stories of my life

I know what y'all are thinking. "Erin blogged again? but it hasn't even been a month yet." I know, I know, I am a slacker. But I am trying to be better.

A few stories for you, before I forget them again.

The other night we had carrots as a side dish and we were telling the boys how carrots are good for your eyes and help you see better. Logan inhales his and opens his eyes real big and then gets frustrated because his eyesight wasn't any better. I guess he thought he would be able to see through walls or something.

Logan has a fan in his room, but he doesn't like it on because it makes noise. Instead, he strips down at night to his undies. (if we are lucky!) I can't tell you how many times he has come into our room in the morning with his footie pajamas around his ankles, or no shirt/pants on.

Bronson is turning 3 next month and we (meaning me) are planning him a bug party. He is very excited about it and I am having fun trying to think of bug themed games and favors. Can I just tell you how much I ♥ Oriental Trading. And I am not the only one, we got a catalog from them the other day and Logan spent probably 1/2 hour ohhing and ahhing over the items. yeah, he may be broken.

Bronson has a very active imagination. Usually this is great. But at nighttime it can be a problem. He is afraid of everything. He is worried that his toys are going to come to life. He keeps telling me that his 'mickey mouse pieces are getting scarier'. Just last night I had to give him one of my pillows because he was worried his pillow was going to come to life. (just to clarify a bit, his pillow is a caterpillar/bug.)

In other news, my good friend who was a neighbor at our old apartment just moved down the street! I am so excited to have her close by again, and I just love watching our boys all play together. welcome to the neighborhood Krystal!

I found a great website the other day that I wanted to share with ya'll. Make and Takes. she has a great/simple recipe for edible play dough. it is made with peanut butter. my boys just loved it! we and a great time and they ate as we went. they couldn't believe they were allowed to eat it.

she also has an easy recipe for german pancakes. they pretty much taste like crepes but with out the work! my boys could eat half a pan, easy.

Another site I found a while ago and I have been wanting to pass on, for those of you who don't read craft/decor blogs. This site is AWESOME. It is called Knock Off Wood. What she does is show you how to make furniture! Like Pottery Barn and Land of Nod furniture. she breaks it down step by step, I have about 15 things on my list that I want to build. YAY! Check it out, and let me know what you think.