Patton was lucky to have two parties. One to send Aunt Annie, Uncle Jeremy and Rylan off to Boise AND celebrate his bday at Dave and Buster's and the 2nd one to go to Red Robin w/ GReat Grandma and Grandpa Jim and Jan.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Patton's Birthday
How could I forget to blog even a single picture about Patton's big 4th birthday. Here he is w/ his big prize...Cardinal Buzz Windshield Svitak . Who orginally was an outside only cat, but has not quite made it outside. Many stories to talk about later about Cardinal the basketball, buying toys, wanted to get home from our vacation because we missed our Cardinal, etc. 
Patton was lucky to have two parties. One to send Aunt Annie, Uncle Jeremy and Rylan off to Boise AND celebrate his bday at Dave and Buster's and the 2nd one to go to Red Robin w/ GReat Grandma and Grandpa Jim and Jan.
Patton was lucky to have two parties. One to send Aunt Annie, Uncle Jeremy and Rylan off to Boise AND celebrate his bday at Dave and Buster's and the 2nd one to go to Red Robin w/ GReat Grandma and Grandpa Jim and Jan.
December Photo Project
I am excited again to participate in the December Photo Project. It allows a person to sit back and enjoy such a great time of year instead of rushing around forgetting all the little things that make it so great. If you want to join in on the fun, go to The Treadway's blog to sign up. Let the fun times begin!
Norf Dakota
Curling 101
Thanks to Grandpa Culyer's brother, we (or they I was a spectator) were able to learn the basics of curling. Fun times!
Casey trying his hand at it.
Patton finally braved the ice to try it. He and Kenner were able to have their own lane to do their own stone "throwing."
Casey doing some sweeping. Casey said it was harder than it looked.
Kenner felt so confident after he was done, as he climbed in the car he stated, "I think I should get a medal for being so good at that." Ummm maybe need to work on humility! He was quite the bragger at his new game, Blink, too. Yikes. I saw a bit too much of myself coming out...scary!
Patton needed a few more tries to get used to throwing the stone down the ice. It was fun though!
Kenner really got good at hurling the stone down the ice by the time he was done.
Kenner playing cards w/ the big kids!
Cousin Rachel and Kenner. Rachel was the horse.
Did Great Grandma Ruth really say, "Who farted?" Thanks...now every time we have a camera out the boys say what Grandma Ruth said...Gotta love the smiles though!
Great Grandpa Culyer and boys
Uncle Wevi
Aunt Wucy
Boys were COMPLETELY spoiled w/ the loads of tractors, trucks and implements to play w/ along with all the playmates. Thanks EVERYONE for playing w/ them. They are still talking about it!
Kenner teaching the older crowd how to play the intense game of S'Match. A MUST play game for all 3-5's.
Uncle Wevi
Aunt Wucy
Boys were COMPLETELY spoiled w/ the loads of tractors, trucks and implements to play w/ along with all the playmates. Thanks EVERYONE for playing w/ them. They are still talking about it!
Kenner teaching the older crowd how to play the intense game of S'Match. A MUST play game for all 3-5's.
**this is suppose to be at the top of the post...but too little patience and wanting to go to bed makes this stay at the bottom.
We were and are continually blessed w/ an abundance of family. Unfortunately that makes for an unsolvable equation when it comes to spending it with all family on all holidays. We do not have the equation solved...but for this weekend, I think we made the right choice by making the slippery choice to brave the weather and travel to North (or norf) Dakota to Casey's grandparent's house. It was a perfect opportunity for us as a family to get away one last time before the little peanut arrives in 6 weeks.
December Photo Project 1 "N dat..."
"N dat, n data, n dat, n dat" heard from in front of the couch as Patton chooses what he would like for Christmas without being asked, but instead being automatically prompted as he found the toy catalog and began labeling.Meal plan for this week
Back to reality this week. I have got to get ourselves back into some type of routine before our new addition arrives in 6 weeks. I am very thankful for freezer cooking again this week, as I don't have to run to the grocery store tomorrow in order to provide a good meal for my family after being gone for 5 days to North Dakota for the Thanksgiving Holiday!
Monday: Swimming lessons 4:00
Beefy Vegetable Soup*
Tuesday: Simple Salisbury steaks* w/ green beans
Wednesday: AWANA
Beef brisket *w/ broccoli and carrots
Thursday: Rhi's Christmas party. Thanks to Aunt Kenny and uncle Trevor (and a couple red box movies...) we get to enjoy it.
