I have been trying to get a video of this for several months. Each time Stella gets Jonas's toys, Jonas will just stand there and cry and bark and whine until we give her the toy. Here, Stella has a black tire toy that belongs to Jonas and even though this wasn't her best performance, Jonas ends up getting the toy :) At the end, you will hear Caroline say "Good Luck, Anna Kate" because she says that at the end of every one of her videos now. (If you haven't watched Disney's "Good Luck, Charlie" show, you should!)
I was thinking as I was typing this post about how we will soon be videoing Anna Kate instead of our dogs...we have about 9 weeks left until we meet her!!!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Sweet Caroline
Press play to enjoy a song while you read (because I have tried for at least an hour to figure out how to get this song to play automatically when you open this post)
These photos are being posted in the order that they were taken last night...It has become a bit of a family tradition to make a cake or cupcakes on the night before the birthday - usually because we are taking them to school the next day - so Caroline wanted her picture taken with her cupcake:
Next, I think she was about to blow out the candle:
BUT WAIT!!!! She forgot to make a wish!
These pics made me laugh this morning!
She was properly named Caroline by her Daddy - she just couldn't be sweeter if you ask me!
Happy 8th birthday , Sweet Caroline!
These photos are being posted in the order that they were taken last night...It has become a bit of a family tradition to make a cake or cupcakes on the night before the birthday - usually because we are taking them to school the next day - so Caroline wanted her picture taken with her cupcake:
Next, I think she was about to blow out the candle:
BUT WAIT!!!! She forgot to make a wish!
These pics made me laugh this morning!
She was properly named Caroline by her Daddy - she just couldn't be sweeter if you ask me!
Happy 8th birthday , Sweet Caroline!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Memory Lane
Life is not measured by the number of breaths that we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Five years ago today, the world lost a truly great guy. His memory lives on through two beautiful little girls who I am lucky enough to call my daughters :)
This is one of my favorite pictures of Josh and Caroline:
Here is a good one of Heather, Josh, Andy, Gracie, and Caroline:
We miss you, Josh!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Happy Birthday Gracie!
Tomorrow Gracie is turning 10 years old. I feel like I should have something proverbial to say, but I'm at a loss right now. It does make me feel old to really think about the fact that she has been here for an entire decade.
I have been thinking about when we decided to have a baby the first time. I think it was more "I" wanted to have a baby at first, but after she arrived Josh was smitten by her. I can tell when I look back at pictures how much happiness he got from her. I think she has so many of her dad's traits from not being very flexible (literally) to taking life quite seriously at times. Even her teeth remind me of him. I know he would be so proud of her for being a good student, being respectful, and so many more things because I am proud of her for them!
Gracie was a great baby, funny toddler, great kid, and is now turning into a responsible - I'm just going to say it - preteen?!?!?! That just sounds so weird! In my mind, I suppose, she will always be this little girl that I prayed for:
She was 6 days late (or as some might say on "Gracie's time"), and she has kept up her tradition as we are all commonly sitting in the car waiting for her to finish whatever she's doing so we can leave :)
Here is the most recent picture I have taken of Gracie. She is wearing silver make-up because of her recent role in "The Wizard of Oz" at school. Look at what a different 10 years makes:
I have been thinking about when we decided to have a baby the first time. I think it was more "I" wanted to have a baby at first, but after she arrived Josh was smitten by her. I can tell when I look back at pictures how much happiness he got from her. I think she has so many of her dad's traits from not being very flexible (literally) to taking life quite seriously at times. Even her teeth remind me of him. I know he would be so proud of her for being a good student, being respectful, and so many more things because I am proud of her for them!
Gracie was a great baby, funny toddler, great kid, and is now turning into a responsible - I'm just going to say it - preteen?!?!?! That just sounds so weird! In my mind, I suppose, she will always be this little girl that I prayed for:
She was 6 days late (or as some might say on "Gracie's time"), and she has kept up her tradition as we are all commonly sitting in the car waiting for her to finish whatever she's doing so we can leave :)
Here is the most recent picture I have taken of Gracie. She is wearing silver make-up because of her recent role in "The Wizard of Oz" at school. Look at what a different 10 years makes:
Happy birthday, Gracie!
Love, Mom
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Pulling Teeth
My kids are like night and day when it comes to several things - one of which is pulling teeth! Gracie can't wait to get the teeth out. As soon as she thinks a tooth is the slightest bit loose, she pulls it with her dad's pliers - yes I said pliers!
So, about 2 years ago here is what Gracie looked like: (Her little sister was pretty cute with all those baby teeth, right?)
So, about 2 years ago here is what Gracie looked like: (Her little sister was pretty cute with all those baby teeth, right?)
Now, Gracie's teeth looked a lot like two large chicklets for a while when they finally came in. They were way too big for her little mouth! She has now grown into them and I really don't even think she is going to need braces - now that's something to be thankful for!
Here are the chicklets:
Well, Caroline started losing teeth about a year ago, and it has been a totally different experience. She did okay with the first one. I'm pretty sure it just fell out of her mouth while we were in a public restroom somewhere - great memory right? That was not exactly what I had planned, but I was just glad it was finally out because there was NO convincing that child to pull her tooth or to even let anyone near her mouth at the time.
The second tooth was not quite so easy to get out: Her adult tooth started coming in behind it and it just wouldn't get loose enough to fall out...this little scenario ended up costing me $100 at the dentist office! We had a very serious talk about the fact that there were about 15 more teeth in her mouth and we would not be letting the dentist pull each of them at the rate of $100 each! She took me seriously, because it has gotten better...
Last night, Caroline hit her mouth on something and it knocked one of her top teeth looser than it had been. It looked so funny because it was crooked and slightly out of place. Today at lunch, I told her I would buy her a toy if she would just go ahead and pull it today - knowing that probably wouldn't happen. She hit her mouth again today, and guess what??????
