Did you know?

Just a random piece of information I found out today! Did you know that you can't get your tubes tied at a Catholic hospital? Not that I'm getting mine tied(or even interested for that matter) I had my first prenatal visit today, and my doctor will deliver at one of two hospitals: St. Dominics or Women's hospital. He just informaed me that if i was even considering tubal ligation, that St. Dominics was a no go!
As the phrase goes, you learn something new everyday!

The Park

Well, we just got home from our first of many trips to the nearby park. We took our lunch and sat at the picnic table under the gazebo and watched other kids while we ate. Then Kannon was off to dig in the sand......seriously she was in the sand for 35 minutes before she discovered how fun the playground equipment was.
We have a small little playground set in the apartment complex we live in, but It's not that great. It has two slides and a little round ladder thing to climb on....so we needed to find something more exciting!
Kannon was having a blast.....she climbed all over everything, swang until she couldn't stand it any longer. She loves the balance beam(aka the balance bean)and the shaking bridge!
We had so much fun, just the two of us.
More to come soon!

It's all just too much sometimes

Well....we've made it. We moved. And I know to a lot of people 105 miles is not a big deal.....but I'm not a lot of people. When everyday is spent with your BFF/sister and her kids.....moving was quite the emotional shock. So instead of sharing a cup of coffee every morning, we are now sharing a telephone call, which is fine, but it's just not coffee.
So here are some of the things I am missing the most right now....




The Beez and Kannon

Jared and Kannon baking Peanut butter cookies

The Beez coming over to show me how wonderfully she put on makeup

Kids Music

I am writing this blog to endorse the most adorable kids music.
The Laurie Berkner Band is the greatest thing since sliced bread, in my house! I am listening to it right now(only because my niece and daughter insisted we have it on so they could dance in my kitchen)
I really don't know how to describe the style of music it is, so you should follow this link to take a listen for yourself. Kannon's favorite song is Kandy Kane Jane, and of course Going on a hunt.
So that's all for now.....but I promise there is more to come!....soon!

My sweetest dumplin'!

Okay, so I know that I am horrible at this blogging thing, but I'm okay with that.
So quite a bit has happened in the last month since i blogged last.
Let's start with Kannon(i may be partial, i may be not) SHE IS SO SMART!!! She is oficially 18 months old and can count from one to ten ALL by herself!! When she gets to ten, her voice goes up about 10 octives and she gets very excited, as do we. Okay, so with our numbers down pat, we are working on our ABC's.........hilarious!!! She repeats every letter with the correct pronunciation.........possibly the funniest part of the whole thing is, as parents, we are trying to make this as exciting for her as possible, just like the numbers. So we go through the alphabet and let me paint this picture. Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y.......................then before I can get to say Z.....Kannon shouts out TEN!!!!! It makes me laugh every time!!!

Twins......I swear!

Okay, so I'm always hearing how Kannon looks JUST LIKE ME! And I do agree, we really do look just alike. But the greatest thing about motherhood, to me, is being able to watch my daughter's personality develope. She may look just like me.....but she acts just like her Daddy.
I swear she is a little Justin! To understand this, you first have to understand my husband. He's a great Father, but he has his little quirky things about him that just make me laugh.
He's a die hard midnight snacker. And i'm not just talking about a getting something to drink in the middle on the night. There have been times that i have gotten out of bed to check on him because he's been gone so long!! What will he eat, you may ask! If there were any leftover's, consider them gone. If no leftovers, it's anything from a bowl of cereal, to a Carmello bar. Really the list is endless!
So back to similarities. Kannon wakes up every morning roaring for food(i'm talking no pitstops between the bedroom and the kitchen or else!). So at 3:15 this morning, guess who was in the kitchen with her Daddy having a midnight snack? Yep, chocolate pudding, diced peaches and apple juice is what was on her mind when she woke up at 3 and decided it was time to eat!!
I couldn't help but laugh when they got back in the bed!
They are two of a kind.

The Cleanse

Okay, so I can officially say that I have tried and FAILED the Master Cleanse. What is the Master Cleanse you may ask yourself......I'll brief you. A horrible fad diet/colon cleanser.
So you have to understand that I had to convince myself into doing this in the first place. Which I obviously think myself to be stronger than I am! About a month ago I bought the book "Lose weight, have more energy, and be happier in 10 days" The title should have explained it all.
Right......okay, so the jist of this colon cleanse is to have ABSOLUTELY nothing to eat for ten days(like a fast, which i really think I would rather go wothout eating or drinking for ten days before i did the master cleanse again) Instead of eating, you drink a laxative tea at night before bed...........i am laughing hisertically right now because of how retarted this is on paper! then in the morning you have to down 32 ounces of water with 2 teaspspoons of Organic un-iodized sea salt. Okay......not so bad the laxative tea, really didn't do anything; Or so I thought until the salt water! It took about 9 minutes for the salt water flush, to flush! Bathroom seriously 10 times in 2 hours. Then you drink a mixture of water, fresh lemon juice, organic grade b maple syrup(NOT PANCAKE SYRUP......NOTHING EVEN CLOSE TO MRS. BUTTERSWORTH) and cayenne pepper. So you're supposed to do this for 10 days............seriously.......you have got to be kidding me! I made it through two glasses of that crap and gave up my Master Cleanse!!!
Well, i guess the saying is right "crash diets don't work"!