Friday Night Treats

Baby back ribs for Dave (Yes, he really was happy about this; I promise.)
And ice cream cones for the kids (Yes, Alexa was happy, too. It's apparently bad picture night.)

Sick Little Girl

Sunday we went to church as usual, hung out at Molly and Nick's house, and then headed back to church for the evening worship service. Before church even started, Alexa had a major meltdown, and we just felt something wasn't right and decided to take her home. Sure enough, soon after we got home, she threw up twice and was running a fever of 102. Yesterday, she stayed on the couch most of the day, and her fever got up to almost 104. Finally in the late afternoon, she perked up a bit and played for awhile. She woke up this morning with a low fever, which soon spiked, and she threw up again. I have a feeling it's going to be along day.

Caleb has been keeping himself entertained with the base 10 blocks that came with his new math curriculum.

Caleb's Rock and Roll Band

Just a Swingin'

Fun with Math

My mom found some numbers that are similar to Post-It notes on clearance recently. I think they are meant to be used on poster boards. Anyway, Caleb and I (and Alexa and Jordanna, I suppose) put them to good use last night working on math problems. His knowledge and understanding of math are hindered at this point by his small motor skills (i.e. writing numbers). So, I try to find ways to work on math that don't require writing. He thought this was lots of fun and asked to "play the math game" again during school this morning.

Menu Plan Monday

Tonight - Steak, grilled chicken, oven roasted potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower

Tuesday - Grilled chicken (leftover from Monday) fettuccine Alfredo, green beans, rolls

Wednesday - Pork BBQ sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, corn on the cob

Thursday - Orange teriyaki chicken, rice, mixed vegetables

Friday - Hamburgers, hotdogs, sweet potato fries, fruit

Saturday - ?

Sunday - Molly cooks

Alexa's Entertainment Company

I put Jordanna in the exersaucer so that I could get some work done. I soon heard her laughing and peeked around to see Alexa entertaining her. So cute!

82% Savings at Publix

I had a great trip to Publix yesterday. I spent $18.85 and saved $84.36. We were almost out of bathroom cleaner and dish soap, so it was great timing to find a deal on those. And my sponges were looking pretty sorry, so I was glad to be able to replace them cheaply.

Here's what I got -
And this reusable bag, too. I forgot to include it in the first picture.
1 loaf Publix wheat bread - $1.69
1 dozen Eggland's Best eggs - $1.49
2 bottles Dawn dish detergent - FREE
4 jars Peter Pan peanut butter - $.86
2 bottles Dentyne gum - $.15 each
1 bag baby carrots - $1.50
1 carton strawberries - $1.25
2 packages Hebrew National hot dogs - $1.75 each
2 bottles Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner - $.35 each
2 boxes Orville Redenbacher popcorn - $.08 each
10 Tombstone pizzas - $.25 each
1 carton Starbucks ice cream - $1.15
1 Publix reusable bag - FREE
2 Scotch Brite scrub sponges - $.29 each
2 tubes Benadryl cream - $.39 each

I also used a $2 Catalina from Kroger on my purchase.

Homeschooling a Princess and a Super Hero

Where else do you get to wear such great attire to school besides home school? Notice the addition of sunglasses to Caleb's hat.

Monkeys Muffins and My Little Monkeys

We were making monkey muffins (peanut butter, banana, and chocolate chip muffins) yesterday, and my two little monkeys covered their ears with the oven mitts every time I turned the mixer on

4 Month Update

I took Jordanna to the doctor today for her four month check up today. She got a clean bill of health, and she got her 2nd set of shots. She weighs 13 lbs 1 oz and is 24 1/4 inches long. She's in the 90th percentile for height and just below the 50th for weight. She's going to be tall and skinny like the other two.

In other Jordanna news, she's been waking up to Dave's alarm this week, so I put her to bed in Alexa's room tonight. We'll see how it goes.

