What happens when the husband is away

I let...let me repeat myself...I allowed Nick to go to his Mission Reunion this past weekend up in Utah. He left Friday around lunch and got home late Sunday Night. Looking back, it might not have been a good idea. Stuck with an almost 2 year old and a 3 month old??!! By myself??!!! AHHHHH!!! No really it wasn't that bad but it was hard. Luckily my mom came over and helped out. She had this crazy idea to paint my kitchen while Nick was away. It took over 24 hours but we did it. My mom's the best!
Before....

After...

Don't mind the mess.

Its amazing what you can do with $200 bucks. Now we just need new countertops and a new island and my kitchen will finally be complete!!

Oh and here are some new pictures of the boys.

Notice how Gabe is so serious and Liam is always smiling?

Baked Cotton Balls

I have been looking on a lot of other blogs looking for ideas to entertain Liam. He's at the age where I feel like he can start doing crafts and busy work to keep him occupied. I found this idea called "baked cotton balls" for some blog and it looked like it could entertain Liam for an hour so. Worng. Try five minutes but whatever. Here are some pictures.

In case you want the directions for this...here you go
Mix one cup of flour and one cup of water in medium size bowl. Once mixed, separate into individual bowls (depending on how many colors you want). Add food coloring and mix. Dip cotton balls completely in mixture and place on greased cookie sheet. Place in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Let cool and then let your kiddo try and retrieve the cotton ball using a toy hammer. Hopefully you kid will last longer than mine.