When we're really bored....

In my defense, I am the WORST dancer EVER and it is no coincidence I was intramural chair and not SING chair:) But my boys love to dance and I do what I can to accommodate!

Funny video

I ran across this video today and thought I'd share. Last summer at Clearwater Beach a storm had rolled through the gulf and the waves were a little strong. I'm trying to help the boys maneuver the rough waters.

Winter in OK

We have been trying our best to keep the boys busy and active even though the weather is chilly and they have been battling being sick. Jacob is now on daily singulair and Jack is getting over yet another viral infection. Looking forward to our family being healthy !

We take full advantage of 'warm' days!

They do a lot of this when it is too cold to go outside although I try to limit most of their t.v. watching to PBS in the mornings.

Last week's Sunday dinner....Beef tenderloin with a mushroom stilton sauce...served with baked potato and sauteed spinach...not the best picture but my boys weren't patient enough for me to get my real camera:)

at a children's museum dressed up in random cowboy stuff...Jack looks like he suffering from Cholera in the background!

Weekend brunch- Rustic omelet, strawberry bread, and fruit. Have I mentioned my boys like to eat???!!!!??!!!

Erik and Jack took advantage of the one 75 degree weather and played a little golf.

Yogurt...mmm!

Picnic at the zoo!

Thawing Out

It is supposed to snow again tonight and tomorrow and we are already getting tired of the cold temps! So Erik and I plan on enjoying a little getaway next month in the desert where we can lounge by the pool in the upper 70 degree temps. Scottsdale here we come! Thanks to Jeremy and Courtney for agreeing to watch our boys for a long weekend!

This a picture of The Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch where we will be staying. Hurry up February.

Let's try this again....

Erik and I don't give up easily and one challenge we've had since we moved is finding a church/small group. We thought we had found our place in a group and the people were so nice but our stage of life didn't really match up with the majority of the people. Most of the couples had older elementary age children and we were definitely the only 2 people still in our twenties. Anyway, we made it work and ended up just volunteering in Jack's class and going to "big church". This past fall I did a mom's Bible study at a different church and loved the girls in my group. We were all relatively new moms and had very small kiddos....many of the girls were expecting as well. So Erik and I decided to give this church a try again (we visited here after we moved) and we have been liking it. We don't have a small group but that's okay I guess. I'm getting to know the girls in my Bible study group and hopefully we can plan some get togethers with the husbands too:) Even though another move could happen this year we sure are trying to make the best of our time here! This spring we have Jack's soccer, both boys in gymnastics on Wednesday mornings, mom's Bible study on Monday mornings, of course MDO on Tuesday/Thursday, and trying a new church! This may not sound like much but to me, this is a welcomed change of pace from nothing on my calendar to several things during the week:)

Gymnastics=WONDERFUL

Jack had his first day of gymnastics today and it took ALL of my energy keeping Jacob out of the gym....he kept saying "my jump my jump my jump"...soooo I signed Jacob up too:) They both LOVED every minute of it! Jacob even did the zip line all by himself! I got a few videos that I will try to upload later. So every Wednesday both my boys will be jumping, climbing, sliding, swinging, rolling, balancing, and having a good ol' time. Hopefully it gets some of their ENERGY out as well;)

Recipes

Some of you have been asking me to post some recipes so I thought I would post one and also give a couple of sites for where I get a lot of good ideas for weeknight meals. A great blog is the Green Cattle Beef blog and she posts some really great ideas! Other places I get recipes are very common like The Pioneer Woman or from cooking magazines.

One VERY easy weeknight meal that is kid friendly is Poppyseed Chicken.

1 can cream of chicken

1 can cream of chicken and mushroom

1/2 cup sour cream

1 lb chopped cooked chicken (I use rotisserie chicken)

1 sleeve ritz crackers (crushed)

1 stick butter (melted)

2 tbs poppyseeds

Mix soups, sour cream, and chicken in a bowl and pour into baking dish. Top with crushed crackers. Drizzle melted butter over crackers and top with poppyseeds. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until bubbly and heated through. Serve over rice.