Baking

So I haven't posted recipes for the longest time, but I have been baking and trying new things. I just tried these delicious little morsels today and they are great, especially if you like dark chocolate like I do. I got the recipe from the back of the Hershey Kiss bag and it was a hit.

Chocolate Meltaway Brownie Bites. I tried them with the mint truffle kisses and the meltaway kisses and the meltaways won!! So go get a bag and try them for yourself. I won't bother putting the recipe on the blog since you have to get the kisses anyway and it is on the bag.

Tis the Season

A silly picture, but the kids were so excited to get the tree out. I let them decorate it this year. They had a blast at putting all the ornaments on and finding the ones they have made in school years past. I thought I would rearrange and add things but I've decided it's good enough this year and they did a pretty good job!

Andrew turns 9!!

I can't believe Andrew is 9!! Just the day after Halloween, he woke up early and was so excited for his birthday.
Happy Birthday Anders, Hope you had a great day!!

Halloween

We flew home on Halloween and got home just in time to Trick or Treat, I have to say this was one of the more relaxed Halloweens at our house because we were still on East Coast time and the kids were exhausted so we went to bed early.I got a lot of laughs with my baby skeleton shirt at the airport.

The Magic of Disney!

Well, we just returned from our family vacation to Orlando with the whole Thomas fam. We spent a week there going from all the different parks and enjoying the fun of a Disney vacation! The weather was very warm in the 90's so needless to say a 7+ month pregnant mom was very hot.

Ella was enchanted by the Cinderella castle and all the princesses. The girls got to have a special Breakfast with mom and all the princesses came by to say hi and get a photo.

Grandpa even got in on the action and went on the rides with the kidsThe cousins on the Kilamanjaro SafariIn the mouth of Bruce the Shark from Nemo!We had to wait for the Beast to come for the shot with Belle and Ella, she was so happy to see him!Nate was the best Disneyland Dad, he wouldn't stop and took the kids on all the rides at least once or twice until they were exhausted, while Ella and I hung out and did the shows and the smaller rides we could do. We had a great time. Thanks mom and dad for planning the trip and getting us all together for a wonderful vacation!!

Fall means Football!

This Fall has been football crazy. Andrew started his first year of tackle football which means practice every night from 5:30-7:30 and games on Saturday. He never complained about going each night so I guess he liked it. He learned a lot and got in pretty good shape too. His last game was Saturday and he did awesome.Ella was the best side line cheer leader. Taylor and Stockton were on a flag football team that Dad coached. They had a blast. It doesn't hurt that they were undefeated. Taylor was a power house and would practically score each time she got the ball. Stockton is a speedy receiver and could out smart the others easily.

Trophies at the last game were the highlight of the whole seaon!

It's a Boy!!

So this is a little late in coming, but yes, we are having another boy!

We went camping right before school started and had the envelope that told us what the baby was. We told the kids we would open it on our trip.

Here are the kids reactions:

Ella was really crying and devastated that it didn't say "girl." She is over it now and happy to be getting a little baby brother.