Christmas morning 2009

Santa came to visit and filled the stockings.

Miss G. With her boom box.

Mister J. With his lion.

Miss Z. was really funny. She would tear off a little paper then go throw it in the trash. She was the neatest when it came to opening presents.

Miss M. with her pink horse.

Mister A. with his own dvd player.

Miss B. with her BB gun. She deffinitley was not expecting that.

Christmas Eve 2009

Kids all dressed up for Church.

Miss Z. with her raindeer headband.

Miss Z. chewing on her raindeer.

Everyone in their santa hats.

Everyone all dressed up.

Snowy day

Just some Pictures Of Todays snow.

Trees in our backyard.

Dad's b-day and winterland

 

Dad opening his birthday gift.

Dad with his Ghetto blaster.

Went out to eat at El Rodeo.

Santa's little helpers.

Winterland Photos

Dad's birthday cake. S'more cake was very very rich, but oh so good.

Happy Birthday Dear.

A special birthday post for my wonderful hubby. Happy birthday dear.
I hope your day is wonderful.

37 things I love about you. (I know you say your only 30)

1. I love how you can always make me smile, even when I really would like to stay mad.

2. I love how you can always make me laugh with that one stupid joke. You know which one.

3. I'm love that you work hard to provide for our family so I can stay home and teach our childern.

4. I love that you offered to hire a cleaning service to help me out, even though I refused.

5. I love how you lead us in our family prayers.

6. I'm thankful that you gave me the little nudge I needed when we converted to Catholisim.

7. I love that we joined the Catholic Church together.

8. I love your big sparkling blue eyes.

9. I love your loyalty.

10.  I love how you take care of me when I'm sick or healing from surgery.

11. I love how you helped me change my dressings after my surgery. I think it was more painful on you than me.

12. I love how God put you into my life (with the help of a friend). I don't know where I would be Today without you. You saved me from myself.

13. I love your made from scratch bisicuts and rolls.

14. I love how you are always there for me.

15. I love how you were there for all of the births of our children.

16. I love that you are my Rock. I don't know how I would have made it through all the things we went through with the birth of our second daughter without you.

17. I love how you work hard to further your education. I feel a little guilty that you chose me over finishing your degree 14 years ago.

18. I love how you worked for months to surprise me with a wonderful 10th wedding anniversary trip and I had no clue.

19. I love that you bought me all new clothes so I would not know about the surprise.

20. I love how you say you are only 29 for the past 8 years.

21. I love that you finally decided to turn 30 this year.

22.  I love that you can fix my computer problems, even the stupid ones like when I turn off my wireless and don't even realize it.

23. I love ... Well you know.

24. I love how you try to get me to tell you what you are getting for Christmas/ birthday and it sometimes work.

25. I love how you won't admit you are turning gray headed.

26. I love your new found wood working skills and  furniture building.

27. I love that you still like to cuddle even after 13 years of marriage. Maybe thats why we have six kids.

28. I love that you are my Teddy bear.

29. I love that you want to move closer to my parents, so I can take care of them when the time comes.

30. I love that you just didn't  let me leave after our "potato" fight.

( I could stop here but I'm not going to.)

31. I love your strong arms that hold me tight.

32. I love your laugh.

33. I love your giving heart.

34. I love your tenderness

35. I love how you like to educate me in the computer world.

36. I just Love You !!!

37. I even love your nagging.

Downtown monument circle lights

Downtown Monument circle  all decorated with lights.

Trimming the Christmas Tree

We finally got our Christmas Tree yesterday. After 3 attempts we finally got it straight. To tired to decorate it last night. So we decorated it this morning.

The finished product. Complete with Angel on top.

Miss Z. is 18 months old.

Miss Z. is 18 months old as of yesterday.
She is talking more and more. Says ow, baba, wass that? (whats that),  mama, dada.
She is a music critic. She does not like my singing. I was singing Rudolf the Red Nosed Raindeer to her the other night. She would put her little hand over my mouth and if you ask her "Do you like Mama's singing?" she would shake her head no. She actually told me to shut up at one point. (I wonder which one taught her that)

She runs everywhere and she loves to sing and dance. She loves music. (well as long as momma isn't singing.)