Friday: Air NAtional Guard Family Christmas party at the Lincoln Children's Musuem. Not sure if food will be served so we will either have hotdogs and mac and cheese at home or hit a fast food, depending on if we come home or not.
Saturday: COOKING BAKING DAY. Any and all are invited to my house to make cookies, listen to Christmas music and possibly make a Jesse's Ladder (I think that is what is it called).
L: Broccoli Cheese Soup*
D: Homemade sausage pizza
Sunday:
L: Ham and Poppy Seed Sandwiches w/ fruit
D: Hot Beef Sandwiches or Beef and Noodles
Have a great week. It was refreshing to get out of the routine of life to enjoy our family and friends this past weekend. So thankful!
Monday: Swimming lessons 4:00
Beefy Vegetable Soup*
Tuesday: Simple Salisbury steaks* w/ green beans
Wednesday: AWANA
Beef brisket *w/ broccoli and carrots
Thursday: Rhi's Christmas party. Thanks to Aunt Kenny and uncle Trevor (and a couple red box movies...) we get to enjoy it.
Friday: Air NAtional Guard Family Christmas party at the Lincoln Children's Musuem. Not sure if food will be served so we will either have hotdogs and mac and cheese at home or hit a fast food, depending on if we come home or not.
Saturday: COOKING BAKING DAY. Any and all are invited to my house to make cookies, listen to Christmas music and possibly make a Jesse's Ladder (I think that is what is it called).
L: Broccoli Cheese Soup*
D: Homemade sausage pizza
Sunday:
L: Ham and Poppy Seed Sandwiches w/ fruit
D: Hot Beef Sandwiches or Beef and Noodles
Have a great week. It was refreshing to get out of the routine of life to enjoy our family and friends this past weekend. So thankful!
I am here...
I am not sure where I have been, but it has not been on the internet blogging. Beware of random photos of the last two months. Yikes...two months!
the boys enjoying a ride w/ Daddy. Obviously Kenner and Dad didn't think Patton's brain was important enough to protect.
At Belivdere Museum Days. Kenner and Patton were so proud. They brought their own chore money and chose to buy italian ice BY THEMSELVES.
In preparation of finding something to buy w/ their chore money (2.00 whopping dollars), Patton said he wanted to find something from Toy Story 3. Sure enough, he found a home made photo book that was covered in Toy Story Fabric. What were the chances w/ less than 10 booths!
Rylan feeding Great Grandpa
I love this picture as they are each doing their own thing but doing the same activity. Life of crazy boys!
Playing w/ Great Grandpa's Trains. Obviously Kenner is stating, One more turn MOM!
Great Grandpa and his crew....wrecking crew or working crew. We will let Grandpa name this crew.
We were able to have a bonfire w/ the GREATest Grandpas...Great Grandpa Jim, Grandpa Pat, Great Grandpa Roger, Great Grandma Jackie, and Great Great Grandpa Cornie
Our Great Great Grandpa Cornie w/ the crew.
the boys enjoying a ride w/ Daddy. Obviously Kenner and Dad didn't think Patton's brain was important enough to protect.
At Belivdere Museum Days. Kenner and Patton were so proud. They brought their own chore money and chose to buy italian ice BY THEMSELVES.
In preparation of finding something to buy w/ their chore money (2.00 whopping dollars), Patton said he wanted to find something from Toy Story 3. Sure enough, he found a home made photo book that was covered in Toy Story Fabric. What were the chances w/ less than 10 booths!
Rylan feeding Great Grandpa
I love this picture as they are each doing their own thing but doing the same activity. Life of crazy boys!
Playing w/ Great Grandpa's Trains. Obviously Kenner is stating, One more turn MOM!
Great Grandpa and his crew....wrecking crew or working crew. We will let Grandpa name this crew.
We were able to have a bonfire w/ the GREATest Grandpas...Great Grandpa Jim, Grandpa Pat, Great Grandpa Roger, Great Grandma Jackie, and Great Great Grandpa Cornie
Our Great Great Grandpa Cornie w/ the crew. 
