So, Today I felt festive... or fall-ish... I rotisseried a chicken, made an autumn salad and zucchini bread... Does anyone even make zucchini bread anymore? Adam, my dear sheltered husband had never even had such a thing!! How could that be???
I have been making banana bread for the past couple of months on and off and the girls just love, so I decided to make some zucchini bread and see how it played it... They said it was yummy and just like banana bread.
Im going to have to look up some more fall recipes... Im thinking of putting together some recipe books by season. Fall as you well know is my favorite time of year though. If you have a fall-ish recipe out there.... Pass it along!!!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Pictures
Okay!
So, Ive heard it from just about everyone although youd think with the amount of pictures I post on this thing youd get enough of them.... but we went and had the girls pictures taken last night... Im not sure portraits could be any more expensive! But we had some of Kenzie and her cheerleading, some of Alexandra and her Viloin and some of Jacqueline.... then some together. I did get a few for everyone. but do to the cost I did not get huge ones. So... if you don't like the size or want another pose, I will be adding the link where you can go buy them yourself.
They should be available on line in a day or so and have hard copies around the first of November. And If I can ever find some extra time Ill add the most recent pictures online of the girls from their birthdays and stuff.
So, Ive heard it from just about everyone although youd think with the amount of pictures I post on this thing youd get enough of them.... but we went and had the girls pictures taken last night... Im not sure portraits could be any more expensive! But we had some of Kenzie and her cheerleading, some of Alexandra and her Viloin and some of Jacqueline.... then some together. I did get a few for everyone. but do to the cost I did not get huge ones. So... if you don't like the size or want another pose, I will be adding the link where you can go buy them yourself.
They should be available on line in a day or so and have hard copies around the first of November. And If I can ever find some extra time Ill add the most recent pictures online of the girls from their birthdays and stuff.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Money saving....
We decided to take the kids to Disneyland in March again. Its turning into an annual thing! They are looking forward to it so much. For the past couple of years, we have given them the spending money for Disneyland (except for money family has given them to spend) This year, we've made a deal with them. They will be saving their allowance from now until we go. What ever they have saved, they will be able to spend. So, far they have been doing well with making sure they do their chores for their allowance.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Alexandra saves the day!!
The girls have spent the better part of the afternoon and into this evening cleaning up their birthday toys. Trying to get them out of Makenzies room and into their own rooms and toy boxes. This has been quite the struggle with at least 30 or so... Get back in there and clean up the mess threats. I was in the middle of seasoning a chicken for the rotisserie when Jacqueline walks into the kitchen and mumbles something about something.. blah blah blah and under Makenzies desk blah blah blah... so I told her, just crawl under there and get it out then ... Ill admit, I was in a mom zone, of getting a chicken on, making cookies and worrying about the four page paper, I had due tonight on feminism that I had not even begun or knew how I was going to begin. Soooo, I wasn't really listening to what she was saying.
I went back to finish my chicken and walked out of the kitchen and there stood a very jubilant Jacqueline proud as a peacock holding Mrs Butterfly.... I yelled you found Mrs BUTTERFLY!!! She said yes! and was jumping up and down... Then it dawned on me... under Makenzies desk! She said, she was behind a box, behind Makenzies desk the whole time! Turns out, she got Alexandra to crawl under there behind the box and get her out! I knew she kinda loved her sister...
Whew! I guess she won't be needing that butterfly pillow I ordered that I was going to try to convince her was just as good as Mrs Butterfly. So, daddy comes home and he's as excited as she is. She then sat down Mrs Butterfly and said, Butterfly, I was so worried about you! I know how fricken cute right? Well, this whole time she's been sleeping with this velvety elephant Adam gave me a few years back that sleeps on my shelf in my room... She gave him a new gender, he was a she and he was no longer Charlie, but now Eloise. She has carried, he/she around for days now. So, Adam asked her if mommy could have her Eloise back, and she looked at me and said, can I give her back to you when your three? So, it looks like Ive lost Charlie for a while, but we now have Mrs Butterfly and one on the way!
