Blue Eyed Boy

I think it would be safe to say that these blue eyes melt my heart and have me wrapped around his tiny little finger!

disclaimer..this picture was not edited

Last Wed I had some appointments during the morning so Mom had the boys…when I went to pick them up Maddox decided he wanted to stay with his Nana a little longer.  Ryder and I got to spend some one on one time together once we got home.  That time is very limited so I just soaked it up!!

Look where his passy is!!

Saturday the boys had a little trampoline time!!  They both love it.  I have a feeling it will get used a whole lot this summer!!

Monday I was in a Paul Mitchell workshop all day and tomorrow morning I have some more appointments to go to…so after lunch tomorrow, I will be one happy Momma when I get to spend the rest of the day with my loves!!

Yummy Pinterest Recipe

I made this Chicken Rollup Recipe last week and it was SOOOOO GOOD!! You must try it!!

Above: Pinterest

Below: Mine

Chicken Rollups

2 (8 ounce) cans Reduced Fat Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup, undiluted
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese or swiss cheese (or any cheese of choice)
1/2 cup milk
Filling
4 ounces cream cheese (very soft) * I used 1/3 less fat cream cheese*
2 tablespoons butter (very soft but not melted)
1/2-1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tsp minced onion flakes
2 large cooked chicken breasts, finely chopped (or use about 2 cups, can use cooked turkey)
1/2-3/4 cup finely grated cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp seasoning salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper (or to taste)
2 Tbsp. milk
1-2 cup grated cheddar cheese (for topping)
Set oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x13 dish with cooking spray. Mix together milk, 3/4 cup cheese and undiluted chicken soup (can season with black pepper if desired).
For the filling --- (make certain that the cream cheese and butter are very soft) in a bowl, mix the soft cream cheese with butter until very smooth, then add in garlic powder. Add in the chopped chicken, onion and cheddar cheese; mix well until combined. Add in 2 tablespoons milk; mix to combine (add in a little more if the mixture seems too dry). Season with seasoned salt or white and black pepper to taste. Unroll the crescent rolls. Place 1 heaping tablespoon chicken mixture (or a little more) on top of each crescent triangle, then roll up starting at the thicker end. Drizzle a small amount of soup mixture on the bottom of the dish. Then place the crescent rolls seam-side down on top of the creamed mixture in the casserole.
Drizzle the remaining sauce on top (you don't have to use the full amount of cream sauce, just use as much as desired) and sprinkle with 1 cup (or more) grated cheese, or amount desired. Bake for about 30 minutes.

http://www.plainchicken.blogspot.com/

Maddox Memories and Feathers

Maddox has been saying the cutest stuff lately and when he does…I think..I need to remember that so I can write it down.  Well as Mommy brain goes…of course I forget what it was an hour later!  So I need to do better about writing them down right then.  How do all of you do it?

Here are a few that I can think of right now

• When I tell him I love him he says “to the moon and back home”
• yesterday he said “Ryder pretty Mommy” I said “you are pretty too”….he said. “I Not pretty…I COOL” bahhahhah! It was so funny and we have never told him to say that!  Where do they learn??
• Me..”Maddox what do you want to eat?” Maddox…ummm, Cheeburger…ummmm…fren fries…..ummmm chicken nugget…all dat stuff.
• He loves to sing songs lately and one of my personal favorites is You Are My Sunshine. 
• When he gets in trouble he starts saying “my back hurt”…I guess he thinks that will get him out of trouble.
• He is Ryder’s spit up monitor…I never have to worry about Ryder spitting up and me not knowing it.  Maddox hollers “he pit up”!
• He says “Ryder…you my buddy”…too sweet!
• He gets more excited than we do when Ryder does something new….”He did it Mommy….He did it Daddy! Ryder it up by himelf!”…can you tell he is not quite got his “s” sound down?
• When he eats chocolate or candy he says “I like Chocolate..it make me feel better”.  ha!  It makes me feel better too! ha!

I love this sweet moment I captured…melts my heart!!

Oh that lip!!!

Totally 2 random topics here but how many of you got a feather last year???  Wow.. that trend was like a flash of lightning!  Which leaves me with this….a bunch of feathers.  These things were not cheap to invest in but being a hairstylist I knew I needed to offer the latest trend.  Laura is going to put them on eBay for me and hopefully I will recover some of my investment!! I might consult a financial advisor before I invest in the next big trend to make sure it’s worth it.   Just sayin!!

Hope everyone had a great and relaxing weekend!!!  May this week be full of great times and blessings!!

Ryder is 8 Months!! Maddox is 2.8!!

On February 16th, Ryder turned 8 months.  His first year is already 2/3 over.  I can’t believe it!!

So Ryder, what are you up to??

Poor thing, you have a cough and a little cold right now so your little nose is like a water hose and just pours.  It hasn’t slowed you down though.  You are still happy and on the go!!

I’m not sure how much you weigh..I would guess around 21 lbs.  You are in 6-12 month, and some 12 month clothes.  Size 3 diapers and size 3 shoes.

We lowered your crib last week and I wanted to cry.  It’s just not the same.  Ultimately, I want you to be safe.  When I would go into your room to get you in the mornings, you would be propped up on your crib bumper and when you seen me, you would reach up and grab the rail of the crib.  Scary. 

You army crawl around the house…everywhere.  You are getting fast at it too.  You can now go from your tummy to sitting up and you are pulling up on things to your knees, but not to your feet.  Please don’t do that for a while! You are also getting up on your knees like you are ready to crawl on your knees but not yet.

You are still so VERY SWEET!!

You take 2 naps a day.  Usually an hour nap around 9-10 am and then almost a 2 hour nap at 2.

You still don’t have any teeth…??? 

You recently have started eating Puffs…you gaged on the first couple but then you got the hang of it.

You love to jump in your doorway jumper and we recently got you a walker that you will sit in contently for a while.  You go backwards in it but not forward.

Aunt La La captured some cute pics of Maddox today with a chocolate mustache!! 

It’s been a while since I’ve updated on Maddox so I wanted to record some of his milestones.

You weigh 42 lbs and in a size 6 diaper.  I hope you get fully potty trained soon b/c that’s as big as they come and you fill them up!!  You are in 4t clothes and some of them are starting to get too small for you!  You where a size 9 shoe.

In the past month or so, we have been working on potty training. To sum it up,you do good when we do good.  It is hard to remember to take you to the potty every hour.  You use it when we take you but you are not to the point that you tell us when you need to go.  You have never done a #2 in the potty.

Maddox, you are so smart!  You are talking great!  You struggle to say some letters like S but I know you can make the sound, you just haven’t started making it in words yet.

Aunt LaLa, Uncle Nate Nate and Caine taught you to say “Go DUKE” and you say it a lot!!  Mommy and Daddy do not like that phrase at all and we will give you a look when you say it.  We are Tar heel Fans and SC Gamecock fans…NOT DUKE!  You know it pushes a button with us and you think it is funny!  Little stinker!

You absolutely LOVE your little brother…(I am going to do a post on that soon.) You like to love on him but you also like to take everything he touches away from him.

Play Date and Valentine’s Day!!

Last Monday, Andrea and Taylor stopped by for a little visit.  I was so excited for these little buddies to get to see each other…they are growing up too fast!!

They are just precious!!!

We made some Valentine cookies for our family!!

Tuesday I had to work so we celebrated Valentines when I got home.  The boys got balloons, cards, Maddox a movie and Ryder a book!  We kept it real simple.  Maddox brought home a big bag full of candy from preschool so the last thing we needed to get them was candy.

Chris reading Maddox his card, how sweet! 

It was a great couple hours we had getting to celebrate with them!