Two. Is. Awesome. Today.

Today two years old is pretty cool around here.  Started off with a quick trip to the doctor to check on Thalia's arm.  It seems that she dislocated that ligament or muscle on the elbow joint.  She likes to flop when you hold her hand.  She throws in a twist for good, painful measure.  Thalia was fantastic for the doctor.  She sat nicely and ate her fruit snacks.  She played with her bunny and talked to the doctor. 

Calliope was a bit jealous of all the attention Thalia is getting.  She decided to wear underpants all day!  We've been dry all day!  There was some poop, but it wasn't too bad.

On top of a two+ hour nap, they watched Winnie the Pooh together.  They sat and watched a whole movie.  That is a first!  I was able to wash a sink full of dishes without stopping.  It was so nice.  

The IMAGINATION has been wonderful!!!  There is a lion living in the basement.  They throw him food over the baby gate.  The dog's leash is a seat belt that Calli hooks on her sister's shoulder.  Thalia crosses her arms and tells me "You good girl." Calli helped me mix up a cake.  She has been baking cakes in the bookshelves all day.  Thalia is is Jack Black dancing it around the house singing "What's up?"  The girl is going to be a rock star.  They are playing together very nicely and cracking up.  It is just the greatest day. 

Summer Windup

I always start the summer with all these plans and goals.  I don't usually reach them. This year I put together a little tin with ideas to beat boredom with two toddlers.  I'm not sure where that tin is right now.  I haven't touched other than to move it once or twice.  We did do some of the things: play with dried beans, paper plate maracas, play with balloons, fingerpaint, peanut butter play dough, regular play dough, painting, go to parks, and bubbles. 

I did get more active, but I also cooked more.  So, I'm back up a bit weight-wise.  Sigh.  Fenrir and I are taking more walks.  He makes me feel guilty if I don't.  We joined the pool and went a lot during the really hot days.  The girls learned to climb more on the playground.  It makes me really proud and really scared to see them bravely explore their world.

The one thing I really got from this summer was that we did things together.  The girls and I went to visit family and parks, we played in town, we swam, and we cooked.  We did a lot together and the housework and chores will be waiting as always.  I don't feel like I wasted it away like some summers in the past.

Pancake Sunday - Apple Edition

It's Sunday and that means pancakes at our house.  I love pancakes.  Easy to make and fun to play with.  Today I didn't have any milk, but I did have apple juice.  So, I experimented. 

Apple Yogurt Pancakes

dry ingredients:
1.5 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
salt to taste
healthy dose of cinnamon

wet ingredients:
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 cup applesauce (this is a guess because we had the little cups - I used two)
1/2 cup yogurt
2 eggs
splash vanilla
apple juice (until the texture is right)

Mix wet ingredients into dry.  The cooking temp/time was a bit of a challenge.  These burned a bit while cooking.  I turned the heat just below medium and they still burned a bit. I think maybe I need to make tiny pancakes instead of the medium sized ones I like.