1. What is something your mom always says to you? Don't play with her stuff.
2. What makes your mom happy? Don't be Naughty
3. What makes your mom sad? Playing with her stuff
4. How does your mom make you laugh? Tickle me
5. What was your mom like as a child? Helped her mom with the dishes
6. How old is your mom? 16
7. How tall is your mom? 8919 feet
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Do the dishes. (Umm, not true)
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Work doing dishes and stuff
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?doing laundry and stuff
11. What is your mom good at? Dishes and stuff
12. What is your mom not very good at? Yoyos
13. What does your mom do for a job? The dishes
14.What is your moms favorite food? Tomatoes
15.What makes you proud of your mom? She is proud of me.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Dora
17. What do you and your mom do together?play puzzles and just doing stuff.
18. How are you and your mom the same? because we are just the same
19. How are you and your mom different? Mom doesn't suck her thumb
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because I give her kisses and hugs
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? Because she hugs and kisses him
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Mom through the eyes of Kjerstin 5.5 years old and at 7.5 years old
I realized the other day I had not posted much about my children lately except the twins. That seems a bit biased so over the next few days I am going to post about my older children. Here is a set of 21 questions I asked Kjerstin when she was 5.5 years old. It is amazing how some answers are pretty much the same as they were 2 years ago. At least I must be consistent with my parenting style! Enjoy, some of these are pretty funny.
KJERSTIN 5.5 YEARS OLD
1. What is something your mom always says to you? “No, you can’t eat Daddy’s treats.” (She had just been told that)
2. What makes your mom happy? “Always be good”
3. What makes your mom sad? “when I am not good”
4. How does your mom make you laugh? Silly faces
5. What was your mom like as a child? Loved to watch tv
6. How old is your mom? “15”
7. How tall is your mom? 8 feet
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Be by herself
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Clean and watch tv (we don’t have tv anymore)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Because you have children
11. What is your mom good at? Cleaning ( you’d imagine my house being spotless, but it is usually a disaster! I wish I was as good as she keeps saying!)
12. What is your mom not very good at? Yoyos
13. What does your mom do for a job? Clean the kitchen and shovel the snow (can you tell we just had a blizzard?)
14.What is your moms favorite food? Meat and rice and mashed potatoes with gravy on top.
15.What makes you proud of your mom? Staying home with me and Kehan and Ashlyn
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Silver mist fairy
17. What do you and your mom do together? Clean the floor
18. How are you and your mom the same? Our mouths are the same
19. How are you and your mom different? Our hair is different
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because my heart tells me
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? Sleeping in bed with him (LOL)
KJERSTIN 7.5 YEARS OLD
1. What is something your mom always says to you?
"Listen to Mom."
2. What makes your mom happy? When I be good.
3. What makes your mom sad? Not listening
4. How does your mom make you laugh? Tickling me
5. What was your mom like as a child? Liked to pick wild honeysuckle
6. How old is your mom? “30”
7. How tall is your mom? 10 feet
8. What is her favorite thing to do? help us pick strawberries
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? works around the house
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? For taking good care of your children
11. What is your mom good at? Good at cooking
12. What is your mom not very good at? art
13. What does your mom do for a job? Do the church bulletin
14.What is your moms favorite food? Lasagna
15.What makes you proud of your mom? Raising me good.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Jasmine
17. What do you and your mom do together?Read books
18. How are you and your mom the same? We both have straight hair.
19. How are you and your mom different? She has brown eyes and I have blue.
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because she tells me she loves me. Helping me out with my chores.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? That he is nice.
KJERSTIN 5.5 YEARS OLD
1. What is something your mom always says to you? “No, you can’t eat Daddy’s treats.” (She had just been told that)
2. What makes your mom happy? “Always be good”
3. What makes your mom sad? “when I am not good”
4. How does your mom make you laugh? Silly faces
5. What was your mom like as a child? Loved to watch tv
6. How old is your mom? “15”
7. How tall is your mom? 8 feet
8. What is her favorite thing to do? Be by herself
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Clean and watch tv (we don’t have tv anymore)
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Because you have children
11. What is your mom good at? Cleaning ( you’d imagine my house being spotless, but it is usually a disaster! I wish I was as good as she keeps saying!)
12. What is your mom not very good at? Yoyos
13. What does your mom do for a job? Clean the kitchen and shovel the snow (can you tell we just had a blizzard?)
14.What is your moms favorite food? Meat and rice and mashed potatoes with gravy on top.
15.What makes you proud of your mom? Staying home with me and Kehan and Ashlyn
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Silver mist fairy
17. What do you and your mom do together? Clean the floor
18. How are you and your mom the same? Our mouths are the same
19. How are you and your mom different? Our hair is different
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because my heart tells me
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? Sleeping in bed with him (LOL)
KJERSTIN 7.5 YEARS OLD
1. What is something your mom always says to you?
"Listen to Mom."
2. What makes your mom happy? When I be good.
3. What makes your mom sad? Not listening
4. How does your mom make you laugh? Tickling me
5. What was your mom like as a child? Liked to pick wild honeysuckle
6. How old is your mom? “30”
7. How tall is your mom? 10 feet
8. What is her favorite thing to do? help us pick strawberries
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? works around the house
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? For taking good care of your children
11. What is your mom good at? Good at cooking
12. What is your mom not very good at? art
13. What does your mom do for a job? Do the church bulletin
14.What is your moms favorite food? Lasagna
15.What makes you proud of your mom? Raising me good.
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Jasmine
17. What do you and your mom do together?Read books
18. How are you and your mom the same? We both have straight hair.
19. How are you and your mom different? She has brown eyes and I have blue.
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because she tells me she loves me. Helping me out with my chores.
