happy birthday honey.
you are my best friend.
you are so funny.
you are smart and you are caring.
i am the luckiest girl in the world.
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i felt the warmth of the sun
but when i can see this…
oh i hope so.
the jump rope is talby’s new challenge.
bring on summer! Cheesy goodness. I can not find your email?? My brother and I used to practically try and kill each other when we were growing up and now we are the best of friends…. Keep the faith, there is hope yet :o) I think the whole country got a nice day this week. What a nice gift for God to give us all. it’s not cheesy at all. i love when the kids get along like friends. it is a wonderful feeling. don’t you wonder what was on annie’s mind when you took that picture. too cute. I LOVE SUMMER! Counting down the days…. oh not cheesy… just plain GOOD! I love the look on your daughters face in the second picture…. My heart was so happy for a couple of days last week. The rain is back, but at least we know there’s hope. Bring on summer! I love that pic of Annie and the ice cream cone. Not cheesy at all. The sun is so good for us! We’re back to cold and wet but I still have some spring in my step left over from our summery weekend. Oh no, any mom with kids KNOWS exactly what you mean by the warmth in your heart when you see them all bonding and loving each other!!! My kids will ask around my birthday, mothers day, etc what I want and I mean it with ALL MY HEART when I say…for you guys to get along and love each other. last weekend craig took the boys skiing in colorado.
we curled hair and painted nails.
bought ring pops to keep annie happy
i let talby try on expensive princess dresses
we had to try the sunglasses in every store.
we went to the movie “Nim’s Island”.
sunday we had a long walk/bike ride to sonic
threw rocks in the creek other things we crammed in: it really was a great time… we missed them. Not sure how I found your blog, but I love it! It is so fun. 🙂 I made your stuffed shell recipe last night and it was wonderful! I’m going to post about it on my blog today. 🙂 YUMMY!! Thanks! That sounds great, really wonderful. So much fun and how precious they look- even sourpuss over to the side (texting?) oh how fun. Can I come to the next girls only weekend? What is that like? SInce I spent my weekend watching 6 baseball games…… what FUN girl time, i love the curled hair, too cute. wow – you got tons crammed in one weekend. and it all looks like fun to me. i notice lauren looking at her phone or something right away. how cute and normal she is. i would have loved to join you on the walk/bike ride to sonic. love walks and last summer while at the cabin we enjoyed our first trip to sonic – yummmmmm!! Ooops, somebody already said that. I meant to say what a fandabidozy weekend! What a fab weekend! oh, we’ll get one of these soon too. How fun! A girls weekend around here would just be me and the cat. She hates the mall. There are few times when i am not completely content with my all boys, but when I see fun girls-only weekends, I kind of wish I had some hair to curl :). Talby looks so pretty and grown up in her princess dress. I think Melissa has the answer to your outings with Lauren. Looks like so much fun. What lucky girls and I totally get you on the oldest because I have one of my own. Mine is usually too busy texting away that is until she needs something from me. By the way talby looks so much like you. How FUN!!!!!! 😀 Totally fun! Except for your oldest, I know how they “go along” because they have to be a part of the family. My girls have sat through more cartoons at the theater than they care to remember. It is so hard for them, and hard for mom to pull everyone together in any sort of activity everyone will enjoy. now that’s a fab weekend!!! I’m thinking you had a great girls week-end.
hope your day is great. Oh, Wow!! Yesterday was my birthday too! I’ve got Sherri beat by two years. Being “forty something” is fabulous! 🙂 ~Jill What a cute way to send Sherri a birthday greeting. I’m sure it was the most creative one she received! aaahhh this is so sweet. this is so cute, mmmm, the top sign looks DELICIOUS!! LOL AWWWWWW that was GREAT!!!!! THANK YOU ALL! I miss you guys too and love you!! scott has become obsessed with basketball. yesterday he spent an hour in his room for hitting his brother.
in the rain.
he was so into the tournament.
getting to watch all the tournament games… it was the best month ever! and craig can’t stop smiling about it. How cute. I think that’s what we lose as adults, that childhood excitment. Its a beautiful thing. I can imagine Craig is so proud. That is fun to be able to have him so into March Madness. If your husband is going to be so into it might as well hope that at least one of your kids will be too, so that you don’t have to entertain all 5 by yourself. 🙂 Oh and about that family fun book. It was eh. Got some ideas. More for when they are older I think. Are you guys going to MI this year? So we can do our annual Maggianos run? I am hoping that at some point our son will get jazzed about sports. He is only 7, and he does play sports, but he is like a firecracker. He is not showing any emotion about it and suddenly in the middle of a game he is ON IT. An amazing athlete. Then, the burst is over and he isn’t jazzed about basketball any more. Maybe once he sees how good he is or feels the peer pressure to do better he’ll start saying he likes it. I’m commenting from school! Our filter has decided you are not inappropriate anymore, apparently. 🙂 Plus he’s got that D1 blood in him! Boys and their sports… too cute! I love to go outside and play H-O-R-S-E with my sons. They beat me every time… 🙂 ~Jill When I was making supper last night I heard dribbling outside and thought, “I bet that’s Scott.” Sure enough! that is super… seeing kids really have a heart for something! how fun! that is awesome! I lived in lansing/leavenworth ks. for years and my family still lives there. LOVE the jayhawks!!! It is neat to see our boys really get “into” a team and sport. I can see him as a Jayhawk recruit! Keep up the hard work Scott! we were sick of being inside.
look how badly we need a fun (& smaller) umbrella.
we found many treasures….
and puddles as mirrors.
