Weekly Update

Yeah, my laptop is fixed! I really thought I was going to have to buy a new one (which I really didn't want to do) but I finally found a place that was able to replace the screen!
And so now I'm back & it's time for a weekly monthly update.

They both start off in their own beds, but somehow, these 2 kiddos of mine always seem to end up in our bed. Or me in one of theirs.

Playing tetherball at the school playground. 4 feet, 1 shoe, that's how we roll!

I signed both Nick & myself up to run the 1/2 marathon at the Gusher in March. It will our first time to run a half. We won't be running for time, just to finish! (I've asked myself many many times WHY did I do this to us!)

I just love these pictures...

Addy crawled in the front seat while we were waiting to go in the the doctor's office. She flipped open the visor & started making silly faces in the mirror. It was so cute that I just had to take some pictures.

Loving on each other right before their flu vaccines

Alex & I went to Which Wich for lunch & he placed his own order. 

PB&J on white, no crust. He even wrote his name.

Addy helped me make a pizza for dinner last week. 

She made an A for Addy with the pepperonis.

I walked in on Alex licking the top of the salt shaker & he said "Mommy, don't take away my healthy snack." Umm sorry son, I'm pretty sure that doesn't count as a healthy snack!

Look at all my broccoli growing in my backyard. I should have some ready to pick soon.

Last weekend I took the kids to Maddi's birthday party. It was an art party. The kids got to paint & bring home these cute little smocks.

And this weekend, my mom, my aunt Susan & I went to see Temple Grandin speak. She was amazing!

We also went to Sienna Snow Day a couple of weeks ago & I'll be writing a separate post on that soon. 

And that's all folks!

Insta-Friday

I've decided to start doing a weekly blogpost called Insta-Friday. The idea comes from another blog called Life Rearranged.

Basically the concept is to only post pictures that were taken this week on my phone. Some of these I have posted on Instagram & others I have not. I like this idea because I take A LOT of pictures on my phone & this is an easy way for me to make sure I get them all posted on here.

So here you are, our life this week via Robin's iPhone...

Day 1 of Instagram a Day June: Yellow...  While at my mom's on Saturday, I took this picture of a sunflower growing in her backyard. Isn't it beautiful! And she didn't even plant it, it grew from birdseeds!

Guess what AWESOME song I heard on 90s on 9 on Saturday... That's right... Ice Ice Baby by Mr. Vanilla Ice himself!

I could sing it to you if you really want me to because I remember all the words. You know you do too, lol!... Alright, stop, colloborate & listen, Ice is back with a brand new invention!

Sunday evening I walked in on this... Nick & the kids making cupcakes. And not just regular cupcakes, but Funfetti cupcakes with Hershey kisses in them. Oh were they good!

Day 4: Vegetables... My lunch before & after. I cut up a zucchini, a few tomatoes (that came from my mom's garden) & some spinach. I sauteed them in olive oil and then I added in some sliced grilled chicken, hot pepper garlic sauce & a little pasta sauce. I put that over sliced french bread, sprinkled it with Parmesan cheese & baked it in the oven for a couple minutes to make it crispy. Delicious!!

Wednesday we were playing in the sprinkler in the backyard. Addy grabbed the baby pool & dragged it over to the swingset. And made herself a water slide! GENIUS!

My sweet boy ran up to me & said "Look mommy, I picked you a unicorn flower!" It's really a weed, but whatever, it was the most beautiful weed in the world to me!

Alex is such a smartie. Just like Addy, he loves the alphabet. Here he is writing it with sidewalk chalk.

Day 6: The letter J... Pretty much at any time of the day, you can walk into my house & find letters all over the ground. Fabric, foam, paper, plastic... We have them all!

Thursday morning, I started running on the treadmill but I couldn't hear the TV. So I stopped it & slid off the back. But as I was slidding off, my foot slid under the back cover & ripped the skin off. Here's my bleeping foot... (Bleeping is what Alex calls bleeding.) And this bleeping foot bleeping HURT!

You know how you blow on your food when it's too hot... Well this is the way that Alex does it. He uses a straw, lol.

We went to the pool on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday & again on Thursday.

We were at the pool on Thursday for literally like 5 minutes before it thundered. The lifeguards made everyone get out of the pool for 20 minutes. So we went to the playground by the pool to wait it out. Right before the 20 minutes were up, it thundered again so we ended up going home instead of swimming :( 

Day 7: Strike a pose... Nick & his MySpace face (as Jessica called it.)

So there you go... A few highlights of our week through the lens of my phone.

Playing with the Cuzins

The weekend before last, Molly, Hannah & Clark came over to hang out for the day.

We played on the swingset

and monkey bars.

We played baseball (which Clark is really good at!)

We rode the rollercoaster. (Well, they rode the rollercoaster, I did not. I'm too big to ride that rollercoaster!)

We played hide & seek. (Clark hiding in the clubhouse.)

And we played with the stomp rocket. (And I got it stuck on the roof & had to get a ladder & climb up & get it.)

We had a picnic lunch on the back porch.

We went for a walk. The girls walked

& the boys rode in the wagon.

The plan was to walk to the lake & feed bread to the ducks. But as soon as we got near the water, I spotted a snake slithering out of the water & so we RAN back to the sidewalk & walked back home.

And we made cupcakes.

Aren't these some pretty cupcakes! Strawberry & chocolate with sprinkles!

And not only were they pretty, but they were really yummy too!

And Addy even ate a couple chocolate ones (no icing though. She's so my child!!!)

I was so glad that the kids got to spend the day playing with their cousins. They both had lots of fun & I did too. We can't wait to have another playdate with them!

Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

Here's a yummy recipe for you that's super quick & easy!

(And no, it is NOT on the 17 Day Diet!)

You will need:

2 pie crusts

2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can mixed vegetables

2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese

shredded chicken (I always have grilled chicken breast in my fridge so I use that & use about 3 breasts.)

salt & pepper to taste

1. Place one pie crust in the bottom of a round pie pan.

2. Mix chicken, soup, vegetables, cheese & seasonings. Pour into pie crust.

You will probably have some left over. Maybe even enough for a second pot pie.

3. Place the 2nd pie crust over the top. Press the edges together with a fork.

Cut a slit in the top to vent.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until crust is nice & brown.