I think lauren has only fallen asleep in the living room once or twice before. Playing in the snow tires you out!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Our little angel
Lauren's first Christmas program. Everyone said she stole the show as the littlest angel.
Santa Claus is coming to town 2012
Santa came to visit us today at the Mead Library! Lauren has really started to understand Santa and was super excited on the way up and while waiting for him.
Once he arrived she was shy and took her cousins lead in hiding.
I reminded her she had something to ask him and then she realized, "Oh yeah, I do want to talk to him."
So she went over and did a little quiet talking but wouldn't get too close. Even to get her "special treat".
When we left she said hi shyly to him but as we were getting in the car he walked out to go visit the bank and she got all excited again and waved and yelled "Bye Santa!"
She has been loving looking at these pictures and telling me all about it :)
Kate of course cried as soon as I got too close or set her on the floor.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Organizing Children books
Lauren's books have been piled in her armoire for a while now and sorting through them can be frustrating. Now that she is FINALLY interested in books, I like to switch them out regularly for each holiday or season or just when we get tired of looking at the same ones. We get new books regularly as gifts, garage sales, second hand stores and mostly from our local library that purges kids books as they start to show wear.
This is her book shelf that we set the "current" books. I got this for $1 at a garage sale and it is SO worth it. Her interest level in books increased immediately when she could see the covers and not have to sort through them herself.
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Right now, it contains summer/zoo/flower type books along with a some other ones such as the Mercer Mayer dentist book because she is going to have her first dentist visit soon!
Next to her chair is a special basket....Dora! This is pretty much all we get to read these days.
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In the bottom shelf of the bookshelf is bedtime and nursery rhyme books. In the basket is board books and ones she can play with.
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Next up is the rest of the books we own. They stay here and like I said before, get rotated out.
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We have a basket for Dr. Seuss. We got a bunch from Adam's grandmas house and have added a few more over the last couple of years.
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The next basket is Disney/ tv or characters she knows. (Her middle name is Olivia so grandma has started her a collection of Olivia books).
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Then there are two baskets next to that that contain a mix of random books.
The next basket is themed books. Each theme gets its own ziplock bag. We have Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Winter.
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Down below we have some bigger hard cover books and also books that do things such as pull out or make noise.
Beside that we have another basket with ziplocks. These ziplocks contain Mercer Mayer books, Berenstain Bears, and Golden books.
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Now, hopefully they stay this way!
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This is her book shelf that we set the "current" books. I got this for $1 at a garage sale and it is SO worth it. Her interest level in books increased immediately when she could see the covers and not have to sort through them herself.
Right now, it contains summer/zoo/flower type books along with a some other ones such as the Mercer Mayer dentist book because she is going to have her first dentist visit soon!
Next to her chair is a special basket....Dora! This is pretty much all we get to read these days.
In the bottom shelf of the bookshelf is bedtime and nursery rhyme books. In the basket is board books and ones she can play with.
Next up is the rest of the books we own. They stay here and like I said before, get rotated out.
We have a basket for Dr. Seuss. We got a bunch from Adam's grandmas house and have added a few more over the last couple of years.
The next basket is Disney/ tv or characters she knows. (Her middle name is Olivia so grandma has started her a collection of Olivia books).
Then there are two baskets next to that that contain a mix of random books.
The next basket is themed books. Each theme gets its own ziplock bag. We have Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Winter.
Down below we have some bigger hard cover books and also books that do things such as pull out or make noise.
Beside that we have another basket with ziplocks. These ziplocks contain Mercer Mayer books, Berenstain Bears, and Golden books.
Now, hopefully they stay this way!
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Monday, February 27, 2012
MPM 2/27
Monday: Hot dogs and sweet potato fries
Tuesday: Jambalaya for Mardi Gras!
