The most important meal of the day…and also the most fun, in my opinion. The boys are in their sweetest moods first thing in the morning. Timothy is always excited to run to the dining room, climb in his booster seat, and wait for his oatmeal. Nathaniel joins him shortly after finishing his first bottle of the day, and he eats some puffs while Timothy moves on to yogurt. After breakfast, Timothy “helps” me clean his face and hands, then I strip off his jammies and he runs around in a diaper for awhile (which he loves) before I get him dressed for the day. Sometimes Nathaniel joins him in diaper-only bliss, and they are very cute playing together before Mommy ruins it all by finding clothes for everybody.
Here are some pictures of our breakfast time for you to enjoy.
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Posted in Family.
By Erin
February 21, 2009
I love it when I catch those sweet moments, the ones that just make a mommy’s heart melt.
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By Erin
February 20, 2009
…as he knows it, anyway.
He wanted me to give him a dog treat so he could “give” it to Molly. Actually, he would have run around with it, having Molly chase him, until he eventually put it in his mouth. Yuck. So this is the tantrum I received when I said “no.”
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By Erin
February 19, 2009
We have been getting snow since before I woke up this morning! The snow is as high as a dog’s belly this afternoon. The boys and I are staying warm inside playing with blocks and trucks and all kinds of toys. Here are a few pictures from our morning.
Timothy grins for the camera. If you peer into the darkness beyond, you will see the results of his dumping his toybox all out. Again. He would rather play in the box than with the toys inside it sometimes. But that’s a two year old for you!
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By Erin
February 17, 2009
I apologize for the unannounced sabbatical from blogging, but I am back! Enjoy the new posts that will follow shortly.
Posted in blog news.
By Erin
February 17, 2009
Saturday was an important day in Nathaniel’s life: his first haircut. It all started when my old beard trimmer went belly up on me and I was stuck without a way to trim my beard. So off we go to Wal-Mart to buy a replacement when what should we see but a replacement that also cuts hair. The boys were in for it. Muwahaha. Sorry. So after charging it up, we strapped the boys down and I did my worst.
No! Not that! Anything but that!
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Timothy found something new in his room the other day. I was helping with the cleaning and left the vacuum in Timothy’s room for just a minute and when I returned I saw this.
Timothy says “Hey guys, look at what I found!”
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Happy (belated) Thanksgiving from Nathaniel and the rest of us!!!
We had a 10-pound bird, giblet gravy, stuffing, my soon-to-be world famous mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole. We had quite the spread. Oh yeah, Erin also made deviled eggs – very nice, they didn’t last the afternoon. Overall it was a good Thanksgiving.
Erin and I certainly have a lot to be thankful for: Timothy and Nathaniel, friends, family, a cozy little home to call our own, a great job, and the opportunity to live in the greatest country in the world (that would be the United States of America, for our foreign readers). I hope that God has blessed all of you this year and on Thanksgiving especially.
Posted in Family.
I was tagged by Abbey, so here goes…
1. When I was young, I didn’t recognize my own father after he shaved off his beard.
2. I used to think I hated butter until I discovered it was margarine.
3. When my mom would lecture me when I was younger, my nose itched. Every. Single. Time. I think she thought I was being disrespectful, but I couldn’t stop scratching it. Sorry, Mom!
4. I once bashed Elisa over the head with an algebra textbook then ran away. Lesson: don’t ignore me! (I’m looking at you, Patrick!)
5. The smell of bleach gives me a headache because I left the cap off one time while cleaning a small, closed bathroom. The room was spinning by the time I realized what I had done!
6. I enjoy watching sci-fi shows and movies. I like Farscape, Firefly (and Serenity), Babylon 5, and even Star Trek, among others.
7. I have a concealed firearm permit, and my gun is a Kel-Tec P3AT.
I’m not sure who to tag, but if anyone wants to do it, have at it! You’ll probably come up with something more interesting, anyway.
Posted in Meme.
By Erin
November 25, 2008
So we’ve eaten most of the cheese and the results are in. We’ll start the review with the White Stilton as that is the first thing we ate.
The White Stilton with Mangos and Ginger was good. The cheese is crumbly and a bit tart with sweet bits of fruit throughout. As you might expect, it didn’t go well with the garlic Triscuits or the garlic bread. Erin and I both ranked it below the blueberry and the apple and pear stiltons, but on par with or slightly better than the cranberry. I would recommend this cheese, although it is not my favorite of the four similar style cheeses.
Next, we enjoyed the Bellatoile triple-cream brie. This was excellent as always. Like most (all?) bries, Bellatoile has a slightly tough, bitter, white, edible rind and a soft, almost runny interior. The middle of the cheese is very smooth both in texture and flavor. We’ve had this on a variety of breads and crackers. In our opinion, this cheese needs to be balanced by a salty and/or savory cracker to balance out the bitterness of the rind. That is not to say that this cheese has an unbearably bitter rind (like some other bries I’ve tried), we both enjoy it sliced right of the wedge, but the saltiness of a cracker enhances the overall flavor of the cheese. I highly recommend this cheese – I didn’t like brie until I tried this.
Finally, we have the Red Hot Dutch Edam from Holland (of course). This is a spiced, semi-hard cheese which comes in round balls approximately 8-10 inches in diameter. This apparently is typical of Edams in general. The Red Hot Dutch has chili pepper flakes in with the cheese which gives it a nice, hot bite. The heat is moderate, but not overwhelming – especially not for Mexican food lovers such as Erin and I. In fact, the Dutch cheese is sometimes used in Mexican cooking due to its heat. The flavor of the cheese before the heat peaks is mild and smooth. I recommend this cheese if you like spiced cheeses. Erin and I typically eat this cheese by itself or on a plain cracker.
So there you have it: the results of our first official “Cheese Friday” here at familynewsblog.com. Check back next week for more cheese reviews.
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