Booster Seat

I was so over Gavin's high chair! It is big, bulky, and in my way! It has served it's purpose, but now that Gavin is almost 1 (sniff sniff), I knew that it was time to move him to a booster seat. Daddy and Macie went shopping Thursday afternoon to pick one out. They picked one that was the same as Macie's. She was so excited that she got to buy it for him. When he woke up from his nap, she said "Hi Dadid Dude..I bot dis booster seat for you" I think she was more excited than he was! I changed the position of the table in the kitchen so that we can all eat together at the table. Macie isn't using her tray anymore. Exciting mealtime changes happening in the Mitchell household!

What in the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks!?!

On Thursday, Macie was an absolute mess. She was into everything, whiny, and not so nice to her brother. I should have known that she was getting sick. I left her on the potty to go and get a pull up. When I came back, this is what I found...

...not only are her panties on her head, but she looks under the influence (I'll let you decide what)!

Making Ornaments and Gifts

Back in November, Macie and Gavin made Christmas tree ornaments for some family and friends. We took lots of pictures, but we couldn't post them at the time because I didn't want to give away the surprise! I let Macie pick the color she wanted to use and she picked orange. She picked red for Gavin. Then, I let Macie put a yellow star at the top. It was a little stressful (which was to be expected) but a lot of fun. On the back of each ornament, I wrote the year and what color each child used. Last year snowmen, this year Christmas trees...what's next??

The finished products

I made a lot of gifts this year. I painted a lot of glasses and mugs and made thank you cards and card sets. I am very pleased with how they turned out. Brian thinks I should start a side business, but I'm not sure that my skills are quite at that level yet!

I made a set of pig glasses for Annie

This one is harder to see, but I painted these mugs for Wil and Josh

M-O-R-T-I-F-I-E-D

Today has been a crazy busy day... Brian worked half a day and then he spent the rest of the day running errands and helping keep the kiddos busy. I've been busy making food and doing last minute preparations for the next two days. We decided to go to Crazy Buffet with Allie for dinner. Gavin was a champ...eating anything and everything we would put on his mat. Macie was a different story. She didn't want to eat much and was a little whiny. We thought she was just being a stink, but Allie and I both commented how we hope that she wasn't getting sick. At one point, she said she had to pee so I rushed her to the bathroom. Luckily, she made it and went in the potty. She was so proud of herself, she told everyone in the restaurant on the way back to our seat. She got a lot of smiles and chuckles! At the end of dinner, Macie went to sit on Aunt Allie's lap. That's when all hell broke loose! She threw up all over Allie, the floor, and then Brian. I was MORTIFIED!! Here we are, in the middle of the restaurant, and Brian, Macie, and Allie are covered, the smell is unbearable, people are staring, I'm trying to throw everything in the bag, put Gavin's coat on him, and get the hell out of dodge! I kept apologizing over and over to the waitress. She just smiled and said it would be OK. Looking back, I know that we didn't leave her a big enough tip! We ran out of the place, put Macie straight in the bath when we got home, and cleaned all of the clothes. Unfortunately, Macie got sick again before going to bed. The sweetest moment of the day though was that she let me rock her to sleep. I can't tell you the last time I did that. I didn't intend to put her to sleep, but as I was singing, she conked out. Now Christmas plans are on hold....was it something she ate or is she contagious?? This Christmas is just screwy! I'm hoping for the best and praying that it isn't a gloomy Christmas at home.