too much splashing gets water IN the boots
inside this yard were lots of purple flowers
score! then we went in for hot chocolate. We took W to get a haircut on Sunday. A family came in with a little girl that looked just like your naughty baby. She was even sporting some bangs that she clearly cut herself… Annie has a naughty baby twin in Portland! fun little outing…love the puddle as a mirror…great shot. So So Sweet! what a wonderful little walk. cute boots – both of you. i can’t wait till our weather is like yours. Was this today? It was gorgeous here today with sunshine and 70 degrees. But the rain is coming tomorrow. Looks like you had a fun walk. **disclaimer** you will see why from the ingredients….
this is the only meal that my entire family likes. boil your water and pour in the entire box of pasta.
it cooks for 10 minutes or so.
when the pasta is cooked, drain it in a colander.
daddy is doing a good job of keeping them busy. now you fill each of the shells.
this part took me less than five minutes.
now you have a whole pan of shells.
now comes the real fancy part…
it will look like this.
bake it at 350 for 25 minutes.
now it’s time to call in the kids to do the dishes!
look…some of them actually came! it’s time for dinner.
it’s yummy. hopefully this is a meal that will help you out. You are too cute! I love the apron. I enjoyed this post. I’m totally making this this week. Though I doubt I’ll be looking as cute when I make mine. What do you think about adding some ricotta in withe the cottage cheese? I think I’m going to give it a try. I made it last night! SOOO GOOD! It was the perfect meal for a busy day! Love your blog… keep postin. oh you are too kind! Megan – I am printing this one out…. I could use some advice on kids and eating. I feel like I cook and clean all day for mine – four, three and now six months…and daddy too. No one seems to like the same thing and they eat two bites, say they are done and are hungry in an hour. I have started saving their food when they do that then giving it back to them to finish…what do you do with your FIVE?? Thanks for the comment on my new blog! I’ve been admiring “Whatever” for awhile now!! Yep, I’m even married to an Italian and this is how I cook (his grandmother would be so upset). I have yet to master making my own sauce. I can’t believe you can look so good while making a TOTALLY homemade meal. Anything that you use a pan, I consider homemade! What a great job, too bad I’ve already eaten dinner & dessert – this looks good! Maybe an idea for tomorrow 🙂 Could you look any cuter while cooking? I’m depressed now. Sauce from a jar is better than any homemade stuff I’ve tasted. And any recipe that involves pre-shredded cheese is a keeper in my book. Your salad looks super yummy too! Thanks for sharing–we will be eating this sometime this week for sure! just so you know….I made this for dinner tonight…EXACTLY what you had on your dinner plate..lol..such a copy cat. My kids were kinda not so sure about the stuffing part but THEY LOVED IT and actually wanted seconds!!! You are right, it doesnt take hardly any time to stuff the shells either! I dont love cooking and I kinda found it relaxing..lol Thanks for the recipe…it looks delicious and I’ve already printed it out so I can try it on my family!!! I have to say…you do look VERY glamorous in your kitchen..very much the ‘Domestic Goddess’!!! meg… Megan, all I can say is Yum, I’m waiting for my husband to get home so we can eat. near future that is…. I see these in our ear future…forgot I even knew how to make them…Thanks!! You are ever lovely as always…I never look that cute making dinner. 🙂 We have a similar recipe and I LOVE it. It’s the only recipe I make 3 batches and freeze the other 2. Good call… except Peter doesn’t really like it. I could eat the whole by myself however. Oh and about Alan Jackson… you REALLY don’t have to send us a copy. thanks. 🙂 What an adorable apron! Not only are you cute wearing your pearls but BRAVE to wear a white shirt with spaghetti sauce! looks delicious…i might have to give it a try! Love the HAIR, and I’m soo gonna try that recipe. Before I finished reading your post, I was going to say…how cute that you are wearing pearls while you cook! And then you mentioned it! Funny! You are such a cute mama! And I am making that! Yum! i know my kids will love that too… thanks for sharing! wife of owner of Italian restaurant admits dark secret. I melt 3 slices of Kraft singles, add a dash of milk and an eensy bit of garlic…mix in with my pasta and BAM the kids say that I, Sara, make the best pasta sauce. Heehee. OH MY GOGH…you look too pretty cooking at the end of the day!!! You just mentioned your fancy apron and pearls but neglected to mention your CUTE shoes and fancy hair!! I am definately trying this…it looks easy and YUMMY!!!! I think maybe for dinner tonight…Im always looking for surprise, new, creative dishes Looks fantastic, I should give it a try, my kids are such plain eaters. you look so cute while you cook. that looks wonderful. i am making that really soon. yum!!! i am making this. Will have four more people living here in a couple weeks, will definitely be serving this! A favorite around here as well, but I need a cute apron to really do it right. Too sweet! |
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Chicago Jen - Happy Belated birthday Craig. Sorry we missed it, I was in Honduras and Dave had the kids all week. If Meg did what I told her to, you probably didn’t miss us. love ya
Chicago Jen - Sorry to have missed your birthday. I was in Honduras and Dave had the kids all week. If Meg did what I told her to do, you probably didn’t miss my birthday wishes.
traci - happy birthday to meg’s man!!!
Craig's mom - Happy 34th! Glad to hear you can still dunk a basketball….such good memories we have of your basketball days and how fun to see Scott developing a love for the game like you did when you were his age. Have a great year!
Shannon - Happy Birthday little brother!! I love you, Shannon
traci - that is a very nice picture and I just noticed you two have the SAME SMILE!!! How funny. Hope you guys have a great birthday celebration!!!
carissa - you are too funny!
Happy Birthday Meg’s honey! 🙂
May this be your best year yet!!! blessings!
Jill (One Wired Woman) - Happy Birthday!! We all love your wife’s blog. You guys make a cute couple. I think my hubby is already a little jealous of my new blog. He thinks I’m spending more time with the keyboard than him. 🙂 ~Jill
mom - Happy Birthday,Craig. Hope your day is terrific.
(what a great picture!)