Saturday, September 22, 2012
Saturday Favorites - Pinterest Edition
Thought today I would share some of my recent Pinterest pins that I just can't wait to try!
You can find these yummy looking brownies with a pretzel crust HERE.
I guess I wouldn't want to JUST make dessert, so to start I might make this delicious looking casserole BEFORE we devour the brownies!
Chicken Casserole can be found HERE.
Or maybe we'd be in the mood for something a little lighter?
In that case, these mozzerella sandwiches to dip in spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce sounds tempting!
Sandwiches found HERE.
And maybe a side dish to top off the meal?
Maybe something like these to-die-for looking carrots???
Carrots found HERE.
I'm thinking a fall drink might be in order as well,
Hmmm... maybe something like this "sparkling apple cider"?
Sparkling Cider found HERE.
So much for food, there are SO many other things to find on Pinterest!!!
Maybe I'll bring some of those next week, but for now...
Need some great ideas for folding the dollar bills the tooth fairy leaves?
I LOVE these!
Folded money found HERE.
And hopefully will still be able to use them sometime, Liam has yet to lose a tooth, but soon!?
Monday, September 17, 2012
Outdoor Saturday
It was SUCH a gorgeous day Saturday! So I was very glad our day consisted of many outdoor activities!
First off was Olivia's soccer game!
Then a bit later was a family picnic with our church family. There were SO many activities for the kids to do, lots of yummy food, and great conversation!
Can you tell who won the obstacle course!? :) (Fake pout, I don't think she knows how to pout if a camera's around!
Part of our church (we have two buildings) is on a college campus and we used their warming house for our get together. We loved watching the band march and play on their way to the football game!
This is what happens when you have an afro and walk too close to a pine tree! :)
Then we were all given free tickets to go to the game! We didn't stay long, but saw part of the first half and halftime. It was the kids FIRST live football game and they were entranced!
So much so that THIS one wasn't too happy to leave. :( We'll go again buddy! :)
First off was Olivia's soccer game!
Then a bit later was a family picnic with our church family. There were SO many activities for the kids to do, lots of yummy food, and great conversation!
Can you tell who won the obstacle course!? :) (Fake pout, I don't think she knows how to pout if a camera's around!
Part of our church (we have two buildings) is on a college campus and we used their warming house for our get together. We loved watching the band march and play on their way to the football game!
This is what happens when you have an afro and walk too close to a pine tree! :)
Then we were all given free tickets to go to the game! We didn't stay long, but saw part of the first half and halftime. It was the kids FIRST live football game and they were entranced!
So much so that THIS one wasn't too happy to leave. :( We'll go again buddy! :)
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Satuday Favorites
Lunch.
Lunch bags and boxes have been a buy-a-new-one-every-year-because-they-get-gross thing around here. But not any longer!
Just prior to last school year, Olivia and I found these two green "BYO" lunch bags on MAJOR clearance at Wal*Mart. Something like $3 each. We bought them and used them for Braeden and Olivia's lunches all last year. They are GREAT! They're made of neoprene which means if they get dirty, if Olivia spills soup inside, if Braeden's applesauce gets all over, you can throw them into the washing machine and they are literally good. as. new.
So this year Oliva and I bought ourselves the girly ones below and the boys are using the green ones. We also have two "mini bags" that are exactly the same but smaller that we use if someone forgets their bag at school, and that will be great for a cold snack. They were major clearanced as well; one is purple and one is purple with colored polka dots.
Something else that I've been trying to "perfect" is packaging of items to go into those lunch bags. Mostly we've used plastic sandwich containers and snack size baggies for veggies, fruit, pretzels, etc. But I wanted something different and more economical.
I FINALLY found the perfect solution! These are by Rubber*maid (no, they don't pay me and neither does BYO!). The large one has two removable sections that are perfect for a sandwich and a side.
There are also smaller containers for additional sides.
And they snap/lock together!
There are even smaller ones for sauces/dressings/etc but those were out of stock when I found these. (At Tar*get by the way.)
