning green we had added three new fish and a couple more decorations inside it. Didn't make any since how the water could start turning green the next day after cleaning it. We talked to a person at Petco and he asked us different questions about the tank. He said we could always bring a sample of the water from our tank in to the store, for them to test for us. One of the things he said was did we wash our new rocks before placing them in the tank, the answer was yes, but I didn't realize how well you needed to rinse them.
We came home and took out all of the rocks on the bottom of the tank, twenty pounds, and re-rinsed them. Found out that it was the rocks that were turning the water greenish. Now our tank is very clean again, and looks the way we were going for, when we first got it. Took us awhile because of the cost of the different things we wanted in our tank.
Fish tanks are a little pricey to decorate and buying fish to go in it. Of course this all depends on what you want for decorations and fish. Different fish cost different prices. I have found Petco to be the best deal on fish and I have only had one goldfish die, that we bought from there.
29 gallon fish tank
You can see our Christmas lights relaxing on the tank, at the top.

"Was not paid to talk about Petco or compensated in any way, just wanted to share my experience with them, with all of my readers."

Friday, December 21, 2012

Eco Oasis Foldable Water Bottle Review & Giveaway

I received a 16 ounce, Eco Oasis Foldable Water Bottle, from the Smart Planet company. I drink about 10 glasses of water a day and whenever I go some where I always bring a few reusable water bottles with me. They are hard plastic and take up a lot of room, even when they are empty and they are hard to juggle. 


With eco oasis foldable water bottle, I don't have to worry about having my hands full because it can clip to purse or belt loop, and when it is empty I can fold it up and put it in my pocket or purse, takes up hardly any room. The water bottle stands up on its own when it is full and has a cover, which makes me happy because I don't have to worry about anything touching the mouth piece, and getting it dirty.


You could fill the water bottle with any cold drink of your choice to take to go or even stay at home. Cheaper and better for our environment when reuse and recycle. It is also much cheaper to bring a drink from home then to stop to the store and buy a drink, which you then dispose of the container.

Being foldable means it is flexible, which means when it is full and if someone squeezes it with force, while the top is open, water will come out and go all over. This is the only down fall that I have found.

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

About time for an Update!

I know I have been slacking a little when it comes to writing posts. I am sorry, but I have been really busy with different holiday things with the family.
I got a ride to the mall with my parents a couple of Saturdays ago, so that Cloey and Carter could see Santa. This is the same Santa we have been going to see since Cloey was a baby. Carter wasn't really sure what to think of Santa. Cloey was happy to finally be able to see him. She keeps asking to go see him again. We use the picture we take of our kids with Santa for our Christmas cards every year!

First lets start off with talking a little about Cloey:
She has started to really find her voice, and what I mean by that is yell and scream about things. She yelled at her dad one day just because he thought she was talking to him and she was talking to me. She yelled "I am NOT, Talking to you, I am talking to my mother!!!!" Very surprised at the tone she is giving us, but she soon realizes it isn't okay to speak to us like that. We tell her very calm and nicely that it isn't nice for her to speak to us like that. If she does it again we say, if you yell at us again you are going to have to take a time out and calm down because it isn't nice to scream at us. Normally she stops yelling, but if she doesn't she takes a three minute time out. I am sure this is a faze and normal behavior for a three year old, and she will out grow it, by realizing it doesn't get her anywhere by behaving or speaking like that.
Cloey loves to color, dance, sing, paint, play barbies, play doctor, play cashier, play outside and so much more. Cloey can be such a little cuddly bug. She gets in her moods where she just randomly wants me to call her Nana, Papa, Mucka, or her Auntie Dawn. She will grab the phone and bring it to me and ask if I will call one of them. She also will ask to stay at her Nana's house while she is talking to her on the phone, or at her Auntie Dawn's house. I don't put her up to it and she doesn't even ask if it is okay with me before asking them. Certain things that she says and does, I was not expecting until she was older.
Cloey loves to play with her brother and looks forward to him waking up in the morning or any time he wakes up from a nap, she just wants to run right into his room. Not always great because he sometimes couldn't have went back to sleep for a little longer. Glad that she loves him so much.
Cloey loves to help sort laundry and also put it in and take it out of the dryer. She tries to help me fold them, but they turn out being a ball. At least she is trying to be helpful. When we are home now she only wants to drink out of a big cup and only uses a sippy cup in her bed at night time. I let her have a sippy cup of water in case she gets thirsty in the middle of the night.

