Project 366: Day 78 [May 4th]

The May Photo Challenge today was:

FUN!

We had fun at the grocery store with Gigi! :) We were out of completely EVERYTHING at home it seemed like, haha! So, this was definitely a MUST today! :) And we got through the entire store, loaded all of the groceries in to the car, and hopped in the our seats when it started pouring! God's good to us like that, haha! :)

Alright... and now for our day! :)

I cleaned most of the morning. You know.. .the Friday routine! :) Once I got done, the babies were both kind of cranky, so I figured I would lay them down for a nap and relax. I honestly had TV shows saved on my DVR from Monday on. So, I spent some time catching up on 'Secret Life of the American Teenager,' 'Newlywed Game,' '16 and Pregnant,' and 'Betty White's Off Their Rockers.' Good shows! Thank God for DVR!

And I got dressed. You know, I hate the heat. You know, I hate the summer. But boy, do I love being able to wear little summer dresses! :) I even paired this summer dress with a side braid and a headband!

I love that combo! :)

And then the babies woke up and they both wanted up on the couch, haha! So, I let Tayler climb up there and I put Kenton beside of her. They sat like this the entire 'Yo Gabba Gabba' episode, lol! I thought they looked like such big kids!!

I finished up the grocery list too (big shocker, eh, since you already saw we went to the grocery store LOL) And I finished up what the meals were going to be for the week:

If you can't read that...

Monday: Taco Dip and Strombolis (per my husband's request!) Notice a pattern here? We have this like once a week because it's his favorite, haha! I bought jalapenos to put in the strombolis. I'm pretty excited about that ;)
Tuesday: Cubed Steak/Mashed Potatoes/Veggie (this is my favorite!)

Wednesday: Chicken Parmesean
Thursday: Burgers/Mac and Cheese (Ethan is cooking!)
Friday: French Onion Soup/French Bread

Yum! :) I'm really excited!!

And once I got home from the store, I used the margarita thing I bought! Have you ever seen the margaritas that are frozen in these little packages and all you have to do is thaw them and put them in a glass?

OH MY WORD. 

THEY ARE AMAZING.

I didn't feel bad at all enjoying one of these last week! It's been a loooooong week and this was deserved I think ;) LOL!!

And I thought I'd share two other pictures of the scenery from Thursday night. I think it's just gorgeous here!

Isn't it beautiful there? I'm excited! I have a session there on Saturday, so I am anxious to see how they turn out!! :)

Hope you all had a GREAT day!

Cheers Project 366!

Project 366: Day 76 [May 2nd]

First, let me start out by reminding you all about the blog giveaway that is currently taking place! You have until tomorrow morning to write a comment! :) Click on the link above and follow the directions! Can't wait to pick a winner!!

And now for the May Photo Challenge! Day #2's task was:

SKYLINE.

We took the kiddos outside today (more about that later) and I thought the sky and trees were just gorgeous next to one another :)

And now... for our day!

It was like 10:00AM and yes, my daughter was all ready ready for  a nap, haha! She is hilarious sometimes!

I'll take her snuggling with me though! She NEVER wants to anymore! If she's going to sleep.. it hassss to be in her crib. Go figure, haha! 

After a nap, she decided to get up and play with Kenton, so I got started making the grocery list and clipping coupons. I LOVE doing this on Wednesdays because I get a basic list going and then I just add to it as I see things that are out! Makes it so much easier on me! :)

A few hours later, both kids were cranky and since Tayler only took about a 20 minute nap on me.. I figured they were both extremely tired, so I laid them both down for a nap and got started on dinner! I was going to try and make meatloaf again tonight. I made it over a year ago... when I was pregnant.. and it turned out terrrrrible! I did nothing but cry (thanks hormones!) after that! So, I finally decided to be brave today.. and try it again! I was making it with sour cream and garlic mashed potatoes, broccoli and cheese, and smores brownies.

Some were curious about the recipe. I got it from HERE. It's pretty basic and simple! :)

And here's our meal:

I seriously love seeing the smile on my husband's face when he sees dinner on the table when he comes home from work! Nothing better! :)

And I did a close up of dessert:

Smores brownies.

These are SUPER simple! Make brownies just like the box tells you too.. or however you wanna make them, haha! After they come out of the oven and are nice and warm, stick some marshmallows and graham crackers on top. I put mine back in the oven for about 3-4 minutes! Just keep an eye on them because the marshmallows bake quickly! And VOILA :) Perfect little treat! They were yummy!

After that, we took the kiddos outside! It was TOO beautiful not to! We packed them up in the double stroller, took a little walk, then let them swing and play! :) Here's Tayler.. not playing.. eating grass, haha!

Isn't she beautiful? :) And ornery! We had sooo much fun outside! But it started getting extremely hot and they both started getting extremely cranky, haha! Don't worry kids-- I get cranky in the heat too!

So we headed home!

