Happy St. Patrick's Day

Today is one of my fav "little" holidays. I am very Irish and my favorite color is green....well there you go :)

So that means.....dressing the girls in their green {{Camden just gets a hair bow, but hey...no pinching going on here}} and anywhere else I can fit in some green.

I threw together these cute little goodies for the girls teachers. I saw this on another blog....can't recall which one.....but how cute? Fast and easy.

They read~ YOU'RE MY POT O' GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.....Some rainbow twizzlers and gold coins in a bag and a cute print out for the top....LOVE IT!

And for the girls lunches..... I picked up these cute tins..tied some "green" ribbon....okay, pink too, but just because I love green and pink together and to keep it girly.....


And then filled it with all things green....


There are bologna sandwiches with "green" mayo and cut into the shape of a clover...cucumbers slices to be dipped in the "green" ranch dressing, green grapes, green skittles and a Capri Sun with some green felt around it.

And....because we love a good laugh around here...I hid some jokes through out the lunch that were St. Patrick's Day related.

LOVE these....I also love Laffy taffy jokes..so bare with me:)

Here are the answers....
Sham ROCK & ROLL
You don't want to press your luck
A Rainbow

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

20 weeks (Half way there!)

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 20 Weeks

Size of baby: Baby Boy is the size of a banana (My daily breakfast)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 5 lbs

Maternity Clothes: Maternity pants, but holding on tho the “normal” tops

Gender: It’s a BOY!

Movement: Oh My Goodness this little man is crazy active! LOVE IT!

I feel him very low in my belly

Sleep: Not so hot right now...actually horrible, but it will get better :)

What I miss: Nothing much at this point, maybe sleep:)

Cravings: Cold foods and Dairy= Ice Cream and popsicles!!!

Symptoms: A partial placenta previa that is not wanting to resolve,

but believing in GOD to heal it in his timing.

Just found out today I have Hyperthyroidism and will be seeing

an endocrinologist in the next 2 weeks....other than that....just tired.

Best Moment this week: Watching him on ultrasound today and hearing

that despite all the minor complications I am having....he is doing awesome

...growing and looks great.

He is 14 oz

The girls are doing wonderful and already are in love with their brother. They pray for him each night at bedtime and never miss a chance to hug and kiss on my belly. I love how much a part of our family he already is.

Dax brought home some wild flowers he picked on the side of the road the other night. They made me giddy! They were absolutely beautiful and it reminded me of what an awesome man I married. (Check out the water bottle vase...love him)

I LOVE THESE THREE!

Ballet for B

B's First Day of Preschool

Today B started Pre K 3. She is still at Wesley (where her MDO was last year), but now she is down the "big girl" hallway. She has been so excited for this day since sissy started 3 weeks ago and she has been hanging with momma all by herself. She picked out her outfit for today and of course had to have her new "twinkle toes" to wear as well.
When we arrived @ school Be headed right back into her routine. She found her cubby, and put her Dora back pack up. Then she was off to find her seat "The one with a B" She sat right down and started into her play dough. Then I got a big smile and "Love you Momma, be careful".

It is so nice to have a place where she feels comfortable and safe and has no problem with you leaving her. And yet it is so sad too! So easily she says See ya later Momma. I pray that she has a fabulous day and enjoys her time with her friends.

What's for dinner Wednesday?

Well, we are taking it easy tonight. Grilled cheese and some "ketchup" soup. My girls always lick their bowl clean. In our house I can get the girls to eat just about anything with some ketchup on it :) I make it with milk instead of water. Makes it that much creamier and healthy too!

{Can be found in any local grocery store with the label "Tomato" soup, but Ketchup sounds so much more fun!}

Week One down.....

Camden started 2nd grade on Wednesday the 18th, but this last week was her first full week in school. One thing that I love about Camden's small private school is that the first day of school isn't that scary these days. It's like a mini reunion. It's great. She loves her new teacher, Mrs. Rowe. I'm pretty sure she stole her heart when they had a test and it was on Amelia Bedelia. Camden thought that was just AWESOME and thought it was even neater when she found out that Mrs. Rowe read these books when she was in 2nd grade! GET OUT! Needless to say, Camden is loving 2nd grade. Camden's favorite subject is math and she LOVES to read.


Berkleigh does not start school (MDO) for another week and it is killing her...no seriously, I am quoting Berkleigh...it's killing her! We have her Open house this Tuesday night and she is stoked!
Week Two..Here we come!

What's for dinner Wednesday.....

~Western Bacon Cheeseburgers~

You will need:

A bag of frozen onion rings
Ground meat ( 1 1/2lbs or so)
8-12 slices of bacon
4-6 slices of American cheese
Hamburger buns
BBQ sauce

Here's how to make these yummy burgers. I usually preheat my oven for the O-rings and start shaping my ground meat into patties. Throw the O-rings in the oven and bake as directed on the bag. Now you can either grill the hamburgers or cook them in the skillet. Usually I will cook my bacon in a skillet while the burgers are cooking OR you can zap them in the microwave. Once the burgers are cooked to your likeness....top them with cheese. Time to assemble the burgers. Spread the BBQ sauce on the bun, top with a burger, 2 or 3 onion rings and bacon. Throw some french fries on the side and you have a great burger night!

Buddies, Bouncing & Bubbles

Our friends Abbi and Anna came to town and we grabbed a bite to eat with them at the The Mall and then played like crazy on the little ride on toys. Those girls must have spent an hour playing and jumping between the rides. Thank the Lord we finally ran out of quarters and imagination.
The girls LOVE to "bounce" at the mall too! So between eating and playing on the ride on toys, the girls bounced. Berkleigh just makes the weight limit and LOVES it. Camden's favorite thing to do it flip over. They always have a blast with this.


Bubbles galore. The girls participated in the Energy Museum's "Bubble Day". There were bubbles to blow, Bubbles to touch and Bubbles to.....stand inside. How cool? The girls had a wonderful time.


Then we headed back over to Roger's Park spray area to finish off our day with great friends. We are loving our carefree, no agenda summer time.

Summer time necessities...

Goggles........$2 @ Target
Inner tube.....$1 @ Dollar Tree
SISTERS.....priceless!!!!!!