In his most sincere sweet little voice, “Mommy you’re pretty and you have a really pretty elbow!”

Umm ok thank you Timmy 🙂

This child is literally living on peanut butter and waffles! I’m desperately trying to get him to eat a vegetable but I get lazy and there he goes eating his fifth peanutbutter sandwich this week. It’s embarrassing.

Here are my attempts at sneaking in different foods:

Pumpkin Banana Carrot Muffins

A banana, a can of Libby’s pumpkin purée, a grated carrot, a cup of flour, a tsp of baking powder, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 2 eggs and a handful of dark chocolate chips.

Mix together, bake on 350 for 20 minutes.

Me and Grace liked them but Timmy did not like the pumpkin smell so grrrr

Greek Yogurt Popsicles

A banana, a cup of Greek yogurt, some honey and a couple blueberries.

These were delicious and both kids loved them.

“Look Mommy, a waterfall!”

“Poopy looks like snakes.”

“Look Mommy, I peepee like a doggy!”

“This potty is dirty.” {head first sniffing the toilet bowl}

“Timmy don’t sniff toilets!”

“Timmy don’t put your finger in the stream! It’s not a waterfall.”

“Stop right there mommy, I do it myself.” {that made me a little sad}

Songs:

“Peepee on the potty bomp, bomp, BOMP!”

“You boop it and you flush it. You boop it, you flush it!” – Daddy is responsible for that gem of a song 😂
This song got Timmy over his fear of flushing.

This never happens anymore. She just crawled up in my lap, hugged me and next thing I know she’s out. 😴

Loving this snuggle time.

This party actually happened first but I’ve been too busy to post it. I don’t want to forget about it tho because it was just as fun.

No one on Tim’s side of the family could make it to Gracie’s real party so the crazy that I am said that’s ok let’s have 2 parties! So the week before the tutu party we have a backyard BBQ with all the Dube cousins.

Nothing makes me happier than to see my kids playing with their cousins, I could do it all day. It reminds me of my own childhood. They really had an awesome time together. I’ve said it before but seriously I wish these get togethers happened more often.

I was so excited to plan a girl themed birthday party so I went with pink tutus because nothing is more girly.

I think I bought all the tulle I could find at hobby lobby and made a wreath, cake stand and high chair decoration. I even wrapped the silverware in tulle.

I made her a name banner with doilies and rhinestone letters. I had a canvas made from the smash cake photo shoot and made pink play dough as a party favor. I put it in Masson jars and tied tulle with cord on the lid. For the girl guests I also tied a princess wand that I found at the target dollar spot. I think it came out pretty cute. Also for a dollar at Hobby lobby were these huge pin wheels in pink so I put those out front.

For food I did a pasta bar with 3 different types of noodles and 3 different sauces. I made some homemade breads and bought Caesar salad kits. It was so easy. Desserts were strawberry cookies, strawberry cupcakes, cheesecake and Gracie had her own little cake. I made it myself using different sized Pyrex and corningware dishes. I thought it was so cute. Clearly it was not professionally made but definitely made with love.

I had the kids paint canvases with the first letter of their name on it in tape. It was a crazy mess but we had a bag of wipes handy.

Here some favorite photos of the fun:

She was all about her presents. She kept just hanging around them like she knew they were for her.

I love this picture of her waiting for her friends to arrive. It really was a perfect day.

Well she’s been one for a month now and I feel like I haven’t been too excited to write about it. It seems like overnight she has gone from baby to toddler, running around with Timmy like as if she doesn’t know there’s an age difference between them. If Timmy is doing it you can bet Grace will be right behind him doing the same thing. If she hears Timmy playing, off she goes. Mommy has become second choice. So has eating or nursing. Nothing beats playing with her brother even if it means she’s getting pushed around or something’s being thrown at her head.

At her one year check up she weighed 18 pounds 13 ounces and was 29 3/4 inches. She’s in the 30th percentile for both which is quite a bit smaller than Timmy who was at 95% for both at that age.

She has 8 teeth. Loves all food. I think her favorite is blueberry yogurt. She went from walking to running within two weeks. She loves anything music related {singing, dancing, instruments} especially ring around the Rosie.

She’s napping in her crib about 2 hours everyday at 11 and in bed for the night at 8:00. She’s still waking up once a night to nurse. I’m still nursing, and not because I’m trying to reach some weird breastfeeding goal but just because it still feels normal for us. At one Timmy self weaned instantly so this is new for me but I’m just going with the flow. She nurses morning, before nap, before bed and around midnight.

She loves my Dad which is surprising because I would have never thought that would be her favorite person. Literally she is glued to him so he nick-named her “Velcro” Anything she does makes him laugh. I’m pretty sure she’s the favorite which is OK because I think Timmy is my moms favorite.

She started taking an interest in baby dolls and it’s so sweet to see her dragging them around the house and giving kisses. She gives the sweetest kisses and she gives then to everyone. She’s really sweet and such a snuggler.

Her first birthday photo shoot came out amazing. Here are our favorites:

Today has been crazy busy as I attempt Gracie’s birthday bash for the second time. But my kids have been extra cute today so I couldn’t help but snap some photos in between baking breads and cupcakes.

Early this morning I caught Timmy pouring Grace a spot of tea. It was adorable. I pulled out the video camera for that one.

Timmy pretending to fish in the hamper.

Timmy’s new writing style.

Both kids have been “helping” me in the kitchen. We’ve had several breakdowns over not being able to eat anything today and arguments over whether it’s Timmy’s birthday or Gracie’s.

I think this is so precious. ❤️ Grace watching Daddy get ready for work.

Nothing is quite as messy as spaghetti in this house but I can’t get enough of Timmy attempting to twirl his fork and almost get it in his mouth.