Last night I needed a quick and easy recipe for dinner, since I had somewhere to be and the boys needed to be fed! I found this on Pinterest (obsessed) and decided to try it out. I LOVE a whole fryer, because you can do so much with it, and there's leftovers for wraps, salads, etc.
1 whole fryer
1 medium onion
1 lemon
1 bottle BBQ sauce
1 can Coke
Add fryer to the crock pot. Quarter your onion and lemon, place in the crock. Pour the whole bottle of BBQ sauce on the chicken. Pour the can of coke over it. Slow cook 6 hours, be ready for it to fall right off the bone!
I actually did this on high since I was in a time crunch. Perfect!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Still not done, but trying!
Nothing happens quickly in our house these days, except messes. We're slowly getting Lila's room together, and this weekend I got to add some of the fun "finishing" touches, though the room is far from finished!
On her due date, we did her hand and foot prints for this sweet frame my aunt gave us. Once we got our pics from the photographer, a quick print finished up this little project. It looks SO good on the green walls!
I'm really excited about these frames for her wall. The two on the end I ordered a week or so ago, they are part of her bedding and I love the black and white against the green wall. The middle is a Creative Memories magnetic frame I bought FOREVER ago and totally forgot about. I found it two weeks ago when going through my scrapbook stuff and thought it would be perfect for her room. I didn't realize until the black and white frames came in that it was the exact same size!
We got this sweet little lamp at my baby shower but were lacking the shade that matched her bedding until last week. I love it! Now, to get the dresser to put it on...
Friday, March 2, 2012
Getting there
So. I've been back at work since mid-week last week, and we're getting through it. Next challenge? Getting through it more easily. This is all transition for all four of us (five including Oscar) but so far I think we've all had a reasonable number of meals and baths. Here's where my organizational skills need to kick in so I can keep things relatively clean and running at home, and meals planned. We've been pretty good about meal planning and shopping for meals instead of just shopping, but I have a long way to go before I'm where I want to be.
Logically, I'd like to be like my friend Val and use Sunday as my prep day for the week. Prep and portion out breakfast and lunch for me for the week, while meal planning for dinner and making sure Hayden has easy access to healthy choices for snacks. He's very independent of course, so if we have to help him get something he gets frustrated. I have gotten smarter and sliced the banana/pumpkin/zucchini bread after it cools and put it into individual bags so he can grab one when he wants one.
I have a cleaning schedule that I want to tweak, but it really only works if a) your house is totally clean to start and b) if you stick to it. Some days, it's nice to just sit down and do a puzzle with Hayden at 8 o'clock instead of folding laundry. So I do that. But when I skip a day of laundry, it's like it multiplies. We'll get it together eventually!
Logically, I'd like to be like my friend Val and use Sunday as my prep day for the week. Prep and portion out breakfast and lunch for me for the week, while meal planning for dinner and making sure Hayden has easy access to healthy choices for snacks. He's very independent of course, so if we have to help him get something he gets frustrated. I have gotten smarter and sliced the banana/pumpkin/zucchini bread after it cools and put it into individual bags so he can grab one when he wants one.
I have a cleaning schedule that I want to tweak, but it really only works if a) your house is totally clean to start and b) if you stick to it. Some days, it's nice to just sit down and do a puzzle with Hayden at 8 o'clock instead of folding laundry. So I do that. But when I skip a day of laundry, it's like it multiplies. We'll get it together eventually!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Newborn pictures
While I was pregnant I contacted a photographer about doing some newborn pictures of our sweet girl. We didn't get to do these with Hayden in Germany, and I really wanted them so I figured we'd try with Lila. Even with coming three weeks early, our photographer had no problems fitting us into her schedule. She's awesome! She came to our house with a truck full of props, several cameras and a great portfolio. She uses all natural lighting and once we finally got going, we realized we were losing light quickly. So even though she was there over five hours, she just didn't get the shots she wanted. She came back the next day for no extra fee, and ended up getting everything we wanted in about two hours. We ended up with some really fabulous pictures that I can't wait to use to finish up some baby projects I've been working on!
Special delivery!
My sweet turtle!
My sleeping girl.
Such a princess.
Baby blocks.
My little ladybug.
Tarheel girl.
Sweet smiles.
Pretty in pink.
We have a bunch more, but this is enough for now. I can't wait to watch her grow and change!
We have a bunch more, but this is enough for now. I can't wait to watch her grow and change!
Monday, February 27, 2012
My little gentleman
Hayden is growing up so fast! Lately, he has a thing for opening doors for people. It's very sweet, and he insists you walk through it while he holds it. Last night, he brought my prenatal vitamins down to me and said "Need take you medicine, make you feel all better". I told him I would take them soon, but I needed something to drink and I was feeding Lila. He walked into the kitchen, got his stool, got down one of his cups and walked to the fridge. He filled it halfway with water from the fridge (because when we let him pour his own, half is all we let him pour to avoid messes!) and brought it to me. He said "Here's your water. Now you feel all better."
My sweet boy.
My sweet boy.
Progress
We are slowly getting our house together, but things like holidays and babies keep slowing us down! We aren't undergoing any major renovations this year but we are all about some paint and organization. The only room that's completely finished is the dining room, and I LOVE it.
Hayden got a new big boy bed just after Lila was born. We upgraded him to the full size bed that would fit the headboard from his crib/toddler bed, deciding to skip the middle man of the twin size. He's a big kid, and with the new bed I can lay in it with him to read and snuggle before bedtime.
We're still in that process of figuring out what to keep, what to toss, what we need vs. what we want, where to put what, all that jazz. Lila's room is about the only one we have a clear picture on what we want, but that takes both time and money. This weekend we managed to finally get up her window treatments, and it's easy to see why this is my favorite room in the house.
We have one more piece of furniture to procure, lots to do in the way of decor and I decided on a project for her closet so this is definitely a work in progress!
Hayden got a new big boy bed just after Lila was born. We upgraded him to the full size bed that would fit the headboard from his crib/toddler bed, deciding to skip the middle man of the twin size. He's a big kid, and with the new bed I can lay in it with him to read and snuggle before bedtime.
We're still in that process of figuring out what to keep, what to toss, what we need vs. what we want, where to put what, all that jazz. Lila's room is about the only one we have a clear picture on what we want, but that takes both time and money. This weekend we managed to finally get up her window treatments, and it's easy to see why this is my favorite room in the house.
Ten fingers, ten toes
Baby hands and feet have to be the best part of being a mom. Those tiny little digits, before they're all scratched up and grabby, have a way of making your day, just by looking at them.
See what I mean?
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