Little Okie Homestead

Normally at this time of the morning I would still be sleeping. Not sound asleep but still sleeping. Of course that's because I'm a night owl and love staying up late. I know there are many more benefits to rising early than staying up at night but it's hard not to just enjoy the peace and quiet of the night curled up on the couch vegging out watching my favorite shows. But everything is different now! I've changed my schedule and although today is only day 2 I'm loving it! I have found so many benefits to rising early! First look at the list I have already completed this morning and it's only 7:15! 45 Minute Cardio Workout Complete Breakfast for the hubby before he left for work Showered, Dressed, Hair Dried and Make-up on (make-up never happens) Bed Made Laundry in the washer Laundry from yesterday folded and put away Dishwasher unloaded and reloaded (my goal is to never have dishes in my sink in the morning, still catching up) This blog post...

Being a boy mom I knew I was going to be exposed to a culture that I was never immersed in before. I only have a half sister so there wasn't much exposure to the real life of boys growing up. But now my culture has changed and I say things like... ...you just put your face in fart water! ...don't eat your boogers! ...get your hands out of your pants! ...I don't know if Batman can fly without his bat-mobile. These are just the things I can remember at the moment. I know there are more because I catch myself at least once a day thinking, "Did I really just say that?" Yep, life as a boy mom is very different than the pink Barbie land that I grew up in! But I have to say I love being a boy mom! Even though I hope one day my hubby will change his mind and we will try for another and maybe we will a girl. Who says I can't have the best of both worlds? Oh yes...don't forget the fascination with bugs and creepy crawling creatures!

I get asked every year from many family members what I think my boys would like for Christmas gifts. In reality they don't need anything. We are so blessed to have everything they need and then some. We have toys and clothes overflowing most of the time. So this year I thought I would try to look at toys, books, ect. and make a list that would help guide everyone to what we are looking for this season that my boys will use. I think it's very important for toys to be things we will actually use and I think that learning toys are always important too. Monkey actually prefers toys that he can learn from but he also enjoys board games or books. So here is my list. For Goose   (this list was hard because really what does a 5 month old baby need?) 1.)  Fisher Price Growing Baby Animal Activity Puzzle Monkey loves puzzles & I think that they are fun learning toys. I never knew they made puzzles for little guys like Goose but I would love to start int...