Sleepover attempt...

The girls got to have a sleepover "party" in Jillian's room tonight.  Past experiences with these go like this:  Jillian is so excited she annoys Kaleigha into heading back into her room a couple of hours later.

Tonight:
Quiet for awhile, then we hear Jillian jumping around and she comes out, but we don't see Kaleigha...  until Jillian (for some odd reason) pulled Kaleigha's hair.  I go to talk to Jillian about this a few minutes later (after Kaleigha has headed back to her bedroom).  Here's our conversation:

Me:  Why are you crying?
J:  Because my sister left my sleepver party.
Me:  Well, it's because you pulled her hair.
J:  But, I care about Kaleigha.
Me:  Well, why did you pull her hair?
J:  {sobbing} I don't know.

As, I'm leaving I tell her to calm down and stop crying.
J says, "I can't.  All I can think about is Kaleigha." 

Andddddd.... she's still wailing up there.

Kaleigha Turns 7!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Dr. Kaleigha

Where do you want to live when you grow up?

In a pink and green house.

Where do you want to go on vacation?

Disney World and Grandma's house in Florida

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?

Crafts

Daddy? 

Daddy is the playset, we climb on him.

Jillian? 

Playing music and slumber parties

Drew?

Cuddle

What is your favorite place to go for fun that you went to while 6?

American Girl Store and Nutcracker (ballet)

What would you do with a million dollars?

Give it to kids who have cancer.  Give Bible to people who don't know about Jesus.

What was the best thing about being 6?

Being with my family and friends and Jesus.

What are you going to do now that you are 7?

Praise Jesus.  (What can you do now that you are bigger?)  Stay up late and do Rainbow Looms.

What did you learn about Jesus this past year?

Jesus was born at Christmas.  To love each other. 

What Grade are You In?

First

Who is your teacher at school?

Mrs. Reining and my Junior Great Teacher

What is your favorite thing to do at school?

Specials. 

Who is your favorite person to see at school?

Owen

Who is your best friend?

Jesus.  (What person on Earth is your best friend?)  Anna and Ben.

Favorites:

Store?

Whole Foods - (because) they have snacks.

Place to eat?

All the ones that have playsets.

Food?

Pizza, Macaroni and carrots and mashed potatoes, tomato sauce and celery

Game?

Dr. Kids (on the iPhone)

Color?

Green and pink, I mean grink.  :)

Toy?

American Girl stuff and dolls

Book?

Little House in the Big Woods

Thing to wear?

Laura's pajamas from Little House in the Big Woods.
Added....

Favorite Character?
Ariel TV show?
Arthur Movie?
Both Little Mermaid movies.  

Is there anything else you want to say at the end of this interview? 
Hope you have a nice day.  Bye Bye.  Wait, can we do a favorite character now? (sure)
I'm seven now! Ha ha.  

Jillian turns (TURNED) 4!

I was seriously behind on this, as Jillian turned 4 back in May.  But, I felt guilty doing Kaleigha's 7 year old without doing Jillian's first...  so 7 months later... an interview with a 4 year old - hey at least she's still 4! 

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I want to be an elf.

Where do you want to live when you grow up?

  I want to live in a house that nobody lives in.

Where do you want to go on vacation?

Disney World

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy? 

Mommy holding me.

Daddy? 

Play with him.

Kaleigha?

Play with Kaleigha - play ponies. (My Little Ponies)

Drew?

Play cars with him.

What is your favorite place to go for fun?

Jump & Jacks 

What would you do with a million dollars?

Put them in my piggy bank. 

What was the best thing about being 3?

 Going to the Monkey Class at Preschool.

What are you going to do now that you are 4?

Play with cars. 

What did you learn about Jesus this past year? 

That he loves everyone, every single person.

Who does Jesus love?

EVERYONE!

What are you looking forward to about being 4?

I want a scooter on four wheels.

Favorites:

Favorite Store?

  Target

Favorite Song:

Jesus Loves Me

Place to eat?

Uhh..Umm...McDonalds

Food?

Mac & Cheese

Color?

Blue!

Toy?

Ponies, My Little Pony, My Little Pony (singing)

Book?

 Olivia

TV show?

Paw Patrol!!!! (singing again....)

Characters:

Paw Patrol Character and favorite princess is Tangled (Rapunzel)

Thing to wear?

  My Little Pony shirt

Is there anything else you want to say at the end of this interview?  

I love my mommy.  That's all.  (Her mommy loves her!) 

 

Birthday Interview with a 6 year old!!!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A doctor

Where do you want to live when you grow up?

In an apartment on the top floor

Where do you want to go on vacation?

Tennessee

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?

Crafts

Daddy? 

Climb on him and eat food with him

Jillian? 

Have a sleepover and slumber party with her.

Drew?

Carry him and play with him and swim with him.  Help Mommy with him.

