trip to Colorado

We had such a good trip to Colorado this past week. We got to visit some of Matt's family & Nana and Pawpaw went with us. Thanks to Tommy & Mariam for sharing their beautiful house with us!!! Here are some pictures from our trip.

Savannah asleep at the park.

Cole "climbing" the wall at the park.

Great Pawpaw with his "great" great-grandaughter.

Nana with her grandkids on Mother's Day.

Cole feeding the duck.

Cole & Pawpaw at Estes Park. Check out the background.

Us with Great Pawpaw

Cole enjoying sitting by the stream instead of sitting in his highchair!

Cole FINALLY pets Lucky!

Sunglasses & Hairbows

I used to say that if I ever had a little girl she would never wear pink, ruffles, etc. etc. Those words sure do taste good because my little girl is sooo cute in pink and frilly clothes. Here are some pictures of her with her new accessories. She finally has enough hair for a bow! I love it!!!

Favorite thing about my mom...

So it is currently Thursday, 5/17/07, and I am finally doing last week's Favorite Friday topic. I was traveling halfway across the country and back with a toddler and infant, that is my excuse for being late....

In honor of Mother's Day, my favorite thing about my mother is that she is MY MOMMY! She knows me, she listens to me, she is exhaustingly honest, she is dependable, she is optimistic, she loves my daddy, she loves my husband & our children, she is "Gram-gram", she is silly, she smiles when she is half-asleep, she puts up with being teased, she is a caregiver, she is a great cook and helps me with recipes all the time, she made ALL of my birthday cakes and decorated them herself, she is teaching me how to be a mommy, she still lets me cry on her shoulder, she crinkles her nose up when she laughs (just like me!), she gets rectangle mouth when she cries (just like me!), she beams a Christ like spirit, she is my mommy.....I could go on and on about all the things I love about her, but I love her most for her just being her! There is no one else like her!

Favorite Friday - Favorite Professional Sports Team

To be completely honest, professional sports is not my favorite thing. I much prefer college sports. But when it comes to professional sports, I really only pay attention to the NFL. This is mainly because I play in a fantasy football league and Matt LOVES pro football. So I will have to go with the TN Titans. I guess I started following them because of them being the local team and my high school mascot was the Titans so it felt natural to cheer for the Titans. Hopefully this season will be a good one, and there won't be any problems on or off the field!!

Because the server is down...

Attention grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins of our children. Matt is working on the server, but until it is up and running again, here is a picture fix for you!

My own little Donald Duck!

A day at the zoo

Saturday before last we went to the zoo. This is something we do pretty often. Cole loves to see all the animals. This time we let Cole take his first ride on the carousel. He was a little unsure at first, but after a few ups and downs of his hippo he loved it! He also was so excited that "Aunt" Alaina & "Uncle" Phillip came to the zoo with us. He didn't want Alaina to put him down!

Where's my coffee????

Reading the "paper" (Toy's R Us catalog) at breakfast!

6 months

Savannah turned 6 months old last week! I can hardly believe it. Our pediatrician says she is a healthy girl (15 lbs. 7 oz., 25 3/4 in.). We are very thankful for two healthy children. Below are the 6 month pics. To see previous months click here. She has been sitting up for a few weeks, and she loves to grab the spoon while we are feeding her. She also thinks she is big stuff when we give her a sippy cup!

Mickey Mouse pancakes

As a kid pancakes was one of my favorite Saturday morning breakfasts (well, as an adult too!) I can remember how much "better" shaped pancakes were. So here is my first attempt. Ears are a little lopsided, but other than that I thought it wasn't bad. Cole could have cared less, but I enjoyed doing it for him nonetheless. He will appreciate it one day I am sure.

Favorite Church Potluck Casserole

MMMMMMM....Yummy! Chicken Rotel is my favorite church potluck casserole! My mom used to make it for almost every potluck we had a church (or at least that is how I remember it) along with her FAMOUS chocalate pies! Lucky for me, she made it for me last time she was here. Here is the recipe:

4-5 Chicken Breasts (with the bone & the skin!)
1 Diced Onion
1 Diced Bell Pepper
1 Stick Butter
8 oz Vermicelli
1 lb. Velveeta
2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 can Rotel
1 can drained LeSeur peas

Boil chicken breasts until fully cooked. Remove chicken breasts from broth. Set aside to cool a little before removing bones & skin. When cooled shred chicken. Melt butter in skillet and saute onion and bell pepper in butter. Cook vermicelli in chicken broth until most of water has boiled off. Put onion & pepper in vermicelli/broth. Add velveeta, worcestershire sauce, and rotel then stir over low heat until cheese melts. Stir in LeSeur peas and shredded chicken. Pour into 13x9 casserole dish (2-2 1/2 qt). Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 min (until bubbly).

The great thing about this recipe is that you can mix it up before you need it, and then just pop it in the oven when you are ready. It will take a little longer in the oven after being refrigerated of course! I might have to make this soon!!!