Sleeping babies....

My kids sure do fall asleep in some weird places! You can click on that collage to see a larger version.

I kept telling my mom I was going to put this together, so this morning I finally went through my Picasa and picked out all the cutest sleeping kids pictures I could find.

Next will be the biggest messes collage. :) That one should be interesting!

Elijah has now officially entered the 'troublemaker' stage. He spends his days searching out coins on the floor that the boys have found somewhere and dropped, and crumbs to snack on. I think my vaccuum will be officially worn out after this one! He loves chasing his brothers around and trying to take all of their toys away. He's a professional at crying when Isaiah comes near for hugs or to play. He's still love to cuddle though, when he's not crawling laps around our house! He is pulling up on things to stand, and starting to let go for little bits of time to stand on his own. I'm hoping he doesn't figure out the walking thing as fast as Daniel did!

He's eating lots of real foods now, and love....wait for it....spaghetti! Surprise surprise!

Isaiah is my little book lover at the moment. He'll sit and listen to stories for hours, if he could. He loves tormenting Daniel with "NOOOOO!!!! Mine!!! Gib Me Dat Naano (his way of saying Daniel)!!!!!!" and following him around in tears. "Take turns" is taking a while to sink in with this one!

Daniel just turned 4 years old and now is a 'big boy' according to him. He will *not* stand for being referred to as little, at all. He got a fishing pole for his birthday, and its been hard to get it out of his hands to even go to bed! He can't wait to go fishing for real and catch his first fish.

That may happen sooner than we thought!! Some friends of ours from church are going to be renting us their house in August. They live RIGHT on a lake. The deck out the back door goes right up to the water!! We are so excited! They have a beautiful house, and we can't wait to move in. The boys will get to fish until they can't fish anymore. Jeremiah too, as a matter of fact. I'm looking forward to bonfires out by the lake, and soaking in the HOT TUB (woo-hoo!!) this winter! Its only a 10 month lease, but believe me, we're going to fully enjoy those 10 months! Hopefully pictures will be coming next week sometime. Anyone up for a vacation??

Who is who?

Leave your guess in the comments...

Ragout of chicken legs...

Ragout of Chicken Legs Recipe #72497
You will not believe the sauce that results from this dish. Mashed potatoes are a must so you can puddle on the sauce and let it soak in. by silky
35 min 15 min prep SERVES 4

Ingredients
4 even-sized chicken legs with thigh
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 cup dry red wine
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 bay leaf
salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons madeira wine ( I used Marsala)


Directions
1. Let the chicken legs sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.

2. Heat the oil in a large skillet and add the butter.

3. When the butter melts, brown the chicken legs a few at a time over a medium-high heat until they are all browned.

4. Remove them from the pan and sprinkle in the flour.

5. Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes, then pour in the chicken stock, wine, garlic, shallot, bay leaf, salt, pepper and Madeira.

6. Bring the liquids to a boil, then replace the chicken legs skin side down and cover the pan.

7. Let the liquids return to the boil, then lower the heat and let the chicken simmer gently for 15 minutes or until the legs are cooked through.

8. Transfer the chicken legs to a platter and cover with foil; keep warm.

9. Let the sauce return to a rolling boil and let it bubble vigorously until it is reduced by half.

10. Remove the bay leaf and spoon the sauce over the chicken legs. Serve at once.

We liked this recipe. I'd give it about a 4 start. Its definitely worth a try, especially if you enjoy cooking with wine!

Just a couple of boys!

These two are going to be best buddies I think! Isaiah LOVES to play with the baby, and as you can see, the baby LOVES playing with Isaiah!!!

Yuck...teething. Do you see those bulging gums? They look so painful! I wish they'd just poke through already!!

This is my new favorite dessert. Homemade strawberry shortcake. SO STINKING good. I'll post a recipe for it as son as I have a chance. NOT diet friendly, but so nice for a treat. Everything is homemade, the whip cream, strawberry sauce, and shortcakes. YUM YUM YUM!

Some more pictures and stories!

Here is Daniel and Isaiah in their "spots" for when I sweep/mop. :)




Isaiah decided he wanted a hot dog bun...this is how I found him about 2 minutes later...

Puffy is STILL bigger than the baby, but man do they love each other!

I finally talked Jeremiah into wearing the baby pack (which evidently isn't very 'manly', according to him!), AND vaccuuming, at the same TIME!! Mark your calendars folks!

We've had a pretty hectic week, and its only Tuesday! Jeremiah had a CT scan yesterday for some frequent, severe headaches he's been having for about a month and a half. Thank GOD it came back normal. We're not sure what is causing these headaches yet, but at least it isn't anything life-threatening. We were both pretty nervous about it, but thankfully it was only a 2 day wait to get the scan. I pretty much just tried to keep myself busy and not dwell on the 'what-ifs'. That's harder than it sounds!

The baby came down with a cold yesterday, so its been a long couple of days. He only wants to be held when he's sick, and doesn't sleep long without someone right next to him. Last night that didn't even help! We both were up and down for the majority of the night. Poor little guy. I'm pretty sure I have the same cold as him. I had to take some Claritan D this morning, and then remembered why I don't take that stuff much! I can see why they use Pseudoephedrine to make meth. WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! I got a lot of cleaning done this morning though, on the plus side, and did it all without blowing my nose 800 times!

Here is a link to a song I put online that we did at church on Sunday. Feel free to give it a listen! I'll try to remember to upload some more on there soon!

What do you think? Do they look alike? Can you tell who is who?

Freebies & Deals!!

Since I always find such good deals online I thought I'd share them with you guys! Here are some I found today. Later on I'll post about Bzzagent and what good deals I've gotten from them!

For now though, here's something to get you started. Its a good idea when getting freebies to have the google toolbar with the autofill feature. It saves you a lot of repetitive typing!


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Free Sample of Paul Mitchel Super Skinny Serum
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free 10 day supply of pamprin
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NOTE: The page changes so keep looking. I found it page 3.
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free eyeglass case
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Chadwick's 75% off clearance sale
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