Crib Sleeping

Belly showing, mouth wide open. 

This is how we roll.

Meet Donald and Hilary!

We got goats!

The facts:

They're Nigerian Dwarf/Pygmy goats.

They eat poison ivy.

They poop everywhere.

They are like dogs. They follow you around the yard, crawl into your lap, and hop up on your back.

This is Donald. He likes the ladies. He's the most social and cuddly goat.

This is Hilary. She's a bit shy but she's coming around

This was not staged. :)

They're awesome!

Strawberry Pickin'

Who knew that a toddler could be such a good strawberry picker??

My youngest was passed out

Yum! 3 gallons-one for eating, one for jam, and one chopped up and frozen for smoothies (that's about one gallon pictured)

Cookies and Cups

Hello world :) 

Mom took my picture right before I peed on her comforter. Gotcha Mom!

It's a known fact that I like cookbooks. I hoard them. 
I've had my eye on the Cookies and Cups cookbook by Shelly Jaronsky for a while. Then my fellow blogger KPS said that she had eyed it as well and I knew, just knew that it had to become part of my permanent collection. 
I do not regret my decision for one tiny minute. 
Do I want to make every stinkin thing in there? Dang it. Yes.
Here goes nothing!

Up first: Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip bars (my pick) and an Oatmeal Cream Cookie Cake (Grey's pick)

Ignore her face, we're excited!

My cookie batter tester (He approved)

My munchkin that approved approx 4-6 hours later when it impacted my boobie milk ;)

Ooey Gooey Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Bars!

Review: 5 outta 5 Spatulas!
So easy to make. You make cookie dough, split it into 2 sections, one for the bottom layer and one for the top. For once, I felt like there was enough dough to actually have 2 full layers. Usually I end up scrounging around for the top layer. The caramel in the middle consisted of mixing caramels and milk. This prob took the longest and I had to make sure that I kept an eye on it so it didn't burn. Other than that, it was simple and so so so delicious. 

Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookie Cake

Review: 5 outta 5 Spatulas!
This was a little bit more time consuming only because you had to make the cookies, let them cool, and then make the marshmallow butter cream frosting. Grey insisted on putting the cake together since it was his pick. The cookies were fantastic. You could actually taste the cinnamon in them and they were super soft. When Grey took a bite, he sighed and said, "This is perfect."
Win. Win. Win.

Up next: Pull apart Praline Bread!

Seriously, if you're a baker, you need this cookbook! (It also has dinner recipes in the back like frito sloppy joes!  Who doesn't love a good messy sloppy joe?!)

A Letter

To the woman at the library who called my 3 month old daughter "big,"

You. You are the reason why people struggle. You are the reason why girls never feel accepted according to their looks. You are mean and spiteful and you should be thankful that I didn't hit you. Really?! A three month old? You should be ashamed of yourself.  I hope you saw me catch my breath when you said it. I hope you heard, really heard, me when I corrected you and told you that she was perfect and normal. And I hope you noticed that we got up and left after that.
Jesus died so that we would never have to feel validated by the world. My baby girl was created in Christ's image and I pray that people like you never cause her to stumble and doubt the way that God made her. Shame on you.

Mother's Day

A day filled with:
*Lots of texts (Thanks!!)
*3 cat turds on the bathroom floor 
*Both children up early and crying
*A lack of sleep from getting up 5 (FIVE!) times in the middle of the night due to a sleep regression/growth spurt and Papa Lanc butt dialing us
* A small toddler that announced, "Mommy. Don't tell me no!"
*A small toddler that got his tushy whipped from the previous statement.
*Way too many salted caramel chocolate chip bars
*A margarita 
*Some research on goats and german shephards

#realLife

Thanks Mom for teaching me to raise my kids and love my husband like Jesus!

Next year?
Grey will take both kids and give me the weekend to sleep and watch movies and bake and read books and sleep and take baths and go to the gym and sleep and clean the house and SLEEP.

PS - Thanks God for making me a momma!

(Emmie Lyn at about 3 weeks old)

Steps

Step 1: Mark your wall. (Not pictured)

Step 2: Start laying down the tape.

 This.

 Takes.

 Forever.
Step 3: Buy some paint samples and randomly throw some color up on the wall.

 Step 4: Beg your husband to finish the job because who in their right mind decided that I had this much extra time and patience?!
(He doesn't indulge me.)
Step 5: Take a 1-2 day break
Step 6: Get a sudden burst of energy at 10:00 one night and finish painting.

Step 7: Yell "Freeeedommmm" as you tear that tape off the wall to discover your beautifully painted "tile look alike" backsplash.

Step 8: Cry. You've only done one wall.