Friday, January 28, 2011
Growing Friendship
Here are some pictures of Bennett and his friend Caleb growing up together over the past 13 months. They have both changed so much! Love those boys. The last picture is from today and the first is from last January!
Bennett's First Day at Mother's Day Out
Bennett has started Mother's Day Out on Mondays at our church. I am hoping it will give me time to clean around the house and spend some one on one time with Brayden, plus Mondays are Brian's busy day at home on the phone and computer. While he was gone I was able to do all of our laundry and dry it and fold it to put away, all of the dishes, vaccum, pick up the living room, make the bed, and a few other things including eat lunch, cuddle Brayden and feed Brayden. Here are some pictures of him before his first day! 
Picture Challenge Day 4
Something I wish I could forget:
I wish I could forget my days of A&P 1 and 2! Also Adult Health class :) I hated those classes and they called for several days and nights of anxiety. Man I am glad I am done with school.
I wish I could forget my days of A&P 1 and 2! Also Adult Health class :) I hated those classes and they called for several days and nights of anxiety. Man I am glad I am done with school.Picture Challenge Day 3
Favorite TV Shows:
Teen Mom! Some of those moms are crazy but I enjoy watching :)
Law and Order SVU!
The Secret Life of An American Teenager
Teen Mom! Some of those moms are crazy but I enjoy watching :)
Law and Order SVU!
The Secret Life of An American TeenagerWednesday, January 26, 2011
Picture Challenge Day 2
Well it said a picture of someone I used to be close to but that sounds kind of depressing! HAHA. How about I post pictures of who I am close to now?
My husband, Brian! I love him so much! He is the best partner and daddy to my boys that I could have wished for! We have been together 7 1/2 years now.
My two little boys! I am never away from them hardly ever.
My NeNe, Mom and Sister Christa. They are the best help with my boys and they are tons of fun to be around. We trully enjoy hanging out all the time together (not just because we are family). Other than family (is that cheating to just name family in this post? I guess it's my blog post so I can cheat if I want to)...I have gotten close to my friend Lindsey. She is a great witness to me when it comes to following the Lord. She also has the most adorable little girl. Plus she watched Bennett for me overnight when I was in the hospital with Brayden (and I hate leaving my kids so that must say something!). Also, my friend Kristen who is the mommy to Bennett's buddy Caleb! Both these ladies were there for me when I stepped off the plane with Bennett and then in the hospital with Brayden.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Picture Challenge Day 1
Picture of myself and 15 facts about me. 
1. I love hanging out with my family more than hanging out with friends(even before I was married).
2. I have an obsessive nature (haha ask my family).
3. I started dating my husband when I was only 15 years old.
4. I love matching (my boys, my husband and boys, my husband and me, even my sister and me)
5. My family tells me I am "retired" because I didn't do much realestate once I started nursing school and then I had my boys and stay at home with them.
6. I enjoyed planning my wedding so much and think the day was perfect.
7. My favorite drink is Unsweet tea with sweet-n-low.
8. My hair is naturally brown but has been blonde since I was 13.
years old.
9. My first name is actually Jonni (John-E) and I love it but hate when it is pronouced like Joanie.
10. I want to go back to Ethiopia to adopt again.
11. I love being a mini-van mom!
12. I hate brushing my teeth ( I do dont worry, its just not fun!)
13. I am not a good cleaner and wish to be better at it.
14. I love getting pictures taken of my kids.
15. My husband proposed to me on a beautiful carriage ride along the river with a amazing ring :)
1. I love hanging out with my family more than hanging out with friends(even before I was married).2. I have an obsessive nature (haha ask my family).
3. I started dating my husband when I was only 15 years old.
4. I love matching (my boys, my husband and boys, my husband and me, even my sister and me)
5. My family tells me I am "retired" because I didn't do much realestate once I started nursing school and then I had my boys and stay at home with them.
6. I enjoyed planning my wedding so much and think the day was perfect.
7. My favorite drink is Unsweet tea with sweet-n-low.
8. My hair is naturally brown but has been blonde since I was 13.
years old.
9. My first name is actually Jonni (John-E) and I love it but hate when it is pronouced like Joanie.
10. I want to go back to Ethiopia to adopt again.
11. I love being a mini-van mom!
12. I hate brushing my teeth ( I do dont worry, its just not fun!)
13. I am not a good cleaner and wish to be better at it.
14. I love getting pictures taken of my kids.
15. My husband proposed to me on a beautiful carriage ride along the river with a amazing ring :)
Picture Challenge
I have been a blog slacker so I copied this picture challenge to get me back into the routine! Here are the topics you can look forward to in the near future ( I am going to try and stay on top of it, we shall see :)
Day 1 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts.
Day 2 - A picture of you and the person you used to be close with.
Day 3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.
Day 4 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.
Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory.
Day 6 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.
Day 7 - A picture of your most treasured item.
Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh.
Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the silliest things with.
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.
Day 12 - A picture of something you love.
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you.
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.
Day 19 - A picture of you when you were little.
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel.
Day 21 - A picture of your favorite night .
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at.
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change.
Day 25 - A picture of your favorite day.
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you.
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member.
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of.
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss
Day 1 - A picture of yourself with fifteen facts.
Day 2 - A picture of you and the person you used to be close with.
Day 3 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.
Day 4 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.
Day 5 - A picture of your favorite memory.
Day 6 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.
Day 7 - A picture of your most treasured item.
