Shoes

Hayden's never been a hard one to dress. We don't fight over what he's going to wear...he usually just puts on whatever I lay out. Don't get me wrong, he does have certain t-shirts that he has loved more than others and the kid is a sucker for patterned socks (toy story in particular), but when it comes to shoes he definitely has his favorites.

And they are known as his "super fast shoes". Why is this? We have no idea. I guess because they are totally psychodelic looking or something, but who knows really. He has to wear them to school every day and if he has it in his mind that he needs to wear them somewhere else, then sometimes we have issues. I honestly don't get it because I bought him a new pair of low-top Converse's for school this year and he says they are girl shoes. Say what?

Pineapple Upside Down Pancakes

Hayden wanted pancakes for dinner tonight and I wanted to try something different. These were delicious, especially with a little cinnamon butter on top and a tall glass of cold milk.

Yummy! Here is the recipe:

Pineapples:
Melt 2T butter in small skillet. Stir in 1/3 C brown sugar and let caramelize. Add 1 C diced pineapple and cook until juice is evaporated. (I also added around 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.)

Pancakes:
1 C all purpose flour
1 T white sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 C milk
1 egg
2 T vegetable oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Combine dry ingredients. Make a well in the center. Combine milk, egg, oil, and vanilla in separate bowl. Pour milk mixture into flour mixture. Beat with whisk until smooth and do not stir again (this is the key to fluffy pancakes!). Scoop by 1/4 cup-fulls into hot skillet or griddle. Spoon desired amount of pineapples onto pancakes. Flip when they become bubbly. Serve warm with cinammon butter and leftover caramel sauce, if desired.

Wish I had a picture to share, but we ate them too fast! :)

What you missed over the weekend...

Or for the past 2 weeks. We've been busy busy getting ready for school and being sick (blech). Hayden and Livee both had fevers 2 weekends ago and then I had one this past weekend (which made getting ready for Hayden's party so much fun). I tagged clothes for a couple of weeks and worked on the house to get it picked up really well, along with the usual errands and dentist appointments. I've also watched my neighbor's little girl a few times for her to go on job interviews.

Chillin' at home on one of their "sick" days. You can't say we're not casual at home. Check out those bear feet paired with Spiderman jammies and a sword. :)

We gave Hayden his big gift from us a little early, mainly because we wanted to play it with him! It is soooooo fun, too!

Last Thursday Hayden started Georgia pre-k up the road from us. He goes 8-2:30 every day. He has a morning snack and eats lunch there. The first day he was gone Livee followed us around like she was lost. She is still doing that, but today she did entertain herself for a little bit so I am looking forward to this fall with her when we get a routine down pat.

His first day of Georgia Pre-K. He was so excited to start his new school!

Last Friday Grammie and Deeda came and brought Uncle Brandon and cousin Carson with them for Hayden's birthday! Carson and Hayden had a great time playing together and we actually were able to let them play in Hayden's room without worrying about them killing each other. What a difference a year makes!

They came down from his room on Saturday night dressed like this. So cute!

On Saturday we got up bright and early for Hayden's party. I scheduled it at 10 am for the pool because I didn't want it to be too hot for all of the adults. The weather was really nice! After all the kiddies swam for a while we chowed down on nuggets, chips, dip, pasta salad, and watermelon. Then Hayden blew out his candles so we could eat cake and ice cream. After that, Hayden opened his gifts and the kids swam some more. Then it was time to go! Two hours flies by quickly when you have swimming to fill it up! We had a great day with family and friends!

The Luau Spread

Caught Jack with his mouth full of watermelon! Hayden didn't even eat any cake.

The beach cake + Buzz and Woody (as requested). It was so good!

Swimming with his buds was fun. Oh wait, where is he? Off swimming with Uncle Chris!

Hayden is 5!

Here is a glimpse of the cake when everyone sings to him!

A Cure for Boredom?

I've been kind of bored at home over the weekend because Dave has been at work. And, today I have been doing lots of stuff around the house, but that is still kind of boring sometimes.

Well, I was complaining about it earlier and do you know what the cure was?

#1 - I asked Dave to lower the crib mattress and #2 - I fixed spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. Dave has been working on the crib for 2 1/2 hours and now has to get a metal cutter to cut through one of the bolts because it is stripped and we can't get it out. The crib is flipped over sideways and everything is a mess in her room.

We had our spaghetti dinner in the midst of that and Livee had it all over her, so I decided to go ahead and give her a bath. She has had a rash on her bottom so I've been letting her "air out" quite a bit in the last several days and decided to do that tonight. Right after I got her lotion on her she peed in the floor. No biggie, I've been cleaning up pee every now and then for a few days. But then she got "the face". I asked her if she was pooping like she was going to answer me or something and when I got up to rush her to the potty it was already out. When I picked her up it plopped down on top of one of her books in the floor. Gag.

I will be thinking more carefully before I complain about being bored again.

In case you missed it....

Here is another video of Livee walking. Since she practiced all afternoon yesterday and all day today, she is getting better!

*Please ignore the woman blabbing in the background.*