Edible Paint, House Party, and other news

I found this snowman rice krispy treat kit on super clearance from christmas so we made those...and the paint is edible! There was enough for 3 snowmen so we all had fun. Unfortunately it will be a while before my kids can use watercolor paints because now they think all paint is edible.

We had a houseparty for philly cooking creme this last weekend! I made a bunch of dishes that use the creme and we all had fun eating and talking while the kids played outside.

Michael was so sad he couldn't climb on top of the house, but he made up for that by finding a long stick and chasing everyone around with it until I took care of it :-)

These bouncy balls are so fun for the kids, I think it was one of the best purchases I've ever made! They had princess ones, but I was sure that Nicole would end up with the Cars one and Michael would have the princess one. Much safer to have two of the same!

Here's a picture of the office in Sanford. The sign is big and they are located on a main street so it's very visible.

Other news:

A conversation yesterday after dinner prayer:

Nicole: Mommy, I closed my eyes during the prayer!!

Me: Good job, Nicole!

Nicole: But Michael had his open!!

I keep laughing every time I think about that conversation, especially because she was so serious about it and didn't get it when I tried to ask her how she could see Michael during the prayer if her eyes were closed.

Michael is close to being toilet trained. I dressed him one morning with underwear just to see if he was aware or old enough to start trying. He at least made it to the bathroom each time but couldn't get his undies down fast enough, so after two accidents I decided to call it a day until I really wanted to do it- I was glad he was almost ready! Crazily enough, the next morning he actually asked to go #2 in the toilet...and did! I was amazed because it took all sorts of bribery to get Nicole to do that even after she was toilet trained. Anyways, I'm sure this is more than you wanted to know, but toilet training is seriously something I dread. Disaster can strike at any time and you can be certain it will. :-) The potty training in a day method worked perfectly with Nicole and when Michael is ready I hope for the same!