Chcolate marshmallow cookies and shopping...

I know its been a while since I posted something, anything.  But to be quite honest, nothing too exciting happens around here.  We do our daily routine of chaos with 3 kids running around, Steve coming in and out of the house throughout the week and me picking up after everybody.  For those of you who don't know, Steve is serving in the Bishopric and works 2 jobs, so he is always coming and going.  We love him for it as he works so hard to provide for us.  He always makes time for us and I know he cherishes the time he has with us. 

If anybody knows me well, they know I love to bake and I do my best to make everything from scratch.  A few weeks ago we had a church activity and I was asked to make a dessert.  Since it was Valentines Day the day following the ativity  I decided to make heart shaped marshmallow chocolate cookies.  These are very easy to make, they just take a lot of time.  To make a long story short, I spent hours on these cookies and when they were all dunked in melted chocolate, I wanted to transfer them from the counter to the fridge.  So I carefully slid the cookies that were on the counter (on wax paper) onto a cookie sheet, then slowly made my way to the fridge.  There were too many cookies on the wax paper so a few of them fell on the floor and as I leaned slightly to see how many I dropped, all of the other cookies fell to the ground!  I was so upset, I wanted to cry.  After spending hours on these stinking cookies and to see more than half of them on the floor!  They were ruined, still "wet" from just freshly been dunked in melted chocolate.  I threw them all away, leaving only 16 in the fridge that I successfully had moved to the fridge.  I certainly learned my lesson!

 

 My yummy choclate covered cookies with homemade pink marshmallow

cookies that fell on the floor that I threw in the gaarbage,  :(

While out shoppong last weekend we went to a furniture store that had a little playarea.  I took the kids over to play on the slide and allow them to run around for alittle while.  This playarea is a little hard to explain, but its very similar to the one at McDonalds.  Know what I mean, Tube-slide, with "stairs" only fit for little ones?  Anyways, Ava loved the slide and was having a great time.  But Sienna was a little nervous, since it was kinda high and closed off.  Ava eventually talked her into going all the way up and going down the slide with her.  Sienna got up there but decided it was just too scarey and WOULD NOT COME DOWN!!  I pretended to leave (you know, every mom does that, right?  Scare their children into listening to them, lol)  She didn't care. I bribed her, nothing.  Finally, I told Ava to go up there and grab Sienna's legs and pull her down the slide, well that didn't work.  Sienna was up there screaming like Ava was trying to kill her!  She did this twice before Steve came in asking what was happening.  So Steve climbed up there, told Sienna mommy was going to catch her and that it was fun.  So, she slide down, smiling and giggling.  Let me tell you, I was not.  It was crazy and I'm able to laugh at it now.  Lets just say one thing, Sienna will NOT be going up any slides like that for a long time!!!  lol

To end this post here are a few recents pictures of the kids, enjoy!  :)

 

My girls!

  

My litttle "spiderman", who is looking more and more like a toddler everyday and less like a baby.

Elliott's first hair cut and Happy Birthday Mama...

So I FINALLY convinced Steve to let me get Elliott's hair cut!  Since I would NEVER do this myself a wonderful friend of ours offered to it for us.  Heres what Elliott's hair looked like before his cut...

He did pretty good sitting there, I had to hold his hands the whole time, so he just moved his head around a lot.  But all in all we got the job done and he looks adorable!  Here are some photos of him getting his hair cut...

 

  

And this is the final look.  I tried to take some more photos this morning, but he didn't want to cooperate so I will post more photos soon.  I think he looks too cute.  

Thanks again Auntie Nikki!!  ;)

A few weeks ago was my mom's Birthday.  Since we live far away from most of our family and friends, I will often make a Birthday cake in their behalf.  Its my own little way of being a part of their special day and it keeps them in my thoughts all day.  So, for my mom's birthday cake I made a home-made chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream frosting.  We all enjoyed it and thought of my mom all day long and wish that we could have been there to celebrate with her and shared a piece of cake with her.  Anyways, we love you mom and miss you more everyday!  Heres a photo of the cake...

Bye for now!  

Heres one last photo of all 3 of my babies...

First post...

So, i decided to start a blog mainly because facebook just isn't working for me any more.  I think its great to keep in contact with people but at the same time i feel its just too easy for people i don't know to steal my personal infomation, but even more scarey, steal photos of my babies.  I know a blog could be just as bad, but i'm not going to be posting a lot of photos like i did on facebook.  So, we'll see how this blogging thing goes!

Now that thats out of the way, here goes for the fun stuff.  I don't know if anyone even cares enough to read about us and our lives out here in Nova Scotia, but enjoy!  So heres "the low down" in Misner house these days...

Heres a funny story about Ava:  Just before Christmas i noticed a big change in her matuirty.  She was so cooperative and so easy to reason with.   She listened so intently to our "adult conversations".  So one day i decided to let her know how proud i was in her and let her know i noticed how hard she was trying to be "a good girl".  So this is her response to my praise, "yes, mommy i'm being a very good girl so Santa will come!!!!!"  I just had to laugh.  All her work was so Santa would come and leave her presents!  We had told her around Christmas time that Santa's Elves were watching her so she better behave.  I guess she really believed they were watching and she sure was a good girl.  She still is, but certaintly has her good days and her not so good days.

Sienna is a very funny little girl.  Every little facial expression she makes, every little move she makes makes my heart smile.  She can be very sweet, but definatly has a stubborn side.  we sure love our little Sienna.  Lately Steve has been trying to tell her shes a big girl and she doens't NEED a soother and that she needs to start using the potty.  So, a few weeks ago she came to me while i was brushing my teeth and she said to me "mommy i just a baby, i need my soother".  Since then she tells me often that shes just a baby or that shes little and needs her soother (since she can ONLY have her soother if shes in her bed or in the car)   She sure loves that thing.  I know she could probably give it up in a few short days, but if it gives me a little peace and its not doing any harm to her, why not let it hang around for a few more months!!??

So, after having 2 girls and now we have our little boy it sure is different!  I call Elliott my little monster.  Because hes just that, A LITTLE MONSTER!  He gets into everything, i mean everything!  I can only imagine what else hes going to get into when hes older.  But hes sweet and lovey and i wouldn't trade him for anything.  Hes doing so much these days.  Just before his 1st Birthday he started walking, hes climbs on anything and everything he can, eating just about anyting we give him but only if HE can do it himslef.  If i ty to feed him he puts his nose up at me and looks away from me but once i put the bowl in front of him he starts to chow down.  Hes a funny boy and we sure love having him in our little family.

Well, i'm going to end for now.  I sure hope this blog thing really works out and will keep us connected with our familes and friends near or far!  Well, bye for now and hope to hear from anyone out there who may be reading my ramblings, love amber xo