Pioneer Woman Me

A while ago I mentioned Jayson got into the pharmacy program in Colorado...Yup looks like were moving to Denver. I am so beyond excited for this new adventure for our family. We will be living there for at least four years, most likely five or six. 

With that being said, its still OK for me to be really sad too right?
My family and I are very close.
My mother, two sisters and sister in law...I don't even know how to describe them other than saying they are angels. Besides Jayson they are my best friends.

We tend to get together a lot for craft days...cooking days...sewing days.
When I start to think about missing out on these memories I get rather sad. 
Picturing them gathered around laughing and giggling with out me...I feel so left out. 
Don't get me wrong, I am so happy to be moving and want them to continue to do these things even with out me...Just the thought makes me sad from time to time...

Now with that being said my wonderful sister Lauren thought of an idea.
We are all in love with the Pioneer Woman... 
So once a week we will all be taking the same recipe...making it...taking lots of pictures...then of course blogging about it. 

Yay, I wont be left out. A simple fun way to stay connected. 
My family rocks right. 

We decided this week to start off we would make meatballs.

I hate touching raw meat. Seriously I gagged during this whole process. 
(but I knew the end result would be worth it)

This step was a little fun. The meatballs looked like snowballs. Ty wanted to eat them like this. I had to convince them they were ewwie and we needed to wait for them to cook.

This step...I was glad I had a apron on and stood back.

Drizzled the sauce on and ready to put in the oven.

Both kids stayed busy while I cooked, Ty played in the sink with soap and water..and Ember slept.

Pioneer woman suggests to put it with noodles, so I did just that...added some toast and corn and we were set!

Even my picky eater loved it. Just not me snapping pictures in his face.

I was all excited and telling Jays about how we will be doing this once a week....
he smiled...and said "how about every day?!"
haha 
I think he loved it! 

hop scotch DIY

I got this lovely idea from the fabulous A girl and a glue gun blog.
Pretty fantastic right!!???

My niece LOVES hop scotch. So this little beauty is what I made her for Christmas! It was so easy and way fun to make. As soon as the kids went to bed I whipped up the front. (the hop scotch part). 

The red felt is just over two yards long

 The number sheets are the pre-cut felt pages

 The actual numbers I traced out of white felt I had by the yard

The dots are just extra felt I had laying around

All hot glued on

 The back has tic-tac-toe on it!! So fun.

The Pieces are 3" by 3" squares of felt 

with the X's and O's sewn on

The white grid is hot glued on

 Jayson and I played a few games just for fun!

I also put a matching game on the back side. I use to love these kind of games so I hope Allie does as well.
Everything is hot glued on here as well. 

 

The only bad part about the matching game is its hot glued down so after they play it a dozen times they will have it all memorized and wont be as fun any more....next time I would probably just give them the pieces separate so they can shuffle them after each game.

I think Ty is going to miss it, but its in good hands. When he is big enough to play with one ill make him one as well!!

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I am so grateful for the simple things.

For it is truly the simple things that are the biggest.

My family is happy.

We have been blessed with health and safety.

All things I thank God for every night. 

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loves

Ember is rolling belly to back and now back to belly. 
I was shocked when I laid her on her back, went to the bathroom and
came back to find her on her belly!!! 
So exciting. 
too fast though. 

I find myself sometimes thinking I wish she was newborn again and that she is growing to fast. 
I often think that about Ty as well...Wishing he was as tiny as Ember. 

I told Jayson that we need to slow them down...
he giggled and said..but if Ty were a newborn we wouldn't have Ember
and if Ember were a newborn she wouldn't smile at us like she does. 

OK, Ill let them grow up. but im soaking in every snuggle, every smile, ever hug and kiss, every roll.
All the chubby cheeks, and tiny hands, little sneezes and baby hiccups. 

They are my treasures. I will hold it all in. Take as many pictures and write as many memories as I can.

Ty is talking a lot more now. 
and he is saying some pretty funny things. 

He calls eggos "wawas" 

His binki "gungu"

Toilet is either "ewies or pee pee"

chocolate chip is "lolo"

fruit snacks he makes a chewing noise

Jayson "Ty did you sleep good?"

Ty "Yea"

Jayson "What did you dream about?"

Ty "milk"

Jayson "was it chocolate?"

Ty "Yea"

So not the longest conversation...

but it was hilarious listening to this while all four of us lay in bed waking up early in the morning.  

I laid there thinking man...he understands everything we say. 

If I ask him to get something he knows exactly what it is and where to find it. 

just so fast...

and so precious.