CHEEKY!

...........LOVE those chubby, soft, good smelling cheeks

.........I just can't resist!!!!!!!

I guess that is why they are always red and chapped!

Just so stinkin' kissable....

The B-I-B-L-E.....

To stumble upon this the other night just makes my heart glad...........................

Just reading his bible and underlining verses from his Awana book. I just couldn't tell him to turn off his little reading light and tell him to go to sleep.........he was reading his BIBLE!

Oh how I pray he will soak in these precious words and retain them and be able to recall them when he is tempted to do wrong or wanting to be like the crowd or needing comfort or leading a friend to the Lord.

and this makes my heart even gladder.......is that a word?

Daddy snuggling in bed, reading with his boy....................

thank-you Lord for your many blessings!

Muffins

Just thought I'd share a yummy muffin recipe per request by a couple of ya......

Strawberry-Banana Muffins

Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (I use salted butter)
3/4 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries (cut into small pieces)
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffins pan with paper liners

Melt butter and set aside.

In a medium sized bowl whisk together the brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and mashed bananas. Add the melted butter to the brown sugar mixture and stir to combine.

In another large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gently fold in the berries, making sure they are coated with flour. This helps to prevent the berries from sinking during baking. Do not over mix or the berries will end up coloring the batter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir only until the ingredients are just combined. Do not over mix the batter or tough muffins will result.

Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full of batter. Place in the oven and bake until a tester inserted in the center of muffin comes out clean, 20-25 minutes.

Makes 12 regular sized muffins.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 thumbs up!!!!!!

Last night Oz and I got to go on a little date.

A FREE date!

We went to see the movie Fireproof.

Our little munchkins were entertained with a movie and games for free.........................

Our popcorn and candy and soda and even the Fireproof book......Free.............

Where was all this FREE stuff you ask??!!! Our wonderful church, First Baptist Church Woodstock. They showed the movie in the Chapel. The foyer was all set up like a movie theater with popcorn machines, candy, soda. It smelled like a movie theater and all!

Now the movie was awesome and even made you laugh. We really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to all married couples.

We give the movie Fireproof 2 thumbs up!!!!!!

Boys will be boys!!!!

So I was thinking last night............................................

after I sat through a meal where my boys (Campbell and even his daddy) were doing boy things at the dinner table. If you don't know what boy things are just guess......yes, you guessed it right!. Now I don't want to make it sound like this happens every meal b/c we do teach and stress the importance of good manners....but last night...Manners? What manners?

So that got me thinking how thankful I am the Lord gave me a girl to endure these boy things with!

A little birdie told me........

As I have taken down the Christmas decor and have been doing a little re-decorating I have noticed that I have gotten quite the little collection of birds..........................

Even down to a box of Kleenex!

I don't know what it is lately, I can just hear their little cute selves chirping at me saying "come look at me. Aren't I cute? You need me in your home."

The only thing I can figure is I have always wanted to fly!

Ya know what they say....birds of a feather flock together!

What are you favorite decorating items right now???????

You and Me.....

What a long week. Oz has been in Nashville for the last 4 days at a football convention. So I have been a single mom for the last few long days.

I am so thankful for my other half. I need him, the kids need him. I don't know how single parents do it.

I just noticed by the last couple of days how my patience seemed thin, my exhaustion, lack of compassion, and just the inability to make one more decision. I was getting a little discouraged with myself as a mom.

And then he comes home..................

And fills in the pieces that I have been lacking in...................

What a perfect fit we are!

WELCOME HOME! WELCOME HOME!

monday, monday

..................here's to a Happy Monday to you!

Hope it is as good as hot cocoa with whip cream and sprinkles on top!

Snug as a bug in a rug.

So look what I stumbled upon tonight when doing bedtime rounds...............................

Ahhhhhh, don't you just love that booty in the air sleeping position. It reminds me of when he was a newborn. I just miss those snugly ole days.

Sleep tight my little Coop!

We have had a wonderful Christmas season with visits from Oz's family and my family! Lots of yummy food, games, shopping, and family time.

I have neglected blogging since I have been busy entertaining and now it is time to say good bye to all the Christmas decorations. My goal this week is to take it all down and do major cleaning and organizing, so basically I will neglect my blog again this week to get my house in tip top shape!

Happy New Year to all! and see ya soon!

So how is your de-christmasing coming????