Just Working

Eli and Chase love to sit at Hunter's desk and "work".....just like Daddy

Our First Broken Bone

We have our first broken bone....Reed's leg!  I'm VERY surprised that Reed is the first given the crazy, rowdiness that is in our house every day by Chase and Eli.  Reed and Daddy were playing on the floor while visiting Hunter's mom in Arkansas....Hunter was holding Reed while on the floor....Reed took a nose dive for the floor.  Hunter grabbed him by the ankles to keep him from landing on his head and we heard a loud pop.  Two weeks, three doctors and three x-rays later, it is a confirmed broken leg.  He wore a cast for 3 weeks, but it didn't slow him down at all!!  The day after getting his cast on, he was running around with Eli and Chase like it wasn't even there!  : )

Reed and his camo cast

Our Tree

Little Ones

I just love to see the wonder and joy in the eyes of little ones during Christmas.  Reed has been fascinated by our tree.  I love it!!

Reed's Favorite Hat

Reed recently found this hat and absolutely loves it.  My Grandpa gave it to Eli after a trip to Guatemala.  I think Reed looks so cute in it and I wish that Grandpa was here to see Reed wear it.   I just know that Grandpa would love Reed to death!!!  

This and That

As we were driving home last week, we saw the most unique rainbow in the sky.  It had not been raining and there were very few clouds in the sky and no storm clouds.  But, hidden in a very thin cloud was a short, verticle rainbow.  It was beautiful.  We saw it while driving and pulled over to try to take a picture and look at it.  Many other cars were pulling over too.  It was beautiful and very unique.  Eli and Chase loved it and Eli thought it was in the sky because God was trying to tell someone something.  I'm not sure, but he may just be right.  Either way, He was reminding everyone of his wonderful promises....I know that!  : )

Eli and Hunter went to the NASCAR race on Saturday.  Eli was very prepared and his backpack was so full that I was surprised he could hold it!  : ) 

 Chase & Reed found a baby cricket.  They played with him for a while but I had to rescue him from Reed.  Reed was just waiting for his chance to squish the cricket!  : (

 A game that Hunter always plays with the kids................

 And Reed loves it too now!  ; )

 Since Halloween, I've received at least 5 magazines/catalogs in the mail every day.  I had them in a pile ready to look at them, but it got so overwhelming (and cluttered) that I threw them all away today (recycle, of course! )  ;)

 Reed loves to look through the kitchen cabinets....but today just looking from the outside was not enough.  : )

 Eli's school is having an Elementary Showcase on Thursday evening.  The Kindergarten class is singing a cute song about the jungle and the sea and Jesus being King everything.  Eli is a shark.  : )

I found the idea for the costume on Pinterest  : )  Love that site!!! It was really easy to make and I think he looks pretty cute!  : )

10 Day Pledge....continued

I haven't been good at taking pictures, but we are still hanging on to our pledge although the kids have "cheated" a bit.  : ) I let them have 1-2 pieces of Halloween candy.  And, Eli went to the NASCAR race on Saturday and from what I hear, he ate quite a lot!  Hunter and I haven't "cheated" at all!!

Day 4:  Whole Wheat Pizza - this was super yummy!  I made the crust and it was really easy to make.  We always have a problem with Eli and supper so I let him decide the toppings so that he would eat it.  He chose half cheese, half bacon.  We all enjoyed this and will definitely eat it again!

Day 5:  Fajitas - these were the best fajitas I've ever made!  I was supposed to make the whole wheat tortillas, but after the disaster that I had with the corn tortillas, I made a quick trip to Whole Foods and found some 100% whole wheat tortillas with no sugars or other sweeteners.  Everyone love this recipe and I will make it again soon!

Day 6:  On your own - Sunday in our house is usually "on your own" for supper....meaning, Mom's not cooking  : )  I was actually at the NASCAR race with my Dad so Hunter fed the kids.....eggs and toast.  Not too much to this meal.....and of course they liked it.

Day 7:  Pasta with Alfredo Sauce and Chicken - this was a good recipe, but I'm not a huge fan of Alfredo sauce so I didn't love this.  And, this must have been VERY high on the fat content scale.  I'm not used to eating extremely fatty food so pasta covered in sauce made from butter, heavy whipping cream, and cheese was a little much for me.  Hunter felt the same way.  The kids loved it though.  : )  Doesn't it always work that way?!?

A couple of things worth noting......I have been serving cucumbers (Chase calls them pickles) at lunch and I make Chase eat his before he gets any chips.  He eats them, but has not been a huge fan.  Well today....Chase said "more pickles please"  : ) WooHoo!!

Another thing....Eli usually begs me to stop at McDonald's or Chick-fil-a for lunch after school.  Today he didn't mention either and when we got home he asked for "some of that yummy salad" for lunch.

Also, I made some pumpkin bread.  It is good, but different that the pumpkin bread that we are used to eating.  The pumpkin bread that I made a few weeks ago had 3 CUPS OF SUGAR!!  This recipe had no sugar, but 1/2 cup honey.

Anyway, all is going well.  Hunter and I were both wanting something sweet....like candy......all day today, but neither of us caved!  ; )