Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Lunch Bunch
Chicken, bacon, ranch sandwiches on homemade bread, grapes, pretzels
Ham and cheese rollups with honey mustard for dipping, crackers, fruit (different for each kid because Alexa doesn't eat strawberries), carrots and ranch
Cheese quesadillas, salsa and sour cream (which Jordanna ate with her fingers), apple slices, corn
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
My New Student
Monday, March 28, 2011
Crazy Kids
Jordanna (and Pooh bear) climbed into the block bucket...
on top of all the blocks. It doesn't look comfortable to me, but she stayed in there for awhile. Look at her cute new shoes as well.
And crazy parents, too. Dave and I went on a date last weekend, and after dinner, we went on a historic ghost tour. It was lots of fun!
Menu Plan Monday
Tuesday - Spinach calzones with marinara sauce, salad
Wednesday - Saucy pork chops, baked potatoes, green beans
Thursday - Quick chicken picatta, egg noodles, broccoli, garlic bread
Friday - Undecided, something quick and easy before movie and popcorn night
Saturday - Hot dogs over the bonfire (school event)
Sunday - Sandwiches for lunch, bringing hash brown casserole for church dinner
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Happy Birthday to Us
So, this week, Dave bought himself this hammock for his birthday.
He plans to take it when he goes backpacking. In the meantime, it makes a great toy for the kids.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
An Interview with Alexa - #2
What is your name? Alexa
How old are you? three
When is your birthday? I don’t memember, June 27, maybe
Who is your mommy? Emily
What does Mommy do? She cooks, and she help us. And they love us.
Who is your daddy? David
What does Maddy do? He help us. He love us.
Who is your brother? Caleb
Who is your sister? Jordanna
Who are your friends? Jessica and and and Esther and Sophia. Garin and I think it is Rosie.
What is your favorite color? Um, green
What is your favorite food to eat? Uh, pizza
What is your favorite song? I think it’s. I have to sing my song (begins to sing) Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah (quits singing). It’s that one.
What is your favorite movie? Um, Tinkerbell
What is your favorite book? Um, Tangled
What is your favorite animal? Uh, it’s a sheep and a rabbit
What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Uh, nilla
What are your favorite toys to play with? I love my lion. My toy again is giraffe and um, I love. And one more food I love. For my sert, I love pie.
Where is your favorite place to eat? The pizza place
Who is your favorite person? Um, Caleb
Who is your best friend? Uh, Esther and Sophia
Where did your brother come from? Uh, I don’t memembered.
What is your favorite thing to do? Huh? (repeat question). I love Caleb and Jordanna. (repeat question again). I love doing a puzzle.
What do you want to be when you grow up? Um, firefighter
Where will you live when you grow up? I don’t memember. Where I will live Mommy?
What do Mommy and Daddy do after you go to bed? Uh, they always get dressed.
Where do we go to church? I don’t memember.
Why do we go to church? Because that’s our church
An Interview with Caleb - #2
What is your name? Caleb
How old are you? 5
When is your birthday? Uh, July 14th
Who is your mommy? The same like Alexa
What does Mommy do? She puts me in bed. She gives me kisses and hug (stop for a hug and kiss). She teaches me school.
Who is your daddy? Um, the same like Alexa
What does Daddy do? Uh, he goes to work in the morning, and he plays Wii games with me. And and and he takes me out for some games that I never played before.
Who is your brother? I don’t have brother.
Who is your sister? Alexa and Jordanna
Who are your friends? Uh, Samuel. Just Samuel. I can’t think of any elses.
What is your favorite color? The colors of the rainbow
What is your favorite food to eat? Uh, chocolate
What is your favorite song? Uh, Holy, Holy, Holy
What is your favorite movie? Uh, Jake and the Neverland Pirates
What is your favorite book? Elephant and Piggie books
What is your favorite animal?: Uh, Elephant and Piggie. I mean dinosaur.
What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Uh, strawberry and chocolate
What are your favorite toys to play with? Uh, building and my fire truck that can transform into a gun
Where is your favorite place to eat? Chili’s. I can’t think. I don’t know any restaurants. So I just picked Chili’s.
Who is your favorite person? What’s a person? (a human). A human is a boy. (a boy or a girl). Maybe Uncle Nick.
Who is your best friend? Uh, we already did that. (I explained). My best friend is William and Mary Scott.
Where did your sister come from? Hmm, I don’t know.
What is your favorite thing to do? Uh, I love to help Daddy.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A basketball player (jumps around the room)
Where will you live when you grow up? I don’t know. I think in the basketball game.
What do Mommy and Daddy do after you go to bed? Oh, uh, Daddy is at work and sometimes on Tuesday, Mommy, I mean. (That’s what we do after you go to bed?) Tuesdays you do.
Where do we go to church? Hmm, I can’t. I don’t know.
Why do we go to church? To worship God
Monday, March 21, 2011
Menu Plan Monday
Saturday, March 19, 2011
For Your Viewing Pleasure
Friday, March 18, 2011
Spring Cleaning
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
From My Kitchen: Animal Sugar Cookies
Teaching Time
Monday, March 14, 2011
Menu Plan Monday
Tonight - Chicken Fettucini Alfredo, salad, homemade bread
Tuesday - Beef tips in gravy over rice, honey carrots
Wednesday - BBQ sandwiches, macaroni and cheese, corn
Thursday - (Dave's birthday) Steak, red potatoes, broccoli, pistachio pie
Friday - (Dave gone, Molly coming for dinner) - Shrimp and grits with fried okra, salad, bread, chocolate molten cakes
Saturday - Hotdogs, oven fries, fruit
Sunday - my turn, no idea yet
Purple Girl
Unfortunately, she was making quite the goofy face in the only picture I got that actually showed the patch.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
15 Months
Anyway, here are her stats at 15 months.
--Height - 31 inches or 60th percentile
--Weight - 18 pounds, 10 oz (This is below the chart for weight. The doctor is not hugely concerned at this time, but she does want us to come back for a weight check in a month.)
--Still naps twice a day around 9:00 and 2:00. Sleeps about 12 hours at night.
--Is still a great eater. Some of her favorite foods are macaroni and cheese, peas, pancakes, bananas, and anything Dave is eating for his snack.
--Can walk fairly well but still crawls a lot of the time.
--Says several words - Mama, Dada, juice, hi, bye, uh oh, yes, book.
--Loves bath time, pooh bear, her thumb, Daddy getting home from work, going bye, and playing outside.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
February 2011 Books Read
19) Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois - I didn't like this one as much as the 1st book
20) Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days by Nancy Lande - a peek into the life of 30 home school families
21) My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Gannett - read this to Caleb
22) Always the Baker, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker - cute, fluffy story
23) How to Bake a Perfect Life by Barbara O’Neal - ditto
24) Listen by Rene Gutteridge - not sure how I feel about this one
25) Pioneer Woman by Ree Drummond - a true story about how the author of the Pioneer Woman blog met her husband
26) Baby, We’re Meant for Each Other by Scott Simon - had some interesting adoption stories but was VERY scatterbrained
27) Skinny Cocktails by Jaclyn Foley - recipes for low calorie mixed drinks
I feel like I read 1 or 2 more, but that's all I have written down. I'm on my way to finishing at least 2 books this week.