Saturday, December 3, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Let's try this again..
I had written a long post after we got back from the beach in July but for some reason the photos wouldn't show up. I was fooling around with the blogger app on my phone and somehow messed the whole post up and deleted it. So, I will do a condensed version of our summer again!
In June we went to Chatanooga with my aunt Shauna and her boyfriend Chad. We went to Coolidge Park and rode the carousel and walked around. It was so nice and we definitely want to go back!
In June we went to Chatanooga with my aunt Shauna and her boyfriend Chad. We went to Coolidge Park and rode the carousel and walked around. It was so nice and we definitely want to go back!
Also in June Eli attended his first Vacation Bible School at Corinth. We had a lot of fun the first couple of nights, then Eli got really sick and we didn't get to go back. In July I took him to Bible School at my mom's church and he got sick then too. Apparently Eli and VBS don't mix.
When Eli got sick the first time Cody was getting ready to go on a mission trip with church. We thought Eli would get better quick and Cody wouldn't have to worry while he was gone. Instead of getting better, he got much worse and I got really sick too. We went to the doctor way too much that week. Once when Eli first got sick, they said it was just a cold and there was nothing we could do. The next day he was much worse, so we took him back and he had a sinus infection so they gave him antibiotics. That night is when I got sick. I had a fever but was feeling better the next day. That night after Cody had left for Florida I got an earache and was feeling worse. I went to stay with momma and before we went to bed I noticed Eli had little red bumps all over him. I called the after hours doctor and they said he may be allergic to the antibiotics and to bring him in the next day. The next morning I went to the doctor, I had laryngitis and a sinus infection. Then I took Eli to the dr and he was allergic to the antibiotics so he got new meds. Finally by the end of the week we were getting better and Cody finally came back home. That was a really rough week!
We go to the beach the same time every year with Cody's parents and some family friends of theirs. Before heading to Gulf Shores we drove down to Mississippi to visit Cassidy and Crystal in Gulf Port. That was the first time Eli saw the beach.
After staying in Gulf Port for a couple of nights we drove over the Gulf Shores. Eli absolutely loved the beach. He had the best time. Cody would get up with him in the morning and they would head down while I slept late. Eli took a nap down on the beach every morning, then got up to play some more. We can't wait to head back in a couple of weeks!
When Eli got sick the first time Cody was getting ready to go on a mission trip with church. We thought Eli would get better quick and Cody wouldn't have to worry while he was gone. Instead of getting better, he got much worse and I got really sick too. We went to the doctor way too much that week. Once when Eli first got sick, they said it was just a cold and there was nothing we could do. The next day he was much worse, so we took him back and he had a sinus infection so they gave him antibiotics. That night is when I got sick. I had a fever but was feeling better the next day. That night after Cody had left for Florida I got an earache and was feeling worse. I went to stay with momma and before we went to bed I noticed Eli had little red bumps all over him. I called the after hours doctor and they said he may be allergic to the antibiotics and to bring him in the next day. The next morning I went to the doctor, I had laryngitis and a sinus infection. Then I took Eli to the dr and he was allergic to the antibiotics so he got new meds. Finally by the end of the week we were getting better and Cody finally came back home. That was a really rough week!
We go to the beach the same time every year with Cody's parents and some family friends of theirs. Before heading to Gulf Shores we drove down to Mississippi to visit Cassidy and Crystal in Gulf Port. That was the first time Eli saw the beach.
After staying in Gulf Port for a couple of nights we drove over the Gulf Shores. Eli absolutely loved the beach. He had the best time. Cody would get up with him in the morning and they would head down while I slept late. Eli took a nap down on the beach every morning, then got up to play some more. We can't wait to head back in a couple of weeks!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Crock Pot BBQ Pork Loin
I made this last week and Cody LOVED it. He said it was the best barbeque he'd ever had...I don't know about that, but it was pretty good! And extremely easy!
Ingredients:
1 lb unseasoned pork loin
garlic salt and pepper
1 can of coke, pepsi, root beer..whatever you like (I used coke)
1 bottle of barbeque sauce
Directions:
Season the pork loin with garlic salt and pepper and put it in the crock pot.
Pour in can of coke.
Cook on low for 5 1/2 to 6 hours.
Take pork loin and coke out of the crock pot.
Shred the pork loin and put it back in the crock pot.
Pour in the bottle of sauce. I poured a small amount of the coke back in.
Cook on low for another hour or so.
We ate ours as sandwhiches and I roasted some potatoes to go with it.
Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
I am linking up to Kelly's Korner's Show Us Your Life - Main Dish Recipes. I made this soup a couple of months ago and Cody and I both loved it. It makes a lot more than just the 2 of us can eat so I froze the rest. We ate it about a month later and it was still so good. I couldn't find enchilada sauce mix so I used a packet of taco seasoning. I found the enchilda sauce mix by the taco seasoning another time at Wal-Mart, so I'll use it next time.
Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
1 can black beans, drained
1 can corn, drained
1 can rotel
1 packet enchilada sauce mix
1 1/2 C water
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 C milk
3-4 boneless chicken breasts
In crock pot, mix the enchilada packet together with the water and tomato sauce. Add cream of chicken soup and milk and whisk together until smooth. Add chicken. Pour drained black beans, drained corn and rotel on top of that. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Before serving, take out chicken and shred or dice, then put back and stir it all together. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, lime, avocado, or tortilla chips.
I think I'll post another crock pot recipe next..I'm loving the crock pot these days!
Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
1 can black beans, drained
1 can corn, drained
1 can rotel
1 packet enchilada sauce mix
1 1/2 C water
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 C milk
3-4 boneless chicken breasts
In crock pot, mix the enchilada packet together with the water and tomato sauce. Add cream of chicken soup and milk and whisk together until smooth. Add chicken. Pour drained black beans, drained corn and rotel on top of that. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Before serving, take out chicken and shred or dice, then put back and stir it all together. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, lime, avocado, or tortilla chips.
I think I'll post another crock pot recipe next..I'm loving the crock pot these days!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Learning to Sew
I have been wanting to learn to sew for some time now. Cody's mom is trying to teach me and with lots of her help, I made my first short set. I sewed most of the shorts myself and cut out the applique for the shirt. I still have a lot to learn, but it was fun making it. I had a coupon to JoAnn's craft store so we went to Huntsville a few weeks ago and bought three kinds of fabric for cheap. We're making more short sets whenever we can find the time to sit down and do it. Hopefully someday I'll know enough to be able to make a few things on my own. There's not a lot of things to make for a boy, but I definitely want to know how to sew so that if we ever have a little girl, I can make her all kinds of cute things.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Monday, Monday
Eli and I both get bored sitting at home so I try to go out and do stuff as much as I can. With gas prices so high and just not a whole lot to do, we are home most of the time. Since I knew it was supposed to be nearly 90 degrees today I decided I would try to get some sun and let Eli swim in his little pool. Just getting us both ready to go outside was an event. I blew up the swimming pool, put sun block on Eli, put his swim diaper on, put his swim clothes on, put my bathing suit on, put sun block on me, got a towel, and got ready to go outside. I was just going to go outside on the grass at our house and I'd lay on a blanket while Eli played in his pool. Well, Cody hasn't mowed in a couple weeks so that turned out to be a bad idea. I don't know how I would've got water in the pool anyways because there's no water hose. I just decided to go on up to Jan's so I put the pool in the car and went up there. I get the pool filled with water and put Eli in it. He plays for about 5 minutes and starts crawling out. All that work for 5 minutes of swimming..but he loved it for those few minutes. Anyway, by then it was just about nap time so I dried him off, changed his clothes, and we went home. He fell asleep as soon as we got in the house but only slept for about 30 minutes. I decided to take him outside to eat a popsicle and wait for Cody to come home. He loves it outside and would probably stay out all day if he had the choice!
He is pulling up to EVERYTHING now.
He is pulling up to EVERYTHING now.
So silly!
Trying to get a drink.
And..he's done.
Yum!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Mother's Day
When I woke up on Mother’s Day this was waiting on me in the living room:
I loved them and Cody painted them all on his own. I had seen the canvases at his mom’s house and I asked him if he knew what she was painting. He told me something beachy..haha. So, I had no clue what they really were. On Sunday’s Cody always gets up with Eli and goes up to his mom’s house for breakfast while I sleep in. So while they were up there they did Eli’s handprints and one of Cody’s. I put mine on when he gave them to me. I already know where I’m going to put them..I’m just waiting on Cody to do it because there’s no way I’d get them straight.
We got ready and went to church. They always have something for the youngest mother and oldest grandmother. I was the youngest mother there and got $5. After church we went to Sonic for lunch then to my mom’s house. Later we had to go to Home Depot to get a new mailbox since ours didn’t make it through the storm. As soon as I got out of the car a lady pulled up and asked if she could ask me something. Cody was getting Eli out of the car and I walked a little closer. She told me that she was trying to get to the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, that someone had told her how to get there and she thought she could figure it out, but she only had 3 gallons of gas. She asked if I knew of anyway for her to get some gas, so I gave her the cash that we had...the $5 that I had got at church.
I forgot to get any pictures of me and Eli. I'm always the one taking them.
Last Mother’s day we were still in Tuscaloosa and I had only known I was pregnant for a little over a month, but it was a special day too. I had no clue yet what being a mom meant, but I knew I couldn’t wait to be one. Eli is such a blessing and I am so glad that I get to be his mom.
I loved them and Cody painted them all on his own. I had seen the canvases at his mom’s house and I asked him if he knew what she was painting. He told me something beachy..haha. So, I had no clue what they really were. On Sunday’s Cody always gets up with Eli and goes up to his mom’s house for breakfast while I sleep in. So while they were up there they did Eli’s handprints and one of Cody’s. I put mine on when he gave them to me. I already know where I’m going to put them..I’m just waiting on Cody to do it because there’s no way I’d get them straight.
We got ready and went to church. They always have something for the youngest mother and oldest grandmother. I was the youngest mother there and got $5. After church we went to Sonic for lunch then to my mom’s house. Later we had to go to Home Depot to get a new mailbox since ours didn’t make it through the storm. As soon as I got out of the car a lady pulled up and asked if she could ask me something. Cody was getting Eli out of the car and I walked a little closer. She told me that she was trying to get to the Children’s Hospital in Birmingham, that someone had told her how to get there and she thought she could figure it out, but she only had 3 gallons of gas. She asked if I knew of anyway for her to get some gas, so I gave her the cash that we had...the $5 that I had got at church.
I forgot to get any pictures of me and Eli. I'm always the one taking them.
Last Mother’s day we were still in Tuscaloosa and I had only known I was pregnant for a little over a month, but it was a special day too. I had no clue yet what being a mom meant, but I knew I couldn’t wait to be one. Eli is such a blessing and I am so glad that I get to be his mom.
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