On a Serious Note...

For Christmas, Grandma gave us this little calender that has a saying or bible verse for each day. It's called the Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian. I love reading them each day. The sayings or bible verses mainly have to do with our children. For example, this was yesterdays Feb 24th...



"We can't be everywhere. But God can. We can't see everything. But God can. We can't know everything. But God can. No matter what age our children are, releasing them into God's hands is a sign of our faith and trust in Him and is the first step toward making a difference in their lives. Prayer for our children begins there."



I love that one because Mike and I have had numerous talks about how we will raise our children and we have come to the conclusion that all we can really do is parent from our knees. We hope we will be able to do this throughout our childrens' lives. In any situation no matter how much we would like to scream at them, we will get our answers in prayer on how to parent them best. I love that Mike and I have these conversations.



Today's bible verse, however, spoke to me particularly. Funny how you come across something that gives you some unexpected comfort that you desperately needed. So here it is...



"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you." -Isaiah 43:2



That's all for now. Next post will be some more fun pics of Callie!

Callie's 9 month photos

Here are Callie's 9 month photos (taken by Wendy Tate) It is true when our parents said that they grow up so fast! I can't believe its almost been 10 months since little Callie's arrival! She has brought so much love and joy to our lives. Enjoy the pics...

Lions and Tigers and Bears... wait, there weren't any bears.

We had beautiful weather today so we decided to take Callie to the zoo. We had so much fun with our lil munchkin. She loved to look at everything... no time for a nap! Here are some pics from our day!

Hank is way bigger than our neighbor's cows...

Callie, steak.

Yes, we made her wear her beach hat. I was scared her head would get burned.

Lunchtime! Turkey, sweet potatoes and some fruit. Oh and lil crunchies were the best to keep her occupied in her stroller.

I love this pic because all day she would rather people watch than look at the animals... Here, we are looking at the alligators but Callie is seeing what the people next to us are doing.

taking a break.

she is just too sweet!


goats were boring I guess or she is people watching...

And there really weren't any bears.

Big Bath, Nursery, and Marinated Cheese... random collection of photos

I am sort of doing like 3 posts in 1. I feel like I always want to blog about stuff but am too tired or Miss Priss is being a handful, etc. So, when I actually get the chance to sit down and blog I have alot to share. This one is really random... here it goes!





This is Callie in the big bath. She is outgrowing her baby bath tub and really wants to move around and splash in it so I figured tonight (during Mommy and Callie time while Daddy is at Poker night with the boys) we would try out the big bath! I put a towel down on the bottom of the tub so it wouldn't be as hard to sit on and so she wouldn't slip. She loved it! She wasn't so sure about the water coming out of the faucet at first but soon forgot about it and played with her bath toys. She splashed and splashed and I didn't get soaked and the floor didn't either. I think the baby bath tub is history!

Ok on to the nursery pics. I never posted any pictures of Callie's room since it was all done. And since I had Supper Club (next random picture) last night, her room was clean so I took some pictures. I still love her theme. And I love the puppy dog painting that Jordan's mom painted for us. http://www.kendallboggsfineart.blogspot.com/

this is her little play corner with her own little chair that Aunt Hillary got her! You can't really see but in the background of the painting, she wrote little sayings like, do your best, never give up, say please and thank you, etc we love to talk about the puppy while diaper changing we just lowered the crib because she is crawling and pulling up on everything now!

And for my final random pic... Marinated Cheese! Every month my girlfriends and I get together for Supper Club. We rotate houses and last night it was my turn. I made marinated cheese (give a shout out to my sis, Ang, who gave me the recipe), fruit, salad, and chicken tetrazinni (from the Puffy Muffin cookbook). And for dessert we had some little petite fours that publix made... yeah didn't feel like making dessert myself. I served Arrington Vineyard wine (Stags White and Red Fox Red). I wanted to support my local winery that is seriously closer to our house than a Publix. I think everything turned out great and we always have a good time when we get together. Here is the recipe for the ever so popular marinated cheese...

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 cup white wine vinegar

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

3 tablespoons minced green onion

1 teaspoon sugar

3/4 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

3 cloves garlic minced

2 0z. diced pimento drained

8 oz. block sharp cheddar cheese

8 oz. pkg. cream cheese or mozzarella

Combine all ingredients. Cut cheese length wise and cross wise. Pour marinate over cheese and chill at least 8 hrs.

when ready to serve pour some marinate out of dish or transfer cheese to another platter and drizzle marinate over cheese

Serve with crackers... I always use the Toasteds. They have a party box with like three different kinds of crackers in it.

Here is what is will look like. I should have taken a picture before we started eating it. This is what was left so the presentation is a little more messy than when first served.

And if you are wanting a good Chicken Tetrazinni recipe, this one is good... if you like cheese. I love Puffy Muffin so my mom suggested making the chicken tetrazinni. She made it and it was delicious so I decided to make it for Supper Club.

12 oz. spaghetti

1 tablespoon veg. oil

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 tablespoon butter

1/4 cup onions, chopped

2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

2 tablespoons red bell pepper, diced

2 cans of cream of mushroom soup

1 cup chicken broth

3 cups velveeta cheese, shredded

4 cups chicken, cooked and diced

In boiling water, cook the spaghetti adding oil and salt until al dente. Drain well.

In a large sauce pan, melt the butter and add the onions, parsley, bell pepper, soup, broth, salt, 1/2 cup of cheese. Add the spaghetti and chicken. Stir well. Transfer the mixture to a pyrex dish and top with the remaining cheese. Bake uncovered in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 45 minutes.

Happy Valentine's Day from Our Sweetheart!

Superbowl Party

We had so much fun at Aunt Ang and Uncle Jay's superbowl party! The food was yummy and Callie had a blast playing with her cousins. Uncle Jay is probably the biggest Saints fan we know so it was great to experience the big win with them. two posts in one day so keep on scrollin down!

She is seriously going to be a gymnast!

Aren't their shirts cute?! Good job Ang!