An Easter weekend . . . .

So, we had the family Easter yesterday and our Easter today! It is nice to spend time w/the whole family and hopefully soon, we will be adding a new member into the mix. She has no idea what she is getting into! LOL! Here are some pics of this weekend.
All the boys were excited to find some eggs this morning! Even Tovi, although he wasn't as interested in finding them as just running around.

The boys' Easter baskets.

Getting 7 boys to focus and together is quite a difficult task. Trevor wasn't very patient, he kept telling everyone that he was ready to find easter eggs. Noah was teamed up w/Trevor and Jordan w/Ty. Eli was finding frogs, Scott sport balls, Lucas carrots, Trevor elmo, and Ty chicks.

Trevor quickly finished his red vine to go on his hunt!

Lucas's first carrot!

Where oh, where did elmo go?

Where are my frogs?

Ty is getting the hang of it!

Oh, what a cute pic!

Trevor found all his elmo eggs, twice!

Scott needs to find 2 more!

Eli's last frog!

3 more carrots to go!

I was glad that the weather was nice for the weekend. Perfect for egg hunts. The boys spent most of yesterday playing outside. I am thankful for so much, my family and friends. But mostly for Christ dying for us, so that we may all go to heaven. Enjoy your holiday weekend and those that are most important! God Bless!

Honey-Baked Chicken

makes: 4 servings
cooking time: 3-6hrs
ideal slow cooker size: 5-quart

4 skinless breasts (bone-in)
2 Tbsp butter, melted
2 Tbsp honey
2tsp prepared mustard
2tsp curry powder
salt and pepper, optional

1. Spray slow cooker with non stick cooking spray and add chicken.

2. Mix butter, honey, mustard, and curry.

3. Cover and cook on High 3hrs, or on Low 5-6hrs.

I used boneless chicken, and paprika instead of curry and put in more mustard than 2 tsp. The boys gave it 3 thumbs up. We had the chicken w/cheese and bacon smashed potatos and steamed broccoli. It was yummy!

Random Pic . . .

Last week, I met a my sis at Michael's to pick out what we need to make baby shower invites for our other sis! Ty and I were waiting for Trevor to have some potty training success. Ty enjoyed this hat and he thought the Easter egg was a ball. He was easy to entertain. And Trevor was successful w/potty training!

I love my crock pot . . . .

With working nights, it is really nice to just throw things into my crock pot and then not really have to do anything else. For Christmas my mom gave all the girls a fix and forget bible. 1400 recipes-so I thought I would share some as I try them. The boys really enjoyed the Delicious Chicken recipe that I tried on Thursday. So here it is:

Delicious Chicken

makes 6 servings
cooks 8-10 hrs
ideal crock pot size: 4-5qt

3 whole chicken breast, skin removed and halved
10 3/4 oz can cream of chicken soup
1/2c cooking sherry
4-oz can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dried tarragon or dried rosemary
1/4 tsp garlic powder

1. Place chicken in slow cooker.
2. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over chicken breasts, making sure all pieces are glazed with sauce.
3. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hrs, or on high 4-5hrs.
4. Serve over mash potatos or noodles.

Now, anyone who know me well- knows that I am not really the follow the recipe exactly kinda girl. So, I tweaked it slightly. First no mushrooms in my crock pot! I didn't like the idea of rosemary/tarragon w/the cream of chicken soup. So, I did the basic salt, pepper, onion and a little more garlic. We had ours over noodles. Lucas who is a pretty slow eater had his bowl clean in less that 10min! Wow! But that might have had something to do w/the crescent rolls that were coming out of the oven. The boys gave this 3 thumbs up

This week I am gonna try a Honey "Baked" Chicken. Lucas is really wanting some pizza. Too bad I can't throw all the stuff for that into the crock pot!

Spring Break!

I didn't get the camera out a lot over spring break. I worked most of the first part of it. Must to Tovi's dismay. He was thrilled when I had my day's off. We had a bday party for my Grandpa's 83rd bday. My mom took the boys to see The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Which is based off a book that both the older boys have read. They really enjoyed it. Then we had a movie marathon and celebrated St. Pat's Day w/ green food while we watched the snow come down on the first day of spring. But on Monday- we ventured out and hung out at the mall. After a snack and a walk around-we spent a couple hours at Monkey Business. The boys were able to get rid of alot of energy. We had fun playing on the inflatables. They had a good spring break and were not quite ready to go back to school. But before you know it, summer will be here. Here are some pics from their fun at monkey business.

Have a great week! Hopefully, it won't take me so long to update the next time.

