Mexico!

Posting about our roadtrip made me realize I never got around to posting pics from our trip in December! And everyone knows that the only reason to travel is to post pics on fb and your blog when you get home right?
We went to the same Mayan Riviera resort we went to last year. ( Bahia Principe Coba), and once again had a great time. Nothing crazy, just one trip to an eco park, a lot of time on the beach, a couple cervecas ;) and a whole week to spend as a family. In other words - heaven.

I cant wait to go away again!

Lazy Saturday

As different as every mommy is, theres one thing we can all agree on. Lazy days,the kind where you can just kick back,relax,and let the world fly by, are very few and far between. Im not talking about the days when you spend your time cleaning, cooking, and running errands and yet it still seems like nothing gets done. Im talking about thebtimes when nothing gets done ON PURPOSE.
It is now almost lunch and I have done nothing. Me and the girls are still in our jammies and my only plansbfor the day is a whole lot more of the same. Even the baby is on it!
I love days like this.

Dont Carpe Diem

I recently read an amazing blog post by Momastery.

We've all been there, out shopping, or at the bank with a screaming baby, a crazy toddler, and about three seconds of patience left before we say screw it, and either sit down in the middle of the lineup and cry, or run screaming from building. Of course that's when some well meaning older lady or gentleman will tap you on the shoulder, tell you how beautiful your family is and that you should Carpe Diem.
I try to remember to savor the small moments, I do, but its not always possible is it? Sometimes entire days can go by in a blur and before you know it the kids are asleep and you realize that even though you were with them all day, you really didn't DO anything with them, you didn't stop to smell the roses, and you certainly didn't Carpe much Diem.
So the mommy guilt begins to seep in.
This is a great read for every mommy out there who lives a busy life, who has more to do in a day than to stare lovingly at her children for hours on end soaking up every. last. second of their childhoods. I actually printed it off and out it up in my kitchen.
Enjoy.

Dont Carpe Diem

Drool

Love this look!

My day today

Today I am babysitting my nephew, he's 8 and the girls love him.
I was going to take this opportunity to get some laundry done, maybe stock up my freezer with some meals, clean up and do all the little things that can be one when you have an extra set of eyes on your kids.
Except that this is what has happened so far,

Kids say the darndest things

This is an actual conversation that transpired in my house yesterday, while I was on the phone with my mom

Sophia: mommy, mommy,mommy

Me: Hold on baby mommy's on the phone

Sophia: Mom, mommy, mama, mama, mama, MOM, mommy, mom, mommy MOM, MAMA, mamamommymommamamommyMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMA
MOMMOMMYMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMOMMAMAMOMMOM
MOMMOMMYMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMOMMAMAMOMMMOMMOMMYMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMOMMAMAMOMMMOMMOMMYMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMOMMAMAMOMMMOMMOMMYMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMOMMAMAMOMMMOMMOMMYMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMOMMAMAMOMMMOMMOMMYMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMOMMAMAMOMMMOMMOMMYMOMMAMAMOMMYMOMMOMMOMMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMOMMAMAMOMM

Me (hand over the receiver): What? What? What?

Sophia: Go away mommy

Mom (who is oh so sympathetic): Wow! you're raising a little you.

Oh the joys of a two year old.

Braids, must have braids!

Is anyone else reading the Beauty Department? Can I tell you how much I love it?
Its yet another of my Pinterest finds.
I am inept at hair. My hair lives in a ponytail, a plain boring uninspired ponytail. If i want to get a little fancy, i may even sidepart it. Then I found The Beauty Department and my eyes were opened to a world of braids, buns, twists, waves and combinations of them all.
Unfortunately I have a dirty little secret.

I don't know how to french braid. You're shocked right? I knwo , I should have warned you that a revelation was coming.
I have tried a few of the tutorials and although i seem to be following the directions, i never end up with the smooth glossy even braids they show, more like a strange bumpy mess.
but Im getting better, and I keep trying.
One of these days I am going to post a picture of the perfect french braid i put in my own hair.
Until then, Im probably going to stick to my ponytail though, with one of these thrown in every now and then to break it up,
because that ones actually pretty easy =)

D@mn you pinterest!

Does anyone else feel like Pinterest is slowly stealing all of their time?
Every. Single. Time. I go there, i am bombarded by amazing food, projects, hairstyles, clothes, trips, babies and i want to do it all. I have boards and boards of cool stuff i want to do (read, cook, paint, glitterify) and zero time to do it all.
I had a list of my top three faves, I was going to stick to it. I wasnt going to get sidetracked and start a new project until everything else was complete.
but then I logged on, and saw this;
The pin
and I must have it! (hangs head in shame)
Does anyone know of a Pinterest addiction group in the Greater Toronto Area?