Kenton left and it was time for our nightly routine. I LOVE bath time with Tayler :) Like I always say... we play worship music, sing to Jesus, and relax. It's perfect.

Then she went to bed (she was a tired thing today) and Ethan and I stayed up to watch American Idol. I love being able to relax and be goofy with him!

And as for...

Is anyone else just getting bored with it? I hate even saying that because I love the show so much, but I am literally BORED when I watch it anymore. But... anyways. Who do I think is going home tonight? Probably Hollie. Although, I wish Philip Philips would. He just stands there and sings. It drives me crazy.

And that's our night!

But I thought I'd show y'all something AWESOME.

This is being released JUNE 1ST! Who's excited?? :) We love Scentsy!!

And cheers to Project 366!

Project 366: Day 71 [April 27th]

So the morning started EARLY, haha!

I watched Natalie over night, so I had to get her off with her Mommy at about 7AM. And well, Tayler decided that was the PERFECT time to wake up.... so, I figured since I was already up and Kenton wasn't here yet, I would get started cleaning! Like I've said before, I give all of you mommies with 2 mobile babies MAD PROPS for cleaning your house, haha! It is difficult to do with two munchkins! I got the entire downstairs cleaned before Kenton got here, which is pretty good! :)

And well, that must have worn Tayler out watching me do that...

She was ready for a nap by 10AM, haha! Poor baby! I told her... there's something that fixes that! If we sleep in... we don't need naps so early LOL! I don't think she bought it, haha!

But she eventually woke up. She can't ever sleep when Kenton is here and she knows she has a buddy to play with, haha! Once she woke up, I took a picture of her because I wanted everyone to see how freaking ADORABLE my child is. I LITERALLY have the cutest kid ALIVE. Oh my word!

We are in SO much trouble with that cute face, y'all!

Once she was up and the house was cleaned, I got started working on the grocery list and clipping coupons. It's an addiction. I'm not one of those crazy couponers, haha, but I just clip enough to bring the grocery bill down a little bit!

This was my work space today:

And I got all of the meals for the week figured out!

Monday- Stir Fry.
Tuesday- Meatloaf/Mashed Potatoes
Wednesday- Ethan is cooking. He said he's making chicken strips, potato skins, and onion rings

Thursday- Broccoli and Cheese Soup/French Bread

Friday- Chicken Teryaki and Rice

And for the weekend we can have some lunch meat sandwiches and macaroni and cheese. Just something simple!

And after that was finished, I decided to get a cup or two of coffee. I promise, by 3:00PM today, I was completely exhausted. I don't know if it's from being sick this week or what, but I felt run down. I thought coffee would do the trick! I wrote on FB that 'Just smelling coffee gave me energy.' So true!

Yum!

After that..it was grocery shopping time! We made our switch off... Kenton left and Natalie came. And we were off!

Here's a shot of Mom, Tayler, and Natalie at the store :)

Aren't they all cute??

Papaw and Ethan came along too! Towards the end, Tayler was getting restless, so Papaw got her out to 'play' haha! She is sooooo spoiled! Guess what she got?

Yep! A giant purple ball, haha! I think Papaw just adores her! :) We had so much fun!

So, I figured I'd do the April Photo Challenge real quick...

The task today was: 'Somewhere You Went..'

and well...

We went grocery shopping, haha! Our cupboards and fridge was BARE... we needed a lot of things! :) It feels good to see some yumminess in front of ya!! haha!

We even got the girls some jammies.

They were on sale.. and they needed them gosh darn it, haha!

And oh my word, we were laughing at Tayler's hair last night because she had piggy tails in all day.. and this is what she looked like after..

Hilarious!

Hope you all had a great day!

Cheers to Project 366!

Project 366: Day 68 [April 24th]

Good morning bloggers! :)

I woke up this morning...

still not feeling good! :(

My throat was throbbing, my ear hurt.. I just felt miserable. I was sooo ready to get in to the doctor. My appointment was at 1:40PM and I was seriously counting down the hours until it was time to head out the door.

Around noon, both of the babies fell asleep. They were both so tired and cranky, bless their hearts. And they both were out like a light within 10 minutes. Such sweethearts.

Aren't they both so cute, hehe!

But soon, they had to wake up so we could head out the door for the doctor appointment. Fortunately, my mom was coming along so she could watch Kenton and Tayler while I was getting checked out :) 

And speaking of heading out the door...

the April Photo Challenge today was 'Something You're Grateful For.'

And guess who that would be?

Tayler! :) That right there is my miracle.. my blessing... everything my whole life revolves around. I love seeing her smile every morning. I love her snuggles. I love everything about her! :) We have the chairs down because they keep her out of the dining room, haha! It's too large of an opening for a gate, so.. we got a 'hick' gate, LOL! :) And I just got done sweeping. She loves that vacuum cleaner!

