Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Thankful




I was reading an online friend's blog who, in honor of the coming holiday, is posting one thing per day that she is thankful for. Now, I am starting a little late but, better late than never right?! I will try to post more than one per day to make up for lost time So, let's see.....

I am thankful for family. Not just my hubs and our two beautiful little girls but, also for my sisters, my parents and the hubby's fam. We are both fortunate enough to come from close-knit families and have parents that remain married (RIP T.Q.M.). That is probably some of the reason we get a long so well and have such a sense of family and togetherness. There is nothing either of us love more than to spend a lazy day together at home.. making pancakes for breakfast, watching the Packers, movies, playing outside etc., etc. And my sisters?! What can I say. They are my best friends and I would do anything for them.


I am thankful for nap time! Seriously. Times like this when I am alone in the house (well, Lily is asleep in her room, Matt and Maddie are outside doing "End of Fall" yardwork/cleaning up) are a rare thing and something I treasure. It gives me a chance to re-charge and energize for the rest of the day. Not to mention a chance to write here, catch up on the news and all of my online friends!

Anyway. Not much planned for the day. Cleaning up a little, doing "weekend stuff" (laundry, a little grocery shopping, packing lunches/breast milk bottles for Monday, etc., etc.) Maddie and I talked about making banana bread or brownies or someting but, that is about it! More later.

Monday, November 10, 2008

First Entry!




Hello everyone!

I decided to start a family blog to keep everyone updated, post pictures as well as share the daily funnies that go on in our family! Please check back often. I am hoping to update multiple times a week- maybe I can even convince Matt to post sometimes (riiiight)!

We had a really good weekend. Saturday we basically lounged around. Matt worked some OT that morning so the babies and I just hung out, Maddie watched some movies etc. We also made a craft project to give my mom for her birthday. Maddie painted with some lovely fall colors on red, yellow and orange contruction paper. Then we traced her and Lily's hands and cut them out. Next we (well, Matt did this part I should say..) glued them on a circular piece of cardboard to create a really cute Fall themed wreath! We glued a picture of Maddie and Lily inside one of the handprints and viola! It turned out so well we are going to make one for us to keep, too! Amelia came over and Matt grilled chicken breasts for sandwiches for dinner that night! Maddie also helped Amelia and I bake a yummy cake for my mom's birthday party on Sunday. We made Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake as well as the accompaning frosting. We grated a Ghiradelli white chocolate bar on top. I have to say, it was deilcious! It even came out of the pan without sticking and crumbling into a billion pieces! Imagine that! Sunday, as usual, I made homemade buttermilk pancakes (called "truckstop buttermilk pancakes". You can find the recipe on http://www.allrecipes.com/ ). Delish! At 11:00 we headed over to Amelia's for mom's party. That went really well! It's always good to get together with family.
I am bummed out that the Farmer's Market is over for the season! Saturdays seem so empty now! :(
Well, that's all for now! Will update again soon!

PS Please excuse the spelling errors! I cannot figure out how to spellcheck on here!