P-dub is back.

Pioneer Woman's, aka P-dub, show on Food Network returned on Saturday and boy did she cook up some yummy looking food.  Steve and I were ready to tackle the entire menu.  Monday was MLK Jr. day so he was off and so were the kids.  We found a local meat market in our new neighborhood and got busy cooking while they did this:

Kate and Karlee fixed brownies via Easy Bake and did a lot of Just Dance 3.  Performace at 7!

This little fellar was here all day.  Not feeling good at all.  Poor thang! 

 
PW woman's-Pulled Pop Pork  So easy and fun to make-requires two cans of Dr. Pepper also know as velvet in our house-a delicious rarity.  I also got to use my new dutch oven courtesy of my sister-in-law!  So pretty!

Next we tackled Cilantro Slaw minus the jalepeno peppers.  Divine!

Then we started the Perfect Potatoes Au Gratin  These were the crowd favorite.

Steve made his famous green beans!  I've been dying for these bad boys.  So delicious!

We invited some family over and had a nice little feast and fun conversations! Thanks P-Dub!

He's FOUR!!!

Happy Birthday to my precious little Drew Nicholas.  He had a wonderful Chuck E Cheese party on Sunday and today we are headed back to finish our tokens!  Here's some pics of the event:

He was so THRILLED with all his presents and so glad all his family was there!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

Questions

It finally came...

She was ready. She was confident. She was happy! 

My precious preemie baby...is growing up!

Really???

I just found out Kate's has to be at school at 7:20am!!  Boo...Yawn!!  How am I going to make it?  Start the coffeepot...now!!!

Milestones

August 6, 2011...ears pierced!!! 

before

during

after

 happy girl!  No tears!!!

AUGUST 14, 2011

SHOE TYING GIRL

AND NOW READY FOR KINDERGARTEN!!!

Busy weekend...again.

Today is sister #1s birthday.  Happy Birthday Sister!!  We love you!  Hope to spend some time with you soon! :-)

Kate has another birthday party today.  It's one of her school friends and it's at the same place her birthday party was held.  The jump house in the mall and she is super excited to spend some time with her friend, Johnny.  This will be the first time taking Drew to one of her friend's parties.  I'm kind of nervous.  I really don't know the etiquette on other family members attending but I've seen other parents bring their child's sister or brother but have just kind of kept them away from the hoopla.  I hope I can do it and I hope it's not rude.  I just don't want to have to keep finding a sitter and be away from him what seems to be almost every Saturday for three or four hours.  So, I'm taking the little guy and just see how it goes.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :-)

We have another birthday party tonight.  It's for my sister-in-laws boyfriend, Chet!  Chet is one of the funniest guys I've ever met.  Great personality and loves kids.  Happy Birthday, Chet!

Yesterday was April Fool's Day.  All day I heard things like, "Your tooth is red mommy.  You have a bug in your hair mommy.  There's a bug in my french fry.  Daddy, there is a spider crawling on you."  So much fun.  And last night we went through a drive-thru and Drew yelled out his window and said, "It's snowing."  She quickly said, "Oh my gosh!" and we said, "April Fools!"  She laughed and said we got her because just a couple of days ago IT DID SNOW!!!  Crazy end of March weather we were having!!

Enjoy your weekend!