YES its Friday!! that means its cleaning day around here becuz i simply dread cleaning on the weekends. I remember growing up after a week of school and looking forward to time to hang out with friends or watch movies on the weekend but my parents had other plans. I seriuosly had to spend about 4 or 5 hours SCRUBBING , Vacuming, dusting, mowing the lawn every Saturday and it seemed to drag on forever. Now God bless my parents for teaching me responsibility but seriously i was so over it and thought "when im older, im gonna do it different...especially when ive got kids"
so yes...i do it all on Friday...that way when the kidlets get off the bus, the house is sparkly and somewhat organized and decluttered and we can enjoy our weekends together doing fun things as a family. Obviously of course the children still have their daily chores/responsibilities but i try to get most of the Hard work done ahead..little daily things like Laundry and dishes and meal prep still have to operate!! but anyhow...today i'm concentrating on our cluttered basement which once was a cozy rec room but has turned into storage!
This weekend Ben is off for work in Alberta and he flies out tonite...so its me and the children this rainy weekend. Ive got a few ideas rolling around in my brain of activities. Making playdough is one of them, then i borrowed a few nature movies from the library so maybe tomorrow nite we'll have a movie nite with popcorn and pop. The children will be excited for that im sure.
well, a dusty, cluttered basement is calling my name so i better get some work accomplished before the day is gone!
Friday, April 27, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
My Bakers in Training...
Little children are so fun in the kitchen and my two little helpers today were Caleb (3) and Lidiyah (20 months)...they really enjoyed stirring and adding the chocolate chips!
My favorite Chocolate Chip Recipe
I enjoy Baking quite a bit...even as a young child and teen it was one of my favorite pasttimes. After testing and trying tons of chocolate chip recipes i think ive finally found a tried and true recipe! I like my chocolate chip cookies soft and chewy, moist and full of chips. My children jump up and down when they smell the delicious aroma of these baking golden brown in the oven on a saturday morning. Hope you enjoy it!
Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup Butter
3/4 Cup White Sugar
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Large Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
3 cups Flour
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1/4 Tsp Salt
1 1/2 Cups Chocolate Chips
Mix butters and sugars for 2 minutes, add eggs and vanilla in Large mixing bowl. Next add dry ingredients all together in Medium bowl, set aside. Little by littel add Dry to Wet and mix thouroughly until well blended and dough forms. Add Chips and combine well .
Drop by tablespoon on cookie sheets for 10 minutes 350 oven
1 cup Butter
3/4 Cup White Sugar
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Large Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
3 cups Flour
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1/4 Tsp Salt
1 1/2 Cups Chocolate Chips
Mix butters and sugars for 2 minutes, add eggs and vanilla in Large mixing bowl. Next add dry ingredients all together in Medium bowl, set aside. Little by littel add Dry to Wet and mix thouroughly until well blended and dough forms. Add Chips and combine well .
Drop by tablespoon on cookie sheets for 10 minutes 350 oven
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Sunny weather and more Baby talk!
Am i ever happy about the warm sunny clear sky days around here. I was definitly feeling the cabin-fever! Yesterday we went to Sunset Beach park with our gang and had a really laid back afternoon playing soccer with the kids and having a picnic. The children loved running around the big open space and got nice and dirty in the sand.
Seeing that i gave amost all my maternity stuff away looks like i better be finding some summer clothes quick!..i dont need much..just the basics but i just know i may be in for a hot summer for sure.
The other day someone noted that i was rather big for only being 5 months or so along and i actually never even thought of it. I dont feel big...but maybe i am?! She said she thought i was at Least 6 months along...which *could* mean i'm carrying a BOY!! yipee! a healthy baby is all we want and seriuosly we dont prefer one sex over the other, but i never sat down and even pondered the sex until then....the Comment made me wonder if we are having a boy becuz I always Carry my Boys rather big so we shall see...
After checking weekly pregnancy Email this week and noticed other pics of other mommy=to-be's bellies i realized it all VARIES. THere were some women who looked small at this week and some who were very BIG at this week so im not worried...it gave me a bit of reasurance that i didnt look Abnormal or anything. Just Unique...and normal for this Baby God is creating inside of me.
I am so delighted at the fact that i am sharing pregnancy with 2 other friends from church and its gonna be great to have some women to chat with about BABIES and Homebirth and Midwives since we're all at the stages to talk about these things that not necessarily the general public wants to chat about!
We told the Children and they are Exstatic...especially Moriyah!! and Isaac is VERY interested in waht the baby is doing all the time and Caleb and Lidiyah kiss and pat my belly every night..its quite adorable. Moriyah is acting very protective already and is making tons of plans of how she will play with him/her. Needless to say we've been having some great discussions at family time...
well i'm pretty tired and didnt get my nap in today so i think i'll have a little fruit snack and hit the sheets...