Now about Carter:
Carter is talking so much now. He tries to say almost anything we ask him to. He will not say love you. Makes me sad, but he does give tons of hugs and kisses!
Carter has recently gotten really into Mickey Mouse. He has a little Mickey stuff animal that he sleeps with. We lost it for a little while, and now that we have found it, Carter will not let it come out of his bed. He also gave Mickey a couple of really big, long, hugs.
Carter knows the meaning of no and yeah, his way of saying yes.
He will tell people to go if he doesn't want them near him, or get. Not very nice but cute when he says it.
Carter likes to sit on his sister, pull her hair or knock her down when she has something that he wants. Oh and I have caught him trying to bite her a couple of times, because she wouldn't get out of his chair. He is very particular about his chair and doesn't like sharing it with anyone!
I had to give Carter another hair cut the other day because it was getting to crazy curly on top. Cute, but it was too long. His hair grows so fast!
Carter likes to dance to music and go round and round in circles until he can't walk straight. All I have to say is "round and round" and he spins in a circle. He asks for piggy back rides. Loves to play outside, color, paint, play with cars and balls.

Helping Mommy sort clothes to wash!

When it comes down to it they both love each other and love playing together, of course brothers and sisters are going to have little fights but I hope they will always stay this close!


Pet Update:
We found a new home for our bunny about a month ago because it was just too much for me to have to deal with. Keeping the cage clean so it didn't stink up the house was too much work and cost a lot of money. Wasn't worth it all around. The women that came and got our bunny seemed to be really happy and I felt good about her taking her.


We still have our fish tanks (10 gallon tank in Cloey's room and a 29 gallon tank in our living room), Buster (our hamster), and Georgia (our wonderful dog, couldn't ask for a better dog with our kids). I believe that is enough pets.

Looking back on the years since Terry and I have been together:
I was just thinking the other day that in January 1, 2008 Terry and I starting dating, and then moved in together at the beginning of September
May 2, 2009 we got our own apartment and on August 17 Cloey was born
June 4, 2010 Terry and I got married
March 9, 2011 we bought our own place, and on June 4 Carter was born
2012 we got pets so what big thing will happen next year. No more kids, I know that much!
This January 1st will be Terry and my, five year anniversary.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Getting closer to Christmas

Christmas time is suppose to be full of fun, love and spreading joy. Instead it brings a lot of stress.

I love the feeling of Christmas. You know the feeling that makes you want to start decorating for Christmas and playing Christmas music. Also watching a lot of different Christmas movies, all the channels air, during this time of year. I get this same Christmas feeling when we get a good snow storm, that is when it happens before Christmas. After Christmas I am ready for it to go. Well other then on the mountain because my husband works there and he needs it to snow to get skiers. I don't ski, just not for me. Tried it many, many years ago and the skis would just not stay going in the direction I needed them to go. Not a good experience. 

The most stressful part, for me, about Christmas is trying to get everyone a gift they will love, without having to spend all our money to do so. Next year I am thinking I will try and make people gifts. That way the gifts that I give will be make with love and you can tell I put a lot of thought into it. 

Christmas time is suppose to be about being with family and the ones that you love. Not just about the gifts. If someone gets me a gift and it isn't something I like; I say thank you and act like I like it anyways, because it makes them happy, and it was nice for them to think of me!

Today I decided it was time to put up some Christmas lights outside. I wasn't even going to bother because Christmas being so close, but I figured my kids would really like it and it might make it start to feel more like Christmas. 

 A couple of weeks ago I got together, with my step sister and mother, at my parents house, to make centerpieces. I went to the dollar tree and bought little glass bowls, glue glitter, fake flowers, fake tree garland and little gift box ornaments. Used a glue gun to glue everything to the bottom of the bowl. My step sister and mom had other things as well. Then we all got to crafting. It was a fun project, it did take a while because we didn't have any idea what we wanted them to look like. Ideas came to us as we were decorating the glass bowls. The centerpieces all came out very nice, and not one of ours looked like the other ones. We use LED tea candles, my mom bought a package deal of them at Big Lots. I didn't want to use a real candle and worry about the flame. Next year I want to start making them at the being of December and give them out. Here are pictures of the different things I used:
Source This is the glass bowl we all started with. No directions on what to do, we just came up with different ideas.
SourceI cut the flowers so they weren't in a bunch.
Source Used the glue glitter to on the flower petals to help them stand out.
I also put it around the top of the rim of the glass bowl. Made sure not to touch it until it dried.