Wednesday: Shredded beef enchiladas (leftover roast from last week)
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: BBQ Chicken Pizza
Saturday: Breakfast casserole for supper
Sunday: TBD
I'm going to make some pretzel bites, some taco/onion soup/ranch seasonings, and some 6 week muffins (my great-grandma's recipe that were her favorites)
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Monday, February 20, 2012
MPM 2/20 - 2/26
Monday: Buffalo Chicken
Tuesday: BBQ Meatballs (x3 - one for freezer, one for family in town)
Wednesday: Roast
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Chicken Pot Pie
Saturday: Chili
Sunday: Homemade Chicken Nuggets (plus some for freezer - didn't get to these last time)
This week I'm also going to make some Vanilla muffins with cinnamon crumb topping, possibly some raspberry crumb bars, and I need to make some homemade taco seasoning. Hopefully this will be a minimal grocery week with only a few basics to buy.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
MPM 2/6 - 2/12
Monday: Meatloaf w/ Green beans and baked beans
Tuesday: Whole Chicken with leftover sides
Wednesday: Chicken Noodle soup with Quick Potato Dumplings
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Taco Potatoes
Saturday: Chicken Fiesta
Sunday: Taco Ring
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
Mpm
Monday: Sante Fe Five-Bean Soup (Page 38, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Fast-Fix Family Favorites)
Tuesday: Tacos as Lettuce Wraps with Black Bean and Corn Salad
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Turkey Wraps with Chipotle Mayo and probably leftover black bean and corn salad
Friday: Sweet and Spicy Bacon Chicken and sweet potatoes
Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Chicken with Peanut Curry Sauce (Page 94, Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Fast-Fix Family Favorites) and rice
Last week we ate:
Spaghetti and garlic bread
Mac n cheese (mom at MOPS)
Homemade Buffalo Chicken Strips and Sweet potato fries (didn't eat any the week before)
Steak and Mashed potatoes (didn't get in the week before)
Pizza (Pizza Hut the no cheese pizza so I ate bone out chicken with honey bbq sauce)
Spaghetti Feed at high school
Everyone ate something different :)
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
MPM 1/8 - 1/15
Sunday: Steak and potato patties
Monday: Baked ham and pasta salad
Tuesday: Biscuits and Gravy (using rice milk or maybe soy milk)
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Coca cola chicken and steak fries
Friday: Sweet and sour meatloaf
Saturday: Burritos (no cheese for me)
Sunday: Homemade chicken nuggets and sweet potato fries
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
MPM 11/7
A day late again :)
Monday: Chimichangas from the freezer.
Tuesday: Chicken noodle soup
Wednesday: Pizza. Bought a couple vegan mozzarella cheese. Hopefully they're good!
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Homemade Corn Dogs with soy milk
Saturday: Lunch football game. Not sure if we'll be home for supper or not.
Sunday: Undecided
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Monday: Chimichangas from the freezer.
Tuesday: Chicken noodle soup
Wednesday: Pizza. Bought a couple vegan mozzarella cheese. Hopefully they're good!
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Homemade Corn Dogs with soy milk
Saturday: Lunch football game. Not sure if we'll be home for supper or not.
Sunday: Undecided
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
MPM 11/1
A day late but I do have a plan this week!
Monday: Halloween. Hot dogs and hot chocolate at the fire hall.
Tuesday: Whole chicken in the crock pot for Adam. Me and kids at MOPS.
Wednesday: Chicken for me and Lauren. Adam supper out.
Thursday: Broccoli Chicken with leftover chicken. I didn't get this made last time it was on the menu.
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Homemade Dairy free potato soup. I might use a combination between this recipe and the one below.
Sunday: Undecided
Dairy Free Potato Soup Saute onions and garlic in EVOO. Add chicken stock, some herbs (whatever I have on hand-thyme, dill, oregano etc.) and potatoes. I boil until potatoes are almost done and chuck in some broccoli. I let it go another few minutes and cool. Then puree it all.
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Monday: Halloween. Hot dogs and hot chocolate at the fire hall.
Tuesday: Whole chicken in the crock pot for Adam. Me and kids at MOPS.
