Pumpkin Face

So I ended up breaking out the trick-or-treat pumpkins and Kasyn thought that she was being tricky by covering her face with it. She said she was a "pumpkin face". That's my girl!

Reading and Writing

I know that its kind of hard to see but this is Kasyn learning how to write her lower case letters. For about a month now, I have been teaching Kasyn to read. She has seemed to show an interest in it since she began figuring out what sounds each letter makes. I think that she has caught on really quickly and I like that the book I am using also teaches writing and reading comprehension. I only spend about 15-20 minutes a day with her and she loves it. Every time I get excited over her reading a word, she beams. Its been nice having something that she and I can do together while Teig is napping.

We Go For The Free Toothbrush

This is Kasyn's second visit to the dentist. I forgot my camera the first time (I felt horrible). She does so well. She really likes going and does a great job with doing whatever they ask her to do. She loves the toothbrush at the end of her visit. It's almost like a trophy to her. Every day she brushes her teeth she lets me know that her toothbrush came from the dentist. Whatever happened to the treasure trunk tooth filled with cheap toys that you would get after the visit? Now that's what I always looked forward to.

Columbus 7, Chicago 1

Jason called me while he was at work and asked me if I could call and find a babysitter to watch our kids. The doctor that he is working with has season tickets to the Blue Jackets and couldn't use them that day and gave them to Jason for free. We ended up 7 rows from the rink. The best part was when they scored 4 goals in five minutes into the goal that we were sitting in front of. It was really cool, plus it was the first NHL game we had ever been to. I really like this sport (just not for my children to play). Way too many fights for me. Oh yeah, Jason had just got off from being on-call that day too, in case he is looking tired. Thanks for watching the kids KP. It had to be our best date in a long time.

CEC's

So apparently my kids now think that every birthday that they have, we get to go to Chuck E. Cheese's. I remember after Kasyn's birthday at the old "CEC's" she told me that we were going to go there for Teig's birthday. They love it there so much that the night before his birthday Kasyn was too excited to sleep. So by the time we got there she didn't have much energy to burn. Ahhhh, to be young again and get too excited that you have a hard time sleeping.

Who am I...Mommy or Mom???

So I just want this on record before this goes on for much longer, but I want to know what ever happened to Mommy and Daddy? I know I didn't go anywhere, but yet Kasyn has changed our names and so now we are just mom and dad. "Hey mom..." "Hey dad..." Do most four year olds call their parents this? I feel like she is swearing at me. It's like I'm not young enough and she's too old to call me mommy still. I have asked her to wait at least until she is five to make my transition to the new name easier and it just isn't happening. Is there some paperwork that I need to fill out to have this legalized...what am I missing? To make matters worse, Teig is starting to change his verbage as well. I would really like to know where she learned these so called "names" from.

Teig turns 2!

My little angel baby, I guess boy is a better word to describe him now. I am going to miss everything about him being a baby. I'm definitely not looking forward to seeing what kind of trouble he will get in (especially if he's anything like his dad). I have so much love for this little guy. It was such a big surprise when I found out that I was pregnant, not what I expected. I am so grateful that he is in my life. He makes the days easier to get through. Especially when we don't get to see daddy. He is such an amazing little guy, I wish that everybody could have such a great and easy child like he has turned out to be. I mean it, too. You can ask anyone who has watched my kids and they will tell you how easy they are. I thank the lord everyday that I have them in my life. Having my kids has been the best thing that ever happened to me (besides Jason). I look forward to waking up everyday, just so that I can see what I missed out on while they were sleeping. Happy Birthday Teigers!

Cafe' Rios Sweet Pork Salad

I made that! I love all of the different colors all over my plate. There is a restaurant in Utah that makes these amazing salads. If you live outside of Utah, it would be the equivalent of Chipotle', but in my opinion better. Minus the romaine lettuce, I made everything else on the plate. I made the sweet pork in my crockpot, I made the guacamole, pico de gallo, tomatilla salad dressing and the tortilla strips that are on top. I even made Cilantro-Lime rice and black beans. I invited my neighbors across the street over for the feast and still had enough left overs for two more days. I went to a church cooking activity and learned how to make it. I am sharing the recipes because it was easy to do and amazing.

Sweet Pulled Pork
3 lbs pork roast 7-8 oz. pineapple salsa (half the jar, I found it in the salsa isle of store)
1 C. brown sugar 6 oz. of Dr. Pepper or Coke (not diet)

Put pork roast in crockpot on high and fill crockpot half full of water. Cook for 3-4 hours. Remove all but 1/2 inch water in bottom of crockpot and cut roast in thirds. Add the remaining three ingredients and cook for 1-2 more hours. Shred the roast using two forks and heat for an additional 20-30 minutes.

Tomatilla-Cilantro Dressing
1 packet buttermilk ranch 1-2 tomatillas
1 C. buttermilk 1 clove garlic
1 C. Mayo 1 jalepeno with no seeds
1/2 bunch cilantro (optional) 1/2 t. lime juice

Blend in blender until creamy.

If you would like any other recipes for this, just let me know. Enjoy! Ole'!

All Aboard!

Ever since school started this year, Kasyn keeps telling me that she wants to ride the bus. So any time Teig gets on his Pooh Bear Train, she tells me that her bus is here to take her to school and climbs on the back behind Teig and off they go.