OK- still trying to figure out how to mobile in pics.. I'll get it eventually..
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Czechs-Mex 2009
Kyle's first baby pool experience, thanks to his bud Ian.
OK- still trying to figure out how to mobile in pics.. I'll get it eventually..
OK- still trying to figure out how to mobile in pics.. I'll get it eventually..
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Circus
Not long ago we took Ella-Ka-Bean-Ka-Bob to the circus!
It was the mini-circus, only one ring, some of the animals and no real clowns, much to Ella's dismay.
She lasted until the lion show, which was a bit ?sad? - there was a lot of whip action...
Anyhow, it was fun, and the $10 cotton candy came with a free hat which provided a majority of the entertainment for the evening, to be honest. She asked me a couple days ago when it will be back, she's ready for another.
It was the mini-circus, only one ring, some of the animals and no real clowns, much to Ella's dismay.
She lasted until the lion show, which was a bit ?sad? - there was a lot of whip action...
Anyhow, it was fun, and the $10 cotton candy came with a free hat which provided a majority of the entertainment for the evening, to be honest. She asked me a couple days ago when it will be back, she's ready for another.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Cookie Bar Update
Nevermind on those. Maybe I should have cooked them on parchment paper, or made the oven cooler since I used a glass pan, but they came out WRONG! I call them the "Teeth Crackers." Seriously. And finagling a plate-full of decent looking bars for Josh to take was difficult, taking two different offset spatulas, a knife and a cake server. For reals.
But- I also made cheese soup last night. I have in the past given out another recipe, one my MIL passed on to me, but I kind of like this one for the simple fact that I tend to always have the ingredients on hand. (Which never includes chicken bouillon, but it's still good)
Garden Cheese Soup (thanks, Allrecipes!)
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons margarine
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups water
1 cup chopped carrots
1 large potato, peeled and diced
6 cubes chicken bouillon
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
3 cups milk
1. In a 6-quart pot, saute celery, onion, and garlic in butter or margarine until soft.
2. Stir in flour. Gradually add water, and then vegetables, bouillon cubes, and chives. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat.
3. Cover the soup, and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Stir in cheese and milk, and stir until melted. Do not boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
I just dump in however much vegetables I have on hand, and to make it really awesome you can add a cup of sour cream right before it's done and stir it in. YUM!
OK I have a mountain of clothes to fold. I figure if I fold while watching all the TV shows I like on the laptop, I can make it take all day and not feel guilty :) I'm still cleaning all day, I mean, dang.
But- I also made cheese soup last night. I have in the past given out another recipe, one my MIL passed on to me, but I kind of like this one for the simple fact that I tend to always have the ingredients on hand. (Which never includes chicken bouillon, but it's still good)
Garden Cheese Soup (thanks, Allrecipes!)
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons margarine
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
4 cups water
1 cup chopped carrots
1 large potato, peeled and diced
6 cubes chicken bouillon
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
3 cups milk
1. In a 6-quart pot, saute celery, onion, and garlic in butter or margarine until soft.
2. Stir in flour. Gradually add water, and then vegetables, bouillon cubes, and chives. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat.
3. Cover the soup, and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Stir in cheese and milk, and stir until melted. Do not boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
I just dump in however much vegetables I have on hand, and to make it really awesome you can add a cup of sour cream right before it's done and stir it in. YUM!
OK I have a mountain of clothes to fold. I figure if I fold while watching all the TV shows I like on the laptop, I can make it take all day and not feel guilty :) I'm still cleaning all day, I mean, dang.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Hello darkness my old friend
I'll just let you know now there are no pictures in this post. You can go ahead and click away now. Now that that's out of the way- I am sitting in the kitchen at midnight waiting for the cookie bars Josh suddenly remembered he needs for work tomorrow (today?) to bake. Although I am proud that I came up with the cookie bar idea, which are a one time bake, as opposed to the requested cookies, which take at least an hour and a half to make and then bake in batches. Plus, the dough has no eggs in it, so I scooped out a tiny bit- Okay, a big girl bite- and had a late night sneaky snack.
The recipe is really easy, and kid friendly- in case you want to give it a shot: Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
I have been feeling a little funky this week so far, you know- fever, snot, crabby - the whole nine. But I have high hopes for tomorrow and even promised my friend (and myself) I would be at the gym at an ungodly hour tomorrow. And I will. I will. I will.
