7 years!

I say this every year but wow...where does time go? 7 years ago today, God blessed Jason and I with the most perfect gift he gives us here on earth....he made us parents to a precious, perfect baby boy. Parker has taught me so much about live, how to love unconditionally and how being a mom is such a blessing! Being a Mom to this 7 year old little boy, has been the most fun and loving years of my life and I can't wait to see what this little boy is going to turn into. At 7 he still is very into sports. He especially loves golf and baseball. He is very smart but likes to talk a lot (hmmm...where did he get that from?) He likes to do your normal boy things, play video games, sports and watch movies. He is a mess and you never know what he is going to say. He recently asked "Was Mimi alive during the Civil War? Never mind, I know she was!" and asked me while I was cooking supper and eating a cracker "Why are you eating on the job?" He keeps us laughing that is for sure! Parker Bryant I love you and am so proud to be called your Mommy! Happy Birthday B! (Jason and I call him B a lot...have ever since he was little! We guess cause his middle name is Bryant and he is called Parker B a lot and we shortened it to B!)

Me and my Big Man this past week

Awww...my first born baby boy!


My has he grown...7 years old!

3 Months Old

Hard to believe Chase is 3 months old! We are in a good routine, I don't freak out or panic when I know I am going to be alone with all 3 anymore! LOL! I can actually manage them! Well we have incidents of course with a 2 year old around but we are making it! Chase is so sweet. He eats every 3 hours during the day and goes to bed about 8:30 everynight. Still wakes once a night about 3but he has slept through the night a couple of times. He hasn't made a habit out of it though but it will come. He wakes about 7 and is so happy. He coos and smiles. It is so sweet. You can get him calm so fast if you bathe him. He loves it and falls to sleep in the bathtub. He sucks his thumb sometimes but the pacis are still a must. He does not fuss much unless he is sleepy. He loves to be held close to you and to be walked around. He also will hold your finger so tight! It is so sweet! He weighs now a little over 14 pounds. He still can wear 3 months but they are getting small! 6 months are starting to fit very well! He loves Mimi. Will smile and coo at her the second he sees her. No surprise, Parker and Laney love her to pieces too. He is our little man or baby Chase. He is just perfect and we are so blessed to have him in our family!

One night, I thought this was funny. Yes the both end up in our bed sometimes! But I love it!

He had just stopped smiling. So hard to catch them on the camera!

Sweet boy! I love his baby blue eyes!

One of Parker's old sleepers. I have had the most fun putting him in Parker's old stuff. This one says "Thank heaven for little boys" Yes thank you Lord!

Disney on Ice

The stars of the show and the ones who keep our kids entertained!

It was so hard getting all 3 to look at me with so much around them!

Laney clapping for Minnie and Mickey (ps...she had taken a spill on a bridge at Statesmen Park the night before and why she looks like she has been in a fight! I kept saying my poor baby looked like Hitler!)


Look Momma it's Mickey!

She wouldn't look at the camera, too interested!

All 3 watching the show!

My friend Lesley asked me if Laney and I wanted to go to Disney on Ice and I said sure! Laney loves getting to hang with Bryant and Lucy Kate. She asks me all the time about them...mainly about Bryant (I think she has a crush) but she loves to go see them. Parker could have gone to but at the age of 6 almost 7 this did not sound as fun as a bowling birthday party so he stayed home with Jason and went to that. When I got to their house, she asked "Where's Mickey and Minnie?" She thought they were going to be there. They did have them at their birthday party back in March, the girl has a memory so I guess she thought they were suppose to be there! LOL! We finally got to Disney on Ice and Laney loved it. I was a bit surprised she sat and watched the entire time. She clapped and kept waving to them, especially Mickey and Minnie. It was so fun!

Recipe Swap

I have been so sick of all my usual stuff I cook that I have really been trying out different recipes. I have gotten new ideas from friends, blogs and old recipe books so I thought I would share some of the hits!

This one I am so glad I tried! jason doesn't like chicken all that much, well he does but not his favorite and I am so sick of my usual things I did with chicken. I tried this one night and he loved it, even bragged to his buddies on the golf course AND called me to ask me to make it! that is huge! Plus it only takes like 30 minutes so that is a plus!

Chicken Ole
3-4 chicken breast cut up
2 tablespoons of olive oil
small can of Mexicorn
small can of black olives
half of small onion or a whole onion (we have to watch the onion intake so I never use a whole onion like recipes say!)
1 can of Rotel (I always use mild)
cumin to taste
Mushrooms cut up (however much you like...I usually use about 4 whole mushrooms cut up)
Flour tortillas
shredded cheese

in skillet brown chicken in olive oil until most pink is gone. Add onions and mushrooms and saute. Then add corn, olives, rotel and cumin to taste. Cover for 20 minutes and simmer. When ready to serve, add cheese to taste. We like a lot of cheese! Brown tortillas in a skillet. Spoon mixture into tortillas and enjoy! You also can serve this over rice.

Today on Foodnetwork (my fav channel) I was watching cooking for real. She made some no meat quesdillas that I said that might make a great lunch and oh it did! Easy too! I did not do it exactly how she did but they were so good!

