Awesomeness!

I am extremely excited that I can now post from my iPad.

It's the little things in life that make me happy :)

I will be back tomorrow to post and get caught back up. It has been a long week of kids with strep.

Goodnite!

Pizza on a Stick

My boys new favorite meal is Pizza on a Stick. I first got the idea from Bread in Five, but I tweaked it and tonja-ised it so it was easier to make. And Instead of making my own bread, I have found that it is much easier using Pillsbury’s Rustic French Bread :)

The first step is to roll the dough out on a clean counter and spread and a thin layer of pizza sauce about a half inch from the edges.

Next sprinkle a layer of cheese and make three lines of pepperonis. It will look similar to below.

The rolling part I think is the hardest part. You have to be careful not to tear the dough.

After it is all rolled up and purdy, slice like you would when making cinnamon rolls. *Make sure you are using a sharp knife* My knife was not near sharp enough, so it was a little tricky.

Lay out on a baking sheet and bake for 20 min at 350*

Do de do de do de do….. (think Jeopardy them song)

BAM! Pizza rolls!

Then you place the pizza rolls on a wooden skewer and you get….

Pizza on a Stick!

(That is pizza sauce for dipping)

The BIG 4

Yesterday we celebrated Tyler’s 4th birthday with a quite get together at home. I have been bad these last couple of months. I didn’t throw a party for Jacob, so I decided to not have a party for Tyler either. I know some people may think that is bad, but I have not been home on a weekend in over 2 months!
Lyryn, I needed you here to make a super awesome cake and plan a rockin’ party :)

Here is Tyler holding a pic of him when he was just 1 day old. Doesn’t he look so big?!

They so misspelled Tyler’s name on his cake. They spelled it T-y-l-O-r instead of with an E. So I had to do a quick fix.

The birthday boy just woke up from his afternoon nap.

The birthday table that I set up.
(Funny story about the Christmas tree birdhouse next to the cake and pizza on a stick.)

When I asked Tyler what he wanted for his birthday dinner he told me ‘pizza with the stick in it’.
I had made pizza on a stick for Jacob’s birthday and now my boys can’t seem to get enough of it.
(Recipe will be up tomorrow)

Michael told me if I made pizza on a stick that I had to make Mexican Sushi as well.
I know it may sound strange, but they really are oh so yummy!

Tyler eating his pizza…

Time to blow out the candle!!! Make a Wish!

For a week when I asked Tyler what he wanted for his birthday he would tell me ‘a Christmas tree birdhouse’. I had no clue what he meant or why he wanted one. But I didn’t ask questions. If that is what my sweet boy wanted that is what I was going to get. And lo and behold, I went to Penney’s and they had their Christmas ornaments 75% off. I swear my odds were better at cash 5 then finding what he wanted. But I did! And there it is. The story of the Christmas tree birdhouse :)

More hot wheels!!!

Tyler looking over his Legos.

CHEESE!

He is rockin’ the messy hair do while he tears into his new toys.

And there you have a simple, yet lovely 4th birthday party for a very special boy!

My Baby is 4

Today has been a whirlwind of emotions and denial. Four years ago today my doctor sent me to the hospital to be induced. At 9:36pm I gave birth to a healthy 6 pound 6 ounce baby boy. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that I would be a mother to not one, but two boys.

I want to start by saying that I NEVER wanted kids. I was way to selfish to want to consider sharing my time with a baby. I was in no way ready for a what lied ahead. Then one day in April God surprised me with a baby. A baby that I never knew I wanted. A baby I loved more than life itself. Then that sweet baby started getting bigger and I started to get ‘baby fever’. Something that my dear sweet hubby tried to cure. But it didn’t work. I prayed. I cried. I even think there was one point where I begged. I had never wanted anything more than I wanted another baby. And in God’s right timing I was pregnant again. (I think it was like a month or something like that, too long for me lol) And I won’t lie, when that sonogram tech told me at 12 weeks that I was having another boy I was devastated. I cried for a week. Then one day I woke up and saw how awesome my sweet Jacob was and couldn’t wait to have another boy. God knew exactly what I needed :) I won’t tell you the last four years have been easy breezy, but they have been the best four years of my life! Never in a million years would I have thought that my life would have turned out this incredibly blessed.

I hope that my baby know that his mommy loves him more than words can say and that I could not have asked for a better boy. He will forever be my baby. I love you oh so much Hoss!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

10.5

It has been a super crazy winter here in the desert!

Saturday they said that we were going to get hit with a record breaking snowstorm.

And sure enough that is what we got! Throughout the day on Monday we got a whopping 10.5” of snow!!!

Here are a few pics what it looked like yesterday.
(The snow had already started melting by the time I got my camera out)

New Year, New Set of Goals

I am horrible about making New Year’s resolutions and never sticking to them. I always make this huge list of things that I want to do, but never end up doing.

So I have decided not to call them resolutions, instead I call them goals. For some reason it is easier for me to get done when I think of them like that. Nutty, I know!

Here are my major goals for the new year…

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1. Read my bible more. Read the kids their bible more. Convince Michael to read his bible more.

2. To actually get out that get er’ done list and fix up our house!

3. Lose 20 lbs. (I gained that much when I quite smoking)

4. Eat better. Make healthier meals. Have healthier snacks for the kids.

5. Workout at least 5 days a week!

6. Be better with money and work on paying off my urban burban.

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I have already started on 99% of everything on that list. And if you know me at all that is a HUGE!

Have you set any goals for the new year?

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone!

 

Hope that you are all having a blessed beginning to 2012.

 

Can’t wait to post back later with some new year’s changes :)