The one I made


I want to get together and make homemade ornaments with my family as well. Getting all the kids involved with this project! Then have everyone go sliding all together! Hopefully we get enough snow soon & BEFORE Christmas!!! 

Wishing your family a Very Merry Christmas 
&
A Happy New Year!




Thursday, December 6, 2012

Fun day, full of activities

This past Saturday, Faith and Haley (my nieces) came over. We also had our neighbor's grand daughter come over to participate in all the activities. 

I made red and green home made paint. I had paint cups that came with a princess picture at Halloween time, we bought it at the dollar tree, for Cloey. I rinsed out the little paint cups, and poured in a little of the homemade paint. Carter had one color at a time, so he didn't mix them. I have painting shirts for them so they don't get their clothes messy.

We got a good amount of snow the night before, the most we had gotten this winter season so far. After painting and cleaning up we all decided it would be fun to go out and play in the snow. Took us about ten minutes for everyone to get bundled up. 
Carter walking in the snow

Carter has gotten at little taller since the last snow fall, which made it easier for him to move around.

Cloey in a sled
Cloey and Carter both enjoyed being pulled around the yard in the sled. All the kids took turns going down the slide with all the snow and wearing ski pants it made it fast, and fun. 

Cloey loves the snow and didn't want to go inside when it was time. We played for about thirty minutes, then it was time to go in because the mittens kept falling off and so my kids hands were getting cold. Carter also needed to take his afternoon nap. 

While Carter was taking a nap Cloey and the neighbors granddaughter played with homemade play dough. I made red and green, Christmas colors. Then they went and played with barbies. Faith helped me get the next project ready, while Haley entertained the girls. 

We made reindeer; I had to trace one foot from everyone and both hands on to pieces of paper. Then had them play again, while Faith and I cut them all out. After we were done cutting them out, we taped the bottom of the hands to the top of the foot. I had everyone take theirs and color them. I would have done this with construction paper, but I didn't have any, so I just used printer paper instead. I should have used the card paper I had, because it is thicker and would have made the reindeer stronger.

Reindeer ornaments
Smallest to biggest: Carter's, Cloey's, Haley's and then Faiths.
I got this idea while searching Google images for; Christmas craft ideas for kids. I thought it would be cool to make it an ornaments. I didn't have any string so I used tape, first I colored it with a silver sharpie marker and then I folded it, the long way into its self, so it wouldn't be sticky. I threaded it through the hole we made with a hole punch, at the top of the reindeer, and taped the two ends together. Then my nieces hung theirs and my kids reindeer on the tree. My parents stopped by while we were making the reindeer. My dad helped Carter by coloring his reindeer, for him and my mom was trying to help Cloey color hers in.


After we were done with the reindeer my parents hung around so I could walk my neighbor's granddaughter back over. She took all her crafts she created with her so she could give them to her grandma.

A couple hours later everyone, but Carter, had a hand in making cookie dough and peanut butter balls. I got the recipe for the chocolate chip cookies from the back of my Nestle chocolate chip bag.  I didn't add nuts, because I am not a fan of nuts in anything I cook, I only like to eat them plain with a little salt. Will post my peanut butter ball recipe and chocolate fudge recipe along with a couple other easy to make treats later. 

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

1 different Blade Buddy Winner

Angel Horne didn't respond to my e-mail and I gave her extra time because of the it is around the Holidays!
I had to chose different winner.

Congratulations to Sandy VanHoey, she has won one blade buddy! Sandy has 48 hours to get back to my e-mail before I will be forced to have rafflecopter chose a different winner.

Thank you Robin Quick for getting back to me! Also thank you again to all of my readers for following me.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Blade Buddy Winners!

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Having to think outside the box

Our gas oven decided to stop working. I figured out what the issue is but we don't have the money to fix it just yet. It needs a new ignitor. I have been trying to be a little more creative about meals, thinking outside the box.
This time I year I really get into baking.

Tis the Season to Give