Chef Bree

Both parents with migraine strength headaches leads to an early night for the children.

 

Unfortunately that also means an early morning for the parents.

 

Such was the case one wintry day.

 

With both children up by 7:05am, Jim and I were desperate for a little more time in bed.  Innocently we suggested Bree go make breakfast for her and her brother.  After hearing drawers opening and closing, chairs scooting across the floor and the fridge door being slammed shut, curiosity got the better of me.  Here's what I caught:

 

 

Its kind of hard to see between the blurriness of the picture along with the mess on the counter, but Bree had begun making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for her and Jake.  

 

Believe it or not, there was more peanut butter on the sandwich than jelly!!

 

She did a pretty darn good job for her first time.  She even remembered the napkins! 

 

Needless to say she's been offering to make breakfast, lunch, or dinner every night since - always peanut butter and jelly of course.

 

But that was back in December. 

 

We have so moved on from peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. 

 

She's desperate to learn more. 

 

Not even a burn on her hand that eventually landed us at the doctors office can stop her.

 

 

 

 She's on her way to being Chef Bree.

 

Prayers welcome through this adventure.

Last of the elf

Oops, missed the last few days of the elf at our house.

 

 

 

He drew (just a little bit) on our children's faces with markers.

 

 

Yep, those are Easter eggs in our backyard.

 

His attempt at hot air ballooning didn't go so well.

 

 

Its an exciting day when you wake up to paints, paintbrushes and paper on the table. 

 

Final message from Fred on Christmas Eve.

One year ago...

Remember last March when it was in the 80's.

 

 

It was hot.

 

It was unnatural.

 

 

This year is most definately not like that.

Sleep Deprived

 

I've spent the four and a half weeks taking care of sick children and, of course, catching a cold myself.  Add that to being pregnant and uncomfortable and you have yourself one sleep deprived Momma.  Naturally, as my body craves the one thing I can't give it, sleep is all I see around me.

 

 

 

Friday Night Fun

Daddy's version of fun on a Friday night:

 

 

Mommy's version of fun on a Friday night:

 

Before

 

After 

 

 

Maybe there is something as to why kids think their dads are more fun....

A neglected blog

A neglected blog does not mean that nothing is happening around here.

 

In fact, that's quite the opposite.

 

We've been very busy...being sick.

 

 

At any given point since February 8th, one or more of us in this house has been vomiting, had a fever, a belly ache, strep throat, a migraine, a cold, an ear infection or just plain tuckered out from taking care of everyone with above said problems.

 

Hopefully we're on the mend and regular blogging will resume.