• Anniversary
    Life

    Happy 16th Anniversary!

    August 30, 2013 - By 

    16 year wedding anniversary stats: -Lived in 5 different places all in the same city (2 apartments, 1 duplex, 2 houses) -Owned 7 vehicles (5 cars and 2 SUVs [1 Honda Civic, 1 Mazda Protege, 1 Mazda GLC, 1 Honda Accord, 1 Acura Legend, 1 Ford Explorer, 1 Honda Pilot]) -Earned 2 Bachelor Degrees -Held 10 jobs -Owned 3 dogs, 3 mice, 1 rabbit -Gone on 7 cruises -Visited 6 Countries/Territories and 17 states -Made 8 trips to the ER/hospital I’d love to come up with some more cool stats, but it’s taken me too long to think of these.…

  • Travel

    Oklahoma City Highlights

    August 23, 2013 - By 

    Sunday was another fun packed day. We started our day off with breakfast and church. Then it was on to Bricktown for afternoon. We walked around and took a bunch of pics of the kids.

  • Travel

    Oklahoma City Family Visit

    August 21, 2013 - By 

    We left Friday after Rob got off work. Our first destination was Moore, Oklahoma, where Rob’s sister lives. We knew we couldn’t make it the entire 13 hours, so he made plans to stop in Maumelle, AR. We arrived around 1 am and quickly got to bed as we knew we needed to hit the road early the next morning. I didn’t take any pics on Day 1. Saturday (Day 2) we popped out of bed, grabbed a snack from the continental breakfast, and were on our way! We started to get hungry about an hour and half away from…

  • Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins - So easy and yummy, perfect for an afternoon snack!
    Appetizers & Snacks - Recipes

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins

    August 20, 2013 - By 

    With the kids going back to school this week, I’m always reminded of PBJ’s tucked away in the old metal lunch boxes. I found this yummy recipe for PBJ muffins. I love them, because there not too sweet. A great snack to welcome your kids with after a busy day at school. Servings: 12 muffins Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 cup milk 2 large eggs 1/2 cup jelly Directions:…

  • Life

    Back to School {2013}

    August 19, 2013 - By 

    Can’t believe summer is over and I have a 10th grader and a 4th grader! Here they are from 2009 to now!Click to enlarge. Here’s a collection of all my Back to School posts.

  • Travel

    Forth July 4th Trip 2013::Gatlinburg, TN {Day 5}

    August 7, 2013 - By 

    Chalet ~ Day 1 ~ Day 2 ~ Day 3 ~ Day 4 Sunday we had to rise early and get packed and clean up the chalet before the 11am check out time. We were just in the nick of time and headed out on our last day of adventures. One of the things we had wanted to do on our trip was go to Cherokee, NC, but we decided to wait until on our way home to cut down on driving time since it’s in the direction of home. Cherokee is about an hour away from Gatlinburg, but it’s…

  • Life

    Braces came off today!

    August 6, 2013 - By 

    Drew got his braces off today. I think I was more excited about it than he was. He has a permanent retainer on the bottom that is not visible. He will wear removable, plastic, see-thru retainers for top and bottom at night and when he’s home. Here’s a comparison of before and after.

  • Travel

    Forth July 4th Trip 2013::Gatlinburg, TN {Day 4}

    August 2, 2013 - By 

    Chalet ~ Day 1 ~ Day 2 ~ Day 3 ~ Day 5 Saturday, we got up, ate breakfast, and went to Ober Gatlinburg. It had been raining, so when we got there, the Alpine slide wasn’t open yet. We decided to go ahead and get the activity bracelet, and took the ski lift all the way up to the top of Mount Harrison.