Mama's Gotta Do, What Mama's Gotta Do

I had to make homemade egg rolls yesterday. We had been out for almost a month. If you've never made egg rolls before, you are missing out. I was always disappointed in anything I'd get in a restaurant, so I tried an at home recipe and it's one of our favorites. I make a big batch and freeze them. Then, I take 2 out whenever we make Chinese food and they are the perfect side dish.

But this post isn't about egg rolls, it's about what I had to do to be able to get an hour to make the egg rolls. I gave Noah his first Dum Dum sucker.

I had to stop to snap 38 photos of him, but it kept him busy for over 30 minutes and I was able to get my egg rolls done.

Emily is doing great in school so far. She is becoming so confident. She makes me proud. She always wants to play with Noah. After school, Ben, Noah and I wait for her outside the main entrance and she runs up to us. I hold out my free arm to hug her and she goes right for Noah. They love each other. Don't they look alike? Right down to the dimple on the right side.


We've had appointments the past 2 days in the morning, so Noah's nap gets pushed back a little. By the time we get home, he is exhausted and falls right to sleep. He usually turns to his side or immediately rolls on his stomach. Today, he was so tired that he just laid right where I put him. He looks so sweet that I had to get the camera.


And you haven't seen many pictures of Ben lately because he isn't wearing costumes much anymore. Instead, he wants to be naked. All the time. We are so used to it that we don't even notice. I'm hoping it's just a phase. He also wants to be Catwoman or a ladybug for Halloween. I'm hoping that's just a phase too.