Daddy saves the day!!

Today, Mommy was really sick, so Daddy stepped in and saved the day!! I was supposed to be having a Girl Scout meeting at the YMCA, but I was too sick to get off the couch!! Brad brought Lauren to her meeting and along with my co-leader, helped the girls earn a patch for health & wellness!! What a great Daddy!! Thanks hunny!!

IHOP with Andrea

Today, while Brad was sleeping off his party, the kiddo's & I met Andrea at IHOP. We had a really nice breakfast!! Ethan was not so interested in staying in his high chair, but we made it thru! The kids had a good time & kept themselves occupied by playing "who can balance the most on their spoon". No, really.

Surprise!!!

I have been secretly planning a SURPRISE 30th Birthday Party with Brian's girlfriend, Jenna since the beginning of the year.

Today, was finally the day!!

Here are a few fun pic's of the party!

Brad, with his "beer goggles" He is pretty funny!!!





We told the boys that they were going to go play in a dart tourney - to get them to Chaser's. The only thing was, they got mad that they learned they didn't actually get to play darts!!

Oh, here is Lauren, she is modeling her cake!!

Cookie delivery

Today was cookie delivery day!!

Here is a cute picture of my baby brother, Brian promoting Girl Scout Shortbread cookies!!

Hope this gets him a commercial deal!!

The flu strikes again!!

The flu struck me this morning. I wish I would have known this. Now you will!!

Tummy Tea Time

How about something that has all-natural ingredients and that will rehydrate you and rebalance your electrolytes even better than Gatorade?

INGREDIENTS:
~ about a cup of HOT WATER (not boiling! if it boiled, let it cool slightly)
~ about a half LEMON, squeezed in (more or less depending on your taste)
~ a liberal amount of SEA SALT (to taste, but do add a lot!)
~ a spoonful of RAW HONEY

Mix these up and sip slowly. The warmth itself is soothing, but the ingredients will work to actively settle your poor tender tummy.

If you can catch it at the right time between "bouts," a very small amount of this Tummy Tea can actually help stop you throwing up again. Wait until 10 or 15 minutes after throwing up, and have a small sip. After a few minutes, try another sip. Don't gulp big amounts of it! Continue to take tiny amounts at intervals and it will help stop the "something in-something out" cycle.

The warmth itself is soothing, but the ingredients work to restore the upset balance in your tummy, helping it stop the spastic cycle of overreacting to everything that comes in.

Ethan Potter!! "Yosa!"

Ethan, not to be out done by his sister a few weeks back, was Harry Potter today. I wish that I could put into words just how cute he was, because these pictures do not do him justice. He was soooooo cute!!

He ran around the house waving his little wand yelling "Yosa!!"

The last picture was when Lauren took the wand from him.

He even has the cutest Harry Potter pout!!

Too Cute Tuesday

Hey, we are all sick in this house, and there is NOTHING cute about it.

Here is something from a much cuter day!!

Update soon!!

Sorry for the delay, but we are having a really sick week!! I will update very soon!!!

Lazy Sunday with Grammy

Today was a lazy day filled with monkey bread & hanging out with Grammy in our PJ's.

She had to go back home today. The kiddo's spent the morning having fun, playing and getting tickled!!

By the way, Lauren would like to let you all know that she is 6 and a quarter today!!

Lunch with Grammy

My mom came up to visit us for the weekend!! We had a great time!! Today, Brad & Lauren had a Creative Drama class to go to at the college in the morning, so Ethan, Grammy & I went out shopping & then headed to Bonanza for lunch!!

Here are some pictures of Ethan being a silly little goose while we were waiting for our food to come!!

Funny Friday!!

Here are some pictures of Ethan today, doing what Ethan does best, being a goof ball!!

He really wanted me to take his picture with a wipie on his head (????)

The other ones were taken when he was laughing at himself in the mirror. He is so funny.

Bowling Party!!

Today we held a Girl Scout bowling party!! Our Daisies did such a great job selling cookies and we wanted to congratulate them!!

Lauren had a great time and so did Ethan. Bowl, Bowl?? He did not like it when it was not his turn to bowl!! Lauren was the best helper, and she never missed a chance to get his ball & help him out!!




Here is a picture of Ethan's spare in the 2nd frame!! Yay Ethan!!!

Thanks Amy...

Ok Miss Amy... Ever since the day that you sent me the Brownie Girl Scout picture from back in the day, Lauren has been trying to perfect your "Fish Face".

She is finally ready to show it to you... Here she is (crossed eyes & all!!)

Too Cute Tuesday!!

So, when Lauren & I arrived home from thinking day, I hear Brad saying "Shhhhhhh..." We quietly walk in the door. He says "I just had him get back in his bed 10 minutes ago."





I look around the corner to see...







OMG... Too Cute.

Thinking Day Celebration!

Today we had our Girl Scout Thinking Day Celebration!! We have been looking forward to this for quite some time now!! We represented Ireland. We learned about Leprechauns, Merrows & Mermaids and fairies which the Irish call Sidhe (pronounced shee).


We served out Irish Soda Bread and everyone loved it!! We dressed in red & blue in the uniforms of the Irish Girl Guides (the girl scouts abroad). We had a great time!!

PS I have no idea why Lauren made that face, she was having a blast...

Sunday Funnies

OK, So I just found these pictures in my phone & about laughed myself into a stupor. These were taken at Grandma Maish's house. I don't even know why, but they are so funny looking!!

Have fun with these.




I might be crazy, but I think Brad looks like Spike Lee in this bottom one...

Irish Soda Bread with Raisins

This is what we made at our house today with our Girl Scout troop for our thinking day celebration coming up!! Enjoy!!

Irish Soda Bread with Raisins

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 C all purpose flour
5 Tbsp sugar, divided
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¾ tsp baking soda
3 Tbsp butter chilled and cut into cubes
1 C buttermilk
1 C raisins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8-inch diameter cake pan with nonstick spray. Wisk together flour, 4 Tbsp sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda in a large bowl to blend. Add butter. Using fingertips, rub in until a course meal forms. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add buttermilk. Gradually stir dry ingredients into milk to blend. Mix in raisins.

Transfer in to the prepared pan. Sprinkle dough with remaining Tbsp of sugar.

Bake bread until light brown and tester into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool bread in pan 10 minutes. Transfer to rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Just a dream...

I am just dreaming of summer today...

Ethan Cuphands

Here are some pictures that I took of Ethan at the Kids Kastle at the Y. He was so proud of his little "cuphands"!

Isn't he cute??

Fire Station with the Daisy's!

Tuesday night we had a Girl Scout field trip to the Fire Station to learn about fire safety! The girls had a great time & we learned a lot too!! Hey girls- What is your #1 job in a fire??






GET OUT & STAY OUT!!