(Hayley, are you desperate to cut her hair yet?)
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Tiny Moments Day 3
Brielle is such a show-off! Even when we get her all dressed-up, all she wants to do is play "daredevil" with Daddy!
(Hayley, are you desperate to cut her hair yet?)
(Hayley, are you desperate to cut her hair yet?)
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Tiny Moments Day2
This has to be one of my very favorite moments of each day. "Peaceful" isn't exactly Brielle's middle name. This little bug doesn't stop moving from the moment she wakes up, so I especially treasure that sweet moment when she finally slips off to dreamland! 
Friday, February 8, 2008
Tiny Moments Day 1
Warning: I know I usually tend to ramble, but this one is really a doozie!
I think these are supposed to be sweet, but I have an inordinate amount of embarrassing moments everyday, so I thought I'd start with one of those. It's my selfless little way to remind everyone that no matter how tough your day was, at least you are more on-the-ball than me! (Hayley, I hope it makes you laugh the second time around!)
It started yesterday, when I was trying to be extra prepared to host book club tonight. I've been dying for an excuse to bake Turtle Cake and decided that would be an easy dessert to bake ahead of time. It's very simple. Prepare a cake mix. Bake half the batter for 18 minutes, cover with caramel mixture, chocolate chips, and nuts, then cover with the remaining batter and finish baking. How could I mess that up?
VERY EASILY! The first 18 minutes went by and the first thing I noticed is that the cake was still pretty runny. Apparently, I forgot to reserve half the batter for later! I must have been pretty distracted with trying to find a solution because when I tried to slide it back into the oven, I somehow dumped the entire cake into my oven! Half-baked cake is extremely messy! To make matters worse, I barely had time to react when the doorbell rang and Brielle woke up! I ran to the door (Yeah, the oven is still on, covered in chocolate cake, with the oven door half open!) to let Breje in (She'd been at a friends house) and ordered her to get Brielle out of bed. I smiled and chatted with her friend's mom, then rushed into the kitchen, still with no clue of how to clean the dang thing up! Before I even had a chance to figure it out, the doorbell rang again. Her friends car was stuck! It took us about 30 minutes to dig her out. By that time, a large portion of the cake was burned to a crisp, but a bunch more was still dripping into the drawer below (you know, the one FULL of pans!) To make matters worse, being the woman that I am, I am still determined to bake Turtle Cake! Jody was working till late, so I put Breje in charge of the boys, threw Brielle in the car, and went clear to Walmart just to buy another cake mix! I was still so flustered that I paid for it and almost got out the door without it! It's seriously amazing that the second try actually turned-out!
I think these are supposed to be sweet, but I have an inordinate amount of embarrassing moments everyday, so I thought I'd start with one of those. It's my selfless little way to remind everyone that no matter how tough your day was, at least you are more on-the-ball than me! (Hayley, I hope it makes you laugh the second time around!)
It started yesterday, when I was trying to be extra prepared to host book club tonight. I've been dying for an excuse to bake Turtle Cake and decided that would be an easy dessert to bake ahead of time. It's very simple. Prepare a cake mix. Bake half the batter for 18 minutes, cover with caramel mixture, chocolate chips, and nuts, then cover with the remaining batter and finish baking. How could I mess that up?
VERY EASILY! The first 18 minutes went by and the first thing I noticed is that the cake was still pretty runny. Apparently, I forgot to reserve half the batter for later! I must have been pretty distracted with trying to find a solution because when I tried to slide it back into the oven, I somehow dumped the entire cake into my oven! Half-baked cake is extremely messy! To make matters worse, I barely had time to react when the doorbell rang and Brielle woke up! I ran to the door (Yeah, the oven is still on, covered in chocolate cake, with the oven door half open!) to let Breje in (She'd been at a friends house) and ordered her to get Brielle out of bed. I smiled and chatted with her friend's mom, then rushed into the kitchen, still with no clue of how to clean the dang thing up! Before I even had a chance to figure it out, the doorbell rang again. Her friends car was stuck! It took us about 30 minutes to dig her out. By that time, a large portion of the cake was burned to a crisp, but a bunch more was still dripping into the drawer below (you know, the one FULL of pans!) To make matters worse, being the woman that I am, I am still determined to bake Turtle Cake! Jody was working till late, so I put Breje in charge of the boys, threw Brielle in the car, and went clear to Walmart just to buy another cake mix! I was still so flustered that I paid for it and almost got out the door without it! It's seriously amazing that the second try actually turned-out!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
T R O U B L E !
Brielle is immensely proud of her newfound ability to crawl -- and it's completely wearing us out. No matter where we put her toys, she plays with them for a few moments and then she's off to whereever it seems like it will drive mommy most crazy! She's great at finding little spots that are tough to get out of, but underneath the tv is one of her very favorite spots. She climbs in there and just laughs at us!
