Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Rice Cereal Chronicles




Well, at almost 6 months old (Can't believe how fast this is going! :( ), we decided it was time to give the Prez a taste of the good stuff...well maybe not really the good stuff (unless you like rice cereal like my good friend, Amber ), but the stuff that leads to the good stuff...good old organic rice cereal.


To say she was less than impressed is an understatement. I guess formula is just so much tastier. :)

She more impressed with her Cat in the Hat bib!

So, we shall try again tomorrow. Honestly, I am more excited for her to try the fruits and veggies. I had so much fun making her brother's baby food a couple years ago. All the different combos were so fun to come up with. I'll never forget giving him green beans for the first time and him gagging with each bite. Too funny. Obviously to this day, he is not a lover of green beans. :) This site was an amazing tool for me as a first time mom, who wanted to make my own baby food! I used it a TON! I have no idea if I'll have the time, or let's face it, the energy this time around to make the Prez's baby food, but I plan to try! So, remember as you are eating your yummy meals tonight, that at least you aren't having to eat plain old rice cereal like the Prez! :)

xoxo,
Ash

ps...if you know the Prez in real life, you might be amazed that she doesn't have a huge bow/flower on, she wanted me to let you know that sometimes at home,
she likes to relax bow-free. :) but in case you don't recognize her without a bow, here a recent pic from her monthly shoot.






Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Here I go again...


Well hello there! Welcome to my fabulous blog! I have been interested in starting a blog since before my son (almost three) was born, but I just never got around to it! I had a running blog for a few months while I was training for a half marathon with Team in Training to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society but it was hard to keep up and then my friend had a creepy experience with her running blog and I was over it! It was too freaky. So, here I am trying it again, 2 kids later! I'm not even sure what kind of a blog I am going for at this point. I follow so many blogs and I'm always thinking "hey, I should be doing this too!," but again I just never get around to it because life is sooooooo busy! Prime example is how I started this blog back in April (2011) and here I am posting on December 28th, finally! One of my 2012 resolutions is to blog almost daily to keep track of what is going on in our daily lives. Hopefully, I can live up to this! You guys can hold me accountable! :) The past five months of my life have literally FLOWN by so fast (too fast!) and I just want to be able to look back in 5, 10, 20 years, etc and remember all the little things. Whether that be the little things the ex-presidents (my kiddos) do, firsts, smiles, poop explosions, sleep training, potty training, cooking, things I try, stuff I sell/make, you get the idea! Basically this is going to be a place to put my thoughts, projects and experiences down! The good, the bad and the ugly. Hopefully more good than anything! :) So, hi, it's nice to meet you! I hope you will follow me in this fun, crazy, so very blessed journey, where you will find out about my LOVE for my family, anything (and everything) monogrammed, the color pink, anything (and everything)leopard print (it's a neutral! duh!), HUGE bows, plaid, coffee, chocolate, stationary, crowns and wine! We can't forget the wine! :)

xoxo,
Ash