Tomorrow we are heading to another craft show to try and sell bows. My mom told us that there will be a petting zoo there so that should be pretty interesting. I think that there will be a lot of grass to run around on as well. That will keep mom and dad happy because last time I was a menace with the water fountain and vending machine.

Yesterday we headed out to a local pottery place and me and Kaitlyn got to put our handprints on a plate. My mom painted it and then we stuck our hands on it. Kaitlyn sure wasn't in the mood to do it but I had a bit of fun. I got to paint a soccer ball. After we left, we went to the fountains right outside and they let kids run around in them so Kaitlyn and I were having a blast. Dad was running Kaitlyn through the fountains in her stroller and we both got soaked!

Our Great Grandma is coming into town this weekend which should be nice. We do not get to see her very often so it's definitely a treat when she does.

It's been a hectic weeks preparing for the show so we haven't done too many other neat things. We'll wrap it up. Have a good weekend.

I am always looking out for ways to get Rylan involved in the kitchen. I feel it is definitely important to train him young about cooking and baking so that he doesn't have to rely on anyone when he gets older. When I came across this recipe for super easy peanut butter cookies, It peaked my interest.

No, we haven't had the chance to try it just yet. Our kitchen has been taken over by a small sweat shop mass producing bows for our next show but when it is cleared, this is definitely in the plans. Looking at the recipe, you have to be thinking that it is missing some things but all reviews say they are great and they bake up just like cookies normally would, even without the flour.

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of peanut butter
1 egg

Pre-heat oven to 350F
Mix all ingredients together and drop one inch spoonfuls onto a cookie tray (15-18 cookies).
Dip a fork in sugar and press down on the cookie dough to flatten and then repeat on the other side so you have intersecting fork marks. Repeat for each cookie.
Bake for 10-15 minutes.

Recipe found here.

When Kaitlyn was born, up until a few months ago, she was a crier. She cried in just about any situation. Some of the cries came from Rylan pushing her over or taking a toy. Others were completely random. Cries took precedence over normal baby talking. It was a bit overwhelming and concerning as well.

Fast forward to the past few months and we have a different situation. She still cries because Rylan plays too rough or takes her toys but now her talking and singing voices are coming out for everyone to hear. It is much easier on the ears. She has been quite a chatter bug lately and really she is all smiles now. Her teething has slowed down which has certainly helped the crying.

She really is a changed baby and she likes to show it off. Her huge smiles are able to brighten anyone's day now and her singing voice is like Snow White. She is making up for lost time and learning a bunch of words in doing so.

We started off last weekend by going to our first craft show. It was a tiny show with tiny expectations. The traffic was extremely slow, like half a dozen people in 6 hours slow. My dad thinks we did the best though which is great. Despite there being no customers, the other vendors loved my moms bows and she ended up selling a few of them. Me and Kaitlyn stuck around to help mom. It was fun being there for 6 hours, just not for mom and dad who had to chase me around. There was a water fountain and vending machine that I couldn't get enough of. I was attracted to those things like a moth to a light. Kaitlyn did super great though and did a bit of bow modeling as well.

Yesterday, my dad showed a picture of Kaitlyn looking super cute in her new tutu. Those are something new that my mom is working on to sell along with her massive bow assortment. When my mom approached me about wearing a tutu, I went running for the hills. That thing is NOT going on me, happily at least. Those things need to be left for Kaitlyn, not me.

Kaitlyn has been saying a lot of new words lately. Some of her favorites of course are Mama, Dada and Uh Oh. She is also beginning to show really good signs of wanting to stand and soon walk. She can now be left alone standing there all by her tiny little self. I like when she crawls around chasing me but I can't wait for her to be able to run. That is going to be so much fun.

That is going to wrap it up for the week. I need to be on high alert from mom trying to attack me with the tutu again. Maybe I can have my dad make me a fort tonight to protect me. Have a good weekend.

Happy early Mothers Day Mom from both Kaitlyn and I. We love you very much.

She still hasn't mastered the art of standing/walking but she is our little ballerina never the less. She is also a great model for my wife's products she is making.

Rylan for months now has been trying to master the art of jumping. This can go from an exaggerated tippy toe action or sometimes he gets one foot off the ground but the other stays planted. In his quest for gravity domination, he learned the other day an important lesson. What goes up, must come down. He made an attempt at jumping while we visited a store the other day and unfortunately has a bruise to show for it now. He made the tiniest jump and then fell to the floor, banging his nose along the way. Tears and blood were on the way.

He immediately sported a tiny bruise on his nose but luckily no apparent breakage. After a bit of mom holding him and a few kisses to the nose he was feeling better. When my wife asked him later in the car how his nose was, he cupped his nose and said broken. Luckily for him it was not but we certainly got a kick out of him saying it was.

Another great visit to Disneyland. We headed out their this time in celebration of Kaitlyn's upcoming Birthday. We originally planned to go closer to her Birthday but quickly realized that would have been July 4th weekend. Fighting off the heat and the crowds would have been terrible. Unfortunately for us though, California this visit was in the middle of an unusual heat wave. Lucky us.

We headed to the park on Sunday and quickly after walking into the park, Rylan spotted Mickey and from then on, he was in excitement mode. We rode our usual rides including the Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion which are always fun. I noticed that on this visit that Rylan, for the first time, really showed a bit of fear when it came to the rides. He white knuckled some of the rides, where he had never done so before. He had a blast riding the cars at Autopia. I push the gas while I let him drive. As expected, we near died with his temporary hands off the wheel driving. He has a bit of learning to do but it made a great video.

We went back on Monday to find a huge amount of people waiting to get in. Monday is typically a quiet day at the park but I think because of the heat, people tried to get their early. The park thinned out as the day went on. Kaitlyn really began showing interest this day as she got to visit a couple of the characters and give them kisses. She commonly was trying to suck on or lick the noses of the characters. Rylan did well with meeting the characters, a bit shy at first but quickly warmed up and posed for a picture. Rylan went on his first actual roller coast in Toon Town. Despite just waking up from a nap and having to wait in the hot sun, he loved the actual ride. Again, he showed a bit of fear but came off the ride loving it.

The kids absolutely loved the tea cup ride. It was my job to get it up to top spinning speed and the kids just tried to hold their lunch down. Kaitlyn and Rylan were both laughing. We ended up going on that ride a few more times.

We made sure to visit California Adventure to see the Electrical Light Parade. I had not seen this parade since I was very young myself and wife had never seen it. It was just like I had remembered and they did a good job at throwing the characters in their as well. The kids seemed to like it as well.

Overall the Disneyland trip was a great one. The heat was rough but we fought through it. We ended the visit by staying as long as we could on Monday just trying to take in the atmosphere. That is one of the big things that Disneyland does exceptionally well. It makes you forget about the rest of the world and makes you never want to leave. It is always hard for me to tell the kids that we need to leave and that it will be a bit before we are able to come back.