This is the sweet face that we get when we tell her "no"! Yeah, we're in for some trouble!
This is the sweet face that we get when we tell her "no"! Yeah, we're in for some trouble!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
REAL Snow!
We actually had a real blizzard in Mountain home on Saturday night. It just kept snowing and the wind was blowing like crazy! I woke up expecting to see our house half-buried, but I looked out the window and most of the grass looked completely bare. I was disappointed, but figured the wind had made it appear more wintry than it really was. Then Jody tried to leave for work . . .
He just hopped in the truck and backed-out, only to find that he was completely snowed-in. The snow in our driveway was up past his bumper! It seems that the wind did crazy things with our snow and piled it all right in our driveway! It took him over 1 1/2 hours to dig himself out!
Since the kids missed all the hard work, they thoroughly enjoyed the snow. It was the first snow we've experienced here that would actually pack hard enough to build a snowman so . . .
He just hopped in the truck and backed-out, only to find that he was completely snowed-in. The snow in our driveway was up past his bumper! It seems that the wind did crazy things with our snow and piled it all right in our driveway! It took him over 1 1/2 hours to dig himself out!
Since the kids missed all the hard work, they thoroughly enjoyed the snow. It was the first snow we've experienced here that would actually pack hard enough to build a snowman so . . . . . . my children built our whole family out of snow! (Brielle is the teeny, tiny one just below Trayson's right hand!) If you look at the background of this picture, you can see that there was almost no snow under our windows, but two feet away was enough to snow us in! Even normal winter weather is nuts here!
Trayson's First Basketball Game
Trayson had his first-ever basketball game on Saturday. It was so much fun to watch! Most of the kids his age couldn't even remember that they were supposed to dribble the ball, but we were so proud of how well Trayson did. He's got great ball control for someone who is just starting, and he doesn't stop running the entire time!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Guilty Pleasures
Ok, this one's for Amy, because I SO appreciate her giving me hints about how to get out of my blogging slump!
Guilty pleasure #1: Staying up late. I know that Brielle is likely to wake me up at least once during the night. I know that I'll have to get up the next day at 6:00 am to get the kids ready for school. I know there's tons of reasons I'm gonna need energy the next day, but somehow, around 11:00 at night, these facts no longer seem to register in my head! I will do anything to stay up just a little longer. Years ago this was less of a problem but it seems that I am getting older!
Guilty pleasure #2: Reading. This doesn't sound like something to be guilty about, but reading becomes an obsession with me. Chores don't get done, dinner burns, kids try to kill each other, but I read on. I don't even have to really like the book -- if I have read the first page, the book demands to be finished. I can only think of one book that I have ever read and not been unable to put down. (If any of you have ever read "Ulyssess", you know, past the first three pages, I'd love to hear about it!)
Guilty pleasure #3: Long hair bands. I know now, that my Dad was right. They really are just screaming. Also, now that I am older and less naive, I know WHAT they are screaming. I still can't help listening and getting a little nostalgic for the 80's every once in awhile.
Guilty pleasure #4: I think I should have a whole post for foods that I totally enjoy that I shouldn't, but the most embarrassing is my love of greasy foods. Most adults only go through the drive thru when they are in a huge hurry or treating the kids. I have to fight myself not to drive through every time I pass them. I will eat anything fried. I will think up things to fry. I even love the smell. I can see that this is thoroughly disgusting, but there you have it!
Guilty pleasure #1: Staying up late. I know that Brielle is likely to wake me up at least once during the night. I know that I'll have to get up the next day at 6:00 am to get the kids ready for school. I know there's tons of reasons I'm gonna need energy the next day, but somehow, around 11:00 at night, these facts no longer seem to register in my head! I will do anything to stay up just a little longer. Years ago this was less of a problem but it seems that I am getting older!
Guilty pleasure #2: Reading. This doesn't sound like something to be guilty about, but reading becomes an obsession with me. Chores don't get done, dinner burns, kids try to kill each other, but I read on. I don't even have to really like the book -- if I have read the first page, the book demands to be finished. I can only think of one book that I have ever read and not been unable to put down. (If any of you have ever read "Ulyssess", you know, past the first three pages, I'd love to hear about it!)
Guilty pleasure #3: Long hair bands. I know now, that my Dad was right. They really are just screaming. Also, now that I am older and less naive, I know WHAT they are screaming. I still can't help listening and getting a little nostalgic for the 80's every once in awhile.
Guilty pleasure #4: I think I should have a whole post for foods that I totally enjoy that I shouldn't, but the most embarrassing is my love of greasy foods. Most adults only go through the drive thru when they are in a huge hurry or treating the kids. I have to fight myself not to drive through every time I pass them. I will eat anything fried. I will think up things to fry. I even love the smell. I can see that this is thoroughly disgusting, but there you have it!
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