So I totally cracked myself up with the title of this post. Come on now…don’t play dumb. You know you remember the amazingly terrible Jerry Springer show called Springer Break where he took his wonderfully trashy little show out on the road to some Spring Break hot spot like Panama City and let the drama ensue via the road. Oh the memories. Even funnier thing is…I remember having to watch it at friend’s houses because my mom had certain channels blocked for this very reason.
We are enjoying a week off from everyone’s school for spring break. So far it has been quite uneventful minus Amon’s epic birthday yesterday. I had grand visions of all kinds of crazy fun…mostly happening outside our house in amazing spring weather…and so far we have had only craptastic cold weather. We’re talking cold and icy, which even kept me from running this morning after I almost busted just walking down our back 2 steps. I am not about to risk a leg/ankle/foot injury. I just don’t have the patience or the time right now 🙂 My miles are going to be cutting it super close this month. But I still have 6 days left.
This is what a Tennessee snow storm looks like. Yep. That’s all it takes for Tennesseans everywhere to flock to every grocery store within the vicinity and buy out every last loaf of bread, gallon of milk and carton of eggs. We’re crazy yo! And this is right before both boys licked snow off our canoe. Harper was having no part of that nastiness.
We’ve been doing lots of artsy stuff. Of course. Harper just never gets tired of crayons and paint. The boys never get tired of scissors and tape. I hope they are always in love with their creativity and imagination.
Huddy looks older to me today. It’s like he aged over night.
I’m fairly confident he could belong in any number of Wes Anderson’s films. He would make for a most excellent character…that is for sure.
Harper is pretty darn pumped for her birthday. She’s actually ecstatic. She is the funniest little thing and surprisingly hard to buy for. When we ask her what she wants, she gives a consistent “I don’t know” and a “It’s a gift Mom, just buy something you think I would like.” Totally cracks me up.
Does anyone else have strange kids? I know you do. Mine are over the moon quirky and I love that about them. “Plays” or “Puppet shows” have been the choice of activity today. I’ve never quite seen a play or puppet show like this before though. Poor little animals…just dangling there buy a scarf. #strangekids
And I’m pretty pumped about a new change. Let’s see if you can guess what I’m excited about.
Dishwasher Before
Dishwasher After
Did you see that? Boom. Once again I have the top rack of my dishwasher back. So long bottle cage thing. I always cut my babies off literally on their birthday of the bottle or (cough, cough) the teet 🙂 I gathered all of Amon’s bottles together this morning and bid them farewell. I don’t know why, but with all of the wee Kelleys I have loved this farewell day. It’s like a small victory. Check you later formula and bottles…parting is not such sweet sorrow in this case.
Now anyone need some bottles 🙂 Hope you have a great day. Just know we are Springer Breaking it up at the Kelley house. Livin’ large with art supplies and massive snow storms and animals hanging from scarves and a wonferfully awesome lack of bottles in our household today. Holla.
Happy Tuesday!
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Saw a Sweet Note on Board behind Harper “I Love you Mom” She is a Sweet Heart!!!!!! Nita
Love Harper’s gift philosophy. When my oldest was little he always told me he wanted “a surprise” for his gift. As he got older, he still insisted on “a surprise,” saying that I always came up with something good. (Sweet boy!) It took until about age 12 and a couple of lame gifts for me to convince him that I needed help! He’s hard to buy for, too. I think it’s because his love language is time together, not stuff, so even he has a hard time coming up with something he wants. Boy #2 is all about the stuff, lol! And, congrats on the bottle-free home!
Wow…you go cold turkey with the bottles and teets?!?! Impressed. With my first two I drew it mainly for my sake. With our third nugget maybe I will try to be like you! Do you do this with binkies to?
Meggan…yes, on the pacifiers too. I’m a mean mom 🙂
Ok so I need help!! Hayden Kate will take a few sips of milk out of a sippy cup only. I am terrified she is going to get dehydrated or not get the calcium and vitamin D she needs b/c she only likes water out of her sippy cup. I have been told that if the bottle is not a choice (which she only gets 1-2; maybe 1 midday and a definite 1 at bedtime) then she will eventually use her sippy cup. Is it devastating for the bottle to be gone? She eats cheese and yogurt like crazy so I should probably not be worried about the calcium/vitamin D intake. I thought this would be easy b/c she transitioned so easily from breastfeeding to exclusively bottlefeeding without a fight!
Meriah…I took Amon really struggled with the sippy cup, but I stuck with it and continued to only offer him the cup…he would get so mad at that cup…it was pretty funny. I just figured if he got thirsty enough he’d take it and it worked. So we’re done completely now with bottles and he could care less.
Thanks! No more bottles! She is drinking more milk from her sippy cup and has learned to drink from a straw! So proud….it really is the little things. 🙂 What age for the passies?
You just said “teet.” Love it!
I know someone in desperate need of those bottles. She is due May 7th and has nothing for the baby so far because of finances. I live in Louisville, Ky. I’d pay to have them sent up here!
Ashley…I actually have offered them to someone else already, but if that falls through I can send them your way.
I loved goodbye bottle day. I gained 2feet of counter space back. Cold turkey is the way to go! Hooray for your dishwasher!!!