Yummy...

The reasons I love my husband:

I love....

the way he smiles at me when he comes home from work.

the way his hand completely covers the small of my back.

that he always smiles at me when he wakes up in the morning.

how kind he is to animals and children.

that he always makes Little Dude laugh.

that he makes me feel beautiful.

that he doesn't seem to mind or notice when I have a "fat" day.

that he can't wait to have a baby with me.

that he thinks I'm one of the smartest people he knows.

that he puts the needs of our family first.

that I still get butterflies everytime he kisses me.

I love you, Yummy.

Kids take EVERYTHING so literally.

While Little Dude and I were eating supper tonight I asked, "I wonder how Uncle Derek is doing?"

His response, "Um, he isn't doing anything. He's dead."

No duh! It was funny because I expected to hear about how he's spending time in Heaven with God and Baby Ashton.

Nope, he looked at me like I was a crazy person. :o)

I love my Little Dude.

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I'm having of those weeks. You know, the kind where nothing seems to go right? Don't get me wrong...the rational/logical side of me knows that I am very blessed and I have no reason to complain. I have a great husband, a healthy child, a stable job with benefits and a nice home. But, I still feel completely down in the dumps. I've never felt more chubby, fat, plain, ugly, unattractive or whatever combination of words you can think of. I don't know how to get out this rut....any suggestions??

Ready. Set. GO!

I caught baby fever a few months ago and apparently it is quite contagious! Tim and I have decided that it's time that we start trying to expand our family! We're both very excited...and just a little scared. Hopefully it won't take forever!!! Wish us luck!

Little Dude is hoping for a baby brother and NOT a baby sister. He's already come up with a list of names that he likes: Dashlyn (huh??), Brogan (again, huh??) and my personal favorites; Luigi (because HE is Mario) and Baby Bowser.

Let's hope it's a little girl...

"Can't we just rip it up and throw it away?!?"

I haven't blogged in FOREVER! I've been super busy with work and trying to get a routine down now that Little Dude has started school.

Speaking of school...Little Dude absolutely loves it! He did get in trouble on the second day of school. That happened pretty quickly, huh? At his school they each start the school day with 3 sticks on their desks. If you're not listening you get a warning. If you continue to not listen you get a stick taken away and lose a few minutes of recess time. If you still don't listen you forfeit recess and yet another stick....if it happens a 3rd time you lose your final stick and you have to visit the principal and your parents are called.

So, I pick Trav up from school on the second day, we get home and I start going through his backpack. I pull out a white slip of paper and he instantly starts crying. The paper basically says that Travis lost 1 stick because he wasn't listening. I could barely understand him when I asked why he got in trouble because he was crying SO hard! He told me that he got in trouble for shouting out answers and not raising his hand. He had to tell me what he would do differently next time, we had to write that down on the paper, we both had to sign it and he had to bring it back to his teacher. This upset him even more and he begged..."Can we PLEASE just rip it up and throw it away?!?". He wasn't thrilled when I told him that we had to give it back to his teacher. It really was sad to see him that upset.

Needless to say, Little Dude learned his lesson and he hasn't lost a stick since! He's had 3 weeks in a row where he kept ALL of his sticks EVERY day. I'm very proud of him for learning his lesson!

Little Dude isn't SO little....

Little Dude's first day of kindergarten started with a blueberry waffle breakfast (ok, they were toaster waffles, but he didn't complain!).

Then we packed his very first school lunch ever...in the coolest lunch box...ever!
PB&J dinosaur sandwich, goldfish, fruit snacks, blueberries, grapes and a juice.

Then he posed for pictures with Yummy and I:




Per Yummy's request I won't post his picture with Little Dude since he was just wearing shorts and no shirt....sorry Ladies! :o)

Little Dude was very handsome in his uniform and couldn't wait to meet new friends!


Little Dude had such a great first week of school! He's loving every thing about it so far....the playground, having lunch with his friends, making cool projects and learning new songs. I can't believe how quickly he is growing up and I just can't believe that I'm the mom of a school age child!!! Maybe it's time to start thinking about having another one???

Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Pie. Yum.

So last weekend I tried two new recipes. The first was a bacon wrapped meatloaf, which was super delicious. The second was this delicious creation:



The crust: buttery, chocolatey Oreo goodness
The filling: creamy peanut butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and Cool Whip



Yummy says it tasted like a peanut butter cup cheesecake....(maybe next time I'll add crumbled up peanut butter cups as a finishing touch!).



Little Dude loved it, too!