A long time coming!

*Warning*

This will be a LONG post:

due to the fact I took almost a month off from blogging

not by choice really....my pictures wouldn't upload!

I had many sleepless nights thinking about how far behind I am....is this some sort of problem?! sleepless nights?!

YES,

I've realized.

I'm Hannah Barrick & I am a bloggaholic!

So here are a months worth of pictures squeezed into one giant post.

The daily life of a 21 month old (seems better saying that then almost TWO) booo hooo!

We wake up with a smile & of course pup pup

First word out of lil' man's mouth..."good morning mom, I love you"?  NOPE

VACUUM.

We are completely obsessed...ever since we gave our niece one for Christmas!!

and this is what happens when vacuum goes away...

Does it seem weird we take it away? Well, after him saying vacuum thirty million times because he wants it turned on...your vacuum would go night night too :)

Breakfast!

These may not seem soo appetizing (not the best picture) but I got this idea on pinterest:

Put eggs in muffin tins for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees!

And potato hash browns!

I just have to say how much I love my cast iron pan I got for Christmas from my hubby. BEST pan EVER!

Some days we don't have the "normal" breakfast foods and instead eat marshmallow cream!

AND

sit on the counters to eat it too!

YUM.

The ONLY reason this happened is because I was having a bunch of fun mom's and their kiddo's over for a play date/lunch date and I was excited to make a fun desert

VALENTINE'S WHOOPIE PIES

Ingredients

CAKES
2 cups flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

FILLING
½ cup softened butter
1½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup marshmallow crème
1 teaspoon vanilla
Red food coloring (optional)
Sprinkles(optional)

Instructions
1. Heat the oven to 350°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. In a glass measuring cup or small bowl, stir together the buttermilk and vanilla extract.
3. In a large bowl with a hand mixer set at medium speed, beat the butter and sugar until evenly blended, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the egg, increase the speed to high, and beat until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute more.
4. Pour half the fl our mixture into the butter-sugar mixture, and beat at medium speed until combined. Add the buttermilk mixture and continue beating until just blended. Add the remaining fl our mixture and beat again.
5. Use a cookie scoop or spoon to place a heaping tablespoon of batter on a prepared cookie sheet. Add more mounds of batter, evenly spacing them, until there are nine on each sheet. Slightly fl atten each mound with a spoon.
6. Bake the cakes one sheet at a time for 10 minutes (they should be moist and spongy). Let them cool on the sheet for 2 minutes, then carefully transfer them to a rack to cool completely. Reline the sheets and scoop, shape, and bake the remaining batter.
7. Using an electric mixer at medium-high speed, beat all the fi lling ingredients except the coloring in a medium bowl until evenly blended, about 2 minutes. If you want to give the fi lling a Valentine hue, fold in drops of red food coloring until the desired tint is reached.
8. To make each pie, spoon and spread a heaping tablespoon of the filling onto the bottom of a cake, then gently press another cake on top

After tummies are filled we watch some Mickey or Little Einsteins..

I think they are great little shows for toddlers

and

Breck LOVES them too.

He sits on his "rocket" (airplane, but calls it rocket I think because it looks like the Einsteins rocket)

and watches his friends!

He even pats his legs when it's time to BLAST OFF!

Oh the joys of being a little boy!

Some days we even venture outside when there's

SNOW to play IN

The other day we went for a walk/sled ride.

I had to stay close to the side to acually pull him on the white stuff!

This day:

we were going through a mud puddle (due to lack of snow)

and he fell out of the sled face first in the puddle.

He cried, I laughed a little, then carried him back to the house!

It's all fun and games until....

it's time to go inside!

He threw himself in the snow...without gloves on

which made him even more mad...

Sometimes life is just not fair for a toddler :)

Some days he goes to daycare too.

He plays with his friends...sometimes nice, sometimes not so nice.

It looks like someone gave him payback by scratching his cheekers....BOYS! ruff and tough!

Other day's we have friends over to play

and share our toys.

(still working on the sharing part)

Breck & I look forward to the kids coming over after school.

Usually I find something to keep them busy and lately with my latest addiction pinterest,

I'm finding some cute cute cute ideas I've been trying!

My cute window display!

Melted crayon hearts!

Tissue paper hearts!

AND of course there is snack time!

Two of my favorites:

Chocolate & baking

My favorite is using cocoa to make homemade brownies & chocolate cakes with chocolate frosting

(recipes on back of cocoa)

Seriously people. Easiest, tastiest brownies!

In the evening we have bath time.

If Breck had his way...

bath time would be EVERY night!

Lately we have been working on brushing teeth.

He stands on his stool while we help brush.

Then he spits in the sink.

And is one proud boy!

And end each night with books and snuggles!

Jerod & I fight over this part of the evening....

What a life!