Really use any veggie mixture you like but this is what I did

1/2 small onion
4-5 mushrooms cut up
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of salsa
black olives
tortillas
cheese
refried beans

saute veggies in olive oil (she used corn instead of mushrooms and redpeppers but I am a mushroom gal!) Add salsa to mix and set aside. Take tortilla and spread refried beans on it. Place in a pan with the bean side up. Add cheese and black olives on top of the refried beans. Then top with the veggies. Take another tortilla spread refried beans on and place on top of the other tortilla and veggies bean side down. cook for a minute or two until the tortilla is brown and flip. Brown that side as well. Then eat! She also made a sourcream dipping sauce but I did not make that. It made a great lunch!

I have more to share but I need to run!

The Big Debate

From day one everyone has been wondering who does Chase look like? The dark hair just threw me for a loop and I had a hard time telling! Today Chase is 2 months old. After his bath he was just a smiling and talking to me! I snapped this picture and I was like oh my goodness I have this almost identical picture at almost the same time with the other 2! So take your pick who does Chase look like? In case you were wondering the picture order is Laney, Parker and then Chase!!! They all were between 9 and 10 weeks old when I took these pictures! Oh and todays stats on Chase at 2 months old....13 pounds 5 ounces and 23 inches long!

The Past 7 Weeks in Review

I know it has been a while but goodness it has been crazy. Lets see....Chase came home, getting use to having 3 kids, Parker starting first grade, Parker starting travel baseball and somewhere in there we are trying to run a business! LOL! Adjusting to 3 has been much harder than the adjusting to 2. That was easy to me! I think the age difference though between Parker and Laney made it easy! Not easy with a newborn and 2 year old around! They are such blessings though and keep us laughing. Just look at the pictures below! You will find Laney has started nursing her baby dolls, wants to help with everything like dishes and laundry and is into everything! Parker is a big help. He is the only reason we actually made it through the grocery store with all 3 of them! Laney and Chase in one buggy and Parker pushing the other where the groceries went! We are having a great time watching Parker play on the traveling baseball team! He is doing great! Even hit in the winning 2 runs in one game! Anyway, enjoy the pictures I could go on but in 5 minutes Laney might have a toliet overflowed, on top of the countertop or trying to shove the pacifier in Chasse's mouth! Ready to go home!

About to head home from the hospital!

Daddy and his little two

Chase's first bath at home

Putting Laney to work! She loves to wash the dishes!

We just got home and Laney reading Elmo to Chase

I still can't believe all 3 of these are mine! Wow God is good!

My first days home and I already like it here!

Bless his sweet self

Laney's first pigtails at Parker's first Ball tournament!

My Daddy did this to me!

Emma and Chase. How sweet! They are just a week or two apart too! Chase looks huge compared to her!

Bryant, Laney and Lucy Kate. My have they grown! Laney has a crush on Bryant I think!

My mom and sister the sweet hostesses of the Sip N See for Chase

She cracks me up...she tries to help

Chase at 7 weeks old!

Hey as long as she is napping I don't care where she sleeps! LOL!

Loving the new double stroller and they do too! Mimi has a new one to stroll!

Laney feeding her babydoll! Nursing around a 2 year old is interesting!

All 3 piled up in Laney's crib!

A little Mudcat baseball! Ps a mudcat is a catfish! I didn't even know that! Lol!

Parker the first grader

Laney's Thumb

2 weeks ago, Laney was lying in our bed and I looked over and noticed her right thumb looked funny. I grabbed her hand and tried to move her thumb to the straight position or "thumbs up" position and could not budge it. Jason then tried and nothing. I asked her teachers that day if they had noticed and they said yes but thought she just held it like that. I got so upset that morning thinking something major could be wrong with my baby girl and felt like a horrible mother because I just had noticed it! It is her right thumb and we have always said she was left handed because she does everything with her left hand but what if this was why she does everything left handed! How long has it been like this I have no idea and I can't describe to you the feeling that something could be wrong with her. Of course my kids have been sick before and Laney even in the hospital but it just was this whole other feeling that she could have something life changing wrong with her. My heart for sure goes out to my friends that have dealt with such a thing for sure! Anyway, we went to our pediatrician and Laney has trigger finger. It is no big deal, it is a tendon in her thumb that is stuck basically. She suggested therapy. We went today to a pediatric therapist (she was awesome by the way!) and she evaluated her and said because we can't even budge her thumb straight (she can move it down just not up) there is nothing she can really do except splint it and given her age of 2 that is not an ideal thing and it may not work at all. Best option is surgery. The therapist did say Laney was by no means delayed in her fine motor skills. She uses her right hand and thumb well. She pinches things with her thumb and it is not affecting her movements but it does need to be fixed. We will go to an orthopedic after our pediatrcian gets the report and refers us to one. The surgery is suppose to be a quick and easy one kinda like tubes so no need to worry but guess Miss Laney bug will have a little surgery soon. See below her sweet little finger! Her thumb. She can move her thumb down and to the side just can't give ya a "thumbs up"