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Meal plan for this week
This weekend was bittersweet w/ getting to spend an entire day w/ my sister Becca, but saying goodbye to my other sister Andrea. Her family moved to Boise, ID to open a Complete Nutrition store. They arrived safely yesterday and had neighbors help them move 1/2 the truck into the house. This was a huge blessing as my sister can't help (pregnant) and Jeremy's dad has a bad back. He is the only other person they know that drove the moving van out. W/ that being said, I am late in getting my meal plan out this week.
Monday: OVER
Tuesday: Hamburgers and homemade ff and grilled asparagus (last nice day here)
Wednesday: PATTON's BDAY! We get to go to Red Robin before Awana w/ my grandparents. Such a treat!
Thursday: Chicken cacciatore *
Friday: May go out w/ adult friends and no children or go to State Volleyball
Saturday: May to go Grand Island for State finals OR STAY HOME ALL DAY:)
If home:
L: Chicken breast and veggies
D: Beefy Vegetable Soup
Sunday: (do Sat menu if not here on Sat)
L: leftovers
D: Lasagna w/ green beans (if things go on sale this week (cross my fingers) I plan to do my 20 lasagnas this Sunday for December's freezer cooking)
I have been challenged w/ my menu planning this week and for a long time. I was recently given the challenge of having gestational diabetes. It is amazing w/ monitoring the carbs I get...or actually paying the least bit of attention to it, my sugars have actually been super low instead of super high. Simple substitutions like celery instead of chips for my sister Becca's awesome Buffalo Chicken dip, focusing on green versus brown (starches) to find a side for meals. It isn't that hard...just needed to actually pay attention to it.
As many of you know, I have been shopping sales only the past two years. Today was the first time in a long time that I actually bought broccolli and cucumbers NOT on sale. Yes it was hard and had to do alittle self talk through the whole process of getting the bag not paying attention to the price and putting it in my cart and keeping it there. I am going to TRY to put a salad together for every meal. There isn't much nutrition in a salad...but there is definitely less carbs in a salad than a 2nd or 1st heaping helping of rice, pasta or potatoes:)
I have the opportunity to work w/ several diabetics and some who have lost limbs to the disease. This is MAJOR motivation to not only change my lifestyle but also teach my boys and family proper portions of starches so we can possibly eliminate our increased chances of diabetes later in life. I am not eliminating starches...but just monitoring them. We will see how well we do...pasta, rice or potatoes are a STAPLE in my house...so this should be interesting.
Have a great week!
Rhiannon
Monday: OVER
Tuesday: Hamburgers and homemade ff and grilled asparagus (last nice day here)
Wednesday: PATTON's BDAY! We get to go to Red Robin before Awana w/ my grandparents. Such a treat!
Thursday: Chicken cacciatore *
Friday: May go out w/ adult friends and no children or go to State Volleyball
Saturday: May to go Grand Island for State finals OR STAY HOME ALL DAY:)
If home:
L: Chicken breast and veggies
D: Beefy Vegetable Soup
Sunday: (do Sat menu if not here on Sat)
L: leftovers
D: Lasagna w/ green beans (if things go on sale this week (cross my fingers) I plan to do my 20 lasagnas this Sunday for December's freezer cooking)
I have been challenged w/ my menu planning this week and for a long time. I was recently given the challenge of having gestational diabetes. It is amazing w/ monitoring the carbs I get...or actually paying the least bit of attention to it, my sugars have actually been super low instead of super high. Simple substitutions like celery instead of chips for my sister Becca's awesome Buffalo Chicken dip, focusing on green versus brown (starches) to find a side for meals. It isn't that hard...just needed to actually pay attention to it.
As many of you know, I have been shopping sales only the past two years. Today was the first time in a long time that I actually bought broccolli and cucumbers NOT on sale. Yes it was hard and had to do alittle self talk through the whole process of getting the bag not paying attention to the price and putting it in my cart and keeping it there. I am going to TRY to put a salad together for every meal. There isn't much nutrition in a salad...but there is definitely less carbs in a salad than a 2nd or 1st heaping helping of rice, pasta or potatoes:)
I have the opportunity to work w/ several diabetics and some who have lost limbs to the disease. This is MAJOR motivation to not only change my lifestyle but also teach my boys and family proper portions of starches so we can possibly eliminate our increased chances of diabetes later in life. I am not eliminating starches...but just monitoring them. We will see how well we do...pasta, rice or potatoes are a STAPLE in my house...so this should be interesting.
Have a great week!
Rhiannon
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Work verus Play?
