Hiatus!!!!

Well I've been on hiatus this week.  I do have good reasons for this break though!  Poor me, I've been sick.  Felt like a truck ran over my head several times, then I lost my voice, then because of all this sickness my house has gotten to be a mess.  So today I am finally gettnig things cleaned up and trying to get back on track.  Promise to be back and on track come Monday!  Although we do plan to attempt a volcano this weekend and paint some pots for planting flowers, so maybe there will be some blog posts before Monday!  Either way enjoy your weekend I know I intend to enjoy mine....all except for the damn nasty snow that the weather people are calling for right now.  I am so tired of the cold just bring on Spring already dang it!  Come on Kansas be nice to us for a change!

Egg Carton Flowers on a rainy day!!!

Today in the Dembkowksi house has been very busy!  I scrubbed every inch of my house!  Did bathrooms, washed bedding, dusted, mopped, vacuumed, you name it, I cleaned it in my house today.  It was a hard day of work but I'm glad it's done and I can spend my weekend relaxing instead of cleaning.  I did take some time out of my cleaning to feed and bath my children.  Oh speaking of feeding them there's something new we have started at meal times that we are enjoying and I haven't told you about yet!  I make the kiddos breakfast, or lunch, or dinner, and then we sit down and while they eat I read to them!  Keeps them quiet because their mouths are full and focused because they can't get up and run around during the story.  They have really been enjoying that reading time and so have I.  At this point when Sully sees me start to cook or get any food ready he heads to the bookshelf, grabs a bunch of books, takes them to the table, then sits and waits patiently for me to get the food on the table and start reading.  It's fun, it's new, and my kids are even eating better thanks to this new change in our routine!

Anywho onto the fun part of the day for Mr. Sully!  Today we made egg carton flowers!  Cut up an egg carton so you have just the shells, paint the shells, let them dry, then poke holes and stick pipe cleaners in the bottoms, put in a vase, glass, cup, any container really that looks pretty, and voila a fun spring decoration that you can enjoy, and your munchkin can be proud of!!! 

Fallon was very into reading big books today as you will see!  Enjoy the weekend everyone!

Apple Painting!

Well folks things have been pretty dull round here the last few days.  Yesterday we didn't have time for an art or craft because I was too busy scrubbing my toosh off.   Anyway I'm starting today with my daily posts about art time.  Today we painted with apples!  I just cut an apple in half and we used the halves to make prints on the paper.  They were a hit at first, then brushes and fingers got involved and the poor apples were forgotten.  We did however get some use out of them and had a great time!  Fallon refused to nap today so she helped us paint....she really didn't paint much on the paper as she was too busy painting on herself.  Anywho pics to follow enjoy and hope you had a wonderful Thursday!!!!

Hello there!

Hello there my wonderful blog readers! How have you all been? Things have been alright here. Lots of new changes in our daily routines that I need to update about and even new changes to the blog look. Hope you guys like the new look! Well it's Wednesday, hump day as some would call it, and I couldn't be happier. Feels like this week is dragging by and it's been a bad one so far, I think it's the rain...makes a person gloomy. Anyway some of the fun new stuff that's been going on around here....Sully spouts off some very funny things these days. For example the other day, he was climbing on the counter in my bathroom, I walked up behind and caught him, told him to get down, and gave him a quick pat on the toosh, well he turns to me and says, "Mom, that was NOT necessary!" I was stunned a bit by that one. Where did he learn the word, and know how to use it in the right context? Where he learns most thing I suppose,...from me lol! Still doesn't change the shock!!! Sully and I have started an arts and crafts/science/anything fun really time when Fallon is napping. So far we have done all sorts of paintings and made Mr. Sully an art wall for his fun new stuff, we have also been doing pop bottle science, salt dough, and a bunch of other stuff. I am gonna start trying to blog and add pics of what we do during that daily so stay tuned and wish me luck!

Fallon hasn't changed much. She's learning new words and actions daily...still she refuses to stay Mama unless she absolutely wants me...not sure why that is. Funny Fallon story...the other day Sully went into the bathroom and went potty, Fallon went in to the bathroom after Sully was finished and proceeded to go thru the exact same motions...only trouble is she thinks she's supposed to pee like a boy...guess that means it's time to pull out the little kiddo potty for Miss Fallon and teach her how to pee like a girl.

Pics are from this last weekend....it was gorgeous out so we bought some bubbles, grilled out, and enjoyed the weather!!! Happy Hump Day and enjoy!!!

"Mommy! I have to poop!"

Well fellow bloggers/blog readers......I really do not feel like picking up the insane mess of toys that my children made sooo I decided I would tell a fun story that happened to me the other day.