I went back to finish my chicken and walked out of the kitchen and there stood a very jubilant Jacqueline proud as a peacock holding Mrs Butterfly.... I yelled you found Mrs BUTTERFLY!!! She said yes! and was jumping up and down... Then it dawned on me... under Makenzies desk! She said, she was behind a box, behind Makenzies desk the whole time! Turns out, she got Alexandra to crawl under there behind the box and get her out! I knew she kinda loved her sister...
Whew! I guess she won't be needing that butterfly pillow I ordered that I was going to try to convince her was just as good as Mrs Butterfly. So, daddy comes home and he's as excited as she is. She then sat down Mrs Butterfly and said, Butterfly, I was so worried about you! I know how fricken cute right? Well, this whole time she's been sleeping with this velvety elephant Adam gave me a few years back that sleeps on my shelf in my room... She gave him a new gender, he was a she and he was no longer Charlie, but now Eloise. She has carried, he/she around for days now. So, Adam asked her if mommy could have her Eloise back, and she looked at me and said, can I give her back to you when your three? So, it looks like Ive lost Charlie for a while, but we now have Mrs Butterfly and one on the way!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Mrs Butterfly...
Well,
If you know Jacqueline then you no doubt have heard of Mrs Butterfly. He lovey, her comfort, her I cant sleep, eat, go for a ride, be more than 10 feet away from butterfly. Mrs Butterfly is Polly velvet, teal blue, small, butterfly shaped pillow and very well loved. Shes been stitched, snuck through the laundry, rescued and yelled at. Shes been to Oklahoma, Disneyland, hundreds of trips to California and Nevada. Shes been camping all over the place. Healed boo boos, calmed a tearful girl and gave comfort when Adam was away. I can not count the number of times I have been up and down the halls yelling, "butterfly where are you?" and listening to her get a good scolding for being "lost" or "sleeping in the wrong place" . She is the only thing that calms Jacqueline down and makes her feel better when shes sad. She loves her beyond belief. This pillow was given to her when she was an infant. Given by my step sister who I believed purchased it at the dollar store. She sat in a toy chest until about three years ago when for what ever reason Jacqueline attached to her and the friendship was born.
Today, Mrs Butterfly has gone missing. We have searched high and low. Under every couch cushion, every chair, every closet, dresser, desk, blanket, laundry basket and every possible hiding place she could have hidden in. We thought she may have hitched hiked to California in papas suitcases, but alas no, she was not their either.
Amid the tears of child who feels like her world has come crashing down, I had no words to give her. Nothing that would matter, nothing that would take away the tears of her friend who is lost. Those tears usually go away with one hug from Mrs Butterfly. The only thing she could say was "I'm going to miss her!" and " I cant sleep by myself" When I asked her what she wanted to do, she just said, "I don't know ..."
I spent three hours scouring the Internet for this butterfly in hopes of finding one and getting it expressed. But no not even in the land of the Internet where you can buy anything on the planet... no Mrs Butterfly... Is there anything more heartbreaking for a mom then to sit there and listen to your baby cry over a lost lovey and there is nothing you give her or tell or that would make it better.
Sometimes I feel like there is nothing more heartbreaking than being mom with no answers!
If you know Jacqueline then you no doubt have heard of Mrs Butterfly. He lovey, her comfort, her I cant sleep, eat, go for a ride, be more than 10 feet away from butterfly. Mrs Butterfly is Polly velvet, teal blue, small, butterfly shaped pillow and very well loved. Shes been stitched, snuck through the laundry, rescued and yelled at. Shes been to Oklahoma, Disneyland, hundreds of trips to California and Nevada. Shes been camping all over the place. Healed boo boos, calmed a tearful girl and gave comfort when Adam was away. I can not count the number of times I have been up and down the halls yelling, "butterfly where are you?" and listening to her get a good scolding for being "lost" or "sleeping in the wrong place" . She is the only thing that calms Jacqueline down and makes her feel better when shes sad. She loves her beyond belief. This pillow was given to her when she was an infant. Given by my step sister who I believed purchased it at the dollar store. She sat in a toy chest until about three years ago when for what ever reason Jacqueline attached to her and the friendship was born.
