Happy Valentine's Day!

We have been busy little bees doing some Valentine things. The class valentines were completed over the weekend.

I found them here. They were fairly easy and I think they turned out cute.

I spent the evening making cookies for Megan's class and for Chuck to take into work.


While making cookies for the school bake sale last week Chuck suggested that I put flour into a shaker for the counter.


Pure genius!

I am off to do a little housework before heading to Megan's classroom. Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you are taking time to enjoy the simple moments!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday dear Mom,
Happy Birthday to you!

Chuck wanted to put a picture up of you. I told him you would kill us!! Have a great birthday and I am looking forward to dinner tomorrow.

Olympic Closing Celebration Dinner

I couldn't let the Olympics pass without a celebration. I decided to make a special dinner to celebrate the closing ceremonies. I made an Asian BBQ Chicken in a stir fry. I decided that I had to serve it over noodles after I found these.

How special that I was able to find noodles to represent the Birds Nest!


It so yummy and we even used chopsticks to eat. Which was comical. I stink at using chopsticks. Thank goodness they pulled out the forks while we were in China!

Megan even tried using chopsticks. Look at that concentration. She finally gave up and went back to eating her noodles with a fork or her fingers.

Since this was such a special dinner I pulled out Megan's tea set. The province that she is from is know for their porcelain so while in China we purchased her a hand painted tea set.

Megan loves tea and thought it was great to be able to drink it out of her tea cup. She keep asking for more.

As most of you know China has a very special place in our hearts. We have enjoyed watching the Olympics. It has been so neat to see all the places that we were able to visit. Oh the memories it has brought back.

Asian BBQ Chicken

1 cup honey BBQ sauce
4 1/2 t soy sauce
1/2 t ginger
1/4 garlic powder

Cook chicken until juices run clear. Add vegetables of your choice (I used carrots, broccoli & cauliflower) and saute until crisp tender. Add BBQ sauce and simmer until hot. Enjoy!

Weekend Stuff

Friday night we headed to the mall to pick up a birthday present. The plan was to grab a quick bite to eat before shopping. I had my heart set on Chick-fil-A. I was heartbroken when I got there and saw they were closed for remodeling!

That is okay. Chuck ended up taking us to TGI Fridays and it was fantastic. We were able to eat there for under $20, which shocked us both!

We then purchased the present and browsed around the bookstore before heading home. I don't hit the mall often so it was fun.

Saturday afternoon we headed to my parents to celebrate my niece Alison's birthday. She is 15! Boy does that make me feel old! It was a wonderful afternoon for a pool party.



All of the kids were in the pool having a blast! They had a friendly match of chicken which was fun to watch.

Then they took a swimming break for a water balloon fight. The big boys decided to join the fun. It was very funny to watch the boys get blasted by balloons!
Megan decided that all of the noise and splashing from the big kids was too much for her. She spend the afternoon hanging out on the pool deck.

Sunday we spent a lazy afternoon at home. I pulled a few spent flowers from my lilies while Megan napped. Chuck tried to fix his truck, but had no luck. It needs a new oil pump and he was unable to get the oil pan off. His uncle is coming by tomorrow night to help with that.

We grilled out burgers for dinner and then spent some time outside playing. Megan helped me water flowers and played on the swing. I then made ice cream cones for everyone and we headed in for bath time.

I really wanted to do some crafting but just ran out of time. Hopefully I can get a few things started this week.

I know that I have been a sporadic blogger lately. My days are full and have been passing too quick! I do enjoy blogging and reading other blogs so hopefully things will slow down around here.

Have a great Monday!

Two!

Megan had a birthday yesterday. Can you believe she is two! It is hard for me to believe. It feels like yesterday she was placed in my arms.

We had a low key celebration. I had all of my daycare kids yesterday. Thankfully my niece, Alison was here to help. To celebrate we had a small scoop of vanilla ice cream. I put different toppings in a muffin tray. The kids thought it was great to choose their own toppings.

Last night we headed out for dinner with Chuck's mom and step dad. After dinner Grandma and Grandpa took Megan shopping at Toys r Us. She had a blast trying out all of the bikes.

Grandma and Grandpa were generous enough to let Megan bring this trike home.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Celebrating: Chuck's New Job

Chuck applied for a new position at his company. A few days after he had his interview he called to say he had gotten the job!

To celebrate he was welcomed home by this sign. It was posted on the door from the garage to the house, so he would see it first thing.

We then celebrated with one of his favorite meals, pot roast and cinnamon strudel cake (sorry no recipe, I had little time so this is from a box) for dessert. Nothing fancy, but Megan and I wanted Daddy to know we are proud of him!