She has started to give real kisses with smacking noises and all.

She is My Daughter

I didn't realize just how much My oldest looked like me until this picture of the two of us.

House full of sick people.

Everyone has been sick. So far I am the only one to not get sick. I do have a cold, but not this bug that everyone else has. I'll probably have it tomorrow.

All about Little Z.

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The first picture is of Miss Z. Doing her school work. Actually I was just trying to keep her occupied while I taught the others.
Her big Sister gave her a mowhawk without cutting her hair.

Under the Weather.

I'm feeling a little bit under the weather. My littles had a cold last week and they decided they would share with me. I wish this was one thing they would not have shared.  I'm feeling a lot better Today than I did yesterday. Hopefully this won't make it's rounds through the house. One can only Hope.

Mister J. seven months

Mister J. is Seven Months old.

He has mastered rolling over. If you put him on his back, he will be on his tummy in no time. He also trying to scoot a little on his belly. It won't be long til he is crawling. He has found his voice and uses it quite well. He is full of smiles and giggles.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Here are pictures of our feast.

My mom and dad came to visit with us for Thanksgiving.

Miss Z. resting before the big meal.

Mister J. all ready for the big meal.

Tonight's Dinner and Treat

Creamy white chili

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1 medium onion chopped

1 1//2 tsp garlic powder

1 tbs vegetable oil

2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) great northern beans rinsed and drained

1 can (14 1/2 oz) chicken broth

2 cans (4oz each) chopped green chilies

1tsp salt

1tsp ground cumin

1tsp dried oregano

1/2 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1cup (8 oz ) sour cream

1/2 cup whipping cream

In a large sauce pan. saute chicken, onion and garlic powder in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add beans, broth, chilies, and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes. Remove from heat; Stir in  sour cream and cream. Serve immediately. Serves 7

Our treat

Oatmeal sandwich cookies

1 1/2 cups shortenig

2 2/3 cups packed brown sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

4 cups old fashioned oats

 In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; Add to creamed mixture. Stir in oats. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2in. apart onto a lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

For filling

3/4 cup shortening

3 cups confectioners sugar

1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme

1-3 tbs milk

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening, sugar, and marshmallow creme. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread filling on the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Yield: about 4 1/2 dozen.

Lucinda Trouble *

Our Puppy dog. Lucy. A Walker Treeing Coon Hound

What's for Dinner?

Hot Beef Cheddar subs

4 submarine sandwich buns

1lb ground beef

1 medium green pepper diced

1small onion diced

1 can (10 3/4 ounce) condensed cheddar cheese soup, undiluted

1/4tsp Worcestershire sauce

4 slices American cheese

Cut a thin slice off the top of each bun; set tops aside. Carefully hollow out bottoms, leaving a 1/2in shells. Set aside 1/2 cup of bread.

In a skillet, cook beef, green pepper, and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in soup, Worcestershire, and bread; mix well.

Spoon into buns; top each with a cheese slice. Replace tops. Place on an ungreased  baking sheet. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Last nights dessert

Strawberry Delight

2 cups frozen whole strawberries, thawed.

Red food coloring, optional

1pkg instant vanilla pudding mix

1 carton frozen whipped topping thawed

1 graham cracker crust

1/2 cup flaked coconut, toasted.

In a mixing bowl, crush strawberries. Add food coloring (if desired)

Beat in pudding mix until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into crust; sprinkle with coconut. Chill until ready to serve. Store leftovers in the refrigerator. 6-8 servings

Updates

Miss Z. said Mama for the first time the other evening. She was running around the living room saying, "mama, mama, mama," you get the idea.

Mister J. has started rolling over. I tried to get a video of it, but he would never do it while I was filming. We moved Mister J.out of his bassinet a couple of weeks ago.
He likes his bed. He has lots of room to roll and scoot himself around.

My favorite picture of Miss M.

One of my favorite pictures of Miss M.

Who does Miss Z. Look like

Miss G. at around 14 months old

Miss B. around 3 yrs

Miss M. around 14 months old

Miss Z.  at 16 months old.