After Grammy got an unwelcomed wake up call we said our good bye's and took her to the airport. The next weekend we all had a 3 day weekend and Chandler decided to take us on a little trip to somewhere new. The weather in Las Vegas was cold and rainy so rather than spending the day inside we spend a few hours in the car and drove over to California to see the Santa Monica pier. The boys had a great time playing on the beach and Cash loved running in the water. the weather was again perfect (seems to be a theme for California). We didn't spend the night so at about 4pm we got a bite to eat at a really amazing shopping center just a couple blocks from the pier and hit the road again. it was a great way to spend a Sunday since we still had 2 full days to get all our weekend errands done. Except that i'm still knocking sand out of pockets!
The boys have been extremely active these days. i think its just that Cooper is 100% mobile and causing chaos and destruction wherever he goes. he's tough as nails compared to Cash who has always been more sensitive. I'm glad that spring is right around the corner because having them outside seems to diffuse a lot of the craziness. And Cash and Chandler are getting pretty good at hitting the wiffle balls of the tee.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Catching Up on February: Disneyland edition
First of all, sorry i've been so quiet lately. i've had some serious computer issues and honestly there is very little time for me to do these things lately. I have two little boys running my life right now. and they rarely schedule time for blogging.
ok, enough excuses. February has been fun, busy and stressful all at the same time.
I got through with market and moved right into my birthday. it was nice. i took the day off work to spend the day by myself! i cleaned, i ran errands, i was very busy. that night Chandler took me to dinner and a movie - we saw the King's Speech and i thought it was very good. Chandler might have fallen asleep. We didn't do anything for the Superbowl and that was just fine with us.
Grammy showed up the next week to spend some time with the boys and take us to Disneyland. I was totally shocked when Cash asked if Wiley was coming with us because it had been months (Christmas) since we had talked about that. Luckily, by the time we actually got to Disneyland Cash had forgotten about it. We left for Disney in the afternoon and after a short plane ride, long wait for a bus and what felt like an even longer shuttle ride, we got there in one piece. The boys were pretty crazy the first night and no one slept well. we ordered room service and just tried to keep calm as the boys destroyed the hotel room. looking back we probably could have just given them a few garbage cans to push around and stack and they would have been fine.
The next morning we headed over to the park. It was a great experience and the weather was perfect. We rode a handful of rides quickly before the boys started to get hungry. Its a small world seems to be the ultimate crowd pleaser. Cash was totally amazed and Cooper was dancing along. It was also a nice opportunity to cool off as the weather started to get a little warmer. we had lunch and went on a few more rides with Cash as Cooper napped in his stroller. It turns out that as much as Cash likes pirates he does NOT like the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. He's never clung to me tighter. as the ride was pulling back into the loading station he said to Chandler and I, "I never, never, ever want to go on that ride again." I'll be sure to remind him of that when he's older. His most favorite ride, ironically, was the Jungle Cruise which i was informed that i didn't enjoy as a little girl. But i swear that they made that boat much smaller now and the animals used to be real. We headed back across the monorail to our hotel in the late afternoon for some rest time and dinner. Cooper fell asleep in his stroller again right after dinner so Grammy and I went back to the room to put him down while Chandler and Cash stayed in Downtown Disney and looked in the shops. Except i don't think they got much further than the Lego store. Cooper was out for the count so i headed back out to meet up with Chandler and Cash and we watched the fireworks and then headed back for a much better 2nd night's sleep.
The next day we got up and had breakfast with Goofy and the rest of the Disney Characters. We were visited by Chip, Dale, Jasmine, Baloo, Pluto and others. Cooper just ate and ate and ate. We headed back home that afternoon.
We all really enjoyed our first trip to Disneyland and are thankful for our Grammy!
ok, enough excuses. February has been fun, busy and stressful all at the same time.
I got through with market and moved right into my birthday. it was nice. i took the day off work to spend the day by myself! i cleaned, i ran errands, i was very busy. that night Chandler took me to dinner and a movie - we saw the King's Speech and i thought it was very good. Chandler might have fallen asleep. We didn't do anything for the Superbowl and that was just fine with us.
Grammy showed up the next week to spend some time with the boys and take us to Disneyland. I was totally shocked when Cash asked if Wiley was coming with us because it had been months (Christmas) since we had talked about that. Luckily, by the time we actually got to Disneyland Cash had forgotten about it. We left for Disney in the afternoon and after a short plane ride, long wait for a bus and what felt like an even longer shuttle ride, we got there in one piece. The boys were pretty crazy the first night and no one slept well. we ordered room service and just tried to keep calm as the boys destroyed the hotel room. looking back we probably could have just given them a few garbage cans to push around and stack and they would have been fine.
