We Are...

TIRED of being SICK

TIRED of the RAIN

TIRED of it being COLD

And

TIRED of being stuck INSIDE!

But you would never know how tired these two little ones are of the above because they have played and entertained themselves pretty much all day today while I was cooking! I'm so glad that they are feeling better...it's been a rough week for us!

Since it was cold and rainy and since B&B are still fighting nasty colds, I decided to brown 6 pounds of ground meat and freeze it in baggies so that when we want tacos, spaghetti, burritos, or nachos, all I (or Cory) will have to do is pull out a bag and let it thaw out. Now, 6 pounds won't get us too far, but it will at least get us started! Tonight we had burritos with rancho rio taco meat, rice, black beans, chips and queso...and it was pretty tasty!

B&B love playing in "their drawer" in the kitchen. It's filled with koozies, tupperware, old plastic spoons, old plastic containers, and much, much more! It keeps them entertained for quite a while and allows me to cook, clean up the kitchen, or unload the dishwasher! I'm so glad my sweet babies are feeling a little better and I'm so glad they were able to entertain themselves on this cold and wet day!

We've Got Meat

YEAH and BUMMER at the same time!

Yeah, we have our meat now (approximately 90 pounds of hamburger meat)

Bummer, no more excuses for me NOT to cook!

Thanks Grammy and Poppy, this should last us until next Christmas!

(this is our Christmas gift from my parents...we just call and order what we want and the meat market calls us when our order in ready. we went with all ground meat this year since we still have some filets and cutlets left over from last year.)

Guess what's for dinner tonight?

CHICKEN!!!

Wish for Wednesday

I WISH that B&B would get to feeling better. Not sure if it's sinuses or a cold, but both are coughing, sneezing, and have runny noses. Plus Brooks has had diarrhea the past few days, but it looks like he might just possibly be getting over that. I've been puked on and pooped on for the first time ever the past few days. Funny how it doesn't bother you when it's your own babies. I just wish they would hurry up and get to feeling better...I hate it when they are sick!

Our Mini Photo Shoot

Our neighbors across the street from us have this bright yellow Scout, so today while we were out walking and riding in the wagon, I decided to stop for our own little photo shoot! I think they turned out pretty cute! I still have sooooo much learning to do when it comes to editing (and photography itself) but I'm hoping to learn a few helpful hints/tips next month in the photography class I'm going to sign up for.

13 Months

Although B&B are now 13 months old, we were just able to get in to visit Dr. Judice for their 12 month well child appointments. I called almost 3 weeks ago to schedule this appointment and today was the first appointment available for a back-to-back well child visit! Oh well...better late than never. Both B&B look great and Dr. Judice seemed to be pretty impressed with their growth and development! They had to get two shots today and then I will take them back next week to get the other two (if you are new to my blog, which some of you are, I break them up so they are not getting 4 all at once). Brooks is usually a tough little trooper, but he wasn't happy today and I hated watching Burkley's face because she knew she was next. I can tell you that daddy WILL BE GOING to the next "shot" appointment! It breaks my heart to hear them scream like that...ugh! So, here's the stats (for some reason they didn't write down their head circumferences this time).

Brooks weighed in at 22 pounds 14 ounces this morning

and he's 30 1/2 inches long

He's pretty much in the 95th percentile for both!

And little miss Burkley weighed in at 14 pounds 7 ounces this morning

and she's 27 1/4 inches long!

She's just like I was and is in the 5th percentile (but she's growing and that's all that matters).