Up:
- Whew! Only a few more days until Mike returns and we can have him around for a while! You would think that TDYs would get easier as the kids get older, but honestly I think they've gotten harder. Thankfully I have a fabulous neighbor and we keep each other entertained which keeps our mind off missing our other halves! This week we took the kids to the pumpkin patch up in Meridian called Linder Farms. They had a fabulous time! Then she made cookies for the kids to decorate. Here are some of the pics, but all of them are on facebook too!
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| Abby and Jackson hold hands everywhere - church, tot-time, you name it! |
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| My neighbor Becky and her daughter Abby. Couldn't have done this trip without her. The kids had a blast! |
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| Jackson found the smallest pumpkin ever! We've already had to throw it out because Kennedy decided to try to eat it! |
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| Decorating cookies! |
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| Kennedy was the taste tester! |
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| Mmmm...sprinkles! |
- We ordered new nightstands for our room that match our furniture set. They had to special order them, but they arrived this past week. I was super proud of myself, I unloaded them from the van and carried them all the way upstairs by myself. That may sound minuscule to you, but these nightstands are pretty massive. It also took a well orchestrated serious of opening and closing baby gates! I didn't however have enough man strength to move the huge king bed to fit the new nightstands in place, but Mike can help me with that when he gets home!
- Jackson has been taking some initiative to clean up after himself this week and has even been using his manners most of the time. I generally have to remind him to say please, thank you, or sorry, but not this week!
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| Sharing Cheerios! |
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| Kennedy in her pumpkin dress for church on Sunday. I think it's big enough it'll fit her next year too! |
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| Kennedy decided to put syrup in her hair after she finished her waffle! |
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| My artist! |
Down:
- You may not know this, but October is National Bully Awareness Month. I didn't think I would have to deal with this at my childrens' current ages, but apparently kids are starting earlier these days. I'll admit, my kids aren't angels, but they are pretty well behaved most of the time. It frustrates me to no end to see kids hit, kick, or throw things at other kids and their parents do absolutely nothing! Do they not realize that if you allow the behavior to occur, it's just going to continue?!
- I'm having trouble coming up with kid friendly meals for the whole family. I don't remember my mom ever having trouble coming up with dinner ideas, but I've always struggled. I have a billion recipes, but they all seem like the kids need to be just a little bit older before they eat them. Does anyone else struggle with this? I would love any meal ideas! (I'm mainly referring to Kennedy because Jackson still really doesn't eat at meal time!)
Favorite Thing:
So my absolute favorite meal to eat would have to be
Chicken Spaghetti. My Mom always made it for my birthday meal growing up and it's great to make and take to friends or freeze and save for later. My favorite version of this recipe, and there are a lot out there, is Paula Dean's! It makes enough to fit into to 8x8 pans and eat one and freeze the other. I highly recommend trying it.
My favorite cook book (especially when my kiddos were little) is one that is published by MOPS called "Beyond Macaroni and Cheese" - if you want to borrow mine to look at it before getting it, you are certainly welcome to! It is still my go-to cookbook!
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