Sunday while we were in Topeka, we stopped for dinner, and about the time dinner is over Sully looks at me and in a not very quiet or discreet voice says to me, "Mommy! I have to poop!!! I'm farting and I have to poop!" So knowing that Fallon has just done a number in her diaper I decide to brave things and I grab my one year old and the hand of my four year old and the diaper bag and head for the restrooms. The restrooms were not very close to us. They happened to be around all the way on the other side of the place. They could have been as far away as the moon it seemed it took that long to get to them. Why you ask did it feel like it took light years to get to the restrooms? That would be because my four year old kept up, in his not so discreet voice, the constant chatter of, "Mommy I have to poop! Mommy I'm farting, I feel them coming! Oh no mommy there was another fart! Mommy we need to get to the bathroom I have to POOP!" I kept telling him we were going to the bathroom, that we were almost there, to be quiet, and none of that worked. He had to go and he didn't stop letting me and the other restaurant goers know until I finally had him in the stall and on the toilet! I have never been so embarrassed before in my life!! I know that there are bound to be more funny things such as that to come in my life but wow that is one trip to the bathroom I will never forget! Oh and to top off the restroom experience, the doors to all the stalls were broken, as was the changing table, so I had to hold the door shut, change a diaper, and keep Sully on the pot until I could wipe his toosh, all while attempting to keep my one year old from screaming her head off because she wasn't happy. I told myself that night, "Yep. I'm a mom. No dad could have pulled off a stunt like that."

It's Monday and I wish it was Friday again....

Well it's Monday and might I just say, "UGH!" I hate that it's this day again. We had such a wonderful weekend, I didn't want it to end! Why did we have such a fun weekend you ask?! I will tell you!

Friday

Well Friday was kind of boring. I cleaned. Finally got my house back to it's spic and span normal! It's taken me a while to accomplish this but it's finally up to my standards again! Friday night was made up by Mexican food and Dexter watching. Fun but not as much fun as Saturday or Sunday!

Saturday

Saturday morning at our house consisted of a very yummy orange danish breakfast, baths, clean clothes, picking up toys, and getting the munchkins ready to go to grandpas so mommy and daddy could go on a lunch date! When it came time to take the munchkins to grandpas I wasn't ready to go yet so Ry took them to his house really quick, I finished my hair, then we were off to see Avatar! I went into this movie not knowing what to expect and coming out a HUGE fan! I loved it! It's one of those movies that has a little bit of everything for everyone. I recommend going and seeing it in theaters in the 3D, it's worth the money to see it! Any who, after the movie we realized we didn't have time for our late lunch so we just ran to wal-mart and did a little grocery shopping before heading to grandpa's house really quickly to pick up our munchkins. Then once home did some more picking up before Sara got here to hang out. Sara got to the house and we ate pizza and chatted while I watched my Colts play their first playoff game and YAY they won!!! After the game we played some rockband on the PlayStation before Sara went home and my little family and I all passed out because we had a loong day!

Sunday

Sunday we woke up with the plan of taking the kids to the Cosmosphere but those plans changed and we decided to do a trial run at a cheaper smaller museum to see how our kids would do in that environment so to speak. They did great! We went to the Combat Air Museum in Topeka and it was a blast! Sully loved the planes! We got to go up into a few and that was the best part. The only trouble was no heat in the hangers soo we did our tour very quickly. We plan to go back when it's warmer outside and spend more time but the kids passed the test! They did great! No screaming, no crying, no tantrums, no nothing, just good little monsters! So we decided that soon we will be planning a trip to the Cosmosphere...I hope it goes as well as the C and A Museum. After the museum we went to the mall and did a little shopping! That was fun and after shopping we went out to eat before heading home. I tell ya taking two kids out to eat is a handful, I feel we and any other parents who are brave enough to take their young children to a sit down restaurant are brave souls! The occasional tantrum or just kid troubles sometimes really gets some rude reviews from other restaurant goers but dang it why shouldn't my kids get the pleasure of having dinner out too? K enough complaining our Sunday night was fun too, we played some more rockband with my sister and her boyfriend before putting the munchkins to bed. Then after they were in bed I realized that Charlie...our new chocolate lab....had a vet appt this morning so he needed a bath before that, so crazy me I gave my puppy a bath at 11:30 p.m. last night. That was fun! I got him bathed, brushed, collar on, and into his kennel and went to bed.

Well I took loads of pics at the museum this weekend but thanks to our lovely four month old chew machine I don't have a usb cable to plug my camera into my computer. So I do not have the ability to upload new pics at the moment but will soon and once I do I promise to add some pics of our trip! Suppose for now I will just add a pic of our insane new puppy!!!! We love him, his name is Charlie, he was Sully's birthday present, he's now four months old , a chocolate lab, and a chew machine! He annoys me but I still love him. Any who enjoy your Monday everyone...I am gonna keep wishing mine will turn into Friday.

HOLY COW AN UPDATE!!!!!!!

It's a short update right now but shoot it's something! I know I've been on hiatus for oh about six or seven months now...oops! I've been going through some stuff that in all honesty I don't want to expose to all my lovely readers so I will just say I've been working on it and well I am hoping this post will be the start of a new me! I vow to start posting at least once a week with pics of the kiddos and if we are lucky maybe I will start getting in more than one post but baby steps for now! The kiddos are doing great! We had a wonderful Christmas (another blog I need to write!) and our New Year was fun too! Some birthdays have come and gone since my last post and I will try and update about those too. If I don't get to them all well bummer but if I do yay!!!! We have a busy weekend ahead of us and a trip to the Cosmosphere planned so I'm thinking my next post will be about our trip there. Until then here are a few new pics and enjoy your weekend!!!!!