Two Boys

Chase has been rolling over since Halloween day. I swear, this boy came out wanting to run and play. Bryson was a larger baby and I can see Chase's size has made it easier for him to be mobile earlier. These two are having a blast together. Chase loves watching Bryson and Bryson is so sweet and funny with Chase. My two boys.

Vaccines

I got my H1N1 vaccine yesterday, my flu shot about a month ago. Bryson got his H1N1 shot today, his flu shot will be tomorrow. I had to keep calling each week to see if the offices had received their shipment yet. They finally did and I was able to just walk in to my doctor's office for mine. Bryson needed an appointment but we only had to wait a day. I watch the news and see all these people waiting in line for hours. Many people complaining that they can't get it. It made me wonder...have any of my blogging friends gotten theirs? So tell me, what's been your experience with this subject?

Happy Anniversary

Dearest Brett,
4 years and 2 kids later...I still love you more and more each day.





We've had so many wonderful adventures and I'm grateful for you each and every day of my life. Thank you for our babies, thank you for your love and support, thank you for being such a wonderful husband and friend. I love you forever!!

Halloween Celebrations

I didn't get too many pictures of Halloween, but we did have a good holiday. On Friday night Brett and I got to go to a party (with no kids!!!!) at our neighbors house. It was a scavenger hunt and it was a lot of fun. We had to go all over town. We had to chip out clues from ice blocks at a graveyard, eat a double double at In And Out Burger in order to get the clue from the manager, etc... I was very impressed with the planning that was involved. Then the next night we went to Brett's brothers house for our traditional chili and cider (and donuts, and cornbread, and honey butter, and candy...)


Here's a shot of our group at In and Out Burger on the scavenger hunt


Scary monster


Me and my sister in law Lexi as Queen Amidala (sp?) minus the wig.


Bryson showing us how much of a boy he really is. Gross.

Pumpkin Time

Pumpkin time is here again,
Time to play trick or Treat.
Pumpkin time is here again,
Our Spooky friends we'll meet.

See the costumes we have on,
Monsters, ghosts, goblins too.
See the costumes we have on,
Hear us all shout "BOO!"

2 Recipes For Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup 1% milk, divided
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of ground cinnamon

Nutrition:
Calories: 224
Carbohydrates: 42 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g
Fat: 3 g
Protein: 10 g
Sugars: 25 g


Cooking Directions:
Mix sugar, cocoa and 2 tablespoons cold milk in a mug until smooth. Heat the remaining milk in a small saucepan on the stove top or in a 2-cup glass measure in the microwave until steaming hot but not boiling. Stir in the cocoa mixture and vanilla.
To froth the hot chocolate, whirl a whisk in it by rubbing your hands back and forth. (Alternatively, pour the hot chocolate into a blender, cover with the lid and a kitchen towel and blend until frothy.) Pour it back into the mug and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Yield: 1 servings



Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Ingredients:
3 cups instant dry milk
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. cinnamon (optional)

Mix together all ingredients and store in a container with a tight fitting lid. To make a cup of hot chocolate, add 1/3 cup of mixture to 8 oz boiling water and stir well. Makes about 15 cups.

Nutrition:
210 calories
3g protein
5g fat (3g sat, 0g trans fat)
40g carbohydrates
1g fiber
28g sugar
5mg cholesterol
25 mg sodium
4 points

Enjoy!!!

Convention

We were in Huntington Beach for convention this year. Convention for me is a vacation, for Brett and his family, it's work. Their day's are filled with meetings and speakers. My days are filled with shopping, outings and room service. We stayed at the Hyatt. It was a beautiful hotel. I wouldn't normally have the kids with me at convention, but since we were planning for Disneyland afterwards, we had to have them there.

Here's Bryson next to one of the numerous fountains.



Bryson playing in the courtyard with one of his numerous girlfriends.



A mermaid statue that I just love.



Coy fish pond next to the spa.



Just a cute picture of Chase in Uncle Jeremy's arms.



On the last day of convention my parents joined us to help babysit. We spent the day at The Aquarium of the Pacific. Bryson loved the bird enclosure. We fed the birds little cups of nectar. Later in the week he would try to get birds to land on his hand again. He kept asking for honey to feed the wild birds.







A shot of Brett and I right before the banquet. My parents were watching Bryson for the night at their hotel just so I could go to this. It's a really fancy sit down dinner. Women in gowns and Men in suits. 4 course meal. Fancy Schmancy. Unfortunately I had Chase with me and he didn't want me to have any fun. I scarfed down whatever food was in front of me and took crying Chase out numerous times. I missed desert (my favorite part) and ended up having to take Chase back to the room after an hour. I was upset. Oh well. In hindsight I should of had my parents stay at our room, with both the boys. I don't know what I was thinking.