Captain Fussybuckets usually only watches Nick Jr., kids' DVDs, and the occasional sports event on TV. I used to watch the Country Music Association Awards religiously as a child and teenager, but haven't watched the show in a few years and really don't follow any country music singer except Keith Urban. However, I was sick …
I get the reasoning behind Daylight Savings Time. I understand that people want more hours of daylight in the evenings during the summers. But I really, truly hate DST. I didn't hate it until I had kids. Well, that's not true, I hated it before I had kids, because before kids, I was a teacher. …
Here is a simple recipe that takes very little time and preparation! My mom would make these for us growing up and I made them for the boys at the children's home. They, along with Captain Fussybuckets, would just eat them up!!! Chicken Cups (makes 10 cups) 1 can of chicken 1 can …
If you've been reading my posts, you know that I've been agonizing over the microphone cake that Captain Fussybuckets requested for his 3rd birthday party as well as the piñata that I had the brilliant idea of making. I promise this will be the last birthday post for awhile...well, okay, maybe a few days/weeks, as …
Captain Fussybuckets turned 3 on Tuesday. His party is planned for Saturday and will include his three 3 year-old cousins and of course, Baby Brother and the rest of our families, hopefully. That is, assuming we're all well! Here are a few pictures from the Big Birthday! The night before his birthday - Halloween …
Piñata makers don't get paid enough. I started making Captain Fussybuckets a piñata for his 3rd birthday party a few weeks ago. His party isn't until Saturday, but the piñata still isn't finished. Yes, it's hard when I have to work on it during naptime or after bedtime, but at naptime, Baby D is between …
Captain Fussybuckets is THREE YEARS OLD today!!!! Happy birthday to a sweet, lovable, energetic boy! We love you!
Dear Lady with a Louis Vuitton handbag, talking on your iPhone and not facing the play area at Chick-Fil-A where your grandson is playing, The place is a madhouse because you and other grandparents and parents aren't watching your children. Sure, it's Family Night, but that doesn't mean it's Send Your Child Into a Closed …
Back story: My husband is a youth minister at a small-ish church in Texas. Baby D is usually the only one in his Bible class, which is 0-2. Captain Fussybuckets is the next youngest in his class by a couple of years. We need more little kids, but that's beside the point! So, I go …
Life is hard. Being a kid is hard. Being the parent of a busy kid is hard, too. I'm not the parent of a busy kid...well...they're busy, but not in the sense that I'm talking about. I am meaning busy as in going to school, having after school practice, having tons of homework, and barely …
I love fall. The smells, tastes, and beautiful scenery is awesome to me. I just love fall. I've always been a sucker for pumpkin pie and more recently, chocolate chip pumpkin bread. Pumpkins are a very versatile veggie and can be used in a lot of recipes! Yesterday I cooked and pureed a pie …
The boys are all HUGE candy lovers. They all like sour candy and chocolate. Yeah, I know, that doesn't leave much that he doesn't like. Candy is everywhere and people love to give kids candy. And that's fine, but we all know that too much candy is not good. Find out which candy is the worst for …
I'm a sucker for baby in a pumpkin pictures! I have a picture from when our oldest was a newborn and it's one of my favorites. My brother is a master gardener and he grew some HUGE pumpkins this year. He gave us this little jewel to play around with, but there were much …
This is a super simple recipe that I made that we call "Spicy Casserole." It's not overwhelmingly spicy, but you can adjust the spiciness to fit your family's taste. (I used blue corn/flaxseed chips on top for an extra crunch!)
Captain Fussybuckets will turn 3 on November 1st. We're going to have a small, family birthday party on that following Saturday, I believe. Daddy has already arranged to have a small bounce house, perfect for Fussybuckets and his other 3 three year-old cousins, and possibly Baby D. But the dilemma is what to do for …
When my eldest brother got married in July of '09, Captain Fussybuckets was 8 months old. We got him a cute little tux to wear to the wedding. Now Baby D can fit in the tux, but we have no wherefancy to go! Maybe he'll wear it to church one day, but we had to …
Captain Fussybuckets is almost three. He was always a fussy baby in the car, so we were always listening to "Baby Signing Time" CDs or after he was eight months old, watching baby and kid DVDs on the DVD player in the car. Nothing wrong with that, in my opinion....whatever makes it easier on him …
Not everyone likes the spices in this recipe, so play around to see what you and your family like the most! Captain Fussybuckets liked it because it had chocolate in it. :o) Enjoy! ************************************************************************* For an alternate recipe idea, try Pumpkin Bread with this special ingredient!
I received an email from Homemade Simple the other day with a recipe for homemade Fruit Leather. I immediately wanted to try it because Captain Fussybuckets LOVES Fruit Roll-Ups. I love Fruit Roll-Ups because he's getting fruit, but with all of the additional corn syrup and sugar, I'm not sure it's worth it. BUT I …
Teachers and OCD moms everywhere are about to cringe. Ready? It's okay to mix the colors. It's okay! Two months ago, I couldn't say those words. But now, I can. After my friend Carla told me that her 2 year old likes the way the Play-Doh colors look when mixed and pointed out that Play-Doh …
We had 85 entries in our OxiClean super prize package giveaway! Congrats to Megan B., who was the winner! Okay....85 entries. That's a 1 in 85 chance. And if you complete all the extra entries, that's TEN. TEN in 85 chance of winning!!! So why should you enter blog giveways? Simply put, because you cannot …
Sometimes thinking of what to have for dinner is such a hard decision! Add in someone on a low/no saturated fat diet (as we all SHOULD be, in my opinion, but wow, is that hard!), a low carb diet, and a picky 2 year old...choosing what to eat for dinner is tricky! Last night, the …
We've been to the doctor a lot in the past 3 years. Prenatal visits, well baby visits, sick visits, you know how it goes. Waiting usually isn't a big deal, UNLESS you have a hungry, sick, sleepy, fed up baby or 2 year old. (So basically waiting stinks unless we're kidless. ha!) When we lived …