Today, Mrs Butterfly has gone missing. We have searched high and low. Under every couch cushion, every chair, every closet, dresser, desk, blanket, laundry basket and every possible hiding place she could have hidden in. We thought she may have hitched hiked to California in papas suitcases, but alas no, she was not their either.
Amid the tears of child who feels like her world has come crashing down, I had no words to give her. Nothing that would matter, nothing that would take away the tears of her friend who is lost. Those tears usually go away with one hug from Mrs Butterfly. The only thing she could say was "I'm going to miss her!" and " I cant sleep by myself" When I asked her what she wanted to do, she just said, "I don't know ..."
I spent three hours scouring the Internet for this butterfly in hopes of finding one and getting it expressed. But no not even in the land of the Internet where you can buy anything on the planet... no Mrs Butterfly... Is there anything more heartbreaking for a mom then to sit there and listen to your baby cry over a lost lovey and there is nothing you give her or tell or that would make it better.
Sometimes I feel like there is nothing more heartbreaking than being mom with no answers!
Friday, October 10, 2008
My cake
Okay, so here is my cake, its much bigger than it looks. its three cakes wide and two tall. The center (castle) is two round cakes. It took me the better part of the day to get finished. Its half chocolate, half butter pecan cake with cream cheese frosting. 
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Cake time
Okay,
So I bought the stuff for the cake today. (duh dun duh) Tomorrow I begin baking all the cakes that I am going to need to pull this off. Its going to be a rather large cake. We are expecting about 30 people, give or take. So I have to make it a bit bigger than the picture shows. Jacqueline is very excited. She seems to think this is going to be "so beautiful!"
Im looking forward to it. I hope I can get it to turn out the way Im wanting it too. Any last minute pointers out there?
Ill take pictures when Im done!
So I bought the stuff for the cake today. (duh dun duh) Tomorrow I begin baking all the cakes that I am going to need to pull this off. Its going to be a rather large cake. We are expecting about 30 people, give or take. So I have to make it a bit bigger than the picture shows. Jacqueline is very excited. She seems to think this is going to be "so beautiful!"
Im looking forward to it. I hope I can get it to turn out the way Im wanting it too. Any last minute pointers out there?
Ill take pictures when Im done!
just some pictures
This is our friend Nathan when we went camping. Hes trying to teach the girls how to play solataire. He was a great sport!
This was Adam cooking our grub.... hes a yummy grill guy!
Jacqueline took this picture of Makenzie and Alexandra the other day. It's actually not a bad picture!
This is a picture of my family and my brothers family. We don't get to see them much so we were so happy that we got to visit with them before my brother heads off to Iraq. From left to right; Adam, me, my sister in law Nicole, Jacqueline, my brother Phil, Alexandra ,my nephew Jeremiah, my nephew Josh and Makenzie
This a small cake I threw together for Alexandras actual birthday. We did not want her to think we forgot about it since it was going to be so long before her party.
Adam getting ready to help Alexandra cut her cake. He always lets the birthday girl cut the first piece. (oh, and his bald head!)
Her cake all lit up, we had to put the candles in the back, there was no room in the front. And Makenzie in the back ground cha cha chaing the birthday song. I blame Bear in the big blue house for this annoying rendition of the birthday song!
This was Adam cooking our grub.... hes a yummy grill guy!
Jacqueline took this picture of Makenzie and Alexandra the other day. It's actually not a bad picture!
This is a picture of my family and my brothers family. We don't get to see them much so we were so happy that we got to visit with them before my brother heads off to Iraq. From left to right; Adam, me, my sister in law Nicole, Jacqueline, my brother Phil, Alexandra ,my nephew Jeremiah, my nephew Josh and Makenzie
This a small cake I threw together for Alexandras actual birthday. We did not want her to think we forgot about it since it was going to be so long before her party.
Adam getting ready to help Alexandra cut her cake. He always lets the birthday girl cut the first piece. (oh, and his bald head!)
Her cake all lit up, we had to put the candles in the back, there was no room in the front. And Makenzie in the back ground cha cha chaing the birthday song. I blame Bear in the big blue house for this annoying rendition of the birthday song!
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