One of the boys’ favorite activities in the summer is to play in our pool. I rarely get in the pool with them. Usually I’m taking photos of them jumping in. I love capturing them while they are in the air. They enjoy trying to make it look as though they are floating.
Continue reading “Jumping in the Pool – A Summer Tradition”
May 31st was the boys’ last day of school. My tradition is to take photos on the first and last day of school each year.
When the Wee One walked into the house, he informed us that he was going to relax the next day and then start cleaning the day after that.
Enjoy the photos. Continue reading “The Boys’ Last Day of School Photo Shoot”
Every year, the boys sign up for the summer reading program. We try to do as many of the programs as possible. However with our schedule and the fact the boys are considered teens, they won’t be doing a lot of their programs this year.
The Imaginative One signed up on the first day of the program and was the first child to finish the first 8 hours of reading. He did it withing 2 days of the program starting for the summer. The librarian knows him so she did not doubt the fact he read 8 hours in 2 days. Continue reading “Summer Reading Program”
4. Write a blog post the ends with the sentence: I had a feeling that would happen.
Three years ago, the Imaginative One and I spent the last full day in Disney together. We went to Animal Kingdom and then EPCOT.
While we were in EPCOT, I decided to get a photograph of him and I together. Continue reading “I’m The Third Tallest?!?”
One thing I am realizing is that even though I’ve shared recipes, I’ve not shared much about the kids or really welcomed you into my kitchen for a meal.
My kids are now eleven and almost thirteen. Another chapter in my life is beginning, that is a mother of a teenager. Let me tell you, life has begun to get interesting. When this blog began in 2010, the boys were 5 and almost 7. Continue reading “Peach Quick Bread”
As I was cooking this chicken, the Wee One walked into the kitchen. He asked me what smelled so good. I showed him the chicken that was already cooked. The Wee One wanted to eat the chicken right then and there.
Once I told him dinner was ready to be eaten, he began to eat one of the pieces of chicken as he was loading up his plate. He ended up eating two pieces of chicken. For him, that is a big deal. He has a small appetite.
The Wee One kept talking about how delicious the chicken tasted. I think that means this marinade is a keeper. Continue reading “Yummy Chicken Marinade”
This post was originally posted in February 2011. There was no photograph of the dish so I remedied that when we ate the meal last night.
The Wee One decided to help me make the dish. I’m so happy that he is willing to help with the cooking of dinner. I helped him with getting the popcorn chicken out of the oven and the temperature and time on the oven. He helped with the majority of the rest of the dinner. The Wee One was so proud of himself once the dinner was finished cooking. He wanted everyone to try his rice.
Continue reading “Orange Chicken”
In a previous post, I wrote about our Christmas traditions. Here are some pictures of our Christmas Day. I made collages of the pictures I took on Christmas Day.
Enjoy!
Continue reading “Our Christmas Day”
Do you have any Christmas traditions? My family has a few traditions that we do every year.
First of all, we celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6. The boys put out their shoes for small treats. This year though, I forgot to get them, so I was at the mall getting them gifts. They did have Minions’ Peeps and a small coloring book to tide the Wee One over until I got them something. (The Imaginative One was away for the weekend, so he didn’t care.)
Next, we always make a birthday cake or brownies for Jesus. Then we sing to him. For a few years, we were unable to eat our cake or brownies because of some sort of disaster. One year the dog stepped in it when he was riding over to my mother-in-law’s house, and another year my father-in-law broke a glass dish, and glass shards ended up in the cake.
Here are this year’s brownies:
I used my homemade brownie recipe and added Christmas M&M’s. The end result was very rich but delicious brownies.
The boys are too excited on Christmas Eve, so I give them a gift to tide them over. This year the Wee One got some Pokemon cards, and the Imaginative One got a book to read. Last year, they each got a movie.
We also go to the Christmas Eve service and then to Hubby’s aunt’s house for family time. We usually stay until 10ish. The boys come home, put out the cookies and milk for Santa, and then head to bed.
We don’t do much on Christmas morning except for opening presents. I’ve tried to make a special Christmas morning breakfast. The boys are too excited to eat breakfast, so I’ve stopped doing that. This year we opened presents and watched the Disney parade before heading to their grandma’s house.
We open gifts at their grandma’s house and have a big Christmas Day dinner.
This year my mother and sister joined us. This was the first time in 3 years they’d come to Christmas dinner. It was nice to have them come.
The family either comes to my mother-in-law’s house, or we go to another relative’s house. Needless to say, Christmas is usually very busy for us. We enjoy spending time with each other and family.
Then on the 12th Day of Christmas, January 6, we celebrate King’s Day. King’s Day represents the Day the Wise men made their way to worship Jesus. My mother-in-law usually makes something homemade for the boys, Hubby, and me. I usually get something small for the boys.
The biggest tradition I took from when I was a teenager. My grandma and mom would make Christmas cookies and goodies. Grandma had a bench that she kept the goodies on after they made them. I now have that bench, and I put goodies on the bench. I also used the Kitchen Aid mixer that was my grandma’s to make the goodies.
The boys all have their favorites that I make every Christmas. I’ve written a post of their top 5 Christmas recipes.
What are some of your Christmas traditions?
Have a blessed New Year,
Traci
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