Thoughtful Tuesday

I am so thankful for friends who have given us so much for Natalie to use. I'm glad that we have been able to pass it on as well. Since we had Natalie, and we knew we were stopping at two, I have been able to give all of Brandon's clothes to our friend Hans. I have also been able to start shipping things to Nicole for her baby girl coming in a few weeks. I just love how generous people have been, and am so thankful that I can share the wealth with others!

Pinterest - Muffins

Brandon and I decided to make Tyler some muffins this morning from a recipe I found on Pinterest. I can't link to the recipe though because it says the link is not real.

So . . . Here is the recipe I followed. If someone knows where it came from, feel free to let me know!!

These muffins are supposed to taste like the Costco muffins.

1 box cake mix (chocolate)

2 tbsp flour

3 eggs

2/3 cup milk

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 tspn baking powder

1 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Mix everything together.

Bake 20 minutes at 375

Tyler loved them!! Next time we are going to try a lemon poppy seed kind!!

Friday Five

1.  We are so thankful for our two week vacation, and being able to spend so much time with family and friends. We are so excited that we are headed home today though!! Excited we get to sleep in our own beds, and more important the kids can sleep in their own beds!!

2. I read Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks over the past two days because my mom just read it. I'm excited to go up to their house next weekend so we can watch the movie together. We love Nicholas Sparks books and movies!!

3. We are not going to take another road trip like this for at least a year!! Next year we'll get to go to beautiful Lake Tahoe!! Hopefully we'll get to stop in Orange County and Nor Cal along the way to visit family we don't get to see nearly enough!! (Yes Nicole; you, Jon and baby girl are our family too!!)

4. I am almost done with the Baxter family series by Karen Kingsbury. When I finish I really think I'm going to be at a loss. I love this family and reading about what happens to all of them. Makes me wish we lived closer to our families.

5.  There are some events in the upcoming week I'm really not looking forward to. I'm hoping the good times go slowly, and the painful ones go quickly. I know it will go the other way, but we're going to cherish every moment with our friends who are moving this next week!

Family of four . . . 8 weeks

New things about Brandon: staying in a hotel is very challenging for him. There are just so many things to play with, and in a hotel they are almost all right at his level. We have moved things for the past two days so that way he wouldn't play with them. That's easier than continually telling him no.

New things about Natalie: she has not been eating very well since we started traveling again. I don't know if it's the change of schedule, water, or what but she has been spitting up a lot more lately. We had another all night sleeper too!! It was great!!

New things about Tyler: He can't wait to be home!! Driving from Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Phoenix in a week is not Tyler's idea of a great summer break. Spending time with family and friends is though.

New things about Cassandra: I have seen more than I have wanted to of the back seat of our car. Between feeding Natalie and entertaining Brandon I can't wait to not have to sit in a car for a long time!! I am ready for some good healthy food too. All of this fast food, and eating out is really starting to get to me.

Wordless Wednesday

Thoughtful Tuesday

In the past week we have gone to two different zoos. We went to the children's zoo in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and then we went to the zoo in Omaha. I understand it must be expensive for the up keep of the animals and their exhibits, but I feel like zoos take advantage of you. At least both of the zoos we were at let us bring stuff in with us, as long as there was no glass.  Either way though, $15 for an adult to get into the zoo? Then, thank goodness B is still under 2, because if he wasn't then he would have been like $12!! Both of the zoos were really cool though, and I wish we would have had more time at the Omaha zoo.

Family of Four. . . 7 weeks

New things about Brandon: Brandon had a great week. He was able to meet his great grandparents on Tyler's side this week. Now Brandon has met all of his great grandparents.  We learned this week that Brandon does great in the car, but not on 12 hour drives. There was really nothing that would keep him occupied other than sleeping for a long time.

New things about Natalie: Natalie did great in the car this week! We were really worried about her, but we were so thankful how well she did. Natalie took her paci more this week too, which made the car rides easier too.

New things about Tyler: Tyler had a great time driving this week. He was our super hero who drove us across the country! He loved being able to visit with his family too.

New things about Cassandra: I was so happy to finally meet the rest of Tyler's family this week! It was nice to be able to put a face to the name. I didn't overly enjoy our long drives, but it was worth it in the end.