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? That he is nice.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
AppleCheeks Diaper Liners VS. Bummis BioSoft Diaper Liners
The diaper liner is a well known tool for most cloth diapering families. It is though one that is often forgotten in my house because at 19 months Eli and Ellie are wiggly and just want to run and play so the diaper has to go on quick and the liner is sometimes an after thought. But when remembered it is GREATLY appreciated!
For those of you reading this and wondering, "What the heck is a diaper liner?" It is a piece of fleece cloth or other flushable material that you lay on top of the diaper to catch the messy diapers so you can just pick up the liner and either rinse it in the toilet (fleece cloth) or just flush it down the toilet with the flushable ones. The liners help keep stains off cloth diapers and make cleaning up those really messy diapers SO much easier!
Bummis flushable liners are 100% viscose rayon, a cellulosic fibre derived from natural sources, and are made to their specifications in England.
AppleCheeks flushable liners are also 100% Viscose but, made in China.
Here is what I found comparing both of the liners:
BioSoft liners come in two sizes.
Size 1 is 5" x 12"
Size 2 is 7.5" x 12"
AppleCheeksliners come in one size and are 6.5" x 11"
The BioSoft liners are not quite as soft as AppleCheeks liners but still soft.
Both liners come in rolls of 100.
Both liners do exactly what they say and catch the mess so you can just pick it up and flush.
For me I prefer the AppleCheeks because of my petite babies. The Size 2 BioSoft liners are just too wide and I end up folding them in a little and the Size 1s are too narrow now, but as infants they sure worked well! So AppleCheeks fits the gap for us coming in a little wider than the Size 1s but narrower than the size 2s.
You can purchase BioSoft liners here at My Baby Pumpkin.
You can purchase AppleCheek Liners here at Sweetbottoms Baby Boutique.
Both AppleCheeks 2 Sized Washable Diaper System and the Bummis line of cloth diapers are Canadian companies that proudly manufacture all their diapers in Canada.
I have had personal contact from each company. Ilana and Amy at AppleCheeks are two of the funnest people I have "met." I say "met" as I have only corresponded through email and watching their live Ustream chat during the release of their two prints. I can say they are quite a pair and I am sad I may never know them in person because they seem so fun! Definately people who would brighten a dark day!
I have been in email contact with Shirley at Bummis in the past also by doing testing of new products for them. I have had the honor of participating in two different testing rounds for different products. While I cannot discuss the items I have tested besides their news cover the SuperLite, which you can see here, I can say that they are really out to find the newest cloth diaper hit. It is a long process getting through testing so I have been patiently waiting to see what or when they bring some of the products I have tested to the market.
I have enjoyed both companies and can say they both strive to help their customers be happy and succeed with their cloth diapering choices. I highly recommend both companies to those searching around for the right cloth diaper.
For those of you reading this and wondering, "What the heck is a diaper liner?" It is a piece of fleece cloth or other flushable material that you lay on top of the diaper to catch the messy diapers so you can just pick up the liner and either rinse it in the toilet (fleece cloth) or just flush it down the toilet with the flushable ones. The liners help keep stains off cloth diapers and make cleaning up those really messy diapers SO much easier!
Bummis flushable liners are 100% viscose rayon, a cellulosic fibre derived from natural sources, and are made to their specifications in England.
AppleCheeks flushable liners are also 100% Viscose but, made in China.
Here is what I found comparing both of the liners:
BioSoft liners come in two sizes.
Size 1 is 5" x 12"
Size 2 is 7.5" x 12"
AppleCheeksliners come in one size and are 6.5" x 11"
The BioSoft liners are not quite as soft as AppleCheeks liners but still soft.
Both liners come in rolls of 100.
Both liners do exactly what they say and catch the mess so you can just pick it up and flush.
For me I prefer the AppleCheeks because of my petite babies. The Size 2 BioSoft liners are just too wide and I end up folding them in a little and the Size 1s are too narrow now, but as infants they sure worked well! So AppleCheeks fits the gap for us coming in a little wider than the Size 1s but narrower than the size 2s.
You can purchase BioSoft liners here at My Baby Pumpkin.
You can purchase AppleCheek Liners here at Sweetbottoms Baby Boutique.
Both AppleCheeks 2 Sized Washable Diaper System and the Bummis line of cloth diapers are Canadian companies that proudly manufacture all their diapers in Canada.
I have had personal contact from each company. Ilana and Amy at AppleCheeks are two of the funnest people I have "met." I say "met" as I have only corresponded through email and watching their live Ustream chat during the release of their two prints. I can say they are quite a pair and I am sad I may never know them in person because they seem so fun! Definately people who would brighten a dark day!
I have been in email contact with Shirley at Bummis in the past also by doing testing of new products for them. I have had the honor of participating in two different testing rounds for different products. While I cannot discuss the items I have tested besides their news cover the SuperLite, which you can see here, I can say that they are really out to find the newest cloth diaper hit. It is a long process getting through testing so I have been patiently waiting to see what or when they bring some of the products I have tested to the market.
I have enjoyed both companies and can say they both strive to help their customers be happy and succeed with their cloth diapering choices. I highly recommend both companies to those searching around for the right cloth diaper.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Family Wedding Weekend
This past weekend my husband's brother married a wonderful girl. Our oldest two daughters were asked to be flower girls and our oldest son was a ringbearer. It was a beautiful wedding and we are very happy to have a new member in the family. Our kids really enjoy calling her Auntie too!
Our family. This was the best shot of our family quickly taken after the ceremony on Saturday. Hey at least everyone is looking at the camera and no one is crying right? I would have liked a few more smiles but over all it is a pretty good picture. I love my family!
Our family. This was the best shot of our family quickly taken after the ceremony on Saturday. Hey at least everyone is looking at the camera and no one is crying right? I would have liked a few more smiles but over all it is a pretty good picture. I love my family!
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