Normally I feel like a slave to the kitchen so it warmed my heart yesterday when I turned around and saw this without any prodding. I don't really like the little one "helping" me with the dishes because he will usually end up pulling out dirty utensils (which he did with a steak knife right after this was taken) but it was so cute to watch and hear Dylan telling Lincoln how to do things :)
My oldest son just turned 7 and since we are watching every cent going out I tried to be as creative as possible when coming up with the birthday of a life time (until next year). Do: Make Them Feel Important Without Spending Money Waffles with chocolate syrup for breakfast are ok on a special day like this! (I love using a pizza cutter to slice waffles and pancakes for the little guys, especially Lincoln who is still learning to feed himself with a fork) Measuring on the wall of fame, we only write on it once a year now to make it exciting. Dylan grew about 3.25 inches in one year! This momma gets tired quicker than ever being 30+ weeks pregnant and chasing after a rowdy toddler so I didn't do the fanciest cakes (remember the volcano cake from birthday 4 or the mint chocolate chip cupcakes from last year) but I did find some cute stickers that have been in the house for years, put a matching one on both sides of a flat tooth pick and voila, cupcakes to compete with the best ...
Dylan is sure growing up!
ReplyDeleteI know, he's getting all tall and lanky. Definitely harder to cuddle him!
ReplyDeleteDylan is sure a good role model! Your story telling is so funny Shani.
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