Proud parent here!

Good morning all! Yesterday was a great day. I am so proud of Kaylin!! He earned his gi (uniform) in karate yesterday. They had to remember the taikyoku shodan fight sequence to get it and he did! That is one thing I like about this karate program, they actually make them work to be rewarded. Other programs usually just give them (or should I say we buy it) the uniforms when they register. So here are his first pics in his gi!

 

He was so excited, and so was I. I also did karate when I was younger so I'm able to help him practice since I remember the moves. Now that he has his gi, he wants to take the Thursday class as well so I guess we'll be adding to our list of activities. No complaints here! I'd rather keep him busy, especially doing something he likes. Another good thing is that there are three other children from his class in the program. One of his friends already had his uniform since he started last year. So now Kaylin is SO proud that he has his too. Perhaps it gives them something to talk about in kindergarten? Who knows :). I'm just glad we found something he loves and we will keep moving forward from here!

Weekend in reverse...

Highlight of my weekend... painting Imani's toenails!! I have been waiting to do this since Kaylin was born and clearly I couldn't polish his nails. So yes, FINALLY! And she sat there like such a nice baby. She did end up with a pink spot on the top of her foot. I guess she got a little excited while waiting for them to dry.

What else did I do this weekend? Well, I made a quick trip to the grocery store with the kids in tow. Otherwise, I did a whole bunch of nothing. Moses worked all weekend so it was just me and the littles.
I did get around to cooking the homemade hot pocket (as I like to call it) yesterday. It's such a simple yet filling meal. All I did was cook some chicken and broccoli, mix in some cheese and mayo, and wrap in flattened crescent rolls (two cans). This is the short version, but the recipe I used can be found here. It wasn't as pretty but it tasted great and I'm sure it will be a regular around here. Especially since it only needs to bake for thirty minutes. My kind of meal :)

From Working Woman to Stay At Home Mom!?

Hello all! Shaniqua here, and I am officially a stay at home mom. I'll admit, this is quite an adjustment for me. I have been home for a couple of months but I recently accepted a job offer. Well, turns out that I would just be working to pay for child care and that makes no sense at all. So although I have been home awhile, now it is official. I love spending time with my little people, of course. But I have to get used to not going to work.

Anyway, I have my little genius Kaylin, who is five years old now. He reads, can add and subtract, and is just very bright in general. He makes us very proud :). He's also quite the entertainer as you can see!

Then we have my little mini me Imani who is one. She is hilarious and such a little diva already. Kaylin is her best friend, but she is not a people person at all.

Me? Well I have a few hobbies. I love baking, reading, and I love anything that has to do with hair. These days I spend a lot of time at the library with the littles, mainly to meet other moms (we recently moved to the area) and to give them something to do. Besides, Kaylin goes through six books in two days so it makes sense to be here lol. They have a lot of activities at our branch. On Tuesday mornings they do story time and a play group for infants and toddlers, Wednesdays they do after school art and bedtime stories, and on Thursdays they do musical story time. I'm sure there is more but these are the things I currently attend. I try to keep them busy, so I'm planning to join the YMCA next week. Kaylin already does karate on Tuesdays and I think I want to get him into swimming classes as well. 

That's all for now, I just wanted to do a brief introduction. There will be more, much, much more (insert evil laugh). Mainly about what I'm cooking, what I've gotten myself into with the children, and plenty of my randomness :).