And finally... a new recipe I bet your family will LOVE as much as ours does!
BBQ Cups!
Needed:
1 pound ground meat (I used turkey)
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
1 can cheap refrigerated biscuits
shredded cheese (I used Mexican blend)
Preheat your over to biscuit can directions. Brown your meat. Drain and add BBQ. Line muffin pan sections with biscuits. Fill each with meat mix (you will have some leftover).
Top with small amount cheese. Place in oven for time stated for biscuits. Remove, allow to cool, and enjoy! My kids DEVOUR these!
Lunch bags and boxes have been a buy-a-new-one-every-year-because-they-get-gross thing around here. But not any longer!
Just prior to last school year, Olivia and I found these two green "BYO" lunch bags on MAJOR clearance at Wal*Mart. Something like $3 each. We bought them and used them for Braeden and Olivia's lunches all last year. They are GREAT! They're made of neoprene which means if they get dirty, if Olivia spills soup inside, if Braeden's applesauce gets all over, you can throw them into the washing machine and they are literally good. as. new.
So this year Oliva and I bought ourselves the girly ones below and the boys are using the green ones. We also have two "mini bags" that are exactly the same but smaller that we use if someone forgets their bag at school, and that will be great for a cold snack. They were major clearanced as well; one is purple and one is purple with colored polka dots.
Something else that I've been trying to "perfect" is packaging of items to go into those lunch bags. Mostly we've used plastic sandwich containers and snack size baggies for veggies, fruit, pretzels, etc. But I wanted something different and more economical.
I FINALLY found the perfect solution! These are by Rubber*maid (no, they don't pay me and neither does BYO!). The large one has two removable sections that are perfect for a sandwich and a side.
There are also smaller containers for additional sides.
And they snap/lock together!
There are even smaller ones for sauces/dressings/etc but those were out of stock when I found these. (At Tar*get by the way.)
And finally... a new recipe I bet your family will LOVE as much as ours does!
BBQ Cups!
Needed:
1 pound ground meat (I used turkey)
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
1 can cheap refrigerated biscuits
shredded cheese (I used Mexican blend)
Preheat your over to biscuit can directions. Brown your meat. Drain and add BBQ. Line muffin pan sections with biscuits. Fill each with meat mix (you will have some leftover).
Top with small amount cheese. Place in oven for time stated for biscuits. Remove, allow to cool, and enjoy! My kids DEVOUR these!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Kindergarten Re-do
I haven't really spoken to the fact
that Liam is repeating kindergarten this year.
A little background:
Liam first came to live with me at 9 months old.
He had already lived in two other homes, neither of which was stimulating and enriching in any way.
At 9 months he couldn't even sit up,
he could only make one sound,
wasn't standing,
wasn't crawling,
Liam was quite delayed.
But it's amazing what a stable environment can do.
And within ONE WEEK...
He was sitting...
Standing...
And crawling...
One. Week.
But...
language came at a MUCH slower rate.
And although he graduated OT and developmental therapies early on, he has still been far behind his peers in so many areas.
So last year we tried kindergarten.
And it didn't work.
Add to that the fact that we had a really rough time at home and Liam personally had some things to work through, and we ended up pulling him out of full day kindergarten, placing him in half day preschool/half day kindergarten along with speech and OT.
It was not the best solution, but it is what it is.
So we are re-trying kindergarten.
And WHAT A DIFFERENCE!
I know we haven't been into this year very long, BUT
* last year when Liam would come home he would talk about the adults that he saw and the food that he ate. Period.
*this year he talks about "level one voices", learning, skills, and friends
*last year he hated going to school, it was a source of discontent each day
*this year he LOVES school, he gets excited when he asks if there is school the next day and I say yes, and gets bummed when I say no
*last year he had the many staff members who worked with him wrapped around his little finger (not in a good way)
*this year he is learning he doesn't always get his way and that school is for following directions and learning
*last year was rough in many ways
*this year I am cautiously optimistic that we are on the right track!
Prayers for a great rest of the year!
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