Menu Plan Monday

Tonight - Make your own taco/nacho/taco salad bar (tortillas, chips, taco meat, black beans, lettuce, salsa, sour cream), corn, orange slices

Tomorrow - Cheesy ranch chicken pasta, garlic bread, salad

Wednesday - Grilled chicken, macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fruit salad

Thursday - Pork chops, rice, steamed spinach

Friday - Homemade pizza, carrots and dip

Saturday - Hamburgers, hotdogs, oven fries, apple slices

Sunday - Cheese tortellini with pesto and chicken

Pretty in Pink

Alexa was thrilled to discover that I was going to wear pink to church today like her. (Excuse the bed head; we both had just gotten up from naps.)

Weekend Happenings

After these adorable little stinkers woke us up awfully early Thursday morning, we decided to go ahead and pack up and head home a bit earlier than we had planned.
Alexa napped in the van on the way home, asked to nap once we got home, and asked to be put to bed early. She's been fighting a cold, and was one tired little girl! Jordanna screamed on the way home unless someone was sitting beside her holding her thumb in her mouth, and she still screamed some even then.

Thursday night, Dave and I watched this movie. We both enjoyed it.
Friday, the kids and I met some friends at the park in the morning. I took the camera, but I didn't take any pictures. Friday afternoon, Alexa, Jordanna, and I ran some errands while Dave and Caleb played on the Wii (which they did a lot this weekend). Friday night we crashed early, which was good since two little girls woke us up before 7:00 this morning. The good news, though, is that Jordanna slept 9 hours last night.

This morning, Molly and I went to the mall. I got the kids some new sunglasses (among other things). I was going to save them for our trip to the beach, but I decided to go ahead and give them to them. Hopefully they won't lose them.


This afternoon, both girls napped, Dave and Caleb played the Wii (are you sensing a theme here?) and I did some baking for tomorrow.

Now, Dave is gone to the hockey game with Nick, and I need to get up and go put the kids to bed.

Menu Plan Thursday

So , I didn't post my menu plan before we left for the cabin on Monday, but here's the plan for the rest of the week.

Tonight - Marinated chicken tenders, cheesy rice, roasted broccoli

Tomorrow - Steak, oven fries, spinach salad

Saturday - Dave gone to the Thrashers game, Beef Lo Mein for the kids and me

Sunday - Pork tenderloin, wild rice, rolls, broccoli, angel food cake

The Almost Pictureless Thread

We had another fun day yesterday, but I forgot to take the camera on our outing. So, you'll have to use your imagination.

After Jordanna took her morning nap and the kids played in the hot tub and outside for a bit, we headed to "town." First stop was a little place called Good Fellas where we had a yummy lunch. Then we stopped at an apple orchard. Obviously apples are not in season now, but I enjoyed a fried apple pie, and Dave had a fried peach pie with ice cream on top. Alexa and Caleb had HUGE lollipops. I wish I had gotten a picture of Alexa's adorable, sticky, blue face.

We then browsed the downtown area before we tried to bowling. I say tried because the whole bowling alley was full of old people and their bowling league. So we went back to downtown and went mini-golfing and mining for rocks instead. On our way back to the cabin, we stopped at the grocery store and got the makings for smores.

Jordanna was quite the trooper through our 4 hour outing even though she only managed to catch a catnap here and there. She was mostly smily and happy anyway. So when we got back to the cabin, all the girls, me included, took a much needed nap.

After dinner and another soak in the hot tub, Dave got a fire going for smores. And I finally got our the camera and got some pictures.





Then it was off to bath and bed for the kids. And off to the hot tub with a glass of wine for us. All in all, it was a very fun day.

Four Months

Since we're out of town this week, I obviously had to pick a different spot for Jordanna's 4 month pictures. And I used a crayon instead of a sharpie to make her sign, so it's a bit hard to read. But she's adorable no matter how you look at it. Enjoy!

Spring Break in the Mountains

Just like my mom, what I haven't mentioned yet is that we are out of town this week for Spring Break. We are enjoying the beautiful views of the North Georgia mountains. Our friends have graciously allowed us to us their cabin before, but this is the first time we've brought the kids with us. We've had lots of fun so far and have more activities planned for today once Jordanna wakes up from her nap.

Jordanna chilling with Daddy
Alexa wearing the bear slippers

Coloring
Watching a movie
Cuddling in bed
The sunrise from the front porch

Helton Creek Falls






Vogel State Park



Playing Twister
Soaking in the hot tub (or the hot pool like Caleb calls it)