A noteworthy week of Sam-isms and Caroline-isms!

Sam- "I'm angie"
Me- "Why are you so angry Sam?"
Sam- "Because I'm wearing my oscar socks.. and he's angie too"
(Sam removes his Oscar the Grouch Socks)
Sam- "I'm not angie anymore.. I'm happy!"

Caroline- "I want to see Wendy and Charlie"
Me- "You mean Wendy and Harley?"
Caroline- "Yes"
Me- "Maybe we can skype with them"
Caroline- "Yea! Then we can see Wendy and Charlie!"
Me- "Harley"
Caroline- "Charlie"
Me- "Ok"

(Secretly.. and now not so secretly.. we think Harley looks more like a Charlie too. He doesn't quite match up to the tough guy name. But more so with the happy go lucky Charlie name. But we love him anyway!)


Me- "Whatcha doing Sam?"
(while looking at him holding my phone and staring at the black screen)
Sam- "I'm playing angie birds!"
Me- "Ok Sam :)"

A few pics to share..

This is our setup as we went to go and check the mail everyday. Sam has his own "mailbox keys".. along with a Cars Lunchbox full of Cars. 

This is Sam and Caroline.. skyping with Wendy and "Charlie"

We were able to finally get the train table together that the boys had gotten for Christmas. It took a couple days.. but I'm proud to say it's DONE!

Preparing for a Roller Coaster ride?

Caroline was excited to get pretty pink nails "like Cate's". It was slightly nerve wrecking getting her to stay still long enough for them to dry. But somehow we accomplished it with no accidents!


The kids and I had a great week.. but I'm definitely glad to be home and in my own bed! Now I've just got to find the energy to keep unpacking and get this place organized!

Happy Lazy Saturday!

Greetings from Texas!

I'm back.. And it feels totally weird. Especially since I'm not going home to our apartment and am staying here.
The kids and I have had a low key weekend. It's rained a lot..So we've stayed inside for most of it. I flew in around lunchtime on Friday and I've basically been here since. We did get out to go to target today for minimal supplies.. And then thought about the park.. But it ended up being too wet. Maybe tomorrow!

It's been great seeing the kids though. We've definitely had a good time together.

Luckily, Karen (the other nanny) is coming for a few hours tomorrow to give me a little break (and some human interaction!). I will be very happy to see her smiling face in the morning.

I thought I had more energy to blog.. But it's just not happening. Knowing that the kids will be up at 6:00 (like clockwork) makes my eyes droopy just typing it.

More to come later this week (and hopefully some pictures too!)

Happy Valentines Day!

I am on a crock pot KICK! I have 2 fun recipes to share.. one that I cooked last week. And one that I have cooking up right now. Both are from Pinterest actually. Are you surprised? Im not.

The first was a Beef Stroganoff. Basically it consisted of 2 lbs of cubed steak, a block of cream cheese, a large chopped onion, 2 cans of golden mushroom soup, a couple tablespoons of worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper.. all cooked together for 6-8 hours on low (except for the cream cheese.. which you cube up and add in during the last 30 minutes). I served it over mashed potatoes and it was really yummy! It was even better as leftovers because it thickened up overnight.

The meal that Im cooking today for Valentines is a mexican dish. It's 1lb of chicken tenderloins (frozen or thawed), a can of drained and rinsed black beans, a can of drained corn, a jar of salsa, and a block of cream cheese. All thrown in together and cooked on low for 6-8 hours. It smells fantastic. I think Im going to serve it over rice or tortilla chips with a little cheese sprinkled on top.

I know what your thinking right now.. that I must have done a search for recipes that contained cream cheese. Its not true! It's just a coincidence I assure you :) However, it MAY have been the deciding factor as to whether or not I would pin it and add it to my own boards.

Overall the last week has been very uneventful. I went home for a couple of days to help out my dad with Clara. Seth and my Mom went to Maryland to go to my brothers bi-monthly brain scan so dad and I were left to take care of the munchkin (until Mary got off work that is)!
This past weekend, we went to a Gwinnett Gladiators hockey game with some friends on Saturday.. but other than that, there was just a lot of unpacking and organizing that got tackled.

Im trying to accomplish as much as I can before the end of the week. On Friday, I'm heading to Austin for the week to take care of the twins while the rest of the family heads off to Hawaii. Rough, huh?? Im really excited to see Karen, Weston, and the twins though! I think we're going to have a fun week.

Well, I better run. I've got muffins cooking and my crock pot meal needs a quick stir. Is this what staying at home feels like? Ahh.. the life of luxury. I could certainly get used to it! Blog, cook, eat, nap, occasional trip to the gym. Repeat.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!