Have your cake and eat it too!

Trevor's bday was a couple weeks ago. I made the cake and Lucas helped decorate it. I always enjoy having a helper and all the boys are pretty good w/frosting!

The birthday boy was pretty happy w/his Thomas the Train cake.

Trevor opened his first present and then was done. Tyler, however, was all over the unwrapping. Luckily, he had some presents of his own to unwrap.

We got Trevor some books, one of which was an Elmo goes to outer space.

I got this cute pic of Ty trying to put on my shoes. The kids had a lot of fun. But they always love cousin time. And when the family gets together- its loud, messy, and absolutely the BEST!

New Camera pics . . .

I got a new camera since my old one was busted and here are some pics w/the new one.

My dad took a pic of his awesome camera.

Body Venture

Okay better late than never. Here are the pics from the body venture event from school. The kids really enjoyed the exhibit. The learned alot. I spent my day as the stomach. I had a 5min presentation to teach the kids about what the stomach does. Since, Eli's group was the last of the day, I was able to go through the rest of the exhibit w/him. Which was fun-even when he liked to rat me out for not eating fruits and veggies! :)

Sharks!

This is Lucas's fav song from the program. Sorry about the video, I have a better one but for some reason the blog doesn't like to upload it. My camera's screen is broken and I couldn't see what I was recording.

Lucas's Music Program

Lucas had a music program a few weeks ago. He did a really good job. He knew all the words. He said that if he didn't-he said that he just made them up! LOL!

And watch it erupt . . . . .

The coolest thing about his project was his erupting volcano!

Mount Vesuvius

Noah's newest project was on volcanoes. So, he chose Mt Vesuvius. He thought it was cool that I had been there when I was a kid. Unfortunately, he thought I had been there when it was erupting. LOL! But I am thankful 1.) that I am not that old and 2.) that I wasn't there when it was erupting. Noah worked very hard on his diorama, but it was knocked over after his presentation-so it wasn't salvageable. :(

Thanks!

Thank you to my sis, Jules for my blog make over. I have had a busy week up at the school. Between the bookfair and body venture (pics to come), I have been up at the school every day. So, I plan to post some updates soon! But I wanted to say thanks to Jules- and if anyone needs a blog make over- she is your gal! Check her out.

Live, Love, and Laugh

Well, w/vday this weekend-we had some vday gifts for teachers to make. So, while we were living this week, we were also loving and laughing.
Lucas is always good for a laugh. Even on laundry day!

Eli made some sugar cookies for their teachers gifts.

And everyone decorated their teacher's cookies!

My Bff Jules had surgery this week. So, the girls from work and I got a care package together for her. But she isn't gonna be off for too long-because we need her back! LOL! Hear that Jules! Seriously, we hope she has a speedy recovery! Although, I forgot to put a few things in her basket- she really appreciated it!

This Vday weekend, is a girl's weekend to the lake to get some great deals for President's day! I am so excited, because my mom is coming. My mom is so AWESOME and I am looking forward to hanging out w/her! I will fill you in on our great deals when we get back. I have my fingers crossed for another sale at Coach!

A sad day in our house. . . .

Last year, we assumed care of my brother's gerbils, Phantom and Brownie. Unfortunately, 2 weeks ago- Phantom (the nicer of the two) met his maker. Eli was pretty upset. And Brownie is missing his brother. May he rest in peace!

Who is Jonas Salk?

Noah has been working for 2 months on studying a "Hero". His hero is Jonas Salk. He wrote an essay for his english class (which his essay was the one choosen from his class to compete in the district competition. WOOHOO!). Next time you see him, ask him what he knows about Jonas.

Happy Birthday!

I am wishing my eldest brother Andrew- Happy Birthday! He has tortured, pestered, annoyed, protected, encouraged, uplifted, loved and strengthen me my entire life. He the center of a number of hilarious stories from my childhood. And I will be a wiser mother of 3 boys because of it. LOL! I know that I can depend on him for any and everything! Andrew, I love you and I am proud to call you friend/brother!

Open House

Tonight was Open House at the boys' school. So here are some pics of their great stuff. I am so proud of the boys and all their hard work.
Here is Lucas w/his pic Molly Lou Melon. A character from a book that his teacher read.

Here is his nutcracker. And you can also see his Kansas book on the left.

Here is Eli w/one of his many stories.

Here is the story.

Eli loving his dog.

Noah's classroom had some activities that his class has been doing. Fractions, looking at rocks under microscopes, maps of Hawaii, etc. Noah has some future projects, so come back to check them out.