Meat-a-licious Fab Food Finds

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CRACKA!!!

I have to share a fews things about Lia. It has been a while since Ive showcased her..... so today I want to put her in the spotlight.

Lia has such a funny little personality. She is a good little eater too and lately just wants to eat all the time! If she's hungry she goes into the pantry and this is what she does. She does this ALL day! It cracks me up everytime. I love the way she says CRACKA!

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The other day I heard Rowan yelling for me. I heard him say" momma Lia's stuck... come get her!" So when I got downstairs,this is what I found. I laughed so hard that I had to run and get the camera!


Rowan and Lia pose pretty well for pictures and you would think that by the look of things, they are the best of buds. Well....I have to admit they do like eachother, but they also annoy eachother A LOT and Lia is always screaming at him. They are starting already!

Lia is so sweet and i just love her! She is so mellow and is very content walking around the house doing her own thing. This morning I found her in her room in her rocking chair reading books. She absolutely loves books and has to sleep with one. Lia is also starting to talk alot and yesterday copied her toy phone and was saying "hello" and "adios". It was pretty funny.


P.S. This is totally off the subject but I just got a call from a very good friend and her little new born baby Olivia has been admitted to Primary Childrens. She was born 4-5 weeks early but was able to go home after a few days in the hospital. Lastnight she was having difficlulty breathing and they admitted her with R.S.V. Please remember her and her family in your prayers:)

Fab Food Finds.....

If your a friend or family member or a friend of a friend and youve made a goal to get healthier this year you might want to start reading Healthy Thoughts. I just posted some Fab Food Finds and will be updating this blog more often. Many of you are looking for weight loss support, snack ideas, recipes and more, so heres a place to share all of that! I use the point system from Weight Watchers but do what works for you! Hope you will all check it out again and share lots of comments!

Bribery=MIRACLES!

So here at the Nielsen home there has been some serious bribery going on. I decided on Tuesday morning that I have had enough of changing two bums all day long. Rowan turned three in December, he is a big boy now, and it is TIME! I have tried twice before to potty train this kid and he just cried and cried and whined and whined every time I sat him on the potty, so I stopped. I decided this time however, that I didn't care if he cried...this was it...and I wasn't going to let that stop my efforts. So Tuesday morning we headed off to good old Dollar Tree( weve got to support Lorens job) to buy lots of treats and toys. I let Rowan pick out whatever he wanted and told him he could have one, every time he went potty. He had to actually GO potty and not just sit on the potty. This created some serious excitement and so he decided to try. I just about died when he actually went! It was a MIRACLE on Top View Rd! I was a little sceptical if he would do it again, but every time I put him on the toto he went. This is now his third day and he is doing great. He hasn't pooped on the potty yet. He pooped in his pull up once yesterday but we will work on it today. If he does this, he gets a new Lightning McQueen scooter that I promised he could ride every time he goes poop. So that's what we will do. He will get 10 minutes on the scooter each time he goes poopie. I think this just might work! Hurray! Miracles do happen!

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Here is a pic of all the bribery


Speaking of big boys. Rowan started his first sports lesson on Wed. I signed him up for preschool Hockey. He absolutely loved it! He was the youngest one there, so he required a bit more attention from the teacher. He didnt quite get all the directions they were sending his way, but his skills with the stick and the ball were awesome! He didnt understand the concept of lining up or going to the back of the line but we will work on that. Next month he will do T-ball. Every month they teach a new sport. This will be so good for Rowan. He is one giant sports lover and is in his element when hes playing.

Just one of those days!

Today is just one of those days! AAAHHHH! It all started with Rowan wanting a banana and then deciding after I opened it that he didnt want it. This kid does this to me ALL the time and I am tired of the waste! I decided to make him stay at the table until he was done( it was only half and I had to make a point). That just made it ALL worse. It turned into a huge battle! He then went to time out for not staying there and he cried and cried while I tried to get ready for the day. Soon after, Lia started getting extremely whiney while I was trying to get us off to a playdate. I wasnt sure if the kids were in the MOOD..... but didnt want to cancel. I went upstairs to do my hair and as I lifted my arms, I pinched a nerve in my bumm shoulder and neck. I ended up having to cancel the playdate...sorry Jill...and ended up joining the cry fest right along with the kids. Can you picture it? It was one, wonderful start to our day!