Days 87&88

I forgot to do a post last night so here is a 2 for 1!

My friend Rachel (who, thanks to me has been sucked into the Pintrest black hole) suggested we try the .

tonight.....(cram a glow stick inside an egg and tape it shut)

The kids love any form of an egg hunt, and I dread the days when I have to actually have to  hide the eggs instead of just throwing them out into the yard :)  

Here are a few shots from tonight:

 (be sure to notice the camera poser in the background....it's her trademark)

Day 86

Tonight at dance, the girls got to try on their recital costumes...They were SO excited.  I love her song and routine choices...our teacher, Ms Amy is AWESOME, and SO good with the girls. E got a leotard with a tutu/tiara for the ballet dance, and a skirt/flower for hair for tap.
Tap:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqUdI4AIDF0&ob=av2n

ok she looks 12 here!  aghhh!

 ballet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu_EJAM8N98&feature=fvsr

back

front (never-mind the awkward hand placement)

Day 85-pintrest pin of the week

Since I've been sucked into the giant Pintrest black hole, I thought I'd try to make it somewhat of a productive addiction. I pin all these great ideas, recipes, crafts, lesson plans, etc but rarely do anything with them except think to myself "this will be great to do when I get some extra time"  Extra time=fantasy so I'm going to try and force myself to document a pin to fruition each week. I'm guessing most will be recipes but we'll see....and I emphasize TRY because I am barely getting these photos uploaded each day, let alone adding more steps to the equation. soooo.... without further ado...

Crockpot Chicken Ranch Tacos
Ingredients: packet of ranch, packet of taco seasoning, chicken breasts (fresh or frozen), cup of chicken broth, and taco extras.

place chicken breasts in crock-pot

 add 1 cup of chicken broth (maybe less if you don't have at least 3 big breasts, mine was a little watery

 sprinkle ranch and taco seasonings on top

 cook on low for 4-6 hours and it will look like this

 shred the chicken with a fork, and let it sit again for 20-30 min to soak up all those yummy juices

 add the fixings.....YUM!

and check out Pintrest if you haven't....don't be afraid to jump on that bandwagon, because it is AWESOME!

Day 84-why I don't buy Jello

I had some Jello left over from a desert so I let the kids have it with dinner....and here is the reason why I rarely buy it.

                                                 Starts our well...with a spoon

                                                    a little help from my hand....

                                                              jealous sister

                                                  Jaaaaack...what are you doing?

                                                              Forget the spoon....

Day 83

Today was the first day back at work after a great spring break. It is always nice to have a day to get ready for the kids before they arrive. I am looking forward to seeing them tomorrow, I have missed every one of them! The kids and I were still able to play outside this afternoon, and we were totally entranced watching this bumble bee working his way around one of our Azalea bushes.  Jack stood behind me covering his eyes and ears, and Elizabeth asked 9,000 questions, most of which I only prayed I was giving the correct information on how and why bees pollinate flowers. Here is about as close as I could get while having Jack climbing up my back freaking out.

Day 82

Happy 2nd Birthday, Tela!

We had a fun day at Top It Off for Tela's 2nd birthday!  Jack's frozen yogurt of choice: half cookies and cream, half blue cotton candy with sprinkles on top.  Doesn't it look delicious?

Elizabeth learned what the term: brain freeze meant with her more normal choice of vanilla with sprinkles:

Jack enjoyed a whole plate of cheese puffs:

and a few more random pics from the party:

our buddy Clark- 

Day 81

It was a seriously gorgeous day today (minus the pollen).  The temperature was a perfect 75, breezy and plenty of sunshine.

I loved the contrast of the clouds this afternoon....

Day 80

Thankful for this rainy day....I hope it washes allllll the pollen away. My allergy eyes can't take much more of it!

Day 79

Morning snack at Donut Joe's!

Day 78

This little guy is t-i-r-e-d from the beach/lack of sleep/shoe shopping/Target.....
this is the elusive "chicken nugget couch nap": he was eating at the table, and before I knew it, Elizabeth was running in to tell me " Jack is asleep on the couch WITH A NUGGET!!!"  She was appalled.  ha

Day 77

Hula hooping at LuLu's!

Day 76

Whats better than a nap on mommy on the beach?

Day 75

The water is cooooold to me....but these 2 dont seem to care!

Day 74

This is a proud mama moment... Jack has been an anti beach baby from day 1...as in cries if he touches the sand, freaks if sand is on his face or hands. I'm so happy!!!