But then I grabbed the diaper bag, got Kenton, and Tayler and headed out the door! :) We got there and I filled out all of the paper work since I hadn't been there in about 2 years. Then it was time to head on back! I was SO ready for the doctor to see me and figure out what was wrong. I just wanted medicine. Something to help.

That's the doctor's office. 

The nurse came back and took my temperature and filled out all of my information in the computer. Then I had to wait for the doctor. I felt like I was waiting for forever. My mom stayed out in the waiting room with the babies and I was texting her letting her know I was still waiting for my doctor. And YES, autocorrect got me again!!!

See it?

'The nurse already did the other staff.' 

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA.

So I told her I meant, 'other stuff' LOL Gosh, I was cracking up when I read that!

But the doctor came back and checked me out and he said that my ear looked great (which meant no ear infection), my throat didn't look irritated at all, my lungs sounded good. But as he checked my neck, he said my lymph nodes were very swollen and they hurt to the touch. I was crying as he was pressing on them. He said he thinks their swelling is what's creating the pressure in my ears and making my throat sore. He said he isn't sure what's going on, but he believes there is some kind of infection going on since my lymph nodes ARE swollen. So, he gave me an antibiotic and told me that if it isn't better in 2 days, to come back in so we can figure out what is going on...

So, please just pray that the antibiotics help! I just want to feel better!

Once I got home, I knew Ethan was probably going to be starving and I was hungry, so I made strombolis... again, haha! I told y'all we are addicted! Here's the recipe for it. And this is the final product. Not exactly gorgeous, haha, but let me tell you-- this things are TASTY or else we wouldn't eat them every week, haha!

LOVE dipping mine in pizza sauce :) YUM!

And later on, Carrie and Matt came over. If you all remember correctly, Carrie was pregnant at the same time as I was. She was due March 27th and I was due April 7th. And they ended up having their sweet baby Jaylee on March 15th and I had Tayler on March 31st. Carrie and Matt are moving to the same city as us this weekend, so they were up here signing papers and all of that good stuff! :) Then they came over to visit. It is going to be so exciting to finally have friends here! All of our friends live in the city we used to live in! 

Aren't they all so cute? They were having a blast! Of course, Tayler was involved in 'Yo Gabba Gabba' haha! Jaylee was just hanging out and Kenton wanted to play too! :)

And just wanted to tell everyone that Wednesday night is the cut off for getting pictures in for the Mother's Day Contest! :)

Hope everyone had a good day!!

Cheers to Project 366!! :)

Project 366: Day 66 [April 22nd]

Good morning bloggers! :)

Thought I'd start off the day with the April Photo Challenge! 

The task today was: The Last Thing You Bought

I'd say it's an addiction. Wild Berry Sweet Teas from Wendy's. YUM. Have you ever tried them? Oh my word.. delicious!

It felt great on my throat. I have had a sore throat and an ear ache for about 2 two days. I'm not sure if I'm getting an ear infection, have an ear infection, or if it's just the weather changing. I should go to the doctor, but I battle with allergies all year long, so I'm fearful I just have an extreme case of it right now. Guess we'll see! 

And guess what? Fat Mum Slim released the May Photo Challenge!

Hopefully you're going to join me in that! :)

I had 2 photo sessions today. I originally had 4, but 2 had some unforeseen circumstances happen, so we had to reschedule those! :) But the two that I had were SO much fun! I won't share their pictures out of respect for their privacy, but please check out Bay Photography on Facebook for the portfolio!

Once we got home, I decided to get started editing, Ethan went to practice softball, and guess what Tayler did?

She took a happy nappy! See the messy hair and no more binky? That's when you really know she is out cold! :)

I texted this picture to my mom and I will tell y'all. Autocorrect struck me through text messaging for the first time, haha!

'Bikini Out--- Check'

Yea, that was supposed to say BINKY. lol!! Too funny! Notice my mom's 'bahahahahahahhaa' hahahhahaha! :) We laughed about that for a little bit!

And after she woke up, our pot roast finished up, and we enjoyed that with some butter and bread. It was absolutely delicious! Tayler ate her entire helping... so you know it was good, haha... not to toot my own horn ;) LOL

Nummy. Nummy. Nummy.

That's what Tayler calls her food, haha! :)

And after eating, we watched some TV. Anyone else watch 'Once Upon a Time?' SO GOOD. So excited for next week's episode already!

And I made a Mother's Day Contest on my photography page.

As the night progressed, I was feeling worse. Tayler came over and took care of me. I wrote this on Facebook:

I promise you, your kids know when you don't feel good. My ears are hurting, I can hardly swallow because my throat aches, everything on my body is achy.. So, I got a blanket and laid down on the couch. Tayler was in her play room, came out, walked right over to me, and rubbed my cheek 3x, then tried to climb up on me. I picked her up, she snuggled right in to me, and fell asleep. How can you feel terrible when she cares and loves you so much?

 I love her and her kind spirit so much! :)

Can't wait to get it started!

Hope you all had a wonderful day!

Cheers Project 366!