Five on Friday!

The reason I have been a little absent on my blog lately is because I am working hard to get my new Wordpress blog up. You should see a post later in the week that will direct you to the new site!! I couldn't pass up another week of Five on Friday so here it goes...even though I am writing this on a Sat. morning :-)

1. Tomorrow we will celebrate not only Halloween, but EJ's first birthday! I absolutely cannot believe he is already one!! I better charge up those camera batteries!!


2. You would think the 1 year milestone would mean a better sleeping schedule...yet EJ wants abaolutely NOTHING to do with his crib the past week. Everytime we lay him down he screams!! He just wants to be held...and we know that. And we know that we are probably going to have to let him cry it out :-(.


3. Love this video I saw a couple weeks back. I just love everything this video communicates. A very good friend just had her baby girl last night and I just know she is going to be a super mother.


4. Another reason I have been blogabsent is due to the fact that I am taking two short online courses...along with teaching 120 high schoolers! One of the classes will result in a family heritage digital scrapbook. It is my first Jessica Sprague class and I have a feeling I will be taking MANY more. I am loving the digital scrapbooking!!! I have been spending all my free time scanning pictures, digging up marriage, birth, death dates...and learning a whole lot about my ancestors. I can't wait to see the finished product!!! The other class is just a basic Photoshop Class...bonus is that it was free!! I already knew most of the skills I am learning...but it is a great refresher!! If you are brand new to PhotoShop I highly suggest you sign up for the next free class!!


5. I don't think I posted yet about our first geocaching experience. If you have no idea what the word "geocaching" means please do yourself a favor and visit geocaching.com. We had an absolute BLAST... a full post to come on that later!


6. A package came in the mail the other day...a PhatStrap just for me that Hubby picked out as a surprise. Sometimes he's a pretty sweet guy ;-).


7. I'll leave you with the birthday invite I designed for EJ's party tomorrow.HAVE A SPOOKY HALLOWEEN!!!

Five on Friday

1. Fall is not my favorite season, yet it sure tried to convince me yesterday. It was absolutely GORGEOUS everywhere I looked. We took advantage of the nice weather and beautiful foliage by heading straight to the park after I picked the kids up from school. Then we stopped home for a quick snack and my mom stopped by and joined us for a walk to another local park. It was a great day! (I'll post some pics from our walk below)
2. This blog is what I have been reading the past few nights. I read almost the entire thing the first night. It is shocking, heart-wrenching, and just plain interesting. I recommend every parent or person in the medical field read what this family experienced; someday you may be really glad that you have the knowledge.
3. Potato chips are not usually my weakness...unless of course they are sitting next to some french onion dip. Yet, I have come to love the new Lays Garden Tomato & Basil potato chips. Once I start eating them it is very difficult to stop...watch out for these on your grocer's aisle...they are dangerous.
4. Saturday we are going to make individual pizzas for dinner...but this time we are going to make our own crust using this recipe. I'll let you know how it turns out. Still waiting for your awesome recipes ;-).
5. Last year I searched the stores and Internet for an advent calendar. I found many...but not the type I was looking for with large enough openings to put special prizes/treats. So, I am going to try my hand at making my own version of these. Wish me luck; and if you've tried it please share any tips/tricks!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Hubby turned another year older on Wednesday. We celebrated by having dinner at the local japanese steakhouse. We had never taken the kids there and they loved watching the chefs cook right before our table. L-n-L spent so much time trying to master the art of their chopsticks that we ended up leaving with three very large doggie boxes. We came home and had some pumpkin pie for dessert (hubby's fave).

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Five on Friday

1. Apologies for missing FOF last week. We had downed power lines in our front yard and yellow caution tape surrounding our house. So...needless to say, blogging was not a top priority. Luckily, it was date night at the kids preschool so we dropped off all three kids and headed to Hooter's for beer and deep fried pickles. Power finally returned 24 hours later.
2. Date night is this awesome thing our daycare provides once a month. First Friday of every month they watch the kids for FREE while the parents head out for an evening alone!
3. Halloween costumes arrived in the mail. LJ is going to be a pirate, LK has decided on Vi from Incredibles, and my little man is going to be the cutest lil' pumpkin ever! I can't believe he is going to be 1 on Halloween.
4. My photography wishlist just keeps growing.and growing.and growing. A few things I would like to get before Christmas include a Phat Strap, some seamless paper, and some of the PhotoProp floors.
5. For those who watch Dancing With the Stars...who do you think will go all the way? I have been a loyal viewer of DWTS since season One. Lately there isn't much time for TV so I have a bunch of my shows DVR'd that I need to catch up on. Also, if you don't watch Parenthood...you should!
6. Wondering if this blog can help me. We officially outgrew our house about 1 year ago. It is filled with so much "stuff". That is what happens when you have a family of 5 living in a very small house. On our agenda this month is finding a rental storage unit and trying to reduce some clutter.
7. Sunday has become the "comfort food" day around here. Started with chili, then homemade chicken noodle soup, and last week Lasagna. Wondering what to make this Sunday...if you have any favorite recipes please share!