Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Random

Our sweet Bronco
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I made a big maze of roads out of tape for the boys to drive their cars on. It was awesome for about 10 minutes and then they forgot about it.
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They got busy doing this:
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Anyone else think they have enough cars?

Looking at pictures with all my animals.
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Check out this action shot!
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Love my boys.
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Charging Bull

Yes, I know we just had Christmas and I'm only up to Thanksgiving on the blog. Get over it.

Riley's teacher gave him the Indian name Charging Bull for whatever they were doing the week of Thanksgiving.
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He got an awesome shirt for his costume.
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Such a cute bull.
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Cream Biscuits

Oh heaven, I've found you. I made these one Sunday morning as my first ever attempt at biscuits. They were easy and very very delicious. Give them a try!
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I got the recipe from Emeril on foodnetwork.com.

You'll need:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar, plus more for sprinkling on top
1 teaspoon salt
1 to 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Slowly add 1 cup of the cream, stirring with a rubber spatula, to form a smooth dough. Add up to 1/2 cup additional cream if mixture is too dry, being careful not to overwork the dough or the biscuits will be tough.

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a square, about 3/4-inch thick. With a 2-inch round biscuit or cookie cutter, cut into 12 circles, gathering the scraps and gently patting out again, if necessary. Dip each round into the melted butter to coat on all sides. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and srinkle the tops with a little more sugar. Bake until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve hot.

As you can see, I just cut them into squares so I wouldn't have to do anything extra. They were tender and awesome!

Top bunk!

We recently decided to let Riley use his top bunk. We installed the ladder and he was a happy camper!
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He even slept up there for his nap, just a few hours later.
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He spent plenty of time playing up there.
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Too bad for him I started using that ladder as a privilege. It's been taken off a total of 3 times so far. He then has to earn it back. It's currently off b/c he had a bad week at school. Brock learned to climb up. I didn't manage a picture of that because I was having a heart attack.

And on that note, Brock has finally learned to climb DOWN his ladder so he's discovered he doesn't have to stay in bed once he gets put in there. CURSES!

Wordless Weekend

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I can't keep quiet on this one. Look at the torture Trouble puts up with. And he keeps coming back for more. Half the time he's seeking the kids so someone will touch him!
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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Denver

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Our dogs came as a matched set in July of 2006. They showed up in our neighbor's yard while we were out of town on a trip to Nashville. We had just found out we were pregnant with Riley and were high on life. The day after we got home I noticed the two puppies. I asked my neighbor and he said they just showed up. They were licking the grass so he gave them water and some cat food he had, but he did not want them. I couldn't help but pet them and play with them a bit. They both had fat bellies but were tiny everywhere else. 2 days later Josh had a day off and he fell in love with them. I wasn't sure I wanted 2 dogs with a baby on the way but we couldn't separate them!

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After asking around and finding no one to claim the dogs, we took them to the vet and they were ours. After much discussion I came up with Denver and Bronco as their names. They were rambunctious and destructive but they were also beyond cute and sweet. They feared Trouble from day one and Trouble made sure that feeling stayed with them. But Denver was always a bit more daring and wanted to be friends with Trouble. They had a brotherly relationship in which they play fought. So cute.
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They came with us when we moved to Jackson and had to live in the backyard for 6 months because I had a new born and they were always filthy! One of the big considerations when we were looking for a house to buy was that it had to have a huge backyard so the dogs could run and play.
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Denver was always the home body. He wanted to be inside and in comfort. Bronco would taunt him to get him outside to play.
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A few weeks ago, Denver started hacking so we shooed him outside. I checked on him before bed and he was laying down at the bottom of the yard and wouldn't come in. We have no idea what happened but when Josh went out an hour later, Denver had passed. We miss him everyday. Bronco had a hard time at the beginning but he's doing better now. He's eating more finally. Denver was the alpha of the two and didn't allow Bronco free access to their food. He's staying inside more but that's ok with me. We get to give him a lot of love and he's opening up more.

It will never be the same without Denver but we're glad to still have Bronco with us. We love you, Denver.

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Halloween!

I had gotten pajamas for the boys that I thought would double as costumes. I can't help it, I have issues with buying something that's only going to be worn once or twice. We don't do a lot of dress up around here! But the pajamas were a little too tight to look like anything other than pajamas. Brock is still young enough to get away with that but I felt bad for Riley. So we headed to Walmart and found an awesome bmx rider outfit. Riley was very excited to be a motorcycle rider.
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Brock got to choose between Buzz and Woody.
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Obligatory shot before we set out for trick or treating.
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And we're off!
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They were really excited to get some candy.
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I had not planned on hauling them the whole way but once we got candy they wanted to sit and eat it.
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I made this hat!
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And some cute extras.
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DIRTY

There is no doubt that Riley helped Brock get to this state.
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I don't think Brock minds. He loves being dirty.
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And some extras with Daddy.
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Friday, December 3, 2010

Brock is 2!

Our sweet Brock turned 2 October 23rd. It's still hard to believe.

I made a car cake for him.
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Riley managed to get a taste before we were ready to serve...
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The boys were very happy with their cake!
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BeBe was unimpressed. Or chagrined at having her picture taken. Or just being a ham.
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Yummy!
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Blue icing rocks.
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Clean up crew.
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Such a cutie pie.
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I think he had a good time.
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