Apple Delicious

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | November 16th, 2011

Tonight I made a butternut squash & apple recipe that has been a crowd pleaser in our house in the past.  Tonight was no exception.  When Lincoln asked for seconds, he asked for another serving of the “Apple Delicious.”  I think my recipe just got a new name.

Lunch request

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | November 15th, 2011

Lincoln’s order for lunch today:  “Mommy, for lunch can I have peanut butter & jelly with no crust and cut into 3 pieces?”

Ummm. Could you be a little more specific?  :)

Yesterday I loaded up the crew and brought them to Jake’s parents’ house so they could trick-or-treat at Grandma & Grandpa’s.  Today, we headed out to the office to greet Papa & Uncle Tony and then went to the house to see Nana.  The kids have had so much fun wearing their costumes this year…Buzz Lightyear, Red Dog, and Little Bee.

Thinking of Uncle Mark

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | October 31st, 2011

Driving to my parents’ house this morning we were waiting at a stop light and Nolan said, “Mom, there’s an Uncle Mark sticker on the back of that truck.”  Sure enough, I look in front of us and there’s a Harley Davidson Motorcycles sticker on the window of the pickup in front of us.  :)

My cousin, Jared, was in town today to watch the Huskers cream the Gophers.  He was kind enough to share an extra ticket with Jake.  (He went knowing the Maroon & Gold really didn’t have much of a chance, but at least he got to check out the new stadium.)  After the game, we met the guys & my parents for dinner.  Once everyone was finished eating, the boys had to show Papa the gumball machine in the lobby of the restaurant.  They both came back with gumballs.  When asked how much they cost, Lincoln said, “they cost one money!”

Moving around

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | October 9th, 2011

Ingrid has started cruising around her arena walls.  She’s been doing it for a week or so.  I can’t believe how fast the last year has gone.  I am sure having two very energetic boys in the house has helped speed time up.  Our Little Miss is doing her best to try to keep up with her brothers – she loves to crawl into the toy room to see what they’re doing, swing on the swing set when they play outside, and has even gotten over her dislike for grass to chase them when they run in the yard.

I’ve heard people say that when you add children to your family, your love doesn’t divide, it multiplies.  I know from experience, it’s true.  I love my three little ones more than I ever imagined possible.

Spelling words

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | October 8th, 2011

Jake wrote on the back window of my suburban a few days ago and I hadn’t noticed.  Today he pointed it out, saying, “Ha, ha, your window says “poop machine.”  Ha, ha!”

Then he proceeded to ask Nolan how to spell, “poop.”  Before Nolan could even attempt to spell it, Lincoln chimed in, “S-H-E-C-K!”  Jake and I could hardly contain ourselves!

Bob & Larry

Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , VeggieTales, | October 8th, 2011

I took the kids to the local Christian bookstore this morning to see Larry & Bob from the VeggieTales.  Nolan was the only one interested in having his photo taken with the over-sized vegetables.  Lincoln preferred to keep his distance and Ingrid was too interested in looking around at all of the things she could attempt to pull off the shelves to really care.

Happy 1st birthday to our sweet Little Miss!

The kids and I stopped at the park on the way home from picking Nolan up from preschool this afternoon.  The air was crisp and the sun was shining – it was a beautiful fall afternoon.