Tall Toddler

It seems like Macyn is growing taller by the day. Those pants I bought her about a month ago are starting to get short already. And by the looks of this picture, she looks taller too!

Twins Much?

Macyn & her Daddy.....in the words of Maury, "You ARE the father!"

Caged Animals

Macyn decided to unlock the door to Buddy's kennel and climb in with him. Good thing she came out simultaneously when he started puking all over due to eating play dough (see previous post.) I thought she escaped the ickiness, but I was wrong. She had some on her shirt and pants. So we stripped her down which gave us a nice shot of her nice, big belly:
No modesty, I tell ya!

Play Dough!

I remember my mom making me homemade Play Dough when we were younger. I thought it seemed like something Macyn would like to play with since she likes to squish all kinds of foods between her fingers. So, once again, I hopped on over to food.com and found a play dough recipe:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1 T. oil
2 t. cream of tartar
food coloring

First, mix all ingredients in saucepan (we were making purple play dough)Then, mix together and stir medium heat until thick:It turns into a ball when its all done:Then let it cool & play away! Store in an air tight container. It actually makes a pretty decent glob about the size of a softball:We gave Macyn some to play with, but as soon as she touched it she make a sour face. It was pretty funny. Maybe another day....

P.S. I wouldn't suggest letting your dog eat any of it, that is unless you want to pick up mounds of dog throw up. Trust me, I know.

Fun at Fareway

I decided to be brave and take Macyn grocery shopping with me since DH had to work. I thought I would try out the kid carts with the car attached, hoping it reminded her of her Cozy Coupe. Well, put it this way - with a Rice Krispie bar in one hand and a sippy cup of juice in the other, this makes for a happy toddler. She also thought she had to say, "hi" to everyone we walked passed which made for a lot of stopping for people to talk back to her and make comments like "at least she isn't texting and driving!"

The car was a great solution for a usually fussy toddler - until it came time to check out. I took her out of the car and she threw a fit. So I put her back in while the cashier rang our groceries. It was at that point where she tried climbing out of the car and was wedged between the register & the cart. I had to do some rescuing and once I got her un-wedged, she threw another fit because she wanted back in the car! During our shopping trip she took off her shoes as well. So I quickly paid and took a flailing child out to the car, strapped her in, put on her shoes, and drove to Hy-Vee. She screamed the entire way. So part of the problem was solved, only to lead to another problem - trying to get her out of the car without a fight. Sigh.

Pre-Spring Swinging

Since we are in an Ice Storm Warning (yes, there is such a thing) we decided to take advantage of the last nice day and go outside and swing. Its funny, because even though Macyn was excited to swing, I think she was a little scared and was much happier just sitting in the swing without moving. But her fears went away once Daddy came home for lunch and did his classic "throw Macyn in the air to make her giggle" game:

Creative Cooking

I was hungry for something sweet & I didn't feel like running to the store, so I had to make use with what I already had on hand. I had 1 white cake mix in the cupboard and that was it. I looked for some recipes on food.com for frosting and came across an easy peanut butter frosting recipe:

1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 t. vanilla

Cream butter and peanut butter together. Add half the powdered sugar and blend. Blend in milk and vanilla. Add remaining powdered sugar. Stir until smooth and well blended.

I decided to go with it since I had all the ingredients on hand. So when I was making the cake, I added some peanut butter and melted some chocolate baking squares I found in the cupboard. The batter itself was oh -so - delicious! The cake baked really well and the frosting was even BETTER!

It seriously is to die for. I could totally just make the frosting and eat it plain. It is the perfect consistency & full of peanut butter flavor. Needless to say, I was quite proud of my "made up" cake. And it was even better because it helped clear some extra stuff outta the cupboards!