It's now April 5 and we're still getting "fooled" frequently. We think James now has a new favorite holiday.
I couldn't contain my excitement, so I decided to make a little set of onsies for the babies. Brooke still wants to wait to find out the sex until birth (although Jake does NOT agree!), so I went with green. The whole time I worked on these tiny little shirts, I kept imagining that one day not too long from now tiny little newborn bodies will be filling them! I can't wait to meet this perfect little pair!!!
Owen had a big bonk at Kristin's this week! He likes to swing on his tummy, but he was going too high and he took a header, resulting in a bloody nose (which ruined Kristin's shirt!) and a big bump on his head! This guy needs a helmet! James actually took a big fall just a few minutes before Owen had his big crash. Typical boys!
Heidi climbing on James.
Yum!
My Aunt Susan, Uncle Pat, and my mom with our newest family member-
Yummy cake! No pink frosting for Owen though, he's allergic.
Kristin made this adorable pixie skirt for Heidi. She loved it!
Let's start by saying, yes, I am a nerd, and proud of it. No need to tease, I embrace my nerd-ness.
I had the kids make a paper-chain of Pi as far as we could. I used a different color of paper for each digit (0-9) so the kids could see that there really is no repetition in Pi, it is totally random. We got to 880 digits and the paper chain looks really cute hanging on the wall all around my classroom now! The photo below shows the last half of the chain. It is very long!
We also wore cute Pi t-shirts I made with iron-on transfers with these comics on the back. It was a blast, I hope my students learned something, and if not, it is a day they will remember and the pie sure was yummy!
After a very busy Friday and Saturday, we are having a cozy, quiet at-home day today. Both boys are coughing and we're all exhausted from all the fun we had earlier in the weekend, so a nice quiet Sunday is just what we needed.
The weather is cool and gray today, so I decided a nice big pot of soup & homemade bread would make a perfect dinner. There's something about freshly baking bread that just makes your house feel so cozy! And my beer bread recipe is so super-simple, I make it every time I'm looking for that home-y taste and smell with hardly any effort.
Here's my potato soup recipe for the slow cooker. I've never made it before, but it's smelling really yummy!
Cheesy-Potato Soup in the Slow Cooker
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 white onion, chopped
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 can chicken broth
1 cup warm water
2 large carrots, diced finely
3/4 cups cauliflower, diced finely OR 4 stalks celery, diced finely (Jason HATES celery, so I used cauliflower for a little extra flavor & nutrition too!)
1 tbsp. minced garlic
1 cup milk
5 pounds russett potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
DIRECTIONS:
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion in butter until translucent. Stir in flour until smooth, then gradually stir in broth, water, carrots, celery or cauliflower, garlic, salt and pepper. Heat through, then stir in milk. Place potatoes in slow cooker, and sprinkle with salt & pepper, mix. Pour heated vegetable mixture into potatoes. Place bay leaf in pot. Cover and cook on high for 5 hours or low for 8 hours.Remove bay leaf. Puree about 4 cups of the soup in a blender or food processor, and them stir pureed soup into contents of slow cooker. Stir in cheese and bacon until cheese is melted. Serve hot topped with shredded cheddar cheese and a little crumbled bacon.
Beer Bread
