Funny Finley Musings!

We are still in Mexico, really enjoying our family time! Had to share some fun Finley stories so far on this trip.
First, we had been telling her lots about the trip...she is a girl who wants to know all the details! So we left out crazy early 4:30am on Wednesday morning and Fin couldn't sleep...so excited! Well, she asked us several times that morning: "when are we gonna see your ami?" Well, it wasn't til about the 3rd time that we finally understood what she meant...because we had told her, first we fly to Miami...Chris and I were laughing in amazement, of course My Ami, Your Ami!! HA!
Second, when we finally got into Cancun and trying to get off the plane...Finley was saying "Hola" to everyone (such a great little spanish speaker!) Well, the nice French couple behind us thought she was adorable and said, "Do you speak French too?" To which Finley replied without missing a beat, "French Fries!" So funny!
Third, we were ordering at the pool bar yesterday with lots of other vacationers around and after ordering our drinks, the bartender said jokingly to Cason, "and what for you little baby, tequila?" And Finley yelled back at him, "NO, HE WANTS BOOBIE MILK!"
Such a funny age, she certainly keeps us on our toes and laughing!

WOW!! This is where we will be tomorrow!

Ok, so my husband is amazing! He is REALLY good at his job and often times that carries over into being "Super Manager" for his family too...like when you get an email 3 days before you are supposed to leave on vacation saying that your resort has overbooked and you have to be moved to another resort! So he handled it all...they were giving us great options very fair swaps but we had booked a suite since we were travelling with the kids and wanted a seperate room so we could nap them and put them to bed earlier and we could still hang out and they weren't finding us another suite. SOOOO, Chris researched it and found this SWANKY resort that did have a suite available and shot it to him as an option, aaannnnddd THEY DID IT! It is a way more expensive place (not for us...they are paying the resort to move us there) And we have the Platinum Suite with this amazing balcony and our OWN PRIVATE POOL! WHAT?!?!? It is kinda hysterical to me and I am sure we are ruining Finley since this is our first major vaca with kids. Anyway, we are so excited...our family really needs the time away and we all need the rest. We all need to unplug from the craziness for a bit and just be together!
We will post more pics!

We are open!! I can't believe it! We have worked so hard and we are SO tired but our 2nd store is officially open! Hope you all get to see it sometime. It is so fun and exciting. Our husbands and families have worked so hard and are very tired too, we are so lucky to have such amazing helpers! I am thankful, thankful, thankful!

Finley "Reading"

This video really makes me laugh...it is Finley "reading" one of her Valentine cards. She is hilarious the things she makes up and she tries to sound so formal too! Enjoy!

Our Newest Kitchen Adventure!

Wheat Bread

Ingredients

1. 4 1/2 C Flour
2. 2 tsp sea salt
3. 1/3 C oil
4. 1/3 C honey
5. 1 1/2 C Warm Water
6. 1 Tblsp Yeast
7. 2 Tblsp lecithin

Directions

1. Pour warm water in machine. Add half of the flour. Turn on low speed add yeast and mix on low. Rest 5-10 min. Add flour, leaving a cup out, oil, honey, salt, lecithen. Mix while going add 1 C flour @ at time until completly leaves sides of bowl. Kneed for 10 min (level 2). Fill greased pans. Rise 30-40 min. Bake 350 for 40 min.

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FUN STUFF!

I spend alot of time lately looking for cool things online for our new kids store and it is so fun!!
Just look at some of the fun stuff I get to discover like these awesome shoes I found tonite that I LOVE! Hope we get to carry them in our store! Oh and on a funny note Finley is really excited for our new store but can't get the name right.
"Little your kid star"
"Little kid gear star"
"Little your kid is a star"
It is hilarious to hear her go through her list and laugh at herself like oh man that wasn't right either! HA!

Still here...Cason is doing better, we are barely getting any sleep though and man that overflows into so many areas of your life! Someday I will get sleep again and remember what it feels like to function in a somewhat normal fashion but today is not that day. Lord, please let it be soon though...my brain hurts!
On a brighter note...I had such a special night with Finley...she has been needing some extra attention with all this sick brother attention lately and Cason was napping in his swing and Chris was working late and we had so much fun together! TV and phone off, full attention on her and she was thrilled about it. I am realizing that her love language is quality time, at least right now it is. She is so much fun and I am so lucky to be her mom!

Haven't had much time to do anything lately, let alone blog. Life fills heavy right now...hard to carry! I do know that this will pass and I do know that I continue to count my blessings, always knowing that things could be worse and that I AM NEVER ALONE. Thank you Jesus! There are so many moments as a mommy when you feel alone...you know that voice that says...if someone could see me now in this ______ (fill in blank) (crazy, overwhelmed, exhausted, messy, frustrating, etc.) moment! Well, He does and sometimes I have to remind myself that.
Anyway, seems like I have had a lot of those moments lately. Cason has been SOO sick, scary sick, taking ALL of my time and sleep sick! We are wading through it. He seems better tonite but has been wheezing and coughing so much that we are doing breathing treatments every 4 hours, on a steroid and also started Zantac for his Acid Reflux and Colic. Poor sweet boy just has had a rough go so far! Good thing we didn't have him first, ha! Anyway, here is a sad pic of him getting his breathing treatment...he is usually so good during them, just sits calmly like he knows it is good for him! I love him so much! His smile is amazing!

One more pic from the sweep! My sweet little shopper! Too bad those carseats are so big...I could have gotten more!

SUPERMARKET SWEEP!

This was a favorite show at our house...I remember watching with my sister Bronwyn and planning our foolproof winning run around the supermarket. Gotta go for the big bonus and the meat! Ha!
Well, anyway last week I came across a real live supermarket sweep of my own. A local Food Lion was going out of business and put EVERYTHING in the grocery store 60% OFF!!! What?!?!?
It was dangerous! I am telling you it was like crack to this little miss cheap, ahem, I mean bargain hunter. So I got there around 9ish, it was crazy and I had both kids with me...ok I know, I am the crazy one. So there I was living it up for over 2 hours and finally conceded to leave as Finley was starting to melt down. Ok, but here is where it gets really crazy. I took the kids across the street to Sonic, raised Finley's blood sugar, nursed Cason AND WENT BACK!!!!!!! I couldn't help it all I could think as I left was all the things I should have gotten. SO, after another 2 hours there I again decided to leave when I knew Fin had had it. How did I know you ask? Well, I turned around to find her with a package of marshmallows hanging from her mouth, hands out to the side and spinning in circles! Yea, time to go!
I did some serious carnage that day! My husband was horrified...good thing we have been married so long! Took many days to find places for all of it but I am happy to say it is now all away, or at least in a pile out of sight, heehee!!