Logan and Blake playing in the snow. I finally was able to get Blake to make a snow angel and got that on video(sorry it is a little dark)!! Noah made a snow man in the back yard and Logan helped give it a face and some buttons while Jason and Blake watched from inside the house.
Every week Noah has to do PT(Physical Training) and since this last week we got all of that snow his squadron decided to have PT Sledding and they invited the families to come along with them. We all got bundled up and took the boys sledding with people from the squadron. Logan and Blake had a great time and loved sledding down the hill. Logan got tired of it after flying out of his sled one to many times and Blake just kept going until we finally said it was time to go. Jason however stuck to the not liking the snow at all and he definitely did not appreciate the sledding with mom and dad, especially not the falling out of the sled. We had a great time and got some great pictures. Hopefully the snow will last for a long time it is so pretty!!
Noah and Jason sledding and then flipping out(can you see Jason in between Noah's legs?)
Mommy and Jason getting ready to go down the hill, needless to say he was not happy about it.
Logan sledding and then flipping out.
Blake sledding
So it snowed all day yesterday and the boys kept begging us to let them go out and play in it. We finally gave in and they had a great time. Logan made a few snow angels and Blake thought it would be fun to try and ride his bike in the snow, silly kid! He got it a little bit but ended up losing traction due to all the snow on the tires. Jason just plain hated the snow and cold! Here are a couple of videos and some pictures of the boys playing.
We took the boys to a pumpkin patch last night and they got to go to a petting zoo and pet some farm animals and then we walked around the patches and found three pumpkins one for each boy going from largest to smallest. We took some pictures and they seemed to have a really good time. We also asked another family that was there if they would take a picture of us all together so we now have a current family picture!
So I have always talked about cutting my hair and I finally did it. Here are a few pics of the new do!
MONDAY: Green Chile Chicken Casserole
TUESDAY: Pork Chop Potato Casserole (didn't get to this one last week)
WEDNESDAY: Crock Pot Beef Tips
THURSDAY: Monterey Chicken
FRIDAY: Leftovers
SATURDAY: Italian Crockpot Chicken
SUNDAY: Slow Cooker Pulled Pork w/ Root Beer BBQ Sauce(recipe to follow, can't remember where I got it from but it is wonderful)
Root Beer BBQ Sauce
1 cup root beer
1 cup ketchup
¼ cup orange juice
3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp molasses
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp red pepper flakes( a bit more if you like it spicy)
Whisk all the ingredients together in a medium sauce pan. Bring to boil over med. Heat, then simmer stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes. This will reduce the sauce to about 2 cups. Set aside. This sauce can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator.
MONDAY: Mac & Cheese with Hot dogs(soccer practice tonight)
TUESDAY: Beef Stew
WEDNESDAY: Bourbon Chicken
THURSDAY: Hearty Ham Chowder
FRIDAY: Chicken Rolls
SATURDAY: Crock Pot Chicken
SUNDAY: Pork Chop Potato Casserole
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Up until recently Jason hated being in the tub or shower unless he was in with Noah or I. About a week or so ago I decided to give it a try and put him in the tub with Logan and Blake and hope that he didn't scream and try to get out the whole time! Needless to say he loved it and just splashed around and played in the water. He now tries to get in the tub or shower whenever anyone is in and he isn't. Enjoy some pictures!
Okay so I made these brownies a couple of times now but let me tell you they are the very best!!! You all are going to have to make them! I got it from one of my favorite food blogs at Ashleigh's Edibles
Here is the recipe:
Best Brownies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350. Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
2. Stir together butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Stir in chocolate chips (I gentle stir, keeping most of chips near the top of the batter to prevent them from falling to the bottom)
3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. About 16 brownies.
Ever since the airshow here at McChord this summer Logan has been obsessed with Japanese Zero planes. The other day he comes to me and goes mom look at the Japanese Zero I drew. For being 5 years old and on a magna doodle he sure did an awesome job!
Okay so Noah and I were sitting in the living room tonight watching the kids and Jason started standing up all by himself. It was so cute! The funny thing is that he had to stand on a book if we moved it away he would get it and open it back up and then stand on it. Too cute!! Here is a video of him standing and then a little way into it he tried to walk to me. Sorry the video is sideways I can't figure out how to get it to rotate and it is a little long but enjoy anyway!
We got a Wii earlier in the year and the boys love playing baseball on it. We let them play the other night after finishing their dinner and shortly before bed. They both have Mii's which are your character during play and they are supposed to look like each of them. We made these while Blake still had a bald head so his guy is bald. Jason just chilled out on the couch while watching them play.
Logan batting and his Mii catching a ball.
Blake's batting and also his Mii.
So Blake had a doctor appointment last Monday because I have been worried about him since he is constantly falling wether he is walking, sitting or running. Well the doctor's checked him out and came to the conclusion that he is just really loose, as in holding his joints in. So if he relaxes he just loses control of his body I guess. They want him to go to physical therapy and see what the therapist thinks we can do to help him hold himself together better. Well the day after we go to see the doctor I take the boys to MOPS and we were two steps away from the car to go home and what does Blake do? FALL!! He hit his forehead right on the asphalt. Here is a couple pictures.
Today we said goodbye to the best dog anyone could ask for. We had decided to not take her with us to Japan and so I put her up on one of my many yahoo groups yesterday to see if anyone would be interested in taking her. Well I didn't expect it to happen so soon. We had this wonderful Army couple want her and so they came and got her today. I cried a lot but I know it is the best and I know that they will take care of her. So here are some pictures of her from puppy to now. We love you Shelby and you will be missed!!!
This is when we brought her home, she was 6 weeks old.
These are pictures from Summer 2007
These are from today when we said Goodbye.
