Daily Vegas ~ Learning to eat with a spoon & A special announcement!

“Beginnings are always Messy.” – John Galsworthy

We have started into the world of beginning to eat with utensils. I know some of you may think this is kind of late, but waiting until my son was showing interest in using them was something I wanted to wait for. And boy oh boy has he been starting to show a lot of interest. He grabs anyone's utensils he can get a hold of and tries to sneak them into his mouth.

He knows what they are for, but trying to have the patience to get the food on the spoon and into his mouth is trying at best. He just isn't that patient yet. So instead, we have nights like this. Normally I strip him down before he goes into his high chair, but today I forgot to. I am hoping that he can get the hang of it soon, it would be nice to move him into his toddler chair at the table. Anyone have any tips that worked well for them?

We started off with some Organic Hummus tonight - but as it turns out, he may be allergic to the red bell peppers that was in it. Which is odd, but I will have to see if it happens again. (Where ever his skin touched the bell pepper, he turned bright red.)

Mom - why are you taking my picture when I am ready for more food??

And we ended the night with some yogurt thickened with oatmeal. But it was way more fun to dump it on ourselves then actually eat it. He also really enjoyed squishing the textures between his hands and clapping... it was worth the mess. :) I know he looks sad in these pictures, but I think it was because there was no more food to make a mess with.

And now for a special announcement!!

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I am so excited to announce that I have teamed up with two of my favorite mommy bloggers to bring you a winter holiday event called . Family and Life in Las Vegas along with The Life of a Sippy Cup Mom and Crazy about My Baybah will be bringing you some great giveaways geared toward toddlers November 15-29th.

We will even have a special grand prize (valued at well over $150) (You are not going to want to miss this one!) for mommas, crafts, recipes, and more. So grab our button before November 14th for extra entries into our giveaways, and join us as we Walk in a Toddler Wonderland!

Please make sure you are following all three blogs, as we will all be hosting different giveaways that you won't want to miss. Plus for every giveaway you enter on any blog - you will get 1 extra entry into every other giveaway!!

How exciting is that?! I can't wait. And with the giveaways we are lining up, you should be pretty excited too!!

Happy Weekend!