No I am not pregnant again, that would be funny. I am just posting about one reason why I miss being pregnant. I am now losing GLOBS of hair! The pregnancy hormones are officially wearing off. It was nice to have a clog free drain for so long. Last time I ended up cutting my hair short because I was getting the nastiest wispies along my hairline and when I pulled my hair back in a ponytail there were seriously bald patches on each side of my forehead.

The Challenge

My friends and I challenged each other to make a pumpkin and apple pie from scratch by the end of the year. Here is my completed Pumpkin Pie :)

Do you know how difficult it is to find a "pumpkin pie" pumpkin. I called all over town trying to find one. Maybe because it was after Thanksgiving. Finally found one at Whole Foods in Sugarhouse.

Baked the pumpkin in the oven for an hour and a half.

Scooped the fruit from the pumpkin and made a puree.

Mixed all the ingredients together for the pie filling. I was a bit worried at this point because I didn't expect it to be so runny but I continued to go with it.

The crust. I will be honest, I did have Ryan help me out right here because the instructions kept saying you have to get it perfect and Ryan is in kitchens all day so I needed his expertise. He helped with adding the water. BUT I did make another one all on my own because I had so much leftover filling.

The finished crust

Ready to go in the oven

The final masterpiece!

I used a leftover pie tin and box from Marie Calendars, so when I brought it to my Mom's she didn't believe that I made it. Well here is the proof Mom :).

And my satisfied tasters...

I was pretty worried about how it would taste, but it was rather delicious if I do say so myself. I am not a big pumpkin pie fan, just need to add lots of whipped cream and it is tasty. I had so much fun doing this and it was much easier than I anticipated. Your turn ladies, you know who you are!

Stay tuned for my Apple Pie probably during Christmas.

Black Friday

I have never been a big shopper on Black Friday, nor have I ever attempted it. But now that I have kids it is worth looking at the toys section so I thought I would hit up Toys R' Us at midnight last night. I was getting all nervous to go, worried that I might see drama like in the above picture. So I made Ryan go instead. I told him to just focus on one item, a little motorized Kawasaki thing that was 40% off. Well Ryan said the line was wrapped around the store and people had been there since 1 PM that day. I told him not to worry about it and just come home. Well here comes Ryan, as soon as they open the door he weasles his way in and gets hit in the face by some little mexican woman. He walked right to what he wanted, paid and was out in 10 minutes. He said it was CRAZY! You couldn't even move in the store. So Thank You Ryan! Last time we attempt that!

If I have to watch this guy one more time this week, I might blow him up! That is the last time I rent any Barney movies from the library. I was even thinking of getting Isaac some for Christmas since he likes him so much, but I don't think I will ever own a Barney movie!

Is it bad to crack one of these open at 11:00 in the morning? This has always been my favorite soda but I never used to drink soda that often until I was pregnant with Liam and I increased my intake big time! It is like a beer after a long day at work! Today I drink to calm me for an overload of Barney.

As of late, Isaac has decided to fall asleep at 11:00 PM or later every night! You would think my nights would be struggling with the newborn in the house. But while Liam sleeps peacefully for hours, Isaac gets out of his bed a dozen times! We start bed around 8:30 (bath, brush teeth, read books, then sleep) and he fights us until exhaustion hits! We have closed the door, put him back in the crib, turned off night lights, etc. Every time he climbs out of bed he has a pillow, his two little blankies and his sock monkey in hand and brings them all to our bed. Last night I pretended I was asleep to see what he would do and he threw everything on the bed and climbed up then settled himself next to me to fall asleep. I was going to let it go and let him stay there until he fell asleep, but he just kept pulling my hair and pinching me trying to wake me up. This phase better end soon, I am exhausted! Maybe I should threaten no more Barney :)!

Isaac's shiner

Shiner #1:  Hanging out at the cabin with some friends, not sure exactly how he got it just heard him crying and saw a big scratch above his eye.  Over the next couple of days it bruised.  This isn't a very good shot of it, but the only one I've got.

Shiner #2: Shiner #1 had pretty much just healed then he fell on the pavement.  Goose egg plus scratch marks from the pavement.  Poor kid.  He is very proud to show it off.  Today it is scabbing over and is healing quite well.

Halloween: Fireman and a Dalmatian. We went to a party the other night and they thought the scratch on his face was makeup.  It works for the costume then! Liam looks more like a cow unless he has the hat on and is with Isaac.  I really need to do some studying on Dalmatian spots vs cow spots.  Oh well, he still looks adorable! Isaac has quite the cheese ball smile here.

I LOVE this hat on Isaac so I had to post a picture :)

Liam is getting so big.  These 7 weeks have gone by way too fast.  He is such a delightful baby and has made the transition from one to two somewhat easy.  I finally feel like I am getting into a routine again and love every minute of it.

MONK-A-MONKS

Isaac has been pretty naughty lately, getting out of bed 20 times a night, having potty accidents, and he has quite the attitude.  Here I thought he passed up any reversions as he had been so good the first few weeks we had Liam home.  I thought too soon.  My little sister thought it brilliant to tell him to be a good boy or the monk-a-monks will come.  There is no explanation of what they are, so he has left it to his imagination.  I wonder what he thinks they are, I would love to be in his mind.  I know when he needs to go potty though, he says "Monk-a-Monks not coming, they hiding".  It works for now, I won't egg it on but it beats having to clean up dirty underwear.  He has always been such a soft spoken boy, but if he wants something he is getting quite bossy. "Give me Milk, RIGHT NOW!!"  (pointing his finger at you). I love it all though, he makes me laugh all the time.  He is still so sweet with Liam.  Always asking where he is then giving him kisses. They are going to be the best of friends.  Any suggestions on putting him to bed easily would be helpful.  He knows how to manipulate us.  The other night it took him 2.5 hours to finally fall asleep!  I can't have that any more. HELP!!

"2 Minutes"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISAAC!

My little Isaac it 2 today.  Time goes by way too fast.  He woke up this morning wanting his cupcake.  You ask him how old he is and he says "2 minutes".  I don't know where he got that one. 

We love you so much, Happy Birthday little guy!