Day 8 - A picture that makes you laugh.
Day 9 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.
Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the silliest things with.
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.
Day 12 - A picture of something you love.
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you.
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.
Day 19 - A picture of you when you were little.
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel.
Day 21 - A picture of your favorite night .
Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at.
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change.
Day 25 - A picture of your favorite day.
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you.
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member.
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of.
Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.
Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Chicken and Dumplings
Ingredients:
2 cans of can butter biscuits (I use Pillsbury Grands southern style)
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
3 bouillon cubes
1 tsp garlic salt (optional)
3 to 4 boneless chicken breast
1. Boil chicken breast until done.
2. While chicken is boiling, prepare dumplings.
Roll out can of biscuits on a work surface sprinkled with flour. Make them as flat at you can and check that they have a light coating of flour. Tear them into peices, Set them aside.
3. When chicken is done, remove from pan and set aside to cool, saving the water in the pot that the chicken was cooked in. Skim any foam off the surface; you want to make sure you have a good bit of water in the pot, about 3/4 full. If water has boiled off, then just add more.
4. Bring to a boil and add 1 can of Cream of Chicken, 2tbs butter, 3 boullion cubes, 1 tsp of garlic salt. Stir well
5. Over medium high heat, begin adding dumplings. Tear them into quarter size pieces and drop into the boiling water. Make sure to press down a little into the water.
6. Add chicken back into pot.
Hint: The less you stir the better they are, so after you add all of them, reduce the heat to medium setting, stirring only occasionally. Cook until the dumplings are soft; this usually takes 30 to 45 minutes.
This is what the peices of biscut look like.
They puff up like this when cooking.
Done!
Bennett approves. Great for a snowy day!
2 cans of can butter biscuits (I use Pillsbury Grands southern style)
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
3 bouillon cubes
1 tsp garlic salt (optional)
3 to 4 boneless chicken breast
1. Boil chicken breast until done.
2. While chicken is boiling, prepare dumplings.
Roll out can of biscuits on a work surface sprinkled with flour. Make them as flat at you can and check that they have a light coating of flour. Tear them into peices, Set them aside.
3. When chicken is done, remove from pan and set aside to cool, saving the water in the pot that the chicken was cooked in. Skim any foam off the surface; you want to make sure you have a good bit of water in the pot, about 3/4 full. If water has boiled off, then just add more.
4. Bring to a boil and add 1 can of Cream of Chicken, 2tbs butter, 3 boullion cubes, 1 tsp of garlic salt. Stir well
5. Over medium high heat, begin adding dumplings. Tear them into quarter size pieces and drop into the boiling water. Make sure to press down a little into the water.
6. Add chicken back into pot.
Hint: The less you stir the better they are, so after you add all of them, reduce the heat to medium setting, stirring only occasionally. Cook until the dumplings are soft; this usually takes 30 to 45 minutes.
This is what the peices of biscut look like.
They puff up like this when cooking.
Done!
Bennett approves. Great for a snowy day!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
What do brothers do?
Brothers....
Let Mommy take annoying pictures with us.
Spend time on the couch together.
Watch Elmo together and ignore Mom trying to take pictures.
Laugh at each other
Lay on the boppy together
Give a paci to each other
Think Mommy is silly with pictures again :)
Cheer for the Cardinals together
Kiss each other!!!
Let Mommy take annoying pictures with us.
Spend time on the couch together.
Watch Elmo together and ignore Mom trying to take pictures.
Laugh at each other
Lay on the boppy together
Give a paci to each other
Think Mommy is silly with pictures again :)
Cheer for the Cardinals together
Kiss each other!!!Bath Time
It has become a fun activity at our household to give the boys baths together. Bennett has always loved them and Brayden does too! These boys are too much fun. They are going to be best friends.
Monday, January 10, 2011
One Year Mom
Bennett got to celebrate his Gotcha say at Chuck E Cheese. It was fun seeing him play and seeing how much he has changed in a year. I got think back on how fun it has been being this wild mans mom for a whole year now! 
In one year I went from no kids to two wonderful boys!!! Bennett and Brayden are getting along great. Bennett will try to calm Brayden when he is crying or try to give him his paci. Brayden just watches Bennett in amazment. It is so funny. I love having two boys. 
Look at all Bennetts new teeth!!! and Brayden's best pouty lip :)
In one year I went from no kids to two wonderful boys!!! Bennett and Brayden are getting along great. Bennett will try to calm Brayden when he is crying or try to give him his paci. Brayden just watches Bennett in amazment. It is so funny. I love having two boys. 
Look at all Bennetts new teeth!!! and Brayden's best pouty lip :)
My Boys and Sleep
I have been slacking on the blog it seems. We are working on getting the boys on somewhat of a "schedule". We dont really go by a schedule but just a little be more order. Haha. We kind of have the boys napping on the same time frame now. Brayden has started to be a happier baby and sleeps more at night. He will sleep from around 11pm to 6am and then eat and go back to sleep until 10:30am or so. It has been working out nicely. Brayden has been napping in his swing if we are home (he naps so much longer there compared to his crib). He will take a good 2.5hour to 3 hour nap around 3ish. Bennett has been taking a nap on the couch for about 1.5 hours to 2 hours (on a good day). Bennett still doesn't sleep in his bed at night, we don't really know a solution for that yet. Do you??? haha. Well I am going to try to be more on top of it with blogging. Hopefully.
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