This is why my kids love going to Miss Barbie's House

The Event: Messy Day

The Place: Miss Barbie's House (of course)

The Activities: body painting with chocolate pudding

                          chocolate pudding slip and slide

                          whipped topping fun

                          wet noodle fight

The result: lots of laughter, squeals, and fun

the boys are getting ready

chasing someone with a paintbrush full of pudding

the little man is covered - even his ears are full of pudding

some chocolate covered beuties

a group of chocolate covered kiddos

yummy noodles (before they were used in the noodle fight)

how about a little whipped cream with that chocolate pudding

perfect topping for dessert

giving one of the moms a taste of whipped topping

hosing off 

Wordless Wednesday: I can do it myself

Giveaway Winners

Just what you have all been waiting for the announcement of the giveaway winner.  It's on video. This time I don't look so frightened or blink so much. My brain is mush and I am exhausted after start back to homeschooling this week so my formulation of thoughts is a little off but I do have a lovely assistant helping me out - a highlight of the video :o) 

Untitled from Kristen Cheney on Vimeo.

Blog Anniversary

In honor of my Blog Anniversary, I have done a video post. I was feeling a little pressure from a certain bloggy friend to do a video. And so I folded. Like a chair.

My video camera is a dinosaur. Din.o.saur.  Like the 8 mm tape kind. With no cable for the computer. So my video is done on my little tiny digital camera held at arms length. 

I am nervous so I don't smile much but in general I think I am a "smiley" person or so I've been told.  I blink a lot. Nerves again? Not sure.  My eyes get wide like a deer in headlights. Not sure if that is normal for me or not.  It is a bit strange watching oneself on video. 

Before the video viewing begins, I want to thank each of you (those faithful few) who read and keep up with our family.  I want to thank all my bloggy friends for being such inspiring, motivating, challenging, encouraging, honest women. Usually pretty funny as well.  I have been blessed this past year by all of you, in so many ways.  

Disclaimer: I did not name specific names or blogs because I was fearful my 35 year old mommy brain would unintentionally forget someone and then I would feel horrible.

I am looking forward to another year on this crazy bloggy journey!

Blog Anniversary Post from Kristen Cheney on Vimeo.

First Taste of Cotton Candy: Sweet Sugary Bliss

Rock Band

Last winter, our sweet friend Katie came to babysit our kids one evening and recorded a song with them using garage band on my macbook (i heart my mac).  It was so sweet and the kids thought it was very cool to have made a song.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago, as I am getting out of the shower I hear Landon pounding on his drum set (mom have we thanked you recently for that drum set).  As I come over to talk to him about not beating on his drums I notice the macbook sitting by the drums.  The macbook which he had unhooked, carried up to flights of stairs, and had now set on the floor next to him. 

When he finishes playing, I ask him what he was doing. He nonchalantly tells me he is recording a song on rock band (otherwise known as garage band).  Obviously he paid close attention to Katie Wilson when she recorded their song. He knew exactly what to do in order to make a recording and adjust settings. I was amazed! Of course I was so amazed (and cracking up at how serious he was about this whole deal) that I didn't get a video or a picture.

That is until last week, when he decided to make another recording.  He has some vocal recordings that are quite hilarious that I may try to upload soon.  Making songs on the computer is one of his all time favorite activities right now.  He asks to make a song every.single. day. 

Landon on Garage Band from Kristen Cheney on Vimeo.

Personality?

A few weeks ago, Jenni posted this on her blog.  Then Lynn and Jessica posted the same thing on their blogs. Since I am a copycat, I decided to try it out too.

It was much harder than I thought to pick a picture for each question. Sometimes I had two things I would have liked to pick as my answer.  So I took the quiz a few times. Okay maybe like five or six times but whose counting. You know what?  I received the same answer. Every. Single. Time. I guess according to youinverse I am a dreamer.  

Happy Monday!