Ohhh...Well Hello Again!

It seems like my blog is getting away from me! I've been trying to take lots of pictures but it seems difficult when we're busy visiting friends, having birthdays, mowing the lawn, and trying not to move much so we stay cooler!

Monday was my 26th birthday so Dan took the day off work!! This was super exciting because that doesn't happen EVER....A whole day to hang out with him?!?!?! It was 95 degrees that day so we knew we wanted to be in air conditioning so I suggested the aquarium at the Mall of America. We had a great time. I loved seeing Kalvin's face light up when the critters swam next to him! I posted some pictures below. Kalvin really enjoyed it! (the pictures might look differently...) We ate at Ruby Tuesday where I got a giant salad and a glass of white sangria! For supper we cooked appetizer type food in our deep fat fryer (YUM!) and ended the night with a giant bowl of ice cream! The day was all about yummy food and amazing family time! It couldn't have been better!

Kalvin is getting more and more fun (and busy!). I enjoy the moments where he takes a second to give me hugs and kisses or just looks up at me and giggle. Both of us are currently covered in bruises. Kalvin keeps falling down and bonking his head and is getting lots of bruises on his knees from crawling... my arms and legs are bruised from Kalvin pinching me! Hopefully this pinching phase passes quickly! I'm not a fan!

I have a few more pictures that I'll be posting in the next few days so check back soon!!

Stay Cool!

Oooey Gooey Bananas

Good Morning and Happy June 1st!!
This is actually from yesterday after is nap. He was being so sweet and just hung out like that while I did laundry, finished up the dishes, and cut up potatoes for supper. He was quite content just hugging me! :)

Kalvin hasn't been eating much so this morning I put bananas in his little mesh thingy. He sucked on it for awhile which was nice...until he discovered he could squeeze stuff from it. I also had to put Vera in her kennel for a bit because Kalvin was very generous and wanted to give Vera some licks too. Gross...

He was pretty sticky from his face all the way to his toes :)

Kalvin has a funny combination of jammies on from last night. hehe! Now that it's getting warmer out, I'm enjoying seeing Kalvin's rolly polly arms and legs!

We didn't get to go for a walk yesterday...it was way too windy! I'm determined to go today!!!

Does anyone know how to keep a 10 month old child from pinching and scratching me???? I'm getting abused and I'm definitely not a fan!

Eggs = Allergic Reaction????

Today I gave Kalvin a hard-boiled egg yoke. He absolutely loved it! He also liked smearing it around on the table :) About 5 minutes or so after he ate, he started getting a bright red blotchy rash with little white bumps around his mouth. He ate an egg about a week ago and has also had 2 flu shots with no problems. But this time was definitely different!

I called his doctor who said to wait a week and introduce it again and see what happens. It's scary to think about trying it again! She also said if it is an egg allergy, each time he's exposed to it the reaction could be worse! That's scary too!

I'm hoping it was just a fluke because he REALLY enjoyed his egg! I guess we wait and see...

Rainbow Cupcakes

How awesome are these?!?!?! I offered to bring dessert to Easter so I'd have a reason to make these. I don't normally bake. Mostly because then we'd eat it all!

Super easy to make these! I used a boxed cake mix(yeah...I know...that's kind of cheating) and separated the batter into 4 little bowls. I added food coloring to each of the bowls then spooned it into the muffin cups. Then just bake as you'd normally bake cupcakes and they come out looking like this!! I did put home-made cream cheese frosting on top (YUM!) They look super cool without much work involved!

One more little story...A big scary snake wrapped itself around Vera's leg this morning!! Vera was pretty freaked out (I was too). It took her a while to shake it off! SCARY! Thankfully this critter was outside! Our lawn really needs to be mowed...the snakes can hide too easily right now and that's not ok with me!