9/11... remembering what we lost

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix

Take time to appreciate the life you have and the fact that you are still breathing today...

So Sneaky

I leave the room for 5 minutes and Rowyn raids the pantry!! She is so darn cute... but so darn rotten. This was after she had dinner and ice cream for dessert!

Being a Bully

I picked Rowyn up from school yesterday to learn that she is a bully in her classroom. While playing outside that morning she pushed a little girl off the top of the slide. She was put in timeout... although later while playing she hit and pushed some of the other children. She was put in time out again.

After being told about what Rowyn did, I then asked Rowyn if she was a bad girl today and she honestly said "yep". What to do!!!

She is so sweet when the two of us play and she hugs and kisses me and shares all her toys. But when she plays with others she becomes a bully. I notice it when she is playing with her cousins, she will take things from them (mainly their pacifers) in order to make them cry and then gives it rigt back. How do I stop my child from being a tyrant?!?

Learning our Alphabets

I am currently trying to teach Rowyn her alphabets, but she has no desire to sit them me and learn. It is a slow process and I am being very patient cause I know she is only 19mths old. I believe that starting a child's education early is the building block to a lifetime of loving to learn.

Alphabet puzzles are a must for all toddlers/preschoolers. Parents should read to their children from birth. Talk nonstop to your infant and most of all sing and say Nursery Rhymes. Being a parent is the longest, hardest,but most rewarding journey you will ever take. If you truly spend long hours doing all of the above your child will learn. Maybe she will not know his alphabet at 18 months, but she will have spent many loving moments with her parent. Remember you are given your child, a little soul, to guide through her early years. Do your part, but love the soul for who she is!

I have read that the Leap Frog Letter Factory is the best DVD for teaching both letter identification and begining sounds, I plan on buying it for Rowyn. I will let you know how it goes!

Yummy..... Black Bean Brownies

Black Bean Brownies

•1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
•3 eggs
•1/2 cup Applesauce
•1/4 cup cocoa powder
•1 tablespoon instant coffee (optional)
•1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (optional)

DIRECTIONS
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 square baking dish.
2.Combine the black beans, eggs, oil, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, and instant coffee in a blender; blend until smooth; pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the mixture.
3.Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.

Recent photos of Rowyn....

With a face like this, it is hard to tell her "No", she is just so darn cute and so full of life and happiness!!!

Fall semester classes start today... it will be interesting to see how this semester goes with Rowyn, now that she is getting older and becoming more of her own little person.

I am currently dealing with lots of "NO, NO NO!!"... from her. Everything I say or do is a no, so now when I try to correct her, I look for other words to use besides "no" so that maybe she will move on to a different word.

Rowyn enjoying Watermelon

This was Rowyn's first time to have watermelon. She loved it and could not get it in her mouth fast enough. we actually had to hose her off outside because she was sticky from head to toe!!!

How is your week starting off?!?

Hey moms... A new week has begun! My weekend was great, I ran a 5K on Saturday and then spent Sunday with my family for Father's Day. We played a mean game of kick ball, so much fun! My morning started off with a CrossFit workout, that almost killed me.

Let me know about your weekend..... Have a great Monday!

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