Going Back

As of tonight my maternity leave is officially over. The past 7 weeks have gone by in a blur. I have enjoyed so much spending time with my sweet Cooper. He is such a wonderful baby and such a joy to be with. I know that every mom has this heart break moment when they return to work, but it truly is awful!

I do feel very blessed that Cooper has a wonderful place to go while I am at work. He will be going to Leigh Anne Cowles' like Colby did as a baby. She is wonderful and I trust her completely. I just hate the thought of Cooper figuring out that other people besides Mommy can take care of him! :)

I also am extremely blessed to work at a place where I love the people I work with and am supported by them. The staff at Warren East Middle School is a true family and I know they will lend their shoulders for me to cry on if I need to. I have missed my work family though and it will be nice to see them again.

I'm just not ready to trade this sweet face



these sweet little feet



or the tiny hand that holds my heart




for hormonal and smart mouthed teenagers! Yikes!!



The photos used in this post were taken by Angie Wingfield. To view her blog just click on her name!

Bad?

Does it make me a bad person if I know that my son can sleep well in this car seat while setting on the clothes dryer while it is running? Does it make me a bad person if I sat him on the clothes dryer in his car seat so I can clean the house and do laundry? Does it make me a bad person that I want to put a clothes dryer in my bedroom for night time sleep? Just wondering!

Wordless Wednesday

Dropping It!

Today was my post baby visit to Dr. Lyons. I am thrilled to announce that I have lost weight. I am less than thrilled however to know that my scales are LIARS!!! According to home I have lost 22 lbs from my PRE pregnancy weight. According to Dr. Lyons scales I have lost only 18, but hey. I'll take it!

I most likely would have lost more had I not stumbled onto this lovely thing.



This chocolate molten lava cake was a yummy desert found on Lesley's blog from the Pioneer Woman. For the recipe click here! You will be glad you did............unless you are going to the doctor!

Signs

I have an addiction. I am addicted to primitive signs. To the point that Jeremy doesn't allow me to go to Martin's Wholesale anymore where they sell them. Here are a few of the signs I have around my house.









I have one that is on the tacky side, but it fits me so it hangs in my kitchen.......placed right by Jeremy's seat at the table.



But this sign is my favorite. I have had it for years hanging in classrooms full of children but I was FINALLY able to hang it in my home!



I think these signs give the home a little personality and I really like the sayings on them. Now I just need to find one that says "Bless this mess" and our house will be complete! :)

Measuring Up

I am thrilled to death that God has blessed me with two healthy boys. When each of the boys were exactly one month old I did their hand and foot prints and framed them. Look at them side by side.



Cooper's is the much larger prints on the left while Colby's are the teeny tiny prints on the right..........I think it really irritates him to think that if Cooper is bigger than Colby was as a baby that he just might be bigger than him when they grow up too! :)

Channeling My Inner Betty Crocker

I am not a good cook. I don't like to cook and don't like to clean it up so I always go for what is easiest for the family. I would be fine with Stouffer's meals each night, but Mr. Vincent won't go for that. So for me to kick my culinary skills up a notch for Valentine's Day was a BIG deal!

You see, Colby wanted to take something "cool" for his class Valentine's Party. He told this request to Nana who graciously bought stuff at Hobby Lobby for ME and Colby to make chocolate lollipops for all 67 kids in his class (really there is only 26 but that is a LOT of kindergarten kids!) I really thought since she bought the stuff she would make it, but I was wrong. I think it was her evil plan all along!

The lollipops were not hard to make, however they were very time consuming. It took 2 and a half ours to make enough for his class. In the future I will know to get more than one mold (is Nana torturing me?)

Melting chocolate and lollipop sticks were needed. I also bought some white chocolate almond bark to make white chocolate lollipops too. The Wilton melting chocolate seen here worked best though.



You pour the melted chocolate in the mold. It then goes in the fridge for 15-20 minutes before you can remove them from the mold.



Colby wanted to do sports balls instead of hearts. They turned out really well!



Then I wrapped them in treat bags and twisted ties around them until my fingers were raw.



I did all of this because my little boy owns my heart!



On Saturday I had another culinary adventure. I took a roll of chocolate chip cookie dough and formed it into the shape of a heart. After it had baked I wrote "Be Mine" in the center and put the boys names at the top of the heart and Dad in the bottom. They loved it and ate it up, but sadly it was too ugly to post a picture!!!

A Betty Crocker I am not, but I did make an effort this weekend! Now I think I'm good for a while!