A weekend trip

I know it's Thursday and this trip is from last weekend, but this time change has been so hard to adjust to this time.... I don't know why. I guess because I'm staying up later, but getting up "earlier" Hopefully a few naps this weekend will help me to adjust! We went to Greenville and Elberton last weekend to see the grandparents. William was in heaven. Grandparents and cousins that gave him tons o'attention. Nice! He had fun playing in the yard with my dad "Popa" and would "jump" which really means bending at the knees for WDP but then he'd sit down and want my dad to sneak up behind him and throw him in the air. Over and over. Popa was a good sport! Think as you're looking at these "one, two, three!"

In Elberton his little cousin Ian was nice enough to bring over his little tikes inflatable...oh the fun...and drama- William and Ian had several run-ins in the jumpy thing and I think a few bruised eyes and feelings were exchanged! It was fun though. Just look at the pictures- He would run through the back and then practically throw himself out the net and onto the slide. It was taking 2 people to try and catch him. He was so excited... I need to find one of these on Craigslist for the summer....

This was his face most of the time he was in the jumpy.

Most of the pictures were blurry because he was running so fast... he would literally dive out of the bouncer and onto the slide....



And "thank you" to those of you who noticed my gramatical error in my title and graciously didn't point it out to me..."your" and "you're"...how did I mess those up...sheesh!

does it get much cuter?

Chad just sent me this picture of William wearing his hat backwards...He is anti- baseball cap, but loves this fleece ball cap with ear protectors- I'm afraid we'll be wearing it all summer :-)

A treat if you're local to Nashville.....

I had a small luncheon today for the science department at my school. I made yummy Chicken Divan, T-Pot rice (named after my friend Margaret's mom because she made it all the time) and had petit fours from a new friend Katie. If you are from Nashville you HAVE to find a reason to order some. Oh.My. Goodness. They could not be any yummier. And at only $15/dozen- I want to order them every week! Check them out! She also does super cute baby shower and football party designs.... Invite me over if you order some!!!!

Here are the recipes for the Chicken Divan and rice. The rice is great with just about anything!

Chicken Divan

Cook 2-3 chicken breasts in bite size pieces. Spray a 13x9 pan with Pam. Pour in a bag of frozen broccoli florets. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place chicken pieces on top of broccoli. In a separate bowl mix 1c cheddar cheese, 2 cans cream of chicken soup, 1 c mayo (obviously Duke's is the best), 1 c sour cream 1 tsp curry powder, salt and pepper to taste and 1T lemon juice (fresh is better). When this is well mixed, spread it on top of the chicken and broccoli. (Sometimes I use "low fat" everything, except the mayo and it's still yummy) Top with more cheese and paprika. Bake at 350 for 30-40 min. Yum! This can be put together the day before, refrigerated and cook when you need it. This is the perfect dish to take somewhere- you know when a baby is born, someone is sick, to me if you come visit :-) etc....

T-Pot rice

In a 13x9 pan add 2 c long grain white rice. Add 1 can french onion soup and 2 cans beef broth or beef consume. Top with butter pieces. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour. You will make this a lot!!!!

Chad just sent me this at work...poor WDP, 2nd day home with a yucky stomach bug. My friend Melanie gave me good advice with a stomach bug..."Beach towels are your friend" So we put them in the bed, beside the bed (changed that one almost as soon as we put it down)...I should've drapped the sofa in them yesterday- we had two "incidents"... I guess I'll be cleaning the sofa really well this weekend. We went to the doctor next week and he said "see you next week" kind of jokingly but kind of not. I feel like we've been so much since he started school in January. But germs and school go hand in hand....Feel better buddy!

Hello Sunshine

We had such a great weather weekend here in TN. We tried to go outside with William as much as we could. He was diagnosed with Strep on Friday (which apparently is rare if you're under 5- who knew?) but with some meds in him we were off to the parks Sat afternoon and Sunday morning. He is loving any and every slide, swings, and if there's a tunnel that leads to a slide- BONUS! I know this is a lot of pictures, but I just couldn't choose which were my favorites.

Tunnel!!!!


We live in a cul de sac that's on a very slight incline- perfect for riding in your wagon like a race car! When he jumps out and walks back up to the top of the cul de sac he is just so proud of himself- you can almost see it in his walk :-)



Slide time!

Swinging at the park. I love the little bird face he makes when he's super excited!



William is doing so much better at school. Very rarely are there any tears at drop-off and he's happy most of the day- yeah! I think we're all adjusting well to his new schedule. As for me, this is our first 5 day work week since Christmas break- we've had "so much" snow. Blah five day work weeks- when's spring break?????

William and Daddy both giving the sign for "Play"

we heart trains

William is all about the "choo-choo" Today he wanted to line up all of his little trucks and push them like they were a choo-choo. He even makes little noises when he's playing with them... like driving car noises. It's so funny. Tonight he hopped on the Clifford toy (he has to ride it with the ears standing striaght up, we're not sure why), and put his dump truck in front of it to make a train. I think I'm seeing a pattern here and wish we would've gotten him a train instead of a Count von Count doll for Valentine's day.

On another note Chad loves Rick Springfield, like loves him...and all the obscure songs, not just Jessie's Girl. He got to go to a Rick Springfield sound check tonight with a guy he's met in town who comes out to see Chad play. I was hanging out with my little train-loving baby and Chad was standing back stage with Rick hanging out...very cool for him. A childhood dream come true.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Is he not the cutest?

William is becoming funnier and funnier- I know I'm biased, but look at him... He cracks himself up in the mirror, he'll laugh at funny things on Sesame Street, he wants to say "tunnel" and move things between his legs (cars, stuffed animals, etc). It's just fun to see his little personality coming out.

We went to a birthday party yesterday a Winter Wonderland party for sweet Gabriel. Check out the decorations- Melanie does the best parties... little Gs and 3s with blue icing, there was a snowman cookie decorating station, a "wrap an adult as a snowman" activity game, cupcakes, taco soup, etc, etc, etc...

He did play with trucks too, not just dolls!

It was the first time William's wanted to leave our sides and go off and play...not with the big kids, but in the kid's rooms with their toys. Check out Jenna's dollhouse. Lucky. I soo would've wanted this dollhouse. I know he needs a haircut. I'm working on that this week- we almost need to pull it back its getting so long :-)

He has his first class party this week. I made these stuffed hearts for the kids in his class- they were harder than they look! Thank goodness there are only 6 kids! We also have the PERFECT valentine's. I found my new favorite blog... BunnyCakes. Most of her files are free pdfs, I bought the elephant cards personalized from her etsy shop for $3.75 (bargain!). I just l-o-v-e them. He loves elephants and tunnels- elephants were easier to incorporate into a card than a tunnel :-) Check out the blog- it is awesome!!!!

Ok, I am trying not to put a ton of sewing stuff on this blog, but to keep most of it on my sewing blog (which is doing so well thanks to great people like you who pass my info on! I can't believe how busy I've been :-)...anyway, I just can't resist posting this. I LOVE this new bunny applique- it's just too sweet. I can't wait to make William a little tee shirt with it closer to Easter :-)