Picky 2 Yr Old

I have the pickiest 2 year old eater on the planet. Sugarpuff will basically only eat a handful of different foods or so. It's frustrating when I try to introduce him to healthier and different kinds of foods and he continuously refuses. He loves chips though. Currently I'm combing through the internet to find easy to make meals for picky toddlers. I'm pretty sure he'll like smoothies so I will make it a goal to prepare tasty and healthy smoothies for breakfast.

Some Days They Try Your Patience

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Today the kids were extra active and frustrating. I stopped by McDonalds to get dinner after I picked up the kids. As usual, I could not sit still and eat without Sugarpuff running around and getting into trouble and annoying other customers in the restaurant. As I tried to eat, he tried climbing onto all the tables, intruded on other family's tables by touching their things or walking through their table area, invaded the janitor's closet, and upturned the soda onto the floor. This is typical of a day after school with Sugarpuff. I always try holding him while I eat but he struggles so hard that eventually I have a hard time trying to eat while holding him so I have to let him go.

Pony Ride Pictures

The pictures came out for Sweetheart and Sugarpuff's pony ride and picture day. The photographers had apparently brought hats and scarves for the kids to wear in the pictures. They had the kids posing in the most adorable ways! With their little arms and fists under their chins and sitting on the pony with cowboy hats and scarves around their necks, the pictures were perfect. They also got to ride the pony around on the grounds.

The first week of school, Sweetheart continuously offered me her work from that day of school. They were colored drawings, tracing numbers, paintings, etc. I realized that I wanted to keep these precious works that she had labored on in class for years to come to look back on. It'll be a great conversation piece for me and her as she gets older! :)

Starting School

My toddlers have started school together. I think it's really cute that they are going to school togther. I had forgotton that when little children start school, they also bring home viruses from the other kids. Almost immediately after Sugarpuff started school, he came down with conjunctivitis. It is very contagious and soon his sister and I got it. It's taken me and my daughter a month to start getting over it. I think my allergies are just aggravating it more though. It's nothing like a virus to totally turn your days upside down. I was non-productive for the most part. It's a terrible virus and I'm still getting over it.

They had pony ride day at school the other day and the kids were dressed up in hats and scarves and pictures were taken on the pony. They looked absolutely adorable! It's nice that the kids are in school and I am happy that they have a regularly scheduled week. I'm also happy with the school. I tried to look at as many schools as possible before deciding on the current one.

America's Got Talent: Kevin Skinner

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It would be nice to find someone with Kevin Skinner's character from America's Got Talent to be my future partner in life. I guess it's a dream but single mothers can wish.

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Water Balloons

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Looks like the kids really like water balloons. I couldn't resist letting them play water balloons today since the weather was so warm. They both ask for them and I can't blame them since it's really fun and cools them down. It was fun watching them squirt each other and throw water filled balloons.



I tried feeding Sugarpuff meatballs and vegetable soup but he wouldn't have it. He fell back on the old favorite: salsa chips, fried chicken, and seeds (in this case sunflower seeds). I'm happy he ate something other than chips. Sugarpuff will usually only eat something crunchy like chips. I don't know why he is a bigger size for a toddler his age. He likes to drink milk a lot and maybe that has helped him to grow big and strong or it could be genetics since there are larger people in Sugarpuffs families. Sweetheart was never this picky.

4rth Of July

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It was a tiring day but a good day for the three of us. It seems public transportation has its good points. I didn't have to wait in the very long lines of cars leaving the fireworks locale. The kids got to have a lot of fun. They enjoyed wonderful playgrounds, lots of slushies and ice cream since it was very hot and we didn't have much of an apetite with the heat, a couple of amusement park rides, playing in a jumper, and a real nice fireworks show. I got a lot of excercise pushing the kids around in the heat. I'm glad I bought water from the bargain discount store before leaving for the fireworks locale. Amusement parks and holiday events are always extremely expensive and all the toys and paraphernalia that they sell are very tempting for the kids.