Easy Homemade Chocolate Pudding

23 Feb

The boys were craving pudding the other day and there was none in the fridge and now I don’t think I’m going to have to buy pudding again.

This recipe was yummy and super easy and the guys actually enjoyed it better when it was warm than they did a couple hours later after it had set and cooled so it was practically instant. I made it with 2% milk and it turned out just fine and they helped by cracking eggs, measuring sugar and cocoa and pouring milk.

An added bonus?  You can save the egg whites and attempt to make macarons if you’re ambitious.

But Me?  I’m trying NOT to eat these types of treats.  Bathing suit season is coming up and this year there are so many adorable suits!  I love this vintage one piece.

And the high-waisted cut on this one might make it a good two-piece for a double baby mom.  (We’ll see.)

I also am intrigued by this swim wrap dress.  I am tired of trying to negotiate towel over swimsuit and running after the duo.  This might make me look a little more put together at the pool.

Thank goodness egg whites make for a healthy breakfast.

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One Man Band

23 Feb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the current favorite setup for a concert in our living room.  The crane on the top part of the log truck also functions as a microphone.  The whole lot has recently acquired the ability to convert into a zamboni and if the Bean is wearing socks he skates away from his performance when his set is complete to play hockey in the kitchen.  We sing three songs: O Say Can You See, O Canada and Can you Watch the Sun Go O.

Is it this time?

21 Feb

The guys are trying to figure out the concept of days, nights and time.  They’re always asking me “Is it this time?”  which means are we doing something today?  And the magic amount of minutes for doing something they like is 8.  “We want 8 more minutes!” they yell at me if they are playing with their Legos and I have to set King Frog for whatever amount of minutes I feel like. But that will only fool them for so long.  We are trying to orchestrate some real  “time management” learning now, so I had to buy a couple cool new toys.  (Yippee for shopping!)
I really hope this calendar helps.

I noticed that the pieces go to 2015.  Will we actually have all the pieces in 2015?  I’m not sure.  But right now, we’ve managed to keep them a couple days, and we’ve had some great conversations about days and weeks.  The cute little pictures help the boys guess what the writing might say and they are currently obsessed about the doctor magnet.  I think you can write on it like a whiteboard too.

We also put this clock in their room.

I know people have used it for managing kids that wake up early.   We haven’t figured out that function yet, but I like it because if they press one of the buttons a voice tells them what time it is.  Hopefully these little gadgets will help us learn about time.  At least they make us look like we’re trying.  (And that’s good enough for me.)

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