Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Ghost Boogies!

Lexi needed to bring something in to put in their "Witches Stew" at school. I thought it would be funny to buy some golden raisins and call them Ghost Boogies. We redecorated the packaging to look more Halloween-like.



Bridget had her first spaghetti dinner last night. She wasn't too sure about it but still tried it. When she was done she kept putting the little beef crumbles behind her head...not sure what that means - future vegetarian???



Tonight we are roasting up the last pumpkin from Ted and Judy's garden (Ted has H1N1 - keep him in your thoughts!)It took about 1 1/2 hours to roast and I'm just about to scoop out the flesh. Not sure what we are going to do with it yet...we may end up freezing it until we find something good to make with it.



Notice the face Lexi drew on it! haha

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

What a busy month!

I really REALLY need to start blogging again. This month has been crazy! From school to missing teeth, parties, to suppers, bridesmaid dresses, campfires, and being sick...whew! Lexi is doing well in school (or so she says) and is excited to go every morning. I'm really trying to drop her off for the bus and go to work but it is hard because I feel like I should see her get on the bus everyday. Thankfully, my neighbors walk their son to the bus stop so I know that an adult is with them. Bridget has been busy rolling around the living room going "Ning, Ning, cluck, cluck, da, da,..." I've been trying some new finger foods with her - so far Poptarts are her favorite!





I started a new afghan this month, it's called a Wool Eater Blanket. Looks difficult but once you get started it is simple.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Gifts from the Garden

Ted and Judy gave us some green beans and beets from their garden. I can't wait to have our own garden next year! We froze 3 bags of green beans and just cooked up the beets for supper tonight.





Here is Lexi's beet bear and what turned out to be breaded noodles (was supposed to be baked mac & cheese). Now I know that I need more sauce and less breadcrumbs. Whoops!



I also stopped by the Delano Farmer's Market on Wednesday and picked up some fresh black bean and corn salsa. This was good but very mild. Next time I think I am going to buy the jar of medium.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Bridget Gets Baptized!

Bridget's Baptism is tonight at the Marysville - Swedesburg Lutheran Church (part of Zion Lutheran Church). We chose tonight because they have evening services at this church (has no electricity or running water) only during the summer - and Bridget turns 8 months old today! She is really growing up fast! For the Baptism Bridget will be wearing the gown that both Lexi and I wore for Baptism. Hopefully, the church isn't too hot and humid inside. I think Bridget and Lexi will do fairly well as long as we keep them occupied.

On another note, Shane and I have decided to start eating healthier. Coming up you will see posts about our progress (which seems a little slow at this point but we are trying). We'd like to eat more vegetables and fruits and less processed food. So, here goes - today for lunch I had a leftover bakery hot dog bun with cheese and tomatoes and light mayo, some carrots and a handful of cherries.


It was actually a pretty filling lunch. The bigger bakery bun was really yummy (I put the buns in the freezer after a grill-night and thawed some of them out in the microwave last night). I wasn't sure about how they would taste after being thawed out and was surprised that they tasted as fresh as the day we grilled.

Stay tuned for more posts - I have a TON of pictures to upload!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Easter Egg Hunt Today in Waverly

We went to an Easter egg hunt this afternoon in Waverly with our friends Bob, Quinn and their son, Garret. I like when there are events in Railroad Park in Waverly since we can walk there. I did some coaching for Lexi before they started the Easter egg hunt...I think we may have to work on listening/following directions. haha! She ran right past all of the candy that was in front of her. She also saw her friend Jacob there from her daycare. It was fun! Bridget sat in her stroller and watched all the kids run around. They both got little bunnies from the Easter bunny.





Here is Lexi running to get some eggs. The boy pulling up his pants is Jacob from daycare.




Garret and Lexi with their candy and toys. There were a ton of kids in Lexi's age group...we should have snuck into the 0-3 year group.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Trying out rice cereal

Here is Bridget trying rice cereal. I don't think much made it to her tummy but she did good for her first time (minimal gagging). :)



She even wiped her own face off!

Rollin' rollin' rollin'

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