Year Three

Today we celebrate three years of marriage. Oh how I love this man. Happy Anniversary, my love.

Here's Year Two.

Here's Year One.

April Fun ('14 Edition)

You know the drill, here are the highlights from the past month.

We graduated to a big boy car seat. Henry celebrated by swinging his legs back and forth for an entire week. I guess he felt cramped in the old infant car seat.

This is what Kramer's life looks like 85% of the time.

Buffalo Chicken. Spicy!

He really does like yogurt. And moving his head from side to side. So this is what we get. Yogurt face.

Southwestern Bake. The rice was a little undone so I'll have to try this one again.

All of the cousins from Drew's family at Easter. We're at 9 right now, but number 10 should be here next month!

March Fun ('14 Edition)

I'm still a little in shock that it's the end of March. Seriously, the year is 1/4 over! Here are some of the things we've been up to this month.

We've been doing some work on our other house. Here is a progress shot in the dining room.

More progress at the other house. This time, it's the front door.

This is how an eight month old participates in March Madness. For the record, as best we can tell, he's got Michigan State winning the whole thing.

This boy. My heart swells.

January and February Fun ('14 Edition)

Here's what we've been up to the past couple of months!

Chicken Marbella over couscous. So yummy and so easy (two of my favorite qualities in new recipes these days). We're making some tweaks (including using sliced olives so the flavor isn't so intense) and trying it again.

Zonked out in front of the fire.

This little guy was very excited to pop his first two teeth.

Birthday flowers from my guys.

Kramer wanted to help me stuff diapers.

My current favorite picture. Bath time = fun time in this house.

Paleo Pad Thai using spaghetti squash. Pretty yummy!

Majestic resting by Kramer.

An excited little boy in his John Deere overalls.

December Fun ('13 Edition)

So this is late. Obviously.
This having a kiddo sure does limit my free time to do things like post pictures. And fold laundry. And sweep the floors. And sometimes, and I'm not proud of this, wash my hair.
Totally worth it.

Here are some of the fun times from December!

The boy met a dog that weighs more than he does. He was just as fascinated with Bean as he is with Kramer.

Speaking of Kramer, she decided she deserved a little more respect. So she sat where the people sit.

This happened. It's brisket. Covered in bacon. BACON.

Chicken with an artichoke and tomato sauce.

The newest ornament on our Christmas tree is hands down my favorite ornament.

November Fun ('13 Edition)

It's November already! How on earth? Here's what we've been up to this month.

Crusty bread for Thanksgiving. I added cheese and garlic. Yum!

Also for Thanksgiving, cheesy broccoli and cauliflower. If my mom had made veggies like this when I was younger, I would have eaten quite a bit more veggies.

Final item for Thanksgiving, strawberry pretzel salad. So yummy!

My new favorite picture. Love these two.

Fish with tomatoes and parsley. New recipe that we'll tweak and try again later.

Henry looks so focused and mesmerized here. And intense. Wonder where he gets that from?

LEAVES. These leaves need to leave me alone... That was rough. But seriously, this was only the first round. There's another round out there that looks to be just as big waiting for our attention. Thanks, nature. Thanks so much.

October Fun ('13 Edition)

October marked the end of my maternity leave (boo!) and the start of a new routine. I say that like it was just a matter of flipping a switch. Truth is, we're still trying to figure this out and I'm sure that it won't be quick and/or easy. On top of that, Henry got his first cold and ran his first temperature. I knew those were bound to happen, but I was hoping he'd be much older. Like 14.

Alas, here are some of the highlights from this month.

The last BLT of the season. Sniff. Oh how I'll miss you my sandwich delight!

On my "honey do" list for Drew this summer was fixing the ice maker and fixing the light bulbs in the fridge (we replaced them and they still didn't turn on). On my to do list was cleaning out the fridge and giving it a good once over with some cleaner. Well, the fridge crapped out on us so we had to get a new one. I then proceeded to cross out the three to do items on our lists.

Playtime on the floor. Poor Drew. Kramer just has to be involved so he gets jumped on and sat on quite often. Also, Henry slays me in those baby jeans.

Cuban Beef. Delicious.

This face! We bundled up for a walk one afternoon and he just loved it! Props to my mom for making both the adorable hat and the warm and comfy flannel blanket.