This weekend was a great weekend. Daddy has been so busy trying to get the house done and I have been busy w/ work that the boys either get to spend time w/ just Dad or just Mom. On Saturday, our entire family was able to spend the entire day together. Although Casey has much remorse for not getting as much work as he wanted to get done this weekend, it was a refreshing weekend to just spend it together. What did we do to get such HIGH remarks for spending time together...spending tons of money at a great event or ride in a car to Sam's and Arby's and help each other put the boys' costumes together? No we didn't need to have to spend a ton of money to have a great day. A simple Sam's Sample day, trip to Arby's to get kids meals (thanks to recent Groupon purchase), and putting our talent's (mommy's sewing and daddy's construction) to make a gumball machine and scuba diver together.
I am so thankful for our neighbor Pat for her use of her camera. I was almost distraught that I was not going to get Halloween 2010 documented through pictures...but thanks to her we have pictures.
What did this weekend teach me? Spend more time as an entire family versus one parent. Another adult allows the conversation to go further both w/ the other adult but with the kids.
Hope you were able to spend great family time this weekend!
Rhi
I am so thankful for our neighbor Pat for her use of her camera. I was almost distraught that I was not going to get Halloween 2010 documented through pictures...but thanks to her we have pictures.
What did this weekend teach me? Spend more time as an entire family versus one parent. Another adult allows the conversation to go further both w/ the other adult but with the kids.
Hope you were able to spend great family time this weekend!
Rhi
Meal plan for this week
Wow! I found what it was like to work a more than 40 hour work week last week and what it does on cooking meals for my family. I guess it wasn't a good week to have to actually cook food instead of pulling it out of our freezer. Although I worked a lot last week, it was refreshing that I was able to keep my house clean and not feel overwhelmed about house work or my family. Although we had some random meals...we only got pizza once last week:) I am going to be doing some extra work at a Nursing Home in Adams, swimming lessons start back up on Mondays until Christmas and we have Awana on Wednesdays. Instead of thinking...YIKES how are we going to make it work, I approach it as a mental puzzle for me to figure out. I think I have the puzzle figured out this week. We will see if it pans out:)
Monday: Swimming 4:00 - Baked Ziti w/ peas *
Tuesday: Roast w/ potatoes, cabbage, and carrots in crock pot
*Work at Adams and have freezer cooking exchange
Wednesday: Awana - Chicken Lelani w/ rice
Thursday: Work at Adams - Hearty Beef and Mushroom Stew CP recipe from All You magazine
Friday: Hope to go to Friend to watch my mom's vball team in districts. If not, we will eat Ham and Potatoe Casserole if cold or Kabob w/ green pepper and mushrooms if good for grill.
Casey has GUARD DRILL
Saturday: L: Going to Omaha to say goodbye to my sister Annie's family and watch the game w/ my other sister Becca
D: Dave and Buster's for Patton's birthday and "last supper" with Annie, Jeremy and Rylan (if packing goes as planned)
Sunday: L: Ham and Poppy Seed Sandwiches
D: Tacos
Hope you had a great Halloween and have a great first week of November. I can't be any happier that it is November...as it is one more month closer to have #3. 2 months from Nov 11th!
Rhiannon
Monday: Swimming 4:00 - Baked Ziti w/ peas *
Tuesday: Roast w/ potatoes, cabbage, and carrots in crock pot
*Work at Adams and have freezer cooking exchange
Wednesday: Awana - Chicken Lelani w/ rice
Thursday: Work at Adams - Hearty Beef and Mushroom Stew CP recipe from All You magazine
Friday: Hope to go to Friend to watch my mom's vball team in districts. If not, we will eat Ham and Potatoe Casserole if cold or Kabob w/ green pepper and mushrooms if good for grill.
Casey has GUARD DRILL
Saturday: L: Going to Omaha to say goodbye to my sister Annie's family and watch the game w/ my other sister Becca
D: Dave and Buster's for Patton's birthday and "last supper" with Annie, Jeremy and Rylan (if packing goes as planned)
Sunday: L: Ham and Poppy Seed Sandwiches
D: Tacos
Hope you had a great Halloween and have a great first week of November. I can't be any happier that it is November...as it is one more month closer to have #3. 2 months from Nov 11th!