The next morning we headed over to the park. It was a great experience and the weather was perfect. We rode a handful of rides quickly before the boys started to get hungry. Its a small world seems to be the ultimate crowd pleaser. Cash was totally amazed and Cooper was dancing along. It was also a nice opportunity to cool off as the weather started to get a little warmer. we had lunch and went on a few more rides with Cash as Cooper napped in his stroller. It turns out that as much as Cash likes pirates he does NOT like the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. He's never clung to me tighter. as the ride was pulling back into the loading station he said to Chandler and I, "I never, never, ever want to go on that ride again." I'll be sure to remind him of that when he's older. His most favorite ride, ironically, was the Jungle Cruise which i was informed that i didn't enjoy as a little girl. But i swear that they made that boat much smaller now and the animals used to be real. We headed back across the monorail to our hotel in the late afternoon for some rest time and dinner. Cooper fell asleep in his stroller again right after dinner so Grammy and I went back to the room to put him down while Chandler and Cash stayed in Downtown Disney and looked in the shops. Except i don't think they got much further than the Lego store. Cooper was out for the count so i headed back out to meet up with Chandler and Cash and we watched the fireworks and then headed back for a much better 2nd night's sleep.
The next day we got up and had breakfast with Goofy and the rest of the Disney Characters. We were visited by Chip, Dale, Jasmine, Baloo, Pluto and others. Cooper just ate and ate and ate. We headed back home that afternoon.
We all really enjoyed our first trip to Disneyland and are thankful for our Grammy!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Cooper's words
i thought i should take note of some of the words cooper is saying. along with a ton of babbling he is saying:
"uh oh"
"hi"
"hello"
"bye-bye"
"thank you" (this is really cute)
"chachi" (and, hi chachi)
my favorite, "Cash" - he actually yells this when he can't find his brother
"juice"
"mama"
"daddy"
"uh oh"
"hi"
"hello"
"bye-bye"
"thank you" (this is really cute)
"chachi" (and, hi chachi)
my favorite, "Cash" - he actually yells this when he can't find his brother
"juice"
"mama"
"daddy"
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Stranger Danger
Last night Cash and i drove to the airport to pick up Grammy. As i often do, i took the opportunity while we were alone in the car to talk about some important things. tonight's topic was not talking to strangers. i like to casually talk to Cash about things like this so i don't scare or worry him with a big discussion. So i casually asked him if he knew what a stranger was. he said no, so i told him that it was a person that he didn't know and someone that mommy and daddy didn't know. and then i mentioned to him that you shouldn't speak to strangers. he asked why. i told him because they might not be nice and they might scare him. he asked why again. again, i told him that if mommy and daddy aren't there you can't talk to people you don't know because they might not be nice. and then he added, "yeah, and they might have a lasso and try to lasso around your neck. And then you would cough."
there you have it. you never know when a stranger with a lasso is gonna getcha.
there you have it. you never know when a stranger with a lasso is gonna getcha.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Nutella Bread
totally made this one up. but its good and Chandler is forever happy because of it.
i had two frozen bread doughs on Sunday. I was going to make 2 stromboli but by the time i was done with the first i didn't want to make another. so i rolled out the dough and spread an entire jar (the small jar) of Nutella on it. then i rolled up the bread dough and plopped it into a greased bread pan and baked at 350 for 30 minutes.
i had two frozen bread doughs on Sunday. I was going to make 2 stromboli but by the time i was done with the first i didn't want to make another. so i rolled out the dough and spread an entire jar (the small jar) of Nutella on it. then i rolled up the bread dough and plopped it into a greased bread pan and baked at 350 for 30 minutes.
it was delish hot, right out of the oven but also good this morning toasted. this makes me want to make a cinnamon raisin loaf too. that would be pretty easy.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
tonight Cash was messing around in Sylvia's front yard as Chandler was putting Cooper in the car and he fell into her cactus garden. he got really scraped up on his leg and had a bunch of stickers in his leg/knee and pants. Chandler saved the day and pulled all but one of the stickers out with his teeth! the last one is still in there and Cash isn't letting anyone near it anytime soon. HOpefully it will work its way out before it gets swollen.
crabbies
join us in our crabbie feast on Sunday! as requested by Chandler.
- 8 ounces white crabmeat - use the lump or fancy (i like the lumpier better)
- 1 (5-ounce) jar Cheddar-horseradish spread (recommended: Kraft Old English) - its in the snack section of the grocery store
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
- english muffins - halved/split open, whatever i just remember that once i made them and didn't open them up - dumb.
optional - cayenne pepper for a little kick - i have never done this.
Directions
In a large bowl, combine crab, cheese spread, mayonnaise, garlic powder, butter and hot sauce. Divide mixture evenly over english muffins and spread. I lay all the english muffins on a baking sheet to spread them with the crab topping and then put them in the freezer for about 15 minutes. when you take them out of the freezer its way easier to cut them in quarters. Bake until topping is heated through and golden brown on top, about 10 to 15 minutes.
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