Happy Monday!

 

Need I say more?? :)

Like Father, Like Son

I think I'm teaching them well :). (It's more like Nathan's just that good to me & Tiernan wanted to stay up later :)

Back to work

It's so hard to try to remember to post each night! So here's what's up...

Nathan is finally goin back to work since being home a week and 2 days. His back went out last wknd and he couldn't work last week. He re-injured it on Friday, "rescuing" Jaeg from a boucer at Bounce Adventure, even tho he was totally fine and not even crying. And then he picked Jaeg up later that day and by the mid afternoon, he couldn't even get outta bed, We had company stop by (Ana and Caleb) but he couldn't even get up to see them. Thankfully by Saturday it was feeling better and after relaxing today, he's ready to go back to work tomorrow. 

I made up my first batch of cotton candy ready to be brought to BA! By the time I was done, my hair, shirt, & eye lashes were covered in cotton candy. The house was very hazy too, and not really sure why! Lol! Tasted super yummy tho!

Selah and Lauren chillin at church

I've been listing a million things on eBay, making a few bucks to store away for a rainy day :) ...or for when my husband doesn't work for weeks on end, lol!

She likes her finger!

Tiernan is getting excited for his bday party. We are letting him invite a few friends from school. Ana is once again making a cake for him. This will be the 4th year in a row she's done it!! First year, a baseball, then football, then a crocodile and this year...???? Maybe you'll hafta wait and see :) I'll give ya a hint, it's his favorite food to eat when we go out and it represents where he wants to work when he grows up! :)

Melissa's kids were over yesterday bc she had to work all day. When I already have 6 here, an extra 5 is really no big deal (except the mess they make is a *tad bigger :)  and when we eat, we do it assembly line style with me making them all up first!  We had "peppy pizza pasta" and broccoli with homemade butterscotch pudding for dessert (thanks to Nathan). My kids ate all their food and were on their pudding and Melissa's kids were still sitting in front of their full plates! Lol! Lilly was the only one who goggled it up fairly fast. Our kids are complete opposite when it comes to eating and I'm not sure which once is worse....having kids who hardly eat, or having kids who eat all the time!! :). The big meanie that I am made them all eat at least some before moving on to their pudding :)

Cotton candy

So today we got our cotton candy machine! We bought it to have at The Bounce Adventure. We had to try it out right away and boy oh boy, it's super yummy!! It'll take some practice making cones, but the kids love it!!

The FIRST one!!

It's perfect!!

Nathan's home from work today becaiise if his back issues. He saw the chiro an took it easy today w the 2 little ones so hopefully it's on the mend.  I went to town with selah and ran some errands and then worked at BA.  I have to keep earning my title as CEA (chief executive assistant) haha :) it's fun and I love helping out!  Melissa and I were asked in Walmart today if we were twins! Lol! When I said no, she followed with "sisters??" :) usually we're asked if our our babies are twins but us? :)

Gpa and Gma picked the 3 oldest boys up from school today and surprised them with a trip to the movie theater to see the movie Frozen!  They had popcorn and shared "mist". Tiernan pretty much gave us a play by play rerun of the movie.  :)

Selah yesterday in church

 

3 months old

Recents

There's a first for everything!! Jaegy smiling in the tub!! He has *hated the water and tub and would scream bloody murder the whole bath, kinda like Caedmon used to do. The slight mention to a bath would make him run away crying. Well, I made him get into the tub with Ariella a couple nights ago and after clinging to the side for dear life, he actually enjoyed it!!

Selah had her first little fever this morning. Nothing major, just around 100.8. But warm enought I make her miserable. Glad it was gone by the afternoon!!

Gma and Gpa stopped by and gave us back the little rocking chair that the kids broke. "On to round 2" I think my mom said. Well, now these two can snuggle again :)

I think this is one of the best views there is!!! So sexy :) lol!!! My man in front of the sink washing the dishes!

He's been home bc of the bitterly cold weather (-50 windchill) and blizzards and tonight, he made potato soup, from scratch, all by himself!!! All he did was ask me how I cut up an onion. That's it! And then he called me when supper was done! It was so nice not to have to prepare supper! And he's been very helpful in the kitchen too! It helps that he likes the kitchen very clean, he seldom leaves it messy! 

Days of Organization

So I have been in an organization mode the last couple weeks and I thought I'd post some pics of my progress so far!  I got alot of inspiration from the site abowlfulloflemons.net  Even though I know my home will never look like hers (enter LOTS of kids...), I am happy with my results and it's given me more confidence in my belief that less is TOTALLY more!!

Here is my pantry/storage closet:  Before on left, After on right.....

(for some reason my curser wont let me type under those pics so below the 3 pantry pics is my under the sink plastic storage containers (note:....keep your tops *with the bottoms...so much easier!), and then my cup cupboard & plates/bowls

Baking cabinet......

Some after pictures:  spices, measuring cups, & protein powder.  And my bookcase rainbow style. love it

Utensil drawer.....

After silverware drawer.....

Kids' money containers and office organization

Coffee & drink shelf, small appliances, vitamins  (notice that when you organize and only keep what you use, you have empty shelves!)

bigger pots and my "office" section

I love living organized!  Makes life a little (or for me, A LOT) less stressful :) I'm sure there will be more coming!

10 year anniversary!

Last Friday, the 17th, was our 10 year wedding anniversary!! Wow!! TEN years! Can't believe it! On one hand, it seems like it's been forever, and on the other, it seems like it was just yesterday, it's crazy!

We didn't really do anything on Friday since Nathan didn't get home til about 9:30pm, but we had plans to go to supper on Saturday. 

Saturday morning, Caedmon and I left to get Nathan's oil changed in his car. They closed shortly after our appt but recommended we get new tires bc the cords started showing thru the tire. Great... And also needed a new battery bc of corrosion and low charge. 

I needed to get Caedmon over to a birthday party at 1, and on the way we picked up a couple of Melissa's kids and brought them too. Once i dropped them off, I found a place that would replace Nathan's tires, then over to the get his battery replaced! Whew! Like that was the way I wanted to spend my few hours by myself! (minus the baby). So I swing by Melissa's, got the baby fed and off to pick up the boys from the party.

Mom and dad came over to our place between 4:30 & 5 and we were off to dinner!

Like always, we had a hard time deciding where to go! We finally settled on Nicks Third Floor since we had never been there before. Well, even though we are huge on supporting restaurants that have local, made from scratch ingredients, we just couldn't stand that atmosphere!! They really need to change locations. And our waiter (who we only saw once bc we left before he brought us our water....since it we were waiting forever) was sweating so bad, he had beads of sweat running down his face! Gross! Anyway, we made a quick decision to go to Cafe Renaissance!  And it was the best decision ever!  I forgot how much I loved that place! It's so fancy, the ambiance is perfect & romantic, the piano music is beautiful and the food is delicious! I ordered the same thing as the first time we went there, cafe shrimp pasta, and Nathan went out on a limb and got to osso busco (sp?), which is lamb (including the bone marrow in the none which he loved!) with the lobster bisque soup. He said it was amazing. 

We left there and swing thru Culvers to get our snicker concrete mixer dessert. We have a wonderful evening chatting and laughing. We even left the baby home so it truly was a tiny get-a-way for just us. Can't wait for the next 10 years!

Nathan's food

Mine

In the Culvers drive thru