Welcome Mason!(A week late!)

June 16 at 11:17 am, Sara and James welcomed Mason William into the world. I'm glad to have another baby in the family to love on and so are the kids! Cody adores Mason and loves when he sticks out his tongue. They constantly ask when we're going to see him next and he hasn't been here a whole week yet! Congratulations Sara and James, you're going to be great parents! I would have put this up sooner but I wanted to include a picture and kept forgetting my camera.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there, especially the new one dad's like James! I am extremely lucky to have found someone like Scott to have kids with. He is a great dad and loves being home with them. Scott always comes right home after work so he can see the kids and is great with them! Scott is a good match for me because he lets the kids be kids while I make sure they don't do too many crazy things so they stay healthy!

I also want to wish a happy father's day to the Grandpa's in our kids lives! They are even better at letting the kids be kids because they don't have rules with Grandpa! My dad is Cody's buddy and both kids love looking and playing on firetrucks with them. Scott's dad is their playmate. Every time we go to their house, the adults stay upstairs and the kids and Grandpa go play in the basement. Thanks Dad's for being such great Grandpa's to my kids!

Happy Birthday Dad!!

Today is my dad's birthday and I just want to wish him a happy birthday! Cody and my dad are hilarious together. Cody has called my dad Buddy for at least the last 3 years. It's so cute to watch the 2 of them play together! Thanks Dad for providing my kids a playmate and someone to love firetrucks with! Hope you have a good day!!

Pampered Chef Chicken Broccoli Wreath

12 oz. cooked chicken, chopped (2 cups - about
3 cooked boneless skinless chicken breast halves)
1 C. broccoli, chopped
1/2 C. red bell pepper, chopped(I never put this in)
1 clove garlic, pressed
4 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)
1/3 C. mayonnaise-or as little as you can use to stick it together
2 tsp. All-purpose Dill Mix (or 1 teaspoon dill weed)
1/4 tsp. salt
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) refrigerated crescent rolls
1 egg white, lightly beaten
2 T. slivered almonds

Preheat oven to 375ºF.

Chop chicken and broccoli and place in bowl. Add chopped red bell pepper. Press garlic over mixture and shred cheese over mixture. Add mayonnaise, dill mix and salt. Mix well.

Unroll crescent rolls and arrange triangles in a circle on a 15" baking stone with the bases overlapping in center and points toward the outside. Scoop filling mixture onto widest portion of each triangle. Fold points of triangle over filling and tuck under base at center. (Filling will not be completely covered.) Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into wedges and serve warm.


I served this at Sara's shower and some of the people wanted the recipe. Here's it is Sarah!!

Cody's Slide Show

I forgot to mention Cody was 6 pounds 14 ounces and 19 inches long. He was my little peanut compared to his sister! Below is his slide show...Enjoy! Turn off my music to listen to the song I put with the slide show!!

Happy 6th Birthday Cody!

Today my youngest child turns 6 and I'm not ready. No matter how hard I try, I can't get him to stop growing! I love both of my kids so much that unless you're a mom, I don't think you understand that love. Cody though, he's something else! He's always been different, since I found out I was pregnant with him. He was born 6 years ago today at 5:20 am (I actually woke up at this time this morning!). I had fallen the day before almost 20 hours before he was born so he came out blue from swallowing meconium. Nicu was there when he came out and worked on him for an hour before I even got to hold him. Talk about your worse nightmare coming true. Luckily after working on him for an hour, they decided they'd watch him carefully the next few days and never did take him there.

Looking at Cody today, you would never guess he had a rocky beginning! This boy is full of energy and always amazes me with what he does. So far we've had 1 broken nose and only one concussion! I count myself lucky with watching what he does! Cody is constantly on the move and talking. I have learned to deal with that after 6 years but it does drive some people crazy (Scott!). I'll pick Cody up from a sitter and the first thing they say to me is that he never stopped moving and never stopped talking! My sister has named him Radio Cody after riding in a car to North Carolin with him and we all think it fits! While Cody is all boy, there is part of him that is still so sweet and sensitive. He still loves to cuddle with us, loves babies, loves to sit and read for a bit and is also aware of others feelings! I love that he is a good combination of wild but sensitive!

Below are a few of Cody's favorite things:

Favorite Colors: Green and Yellow
Favorite Food: chicken
Favorite Snack: cheese and crackers
Grade in School (2009-2010 school year): 1st Grade
Favorite Subject: Recess(I don't think that's a subject but it's so not worth arguing with a 6 year old!)
Favorite Disney Character: Minnie Mouse
Favorite Thing To Do: Play Star Wars
Favorite Restaurant: McDonalds
What he wants to be when he grows up: Changes by the day but today it's a Fire fighter


We'll post the slide show later! I've been a little busy with school ending and other things so I let that go a little. It's almost ready! Leave any comments annd I'll put them in his book!!!

June Jam

Today was the June Jam for the kids school. It's like field day but with a different name. The kids had a blast and so did I! There was a dj there teaching the kids different dances. Cody learned the cha cha slide. I think it's been a while since I laughed so hard. Cody and the rest of the kindergartners couldn't always remember which foot was left and which was right so they bumped into each other the whole time! Megan did a couple different songs which I didn't know but did a whole lot better than her brother! It was fun watching both of them today! Enjoy the videoes!
Megan's video is short because I couldn't get the longer one turned correctly.