Peyton's Wipeout video!

Still sick and now Kyan is as well.  This morning I felt like I just went through the motions.  Had a doctors appointment (had blood drawn and didn't cry!  woohoo!), made my grocery run, survived during the day and watched the pool repair men like a hawk, picked up Bray and took all the kids to the park.  Then...the coughing started.  and.  has.  not.  stopped.  Therefore, to add a little humor to my day and in an attempt to go to bed with a smile. in.  between.  coughs.  I thought I'd post this video.  Don't worry, she was fine after the fall.  :)

Multi Tasking Monday 11/29 and Linguine Salad Recipe

Well, I'm even more sick than I was yesterday!  Pax had another rough night and now Pey and Ky have runny noses, too.  Today was spent dropping Bray off at school, running a quick morning errand, some outdoor time with the little ones, picking up Bray and finishing laundry, cleaning and staying hydrated (I can feel my milk supply has taken a hit).  Hopefully today is the worst of it!

List for the Week

Tree Decorated

Grocery Run

Primary Appt.

Watch pool repair man like a hawk and make sure he's fixing it correctly ;)

MOMS Club Emails

Print and complete Peyton's VPK forms

Bray's ACH Appt.

Get things together for December Holiday Party

Complete Christmas Card and PRINT

Complete The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Book

Laundry, cleaning and cooking in a joyful way!

And all the in betweens :)

Linguine Pasta Salad

This is a recipe from my mom that is SUPER easy to make and I always get compliments.  It's a yummy side dish and takes about 20 minutes to make.

Ingredients:

1 box of linguine pasta

1 green pepper chopped small

2 large tomatoes chopped into small pieces

1/2 bottle of Salad Supreme

1 16 ounce bottle of regular Italian Salad Dressing (try to find one in which the oil doesn't settle half way down)

Break the pasta in half and put in pot of boiling water and cook.

 Mix 1/2 bottle of Salad Supreme (found in spice section at Publix)...

 with the chopped green peppers and tomatoes.

 Drain cooked pasta and rinse with COLD running water.

 In a large bowl add pasta, mixture of ingredients and an entire bottle of Italian Salad Dressing.

 And that's it! :)

 Place in gallon zip lock bag in frig to marinate overnight.  This also makes it very easy to transport to events or potluck dinners

Sunday Supper 11/28!

We really enjoyed the last few days of Thanksgiving Break.  My husband only had to work 4 days and also had the entire weekend off!  Yay!  Yesterday we spent the day taking out our Christmas decorations and attended a friends birthday party.  Our good friend, Little K. turned the big 3 and Pey and Ky are at war over who is his best friend...it's quite a battle!  Late last night both Pax and I got hit with a cold...it was so sad trying to nurse my little one when he was so stuffly.  Today we felt a little worse, so we took it easy and decorated the tree and house and went to my parents house and enjoyed cooking smores by the fire.  I'm a little sad Bray goes back to school tomorrow...its been a great break.  Hopefully we will be on the mend by tomorrow!  :)

Sunday Supper Meal Plan

Breakfasts: Cold cereal, breakfast burritos, smoothies.

Lunches: Turkey sandwiches, Cheese mini-me's, left overs.

Dinners:

Monday: Left over turkey and rice

Tuesday: Mac and cheese, green beans and salad

Wednesday: Chicken stir fry, rice and salad

Thursday: Chili's Chili Recipe over rice

Friday: Grilled cheese and tomato soup

Saturday:  MOMS Club December Holiday Party

Sunday:  Spaghetti, meatballs and salad

Thanksgiving 2010!

Our Thanksgiving was WONDERFUL!

 The morning started off at 6am getting packed and heading out to the Turkey Trot Race, which is an 18 year tradition for our family.  Vu and Bray decided to run the 5K and did AMAZING...they did not stop once!  My mother also power walked the 5K and did great :)   I headed down with my brother, dad and the kids to participate in the 1 mile.  Everyone had a really great time!

We quickly raced home and turned on the Macy's Day Parade and the kids had a blast watching the floats and dancers.  It was very exciting to see my high school participate as well!  During this time, my mom came over and worked very hard getting the casseroles made.  I FINALLY finished the apples pies that I had started on the day before...it literally took me 5 hours just to peel them because of the back and forth with 4 kids and a hubby who didn't get off work until midnight.  But they turned out really well and no one got food poisoning. I was proud of myself :)  Naps were next, then turkey time!

My parents, brother and grandmother came over and we ate dinner together.  It was a lovely evening of delicious food, good kid behavior (whew!) and sweet company.  Peyton even said Grace at dinner..it was adorable.  My mother started a new tradition by giving us a new family game...this year it was Yali, a game of balancing small balls on a table.  Braylon really loved it!  My mother is full of wonderful ideas :)  Some pictures are below...

Daddy and Bray up bright and early for the 5K run.  They ran the ENTIRE race!!!  So proud of my healthy runners :)

 Uncle Bo and Pa rode in our van to the Turkey Trot Race.  Here is Bo snapping the beans en route...a tradition :)

 YAY!  A great photo at the race!

 Mommy, Daddy, Pey, Pax, Ky and Bray

 My very first attempt at apple pies!  I even made the crust *happy dance*

 Ta-da!!!

 Mimi and Kyan working the on the undercover corn

 28 pound beauty!

 Uncle Bo cutting the bird

 Lots of giggle attacks with grandma!

 Paxtyn chewing.  I also caught Kyan in the background  hee hee

 6 months old!

 Braylon working hard.

 I tried to get creative and took a photo from the stairs.

 I love this photo of us!

 Investigating Bo and Pa's beards

November 2010 Camping Trip!

We just got back from our 2nd camping trip and it was SOOOO much fun!!!  We booked a site at Ft. DeSoto Camp Ground and checked in on Saturday morning and spent two wonderful nights enjoying the beautiful fall weather!  We were with four other familes (who we dearly love!) and the children had a marvelous time playing in the water, climbing trees, and enjoying all nature had offer.  We also got to bond with our friends.  Great company+ yummy food+ fireside chats=lifelong memories!

On Sunday my parents and brother came for lunch and to hang out for the rest of the day and after wetting all of his outfits, they also took Kyan for the night (newly potty trained kiddo did not fair well with walking long distances to the bathroom!).  Paxtyn (6 months) was AMAZING.  He only woke to nurse a few times each night and immediately went back to sleep.  Both Bray and Pey had sooooo much fun!

This is such a fun family tradition and all the hardwork of prepping, packing, and unloading is ABSOLUTELY worth it!

Braylon helping set up our new tent!

 Woa!  It was massive!  But perfect for our larg(er) family and room to grow.

 High 70's in mid November...dream weather.

 Fun at the waters edge

 Many discoveries

 Piling in for some tubing fun!

 :)

 So much fun!

 Kyan finally joined in!

 Giggle attacks

 and sippy cup battles

 Pajama monkeys

 Really, does it get any better?

 Potluck dinner with friends

 Marshmellow king

 Fun at the playground!

 Rolly Polly collector

 WOW!!!

 Mommy and Pey :)

 Silly Mimi!

 Surprise visit from Uncle Bo!!

 Post braid krimpy hair

 Too much fun for little bodies to handle!

 Pancake breakfast

 My little sweeper

 The easiest baby in the world!