Let's see, what else can I cover.. hmm.. We had a fun weekend going to some friends house a little ways out of town. The drive was really nice and the people were really fun. I love getting away for super fun get-togethers like that. I hadn't laughed that hard or been that goofy in a long time. I even lost a tiny bit of coin in a bean-bag tourney. My partner and I participated in a match that might possibly qualify for the Guinness Book of Records in that it lasted longer than any game has ever lasted before. Mostly because we were all so terrible, nobody could score a point. It would have been wise for us to start awarding points for "closest to the board" - I would have said "hole," but same difference for us...
Anyhow- My timer just went off, so I can go make a cookie plate and hit the sack! Yay! I wanna be on top of my game for the early morning butt-whoopin' I'll be getting tomorrow. :)
Much Love
The recipe is really easy, and kid friendly- in case you want to give it a shot: Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
I have been feeling a little funky this week so far, you know- fever, snot, crabby - the whole nine. But I have high hopes for tomorrow and even promised my friend (and myself) I would be at the gym at an ungodly hour tomorrow. And I will. I will. I will.
Let's see, what else can I cover.. hmm.. We had a fun weekend going to some friends house a little ways out of town. The drive was really nice and the people were really fun. I love getting away for super fun get-togethers like that. I hadn't laughed that hard or been that goofy in a long time. I even lost a tiny bit of coin in a bean-bag tourney. My partner and I participated in a match that might possibly qualify for the Guinness Book of Records in that it lasted longer than any game has ever lasted before. Mostly because we were all so terrible, nobody could score a point. It would have been wise for us to start awarding points for "closest to the board" - I would have said "hole," but same difference for us...
Anyhow- My timer just went off, so I can go make a cookie plate and hit the sack! Yay! I wanna be on top of my game for the early morning butt-whoopin' I'll be getting tomorrow. :)
Much Love
Friday, March 20, 2009
Time Flies
Ladies and -who am I kidding, ladies, we have an official 4 year old! Her birthday was this past monday the 16th. Although, we have taken a page from Aunt G's book and she has really been celebrating all week. Monday she had a breakfast date and then a coffee (well, coffee for mommy) date with a friend, then lunch and ice cream with extended family, a free for all at WalMart, from which we returned with a new fish among other things. Later was her choice of dinner and a chocolate cake!
She has been really fun, and very excited about #4, more than 3 for sure.
She did have her Dr checkup, where she did all kinds of fun tests- the vision, hearing, it was so so cute! I wish I had taken my camera, seeing her in that little room, perched on the chair with her curly pigtails and those giant headphones on was so funny...
She's still tall, I know, are you shocked, too? She soldiered through the 4 shots with not a tear, although, she did decide she would pass on having her ears pierced. :) She said "We can just go to the mall and buy some ear piercing another day, okay?"
So that's about it, she has been really fun lately, she is really changing. There is not much baby left, which is sad but she has such a fun and lively personality it's hard to dwell on that! She is sharp and witty already, which is more scary than anything. She has "wicked eyebrows" according to my mom, and uses them to the full extent of her ability.
She loves loves her daddy and waits for him to get home every day, even if she plays it cool when he does walk in. I think it is so funny to see her yelling excitedly that "Daddy is home!" and then he will walk in and she will barely look up...
What else can I tell you? She loves to fly her kite, ride her bike, drive her barbie jeep/golf cart/go cart, play with her new puppy (a live acting toy), and read read read. All books Bernstain Bears, Franklin, Max and Ruby, and Diego and Dora are for her!! And Cheetos. And baking, she's a great help in the kitchen, most days :) In fact today we are going to make some cupcakes, so wish us luck!! I'll leave you with some pics, some even have Kyle in them! Shocking!
She has been really fun, and very excited about #4, more than 3 for sure.
She did have her Dr checkup, where she did all kinds of fun tests- the vision, hearing, it was so so cute! I wish I had taken my camera, seeing her in that little room, perched on the chair with her curly pigtails and those giant headphones on was so funny...
She's still tall, I know, are you shocked, too? She soldiered through the 4 shots with not a tear, although, she did decide she would pass on having her ears pierced. :) She said "We can just go to the mall and buy some ear piercing another day, okay?"
So that's about it, she has been really fun lately, she is really changing. There is not much baby left, which is sad but she has such a fun and lively personality it's hard to dwell on that! She is sharp and witty already, which is more scary than anything. She has "wicked eyebrows" according to my mom, and uses them to the full extent of her ability.
She loves loves her daddy and waits for him to get home every day, even if she plays it cool when he does walk in. I think it is so funny to see her yelling excitedly that "Daddy is home!" and then he will walk in and she will barely look up...