Seeing that i gave amost all my maternity stuff away looks like i better be finding some summer clothes quick!..i dont need much..just the basics but i just know i may be in for a hot summer for sure.
The other day someone noted that i was rather big for only being 5 months or so along and i actually never even thought of it. I dont feel big...but maybe i am?! She said she thought i was at Least 6 months along...which *could* mean i'm carrying a BOY!! yipee! a healthy baby is all we want and seriuosly we dont prefer one sex over the other, but i never sat down and even pondered the sex until then....the Comment made me wonder if we are having a boy becuz I always Carry my Boys rather big so we shall see...
After checking weekly pregnancy Email this week and noticed other pics of other mommy=to-be's bellies i realized it all VARIES. THere were some women who looked small at this week and some who were very BIG at this week so im not worried...it gave me a bit of reasurance that i didnt look Abnormal or anything. Just Unique...and normal for this Baby God is creating inside of me.
I am so delighted at the fact that i am sharing pregnancy with 2 other friends from church and its gonna be great to have some women to chat with about BABIES and Homebirth and Midwives since we're all at the stages to talk about these things that not necessarily the general public wants to chat about!
We told the Children and they are Exstatic...especially Moriyah!! and Isaac is VERY interested in waht the baby is doing all the time and Caleb and Lidiyah kiss and pat my belly every night..its quite adorable. Moriyah is acting very protective already and is making tons of plans of how she will play with him/her. Needless to say we've been having some great discussions at family time...
well i'm pretty tired and didnt get my nap in today so i think i'll have a little fruit snack and hit the sheets...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Double Baby Blessings...
Yesterday i had the priveledge of double baby blessings! what does that mean...im having twins?! no...unfortunatly i didnt get THAT blessed! but i did get double baby blessed by two oppurtunities.
My friend had a Baby Boy Sunday Morning and i got to hold him the next day..! He was soo little to me and he smelled that sweet newborn smell. It was Intoxicating and his face and tiny features were so amazing it almost made me cry!! i was so honored to hold such a new Gift straight from the Hand of God...it really made me want to hold our little one in my arms but i admit i;m enjoying carrying him/her in my womb too much for that.
Then the second baby blessing was to go for our Ultrasound half an hour away in the afternoon. What an experience! Tears welled up in both of our eyes as we held hands and watched our little one "dance" on the screen. The technician was so incredible and explained each step of the way what part she was measuring and such. At first we looked at the perfectly rounded little head and i was thrilled to see the legs moving and kicking and especially the ankles and toes were adorable.
Ben was more thrilled with the Heart chambers and the Brain hemispheres showing and the arms...he/she was literally "waving" at us!!
We left the clinic in utter awe and talked about our little one all day, at supper and even into the wee hours of the night.
WE are so incredibly Thankful to still be carrying this precious one...its a miracle ! i know of many women who cant seem to carry past 8 weeks or so and my heart breaks at the pain and anguish they must go thru. Its so true ...the bonding really takes place early on in the pregnancy. Yesterday was a real bonding day for us as a couple and our love for our child...It is such an amazing thing to carry life. I am so glad God made me a woman!
My friend had a Baby Boy Sunday Morning and i got to hold him the next day..! He was soo little to me and he smelled that sweet newborn smell. It was Intoxicating and his face and tiny features were so amazing it almost made me cry!! i was so honored to hold such a new Gift straight from the Hand of God...it really made me want to hold our little one in my arms but i admit i;m enjoying carrying him/her in my womb too much for that.
Then the second baby blessing was to go for our Ultrasound half an hour away in the afternoon. What an experience! Tears welled up in both of our eyes as we held hands and watched our little one "dance" on the screen. The technician was so incredible and explained each step of the way what part she was measuring and such. At first we looked at the perfectly rounded little head and i was thrilled to see the legs moving and kicking and especially the ankles and toes were adorable.
Ben was more thrilled with the Heart chambers and the Brain hemispheres showing and the arms...he/she was literally "waving" at us!!
We left the clinic in utter awe and talked about our little one all day, at supper and even into the wee hours of the night.
WE are so incredibly Thankful to still be carrying this precious one...its a miracle ! i know of many women who cant seem to carry past 8 weeks or so and my heart breaks at the pain and anguish they must go thru. Its so true ...the bonding really takes place early on in the pregnancy. Yesterday was a real bonding day for us as a couple and our love for our child...It is such an amazing thing to carry life. I am so glad God made me a woman!
Monday, April 16, 2007
Welcome to my New Blog!!
Hello to all! I have been enjoying reading so many favorite blogs and i decided to try my own...who knows how long it will last cuz im a busy mom but i want to try. I simply enjoy life and wish to document/record/journalize so much but at the end of the day...it seems i just cant squeeze it in...so here i am on Blogger attempting to do just that!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
