So I peed on a stick.......

Today was a day for cupcakes or as Olive requested pink cake. We happened to go down the cake isle at target and she got so excited so I let her pick out a box of cake and frosting. She found everything pink of course. The entire day she kept asking me if we can make the cake and as soon as she woke up from her nap cake was the first word I heard. It was pretty fun and I've been waiting a long time to have a little baking assistant. She was a champ at pouring all the ingredients in but waiting for them to bake is another story. After dinner I gave her 3 cupcakes and a bowl of frosting and told her she could do whatever she wanted with it. I showed her how to frost and I'm not kidding, she was good. Like full concentration trying to put the frosting on. She decided to lick some of the frosting of all of them but didn't have any interest in taking a bite. Who are you kid??? Either way she was entertained and I'm sure it's for the best as she only consumed a tiny bit of sugar. Regardless it was a fun little toddler activity. I rarely if ever bake out of a box but I think I will wait a few years to teach her how to make homemade cake but I really can't wait.

We had little gym in the morning and it was actually her last class of the summer session so now I'm trying to figure out what to do next. Continue little gym or start up with a dance class? The last month at little gym has been really fun for her and I feel like she actually gets really excited to go and as of yesterday can sing the songs we sing in class. Well one or two words but she can hum along and play along with all the beats. She is kinda in a funny age and she also has a ton more energy than most kids her age so it's tricky. What to do what to do......

it's important to look good and bring your friends with you to the potty.

little trolls.

baker.

we lost an egg but she sure enjoyed playing with it.

happy hour started early in this house.

mess.

we've hit the dress up phase.

toddler meals always look cuter than big people meals.

frosting licker.

cupcake licker.

serious business.

she has been talking about this rainbow all day.

After 16 years or so of having a drivers license I have never lost my keys or locked them in my car till today. I can be super flighty but I'm really good about keeping my shit in check. Toddlers change everything! This morning started off a little rough. Olive's latest is losing her mind in the morning if I don't sit and stare at her. I'm totally fine with playing all morning but she gets this idea that she wants to go on my ipad and when I tell her no she loses her mind like the world is ending. That usually sets her off and then when I try to make breakfast for myself she is so beyond pissed off that her bloody curdling cries make me think my neighbors are going to call CPS on me. It's brutal but I keep saying its just a phase. If I get a piece of toast these days I'm happy. Anyways today was just a little rough as mondays always kinda are. I barely made it to swim today because I was lagging big time and getting her dressed now usually takes a little bit of time. She wants to pick 100% of her outfit which I'm cool with but when she requires a swim diaper and a bathing suit and really wants a pink dress (as she tells me) it's tricky. I've learned ways and it's not really a big deal except when you have to be somewhere. Her regular lesson was changed to another instructor who didn't get the memo so she ended up only getting like 5 min of the lesson instead of 20min. She didn't even care or notice as she still got to play in the pool for over an hour but I was annoyed. You get where my day is going. Not bad just annoying. We had to go to the mall so I could get a friend something for her bridal shower. Mission accomplished in less than 30 min. After that I let her wander around and play in all the fountains. I even tried on a pair of jeans but I will have to go back and really try them on. My shopping days are kinda over with her. I've never bought expensive jeans in my life. Is $170 totally silly? I am still wearing the jeans I got about 6 years ago. Might be time to upgrade to big girl pants.

So ya after our day at the mall I locked my keys in the trunk. I always put them in my purse cause I always grab my purse to put on the front seat but I was disheveled and just threw them down. I was trying to wrangle Olive whose only goal was to run across the parking lot. I grabbed my purse and slammed the door. I screamed fuck so loud and you can bet Olive repeated that. Super mom move I know. The good news is I have AAA and they were there in 10 min. Olive was a total champ and sat on my trunk and played with her coloring book. Bad news you can't open my trunk from my car and AAA cannot open trunks. I had to stick a hook through my arm rest with the smallest flashlight and fish them out. I had totally forgot where I threw them but 20 min later I got them. I was drenched in sweat and Olive was covered in lipstick from entertaining herself. It was just an annoying day but luckily after her nap things were fine. We got an early birthday present for Olive from my mom and she was entertained for hours. A really long vent but I sure feel better. Tomorrow will have to be better that's for sure.

Luckily I'm coming off a pretty awesome weekend. We went up to my parents house for a birthday party on saturday. The party was at a farm and Olive got to ride a horse twice so she was pretty much in heaven. We went to my favorite sushi place and I got to eat and drink nice and slow since my mom was a on Olive watch. We had to head home a bit on the early side on sunday but we were able to hang out with Kat, Nick, and Sonia for a few hours before hitting the road. Bloody Mary's were drunk and babies were entertained and worn out. Such a lovely weekend.