The tooth came out and I had to go buy a toy! Here is the big girl with her missing tooth! Here come the chicklets :)
Chicken Enchiladas
This recipe is one of my family's favorite dinners! It is also fairly easy to make, so we have it at least once a month...
You will need:
1 pkg chicken breast (3-4 breasts)
1 small container sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can Rotel
1 C shredded cheese
1 can red enchilada sauce - I use mild
1 package large tortillas (about 10)
To make things easier I put the chicken in the crock pot on low for the day. If you don't have time for that, you can boil it in a pan with water and a bouillon cube until cooked.
I have done with two different ways and either one is great. The first is to pour the whole can of Rotel in with the chicken. The second is to put the chicken in with a chicken flavor bouillon cube and about a cup of water.
When you are ready to cook the enchiladas, take the chicken (and Rotel) out of the crock pot and shred it with a fork. It should shred very easily. Combine the soup and sour cream, mix well. Add chicken, cheese and rotel (unless you used it to cook with). [You may want to add other ingredients to this such as black beans, black olives, etc...]
Prepare a 9x13 pan by spraying it with PAM. Fill tortillas with about two spoonfuls of chicken mixture and roll. Place enchiladas in pan. When you have filled all tortillas and placed them in the pan, pour enchilada sauce over top. Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes.
Serve with rice, cheese dip, guacamole, and ENJOY!
You will need:
1 pkg chicken breast (3-4 breasts)
1 small container sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can Rotel
1 C shredded cheese
1 can red enchilada sauce - I use mild
1 package large tortillas (about 10)
To make things easier I put the chicken in the crock pot on low for the day. If you don't have time for that, you can boil it in a pan with water and a bouillon cube until cooked.
I have done with two different ways and either one is great. The first is to pour the whole can of Rotel in with the chicken. The second is to put the chicken in with a chicken flavor bouillon cube and about a cup of water.
When you are ready to cook the enchiladas, take the chicken (and Rotel) out of the crock pot and shred it with a fork. It should shred very easily. Combine the soup and sour cream, mix well. Add chicken, cheese and rotel (unless you used it to cook with). [You may want to add other ingredients to this such as black beans, black olives, etc...]
Prepare a 9x13 pan by spraying it with PAM. Fill tortillas with about two spoonfuls of chicken mixture and roll. Place enchiladas in pan. When you have filled all tortillas and placed them in the pan, pour enchilada sauce over top. Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes.
Serve with rice, cheese dip, guacamole, and ENJOY!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sweet Memories
Since I have been at home for a few weeks now, I have organized and cleaned (more organizing than cleaning actually) several things that I have been meaning to get to but just couldn't find time while working...
One of these things is my pictures from the past several years. I was really good at keeping them chronologically placed in albums - I mean to the point that if you open one of those previous albums to the front cover, you will find a list of all the events that are in that album. They are numbered too! I know that's ridiculous. Well, I fell into the craziness of single-parenthood and totally lost my groove on the picture organizing :( There are two large boxes full of disorganized pictures since 2005 or so...Jon all but banned me from going through them after we moved into this house because I started looking at them then, but ended up crying like a big baby over my babies and their dad...He really didn't know what to do with me that time - and honestly there was nothing he could do - just deal with some of my craziness - the poor guy! I'm not crying this time, but remembering so much and thankful for those memories.
When I finally started looking through the pictures, I found these sweet kids in them that I barely recognize anymore! I miss these days so much! They were so sweet and young and cute! I love the baby faces...
These were taken in the Spring of 2005 - the last time we went to the beach with Josh. We got some great pictures of him with the girls there - one of my faves:
That is possible the sweetest little look Caroline has on her face that I have EVER seen!
I think this was the second trip we took to the beach with the kids. The first time Caroline was not fond of the sand at all. She wouldn't let us put her down on the beach without a towel or chair underneath her, so this picture was quite the milestone for her:
Sweet little toes and fingers!
I have really enjoyed looking through them and love my Picasa to organize them in. It puts them in order by year when I load the CDs! So even if I don't know what year the pics were taken, the picture CDs do, and somehow the software pulls out the info! AWESOME! I would recommend Picasa to everyone!
One of these things is my pictures from the past several years. I was really good at keeping them chronologically placed in albums - I mean to the point that if you open one of those previous albums to the front cover, you will find a list of all the events that are in that album. They are numbered too! I know that's ridiculous. Well, I fell into the craziness of single-parenthood and totally lost my groove on the picture organizing :( There are two large boxes full of disorganized pictures since 2005 or so...Jon all but banned me from going through them after we moved into this house because I started looking at them then, but ended up crying like a big baby over my babies and their dad...He really didn't know what to do with me that time - and honestly there was nothing he could do - just deal with some of my craziness - the poor guy! I'm not crying this time, but remembering so much and thankful for those memories.
When I finally started looking through the pictures, I found these sweet kids in them that I barely recognize anymore! I miss these days so much! They were so sweet and young and cute! I love the baby faces...
These were taken in the Spring of 2005 - the last time we went to the beach with Josh. We got some great pictures of him with the girls there - one of my faves:
That is possible the sweetest little look Caroline has on her face that I have EVER seen!
I think this was the second trip we took to the beach with the kids. The first time Caroline was not fond of the sand at all. She wouldn't let us put her down on the beach without a towel or chair underneath her, so this picture was quite the milestone for her:
Sweet little toes and fingers!
I have really enjoyed looking through them and love my Picasa to organize them in. It puts them in order by year when I load the CDs! So even if I don't know what year the pics were taken, the picture CDs do, and somehow the software pulls out the info! AWESOME! I would recommend Picasa to everyone!
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