Ryan

I took Ryan to the ENT today because he has started snoring and I could tell his tonsils were swollen. He also hasn't been sleeping well, he doesn't wake up during the night but I can tell he doesn't get a good night's rest. So he will be having his tonsils removed on Wednesday. The doctor took one look in his throat and said wow those are big. HIs tonsils are so swollen they are touching each other in the middle, the doctor was amazed that he is still eating well.

Matthew will be excited because he is going to have his first sleep over with a friend, he is going to spend the night with a friend from church the night before Ryan's surgery and stay with them on Wednesday so I can focus on Ryan. Aaron is not going to be able to go with us because school is about to start on the 24th so he has alot of stuff to prepare for that.

Yummy Recipe (and kid friendly)

I was looking for something different to do with chicken and found this recipe online. The boys loved it and so did mom and dad.

Baked Chicken Nuggets

3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon basil
1/2 cup melted butter

1. Preheat oven to 400
2. Cut chicken breasts into 1 1/2 inch pieces. In medium bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, cheese, salt, thyme and basil. Mix well. Put melted butter in a bowl or dish for dipping.
3. Dip chicken pieces into melted butter first, then coat with the bread crumb mixture. Place well coated chicken pieces on a lightly greased cookie sheet in a single layer, and bake for 20 minutes.

We made it a completely kid friendly dinner by serving it with mac and cheese and grapes.

Enjoy!

SHOW US YOUR LIFE-Wedding Party/Ceremony

It's Friday so time for another Show Us Your Life, this week it's Wedding Party and Ceremony


Here is the picture of me and my girls:

From left to right we have: Kathleen (met her not long after my divorce and she was a great friend and a great help with my daughter), Jennifer (friends since 7th grade), Me, Katie (my sister), Cindy (another good friend that I've known for about 11 years) then my little girl Alex (who is not so little anymore, she is 13 and taller than me!)

I kept my flowers simple, I LOVED Gerber Daisies so that was my bouquet and of course Alex wanted what Mommy had then as you can see the other girls had roses.

A funny note: the jewelry I am wearing I borrowed from my ex-husbands wife (we are actually pretty good friends and they came to the wedding)


Here is a picture of the ceremony, my poor hubby had the sun in his eyes the entire ceremony! We got married on June 15, 2002 at the Dallas Arboretum.

Show Us Your Life-Wedding Dresses

Kelly over at Kelly's Korner is doing Show Us Your Life-this week is show us your wedding dress. So without further ado (or should I say I Do here is my dress....

We married on June 15, 2002 at the Dallas Arboretum




Check out Kelly's blog for more: www.kellyskornerblog.com

Weekend

How was your weekend?

MIne was fabulous: I left around noon on Thursday and headed to McKinney with some friends for a weekend of scrapbooking. I know it doesn't sound like fun for some of you but it was GREAT for me! We laughed, scrapbooked and laughed some more. I got alot accomplished, 41 pages to be exact. When I got home on Sunday afternoon the boys were anxious to see me and everything I worked on.

Hope you had a great one!

My mom comes for a weeklong visit on Wednesday and the boys are beside themselves excited. We have no set plans just to have fun with Grandma!

A Giveaway

My friend Tonya over at Kotori is doing a give away, check out her new online shop at www.mykotori.com
She makes jewelry using photos of you, your kids, etc...

Ryan Swimming

Ryan at the local pool, he usually will not go past the blue line but as you can see he has gotten over that fear.