What is your favorite place to go for fun?

Totters Otterville

What would you do with a million dollars?

Buy American Girl Doll stuff and an American Girl Doll.  (What doll?)  McKenna (in the background, Jillian says McKenna is sold old Kaleigha).

What was the best thing about being 5?

 My family and my friends.

What are you going to do now that you are 6?

I can do handstands, it just takes a little bit more.  I have to do somersaults a little bit.

What did you learn about Jesus this past year?

I know what Christmas is all about.  It's about Jesus being born in Bethlehem.   And, Jesus died for our sins. 

What Grade are You In?

Kindergarten

Who is your teacher at school?

Mrs. Carr.  She has a boy baby in her stomach. 

What is your favorite thing to do at school?

Play on the playground

Who is your favorite person to see at school?

Jack (what about Mommy???)  And, Mommy :)

Who is your best friend?

I have a lot of best friends.  (best friend who is a girl?)  Anna and my best friend who is a boy is Jack. 

  

Favorites:

Store?

Kroger - Cookies, balloons, stickers, sample food and cheese! Yay!

Place to eat?

Cheesecake Factory - yummy bread!

Food?

 It's really hard to choose, because you know I like all kinds of food.  (If I gave you two things right now to eat, what would you pick?)  Cookies and Candy.  (Two healthy things)  Strawberries, Banana, Apples and all kinds of fruit.
 

Game?

 Five Little Monkey's Jumping on the bed

Color?

 Green

Toy?

American girl doll toys

Book?

Meet McKenna

Thing to wear?

Hello Kitty Clothes

Is there anything else you want to say at the end of this interview? 
I am turning 6 today on the Winter social (solstice, but she is calling it the winter social).  Today I had a birthday pancake.  Daddy lighted it.  Oh, I want you to write Dad.  I had an American Girl Doll Tea Party.  Everybody brought their dolls.  I brought Kit.  Grandma came over after the party.  We have a special tent that everybody had over their heads.  Everybody got their own food (was that special to get your own food?)  yeah.  I wore the dress that Grandma made me and Kit.  

 

Catch-up Post Drew turns one!

Drew turned one on October 10th.  I had a hard time with that one, as we plan on him being our last.  It's just so weird to think that we are moving out of the baby stage :(  We love our little Drew so much.  When he turned a year, he wasn't walking like his big sister Jillian was at a year.  In fact, he is now 14 months old and he still isn't walking!

He says some words:  more, hi, bye, thankyou (one word and hard to understand), mama, hida (hi Dad), Max, Snowball (the babysitter's dogs), Kaleigha (which he shouts and it sounds like k-yeah), Jill-Jill.

He still doesn't have much hair.  But, he has this soft little fuzz on his head.

He is so sweet and he loves to snuggle with us.  He is so very affectionate.

Drew loves ice cream and doesn't like drinking his milk cold (kind of a contradiction there... ha ha!)

His eyes are still a really dark color and when ever we are out, people always comment on how cute he is.  He has a super sweet dimple in his cheek that hasn't gone away.

For his birthday, we did a Vintage Circus Theme

My sweet little boy showing off his dimple :)

Ahhh, I just LOVE him so very much!!  We are so thankful that God has blessed us with his sweet little soul!

Creamy White Cheddar Cheese Mac

THIS IS YUMMY!!! 

To be made in the crockpot.  It could easily be modified for the oven though :)

















Creamy White Cheddar Cheese Mac:

16oz box of Pasta of choice
8 oz Vermont White Cheddar shredded (equals over 2 cups shredded)
10 oz of Velveeta Queso Blanco
2 - 3 T butter
1/3 c whole milk
2/3 c chicken stock
1/2 c sour cream
1 t salt
1/2 t pepper
Dash of Parsley for top

Boil the pasta for 6 minutes and then drain.

Melt the butter on med. high heat and then add cheese and Velveeta.  When the mixture has thickened into a sauce, add the milk and the stock to the mixture.  Put the pasta into the crockpot container and add the melted cheese mixture and then put the cream cheese on top of this.  Mix this well.  Sprinkle a dash of Parsley over the top and then place in crockpot on low for 2 1/2 hours. 

Chicken and Homemde Noodles

Chicken and Homemade Noodles

Great Sunday afternoon recipe, especially on a nice fall day like today.

Recipe:
1 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
3 cups of water
1 cup of shredded cooked chicken
1 carrot diced
1 stalk of celery diced
1 cube of chicken bouillon
dash of Lawry's Seasoning
dash of salt
dash of pepper
1/2 of Homemade Egg Noodles 

Combine everything but the noodles.  Cook for 30 minutes until cooked down.  Add noodles and cook for 6 minutes (homemade noodles cook fairly quickly).

Yum!  We all loved it and since I modified the recipe, I wanted to be able to save it :)