This and That

Yesterday was Noah's birthday and we had a pretty good day. We made cupcakes in the morning. The kids ate frosting out of the container with spoons and licked the batter out of the bowl like it was their last bite!

After dinner, it was time for cupcakes and for Noah to blow out the candle. Ava REALLY, REALLY wanted to blow out his candle, so we put one candle in Noah's cupcake and one in Ava's cupcake. That way they both could blow out a candle. The funny thing was is Mike went to the drawer to get the candles, put them in, lit them and after Ava blew out hers, it lit back up. They were those trick candles. Ha! It was actually kinda funny..

Then was time to open presents. It was meltdown city for Ava. She wanted to open Noah's presents, but Noah didn't want her to. She also wanted her own presents. We didn't want to start something, so we didn't get her anything. She cried and cried and she wanted to play with Noah's toys and Noah didn't want her to, so she cried some more.

We have been enjoying our new bed. It is quite comfy. I haven't slept as bad as I thought. I haven't woken up sore, so that is a plus. I am hoping that it will help me sleep better. According to my fitbit, I am at least getting big chunks of sleep. I have been drinking a lot of water, so I have been waking to go to the bathroom a million times, but other than that and the kids waking up, I would say I am sleeping pretty good.

I have grown to love tea. After the coffee is gone, I love to have tea. I was addicted to Trader Joes' Candy Cane Green Tea. It is seasonal and after I bought about 10 boxes, I am down to my last 2. I am on the hunt for something new. I have a Peppermint Tea from Trader Joe's that is ok. My mom brought me some Good Earth Original Tea and I liked that, so I bought a box today.

I pulled out my food processor yesterday. I made Salsa that was AWESOME and some Soy Nut Butter. The Soy Nut Butter could be a little sweeter, so I am going to play around with it. Soy Nuts have a lot of protein, so I get a big bang for my buck.

Ghiradelli Unsweetened Cocoa Powder is a baking game changer. I will not go back to Hershey's again. I love it. I put it with a a scoop of protein powder and some Almond Milk or water and it makes the best pudding ever. It is not bitter at all. Or at least not to me!!

We have Noah's birthday party this weekend. It is supposed to be super cold, but at least it isn't going to rain. As of yet!!!