TammO: March 2008

Monday, March 24, 2008

Kite Flying!

Sawyer loved it!

Isaac's flight skills...

and
Joel running from Jeremy's killer kite

Perfect for cold windy March!

Happy Easter! We had a great time with lots of cousins and pounds and pounds of candy (we're lucky someone isn't puking in the picture..) L to R - Bailey and Sylas, Cooper, Zoie, Isaac, Sawyer and Mae

They've all grown since last year!

Friday, March 21, 2008

Our New Favorite Snack...YUMMO!

CHEWY GRANOLA BARS

INGREDIENTS

4 cups rolled oats

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup wheat germ
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup raisins, apples, coconut etc. (optional)...but we love like broken Oreos, peanuts, chocolate chips, you know, basic unhealthy cookie stuff. Only use the cinnamon if you're doing the raisins or apples
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup honey
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, brown sugar, wheat germ, cinnamon, flour, raisins and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in the honey, egg, oil and vanilla. Mix well using your hands. Pat the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake about 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bars begin to turn golden at the edges. Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting, or they will be too hard to cut.

Kisses! And a haircut...

Candace cut my hair for me today (woo hoo for free haircuts!) and this --->

was our audience...all camped out on the bathroom counter. Ahh the life of moms...

But it actually turned out...shocker, huh?

Cousins!

We spent a few days in Missoula this week where the boys spent most of their time running around in black crowns (we were out of every other color of construction paper...) Classic!

Friday, March 14, 2008

Don't You Eat Breakfast in Your Bike Helmet???

We got the bike out yesterday and Isaac has made sure he's prepared to safely ride again whenever he gets the chance...even if we're not even done with breakfast...

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Poetry for the birthday girl..ala tammy (but a sonnet like this will make Carmy and April jealous)

Happy Birthday Michal!

We love you lots and lots

Now that you're a mama you are especially hot

(just like us)

We cannot wait to see you

And kiss on little Noah

But since we're not there

We thought that we would show-a

(you a picture of us)

We think you're twenty six

(but maybe twenty seven?)

if we could be there with you

then that would just be heaven

But have a happy birthday

Cake and ice cream too

You're fun and sweet

ifweweretherewe'dtakeyououttoeat

...we're thinking of you! Love, us

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Sick Day!

After much coughing and hacking and having a huge fever we decided it was a good day to hang out in pajamas (entirely mismatched) and watch TV...This can help any problem

They Don't Even Hold Me...

The Bebe Pod is fine, til I get tired (about 5 minutes)

The bouncy seat is okay, especially when the dog sits with me and tries to lick things off my face

The picture is a lie, I actually despise the Johnny Jumper and will scream like a banchee until Mama comes to her senses and pulls me out. I will leave all the jumping to Vera.