Pie

With fruit

We make what we think is a healthy version of pie for our sweet tooths. At least it sounds healthy, so if it isn't it should be. Buy a graham cracker crust (the small size), 2 containers of your favorite Greek yogurt, and creamy cool whip.  Mix both yogurts with 1/2 tub of cool whip and stir.  You can also add fruit if you would like.  Pour into crust, invert plastic lid to cover and chill for a couple of hours. Oreo crust with raspberry yogurt is a nice treat too but we prefer the graham cracker crust.

The Baker

 Gather ingredients

To stir or lick, that is the question

Yogurt Pie

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The best part of helping in the kitchen

Creek

Stopped off at a park in Beverly Hills on the way home thru Coldwater Canyon that we have never been  Its the one across from Firehouse #1 if you ever get a chance to go there.  The kids were playing in the man made creek and Grant wanted to join in on the fun. Grant started to take his shoes off so I helped and he stepped right in. Must of walked up and down the creek at least 10 times holding my hand.  There are a couple steps and steep parts and rocks to climb otherwise I would of sat down and watched him play. After about 10 times up and down the creek I used my coaxing skills to go get our shoes and run through the park to the finish the line, the car :) I swear he's our little outdoors man. I was thinking this was a mini version of white water rafting and how I bet he'd enjoy it when he's older.

1st Ice Cream Cone

What better way to celebrate your 1st ice cream cone but going through the Baskin Robbins, 31 Flavors Drive thru with a toddler in a loaner vehicle. Not the best of ideas but the car seat needed to be washed anyway so I figured why not!  Gold Medal Ribbon is the flavor in case you are wondering.

kids scoop on a cake cone please

Finger licking good

 

Yummy!

Saving a Buck $

I love saving a buck and getting the satisfaction of being able to fix it myself.  In this case Dave of course gets the credit. I love the bloggers who post every and anything you can think of to fix things.  Last time I think I fixed a leaky washer connection. Toshiba is known for power jack problems and no wonder, they use a cheap plastic part that eventually breaks off inside the laptop. Research shows it would cost $200-$400 to fix the power jack but I stumbled across a blogger who fixed it for $3.00 so we gave it a try. Success!

$3.00 Fix

Grant helping repair, or just sawing my computer in 1/2

Soldering

Indestructible power adapter

Turtles

We went to The Commons at Calabasas, you know the city where the Kardashian's live along with the Beibs and a whole lot more celebs.  Its a shopping center with upscale stores, restaurants with names I can't pronounce and a theater.  We went here specifically for the Koi pond and turtles, something free to do.  Grant loved it! His little heart was pumping so fast as I held him back from jumping in the fountain while he said "mine" reaching out for the turtles.  Me personally, I'm too scared to pick one up even though all the other children around us were picking them up. I enlisted Dave to be the brave one as you can see. 

 

Waving "Hi" to the turtles

Peek-A-Boo

Dump Truck

Found a new way for Grant to help me around the house and lets face it, toddler activities take 10 min to set up and 5 minutes to be done with it.  I can only run to the park and other kid friendly activities so many times a week.  Grant is a busy little man so sitting down to color, string noodles or just sitting still is not in his routine. We've had chunky legos for quiet some time now and I will say just this week he's really enjoying building.  So I guess we have found an activity that he will sit still for about an hour. 

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Toddler Bed

Transitioning from the crib to a toddler bed, oh the challenges for mommy and the new found freedom for little man. We transitioned for a couple of reasons, one being that Grant is tall enough and assertive enough to climb out of the crib on his own. Who knows if he's using his mattress as an Olympic spring horse, back hand spring and landing on his feet or heaven forbid his head. The other reason is I'm tired of getting up in the morning to go get him and pick up 20lbs while half asleep.  I'd rather him walk in and wake me up with a big good morning hug. The reality is he really wakes up and immediately starts saying "moothie" (smoothie) and pulls my hand. So the 1st night of trying out his new found freedom he must of gotten out of his bed no less than 75 times.  I layed on the floor a few feet from his bed and every time he got out I said "go back to bed and lay down."  He would get out, run to me and give me a hug and kiss and run back and jump back into bed. Then he got out of bed and went over the side rail on his head falling into bed about 15 times in a row which was fine because I figured it would help wear him out.  He eventually fell asleep and I snuck out of the room. Each night got less an less, maybe 20 times and then only 4 times and I thought cool! In a week I'll have him trained and on to potty training. Its been over a month now, I'm still laying on the floor next to him till he falls asleep, he still gets out of the bed a couple of times and there are days I'm just too tired and he ends up in our bed.

"H" is for Hawkins and a deep tissue massage as Grant kicks my back. The Snow Angel is a favorite too. How a little person can take up so much room in the bed I don't know.

Helping put together his big boy bed

Reading his kitty a story

Sometimes naps anywhere are still "naps!"