Baby Shower Happenings

I cant believe I am lame and didn't take that many pictures while I was at my cousins baby shower.  By the time I realized I hadn't taken a single picture, she was already opening gifts.  At that point in the party, my kids were acting like it was Christmas morning and tearing open gifts while I stood there horrified and nervously smiling.  Thank God she is family.  My youngest one seemed to have the best time though.  Here she is helping cousin Wendy open gifts.

She also made her way inside while we were all outside and proceeded to try to put the picture frame shaped like a flip flop on her foot.  I am pretty sure we will never be invited back to the sweet ladies house it was at, lol.

She is lucky she is cute :)

Helper

Since I have decided to start my own little business, I have been baking a lot.  And since my 2 youngest rascals are home with me during the day, I have a lot of help.  Especially from this one.

She loves helping and is so excited to use the mixer!!!!  not to mention how excited she is when people eat what she has made, she nearly hovers over you asking how good it is......I think we may have a little baker on our hands!

Controversial?

Yesterday my co-leader, her husband and myself, took all of our Girl Scouts to the San Diego Zoo.  It was cookie kick-off day and we were excited to start the season and see some animals.  When you do any sort of Girl Scout event, we always like to have our girls wear their uniform.  Recently the Girls Scouts on Camp Pendleton made some shirts, simple t-shirts so that people would know what service unit our girls are from.  Just as if you make tie dye shirts, it is just something to show off our pride of being Camp Pendleton Girl Scouts.  The shirts are camouflaged and in bright pink on the front, it says Camp Pendleton Girl Scouts.  We have always had people thank us and smile at our girls, knowing that they sacrifice their time with one or both of their parents.  However, yesterday was completely different.  I had noticed that people were looking, I assumed because #1, we were all matching and #2, they wanted to see what was on our shirts.  It was then that my co-leaders husband pointed out that people were saying things like "did you see those shirts?!!!"  and "how could they have their girls wear shirts like that?!"  I think I even heard once "those shirts are inappropriate", really?  I understand that people are against the war and don't support what our military is doing overseas, but do you really think that our girls should not be supporting their own parents who are the fighters in that war?  I am not telling my children or anybody elses what to think, all they know is that they love their moms and dads and they live on Camp Pendleton and they are proud of where they are.  Even if they grow up not supporting war, I am 100% certain they will still support their parents. When did wearing camo become so controversial?  If we lived on a farm and had farming parents, we probably would have cow print shirts, it was not about being pro-war and parading our children around the zoo to support the cause, we were there to have a good time.  And to be honest, they are children, they are children who are already self conscious and staring and making comments about what they are wearing isn't going to help them.  So, if you live near us and happen to see any of the girls wearing their shirts, just smile.  And if you are offended, please just look the other way.

UPDATE: As I was writing this, one of my dear friends was finding out that one fo her sons friends had just lost his dad who was serving in Afghanistan.  Someones dad people.  Not just a soldier fighting a war, a father and a husband who will never come home.

How to handle "mean girls" at a young age

I say "mean girls" because I really don't feel like these girls are truly mean.  I think they are so young and there is so much out there telling them how to act even if they have the best parents teaching them otherwise.  I just get so sad that my 8 year old comes home every day talking about how she is being treated.  That girls she has called friends are kicking her out of their circle saying she is not good enough and laughing at her.  I have told her to talk to some of them, tell her how it hurts that they are being so mean, that she thought that they were friends.  We have pep talks in the morning on how she can deal with it that day, but it never fails.  I pick her up from school and ask how the day went.  I ask if she talked to her friends the way we talked about and she said she tried but they laugh, roll their eyes and run away.  And I have seen it first hand.  The dirty looks, the pushing, it angers me.  But what do you do?  I am sure that any sort of confrontation to the parents wouldn't work out.  Would they think I am taking sides and thinking my daughter is an angel?  Would they actually talk to their child and teach them how to be friends with everyone?  I don't know.  I think I am just frustrated.  My daughter has gone through so much in her 8 years, I feel like she deserves to have great girlfriends.  Friends who will have her back and not turn on her when they feel like they don't need her anymore.  How have you handled this?  Would you be open to listen to a parent who comes to you about your child?

Lovin' Oven Bakery

I sit here wondering what I have done, what is going through my head and yet so utterly excited.  I have always had a love for baking and making amazing looking cakes and cupcakes.  I have only ever made them for my friends and family, mostly for my little girls on their birthdays.  However, over the weekend I had the honor of making the cupcakes for my cousin Wendy's baby shower.  Everyone there told me how fantastic they were and yummy to boot.  It was then that my Aunts questioned me on why I am not doing this as a business.  I have had friends here where I live ask if I advertise my cakes.  I have never thought of making it a business, I have always done ti for fun.  But I have to tell you between my Aunts and the other people at the shower telling me how great they were, I couldn't sleep.  I kept getting this feeling that I need to put myself out there, no matter how nervous I am.  Does any of this even make any sense?  I am so nervous!!!  So, without further ado, let me introduce you to my new baby......Lovin' Oven Bakery.  Please take a look and if you like what you see, please follow me and tell your friends, tell your family, shout it from the rooftops :)  I greatly appreciate all of your support as I take this leap of faith!!!!!

Three Day Weekends Make Me Want To........

DO THIS!!!!!!!

This is also how my middle girl chooses to sleep these days, she is such a diva!



The Next Big Thing

Yep, those are my irresistible little ladies playing with the youngest ones new toy.  They are so amazing that I just know they will be the next Jonas Brothers!!  I may need to yank the lollipop out of the middles mouth and possibly not have my youngest make her new "cheese" face, but I guess until that happens I will just sit back and try to not get a headache with the amazing music being played around here.