It Is Like Magic

Hello. I have a quick tip for you today. Not to long ago the kids were coloring with Dad and lets just say they now know that you can color on the table too. But I have to say that I was surpize on how long the white table really stayed white. So frist I tried a baby wipe b/c it was on hand. It did not work but the kids liked cleaning the table with it. Next on the list was a Magic Eraser. And it did the trick. You got to love it!  Now the table is clean and ready for more mess.

What do you clean with a Magic Eraser?

Bye Bye Fear

Owen's imagination is growing everyday. I can see this when he plays with his cars. But with his growing imagination he is also becoming scared of funny things. Well to me it is funny but to him it is very scary. From talking to other moms and reading articles I found that this is very normal.
I wanted to share with you one of his fears and how we were able to help Owen get over it. Owen has always loved the bath. I mean you could not get him out. All of a sudden he became scared of the drain. When he would hear the sound of the water going down the drain he would cry and freak out. I knew that we had to figure out a way for him to get over it. The easy thing for me to do would be to just take him out of the tub before I opened the drain. But I did not want to reinforce his fear. I tried a couple of things but was not able to find any thing that worked. Walking to our truck one day Owen was saying good bye to everyone he saw. That gave me an idea. That night when bath tine was over I told Owen I was going to open the drain and he had to say good bye to the dirty water. It worked! Owen yelled " bye bye water" we also say " see ya later dirty water".
Now when it is time to get out of the tub all I have to do is tell him that it is time to get out. Owen yells " bye bye water, see ya later" he even helps me open the drain.
Do you have any tips on how to help our little ones get over a fear?

A must have for laundry

I want to share a tip with you. I was told that a must have for Landry when you have kids or a messy husband :-). Love ya Dave. The must have is Biz. Having a new born and toddler I use this stuff all the time. If my little Emily has a "blow out" as some of you may know that it is very hard to get that out of their cute little outfits. After getting Emily all cleaned up and in a new cute outfit it is time for me to treat the stain (or soon to be one if left alone). I rinse the fabric out with cold water trying to get as much out as I can that way. Then I fill the sink with cold water and pour some biz in the sink mixing it around with my hand. When I add the outfit I swish it around a little in the water and then let it soak. Every now and then I will have to soak it overnight. I wash the outfit as normal. Now as many if you may know our little ones can have "blow out” anytime and anywhere. To be ready for this I keep a little baggie of biz in a large zip lock bag in our diaper bag. So when it happens I can add the biz to water in the big bag and soak the outfit until I get hone to wash it. I learned the hard way. When Owen was a baby we went to a family reunion and as we pulled in the parking lot he had a big "blow out". I was not ready for this. He still looked cute in his backup outfit. But I was never able to get the stain out. :-( Biz also works great with food stains. Owen is always giving me a challenge in that, his dad too. Do you have a laundry tip?