What else can I tell you? She loves to fly her kite, ride her bike, drive her barbie jeep/golf cart/go cart, play with her new puppy (a live acting toy), and read read read. All books Bernstain Bears, Franklin, Max and Ruby, and Diego and Dora are for her!! And Cheetos. And baking, she's a great help in the kitchen, most days :) In fact today we are going to make some cupcakes, so wish us luck!! I'll leave you with some pics, some even have Kyle in them! Shocking!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Caught by Commercials!
Ella watches cartoons every morning while mommy gets brother, backpacks, lunch etc. ready to head out the door. And I'm not ashamed! Well, lately she decided she prefers Nick Jr. cartoons to the PBS cartoons. Which is fine by me, I really don't mind them. at this point they all make me wish I couldn't hear.
Along with the cuter, more exciting cartoons on Nick Jr. comes commercials. Finely crafted vehicles for the transfer of anadulterated desire for whatever plastic hunk they are hocking. The first time I took notice was at the grocery a couple weeks ago, and Ella requested "Danimals," which to be honest I didn't know what on earth Danimals was. Apparently it is highly colored yogurt, that comes in little tiny cups adorned with bright happy labels. You know, healthy stuff.
And then, we went to TJ Maxx, and were perusing the toy section, when she started actually singing the theme song to the Barbie tattoo commercial! She knew the whole thing!
Ach, so I have been crafting careful responses to her requests for everything she sees, but man it sucks!
Along with the cuter, more exciting cartoons on Nick Jr. comes commercials. Finely crafted vehicles for the transfer of anadulterated desire for whatever plastic hunk they are hocking. The first time I took notice was at the grocery a couple weeks ago, and Ella requested "Danimals," which to be honest I didn't know what on earth Danimals was. Apparently it is highly colored yogurt, that comes in little tiny cups adorned with bright happy labels. You know, healthy stuff.
And then, we went to TJ Maxx, and were perusing the toy section, when she started actually singing the theme song to the Barbie tattoo commercial! She knew the whole thing!
Ach, so I have been crafting careful responses to her requests for everything she sees, but man it sucks!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tidbits
Okay so I don't really get around to posting much any more. I decided to busy myself doing slightly more productive things lately :) I guess frequenting the library and renting insane amounts of books counts? Right? And hmm.. we've got awesome weather lately so we spend a lot of time outside. Which is awesome. I forgot how much I love being in the sunshine..
So- more to the point, I have a few tiny tidbits from lately. Ella has been having a rough time, she is growth spurting (I think I made a new verb!) and therefore falling, tripping, banging, stumping into everything. Living, inanimate, large small, she doesn't discriminate. The past couple days have been especially bad, she poked herself in the eye with a straw and burned herself with a carrot at lunch yesterday (don't ask), fell about a million times while camping a few weeks ago, once almost into the fire, and today got a fat lip on the playground. I feel so bad for her! I wish I could do something to help. :(
Kyle on the other hand, is still.. well... he blinks and breathes, and eats and poops.. You know, still pretty calm and cool. He does that "army crawl" thing, and will stand if he's got something to steady himself on, but that's about it. He's happy just to sit in the middle of a room and get catered to by his sister. She digs bringing him toys, so he's probably a little lazy. He's developing a bit of an aggressive personality too, I think in response to hers. I actually witnessed a brother v. sister slap fight a couple days ago. I must admit it was really funny.
Besides that, we've been hanging out with friends, we went to a zoo, to the firehouse, and have been spending lots of time at the park and stuff like that :) I love the spring! (Is it spring yet? I say yes!)
All right, well, I'll come back later with pics
So- more to the point, I have a few tiny tidbits from lately. Ella has been having a rough time, she is growth spurting (I think I made a new verb!) and therefore falling, tripping, banging, stumping into everything. Living, inanimate, large small, she doesn't discriminate. The past couple days have been especially bad, she poked herself in the eye with a straw and burned herself with a carrot at lunch yesterday (don't ask), fell about a million times while camping a few weeks ago, once almost into the fire, and today got a fat lip on the playground. I feel so bad for her! I wish I could do something to help. :(
Kyle on the other hand, is still.. well... he blinks and breathes, and eats and poops.. You know, still pretty calm and cool. He does that "army crawl" thing, and will stand if he's got something to steady himself on, but that's about it. He's happy just to sit in the middle of a room and get catered to by his sister. She digs bringing him toys, so he's probably a little lazy. He's developing a bit of an aggressive personality too, I think in response to hers. I actually witnessed a brother v. sister slap fight a couple days ago. I must admit it was really funny.
Besides that, we've been hanging out with friends, we went to a zoo, to the firehouse, and have been spending lots of time at the park and stuff like that :) I love the spring! (Is it spring yet? I say yes!)
All right, well, I'll come back later with pics
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