Wednesday: Chicken for me and Lauren. Adam supper out.
Thursday: Broccoli Chicken with leftover chicken. I didn't get this made last time it was on the menu.
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Homemade Dairy free potato soup. I might use a combination between this recipe and the one below.
Sunday: Undecided
Dairy Free Potato Soup Saute onions and garlic in EVOO. Add chicken stock, some herbs (whatever I have on hand-thyme, dill, oregano etc.) and potatoes. I boil until potatoes are almost done and chuck in some broccoli. I let it go another few minutes and cool. Then puree it all.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Meet Kate
Kate Sophia was born on 10/5 at 5:41 in the morning. She was 8 lbs 13 ounces and 21 inches long. A much bigger baby than Lauren was at 7 lbs and 19 in long!
We had quite the night as Lauren was up all night throwing up. She started at 12:30 and stopped at 3:30. Contractions started at 4 and after a mad dash to the hospital Kate was born 29 minutes after we walked through the ER doors. That was even after they kept telling me not to push so we could wait for my doctor.
We are settled in and Lauren loves her new little sister. She wakes up asking for her. I think she wishes Kate could play a little more though :)
First bath:
Leaving the hospital.
Two weeks:
She'll be three weeks old already tomorrow!
I'm getting tired of not having meals planned so hopefully Meal Plan Monday will be back next week!
We had quite the night as Lauren was up all night throwing up. She started at 12:30 and stopped at 3:30. Contractions started at 4 and after a mad dash to the hospital Kate was born 29 minutes after we walked through the ER doors. That was even after they kept telling me not to push so we could wait for my doctor.
We are settled in and Lauren loves her new little sister. She wakes up asking for her. I think she wishes Kate could play a little more though :)
First bath:
Leaving the hospital.
Two weeks:
She'll be three weeks old already tomorrow!
I'm getting tired of not having meals planned so hopefully Meal Plan Monday will be back next week!
Monday, September 26, 2011
MPM #3
Monday: Tuna Helper - special request from Adam, gobbled up by Lauren - totally unhealthy but oh so good! Leftovers for me.
Tuesday: Pig in a blanket - extra for the freezer
Wednesday: Roasting a chicken I have in the freezer
Thursday: Leftover Buffet
Friday: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Saturday: Nachos - Maybe chicken nachos w/ leftover chicken. Not sure if I'll make these for me or not. I bought some Daiya cheese for me but it's expensive so I might sprinkle a tiny on there if I feel like I can't make it tasty enough w/o cheese.
Sunday: Undecided
I didn't get around to making the Dairy free caramel and Granola bars so hopefully I can get it done this week.
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Monday, September 19, 2011
It's Monday again?!
Where did the week go?
I missed some things on our menu last week so you'll see them repeated here:
Monday: Fish, Broccoli
Tuesday: Chicken Cacciatore, Rice
Wednesday: Burritos with some to freeze (probably rice, refried beans and beef - some w/o cheese)
Thursday: Leftover Buffet
Friday: Mommy eat out at Bachelorette party, Daddy and Lauren fend for themselves. If I had to guess... Pizza
Saturday: Broccoli Chicken
Sunday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and country gravy made with soy milk
This week I also plan to make Dairy free caramel for my morning coffee and Granola bars so I need to add any ingredients for those to the grocery list.
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I missed some things on our menu last week so you'll see them repeated here:
Monday: Fish, Broccoli
Tuesday: Chicken Cacciatore, Rice
Wednesday: Burritos with some to freeze (probably rice, refried beans and beef - some w/o cheese)
Thursday: Leftover Buffet
Friday: Mommy eat out at Bachelorette party, Daddy and Lauren fend for themselves. If I had to guess... Pizza
Saturday: Broccoli Chicken
Sunday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and country gravy made with soy milk
This week I also plan to make Dairy free caramel for my morning coffee and Granola bars so I need to add any ingredients for those to the grocery list.
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