Rhiannon
Halloween 2010
Our Scuba gear that Dad worked so hard to perfect:)
The flippers only lasted 1 house in order to get a picture
No one knew what he was...I knew he was my favorite gum ball machine:)
Thanks to my friend and neighbor, Pat, I was able to get Halloween documented. I don't have any nice words for the repair crew at Best Buy that have had my camera since the 12th of October and have not touched it yet. Although they told me it would only be two weeks tops. GRRRR! So thankful for these pictures!
Look...have my scrapbooking done!
The flippers only lasted 1 house in order to get a picture
No one knew what he was...I knew he was my favorite gum ball machine:)
Thanks to my friend and neighbor, Pat, I was able to get Halloween documented. I don't have any nice words for the repair crew at Best Buy that have had my camera since the 12th of October and have not touched it yet. Although they told me it would only be two weeks tops. GRRRR! So thankful for these pictures!
Look...have my scrapbooking done!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Meal plan for this week
One thing I have gotten accustomed to (which I thought would be a MAJOR downfall) is having a consistent schedule from week to week. In other words, working in the schools are great, but you often don't have the same schedule for an entire month. You go long some days then off others. It has helped my mentality and also my boys' mentality to know they have two days off between Sarah's. I am even finding them saying, "We don't get to go to Sarah's today?" in a whine. Amazing!
This is the first week we have been "off" schedule a bit w/ no Awana nor swimming lessons, so my OCD mind is having to take a break from scheduling. It is a good week for these to be off...so I can adjust to working a new job on T and Th afterwork for an hour in Adams. I am doing PRN work for another therapy company. It pays well and I am still home at the normal time. The only thing different is that Daddy picks the boys up instead of Mommy. Daddy has been completely amazing these days...by the way. He is filling the role that I can't or am too worn out to do each day. Picking the boys up, playing w/ them (showing them football moves), directing bath and bed time. Complete blessing that has allowed me to stay on schedule w/ the Fly Lady. This in turn has created a more positive Mommy that is evened out w/ mommy duties and house hold duties!
Here is the meal plan for our off week:
Monday: Made yummy Porcupine meatballs and broccoli w/ cheese. The boys had 5 each! Looks like I need to put this on the menu more often.
Tuesday: Nacho Spuds - new recipe
Wednesday: Hearty Corn Chowder (freezer cooking) and biscuits
Thursday: Slow Cooked Bolognese Sauce in the Crock Pot - New recipe from all you
Friday: Chicken Lelani or Chicken Pot Pie - both are freezer meals. We didn't end up having the Chicken Lelani last week...but if it is going to be cold the Pot Pie might hit the spot.
Saturday:
L: Chicken Fried Rice (from the box...yikes...I know!)
D: Homemade pizza
Sunday: HALLOWEEN
L: Roast w/ potato, cabbage and carrots - I have been craving cabbage!?!?
D: Sandwiched and Chips so we can have something in our tummies before the big night.
Have a great week!
Rhi
This is the first week we have been "off" schedule a bit w/ no Awana nor swimming lessons, so my OCD mind is having to take a break from scheduling. It is a good week for these to be off...so I can adjust to working a new job on T and Th afterwork for an hour in Adams. I am doing PRN work for another therapy company. It pays well and I am still home at the normal time. The only thing different is that Daddy picks the boys up instead of Mommy. Daddy has been completely amazing these days...by the way. He is filling the role that I can't or am too worn out to do each day. Picking the boys up, playing w/ them (showing them football moves), directing bath and bed time. Complete blessing that has allowed me to stay on schedule w/ the Fly Lady. This in turn has created a more positive Mommy that is evened out w/ mommy duties and house hold duties!
Here is the meal plan for our off week:
Monday: Made yummy Porcupine meatballs and broccoli w/ cheese. The boys had 5 each! Looks like I need to put this on the menu more often.
Tuesday: Nacho Spuds - new recipe
Wednesday: Hearty Corn Chowder (freezer cooking) and biscuits
Thursday: Slow Cooked Bolognese Sauce in the Crock Pot - New recipe from all you
Friday: Chicken Lelani or Chicken Pot Pie - both are freezer meals. We didn't end up having the Chicken Lelani last week...but if it is going to be cold the Pot Pie might hit the spot.
Saturday:
L: Chicken Fried Rice (from the box...yikes...I know!)
D: Homemade pizza
Sunday: HALLOWEEN
L: Roast w/ potato, cabbage and carrots - I have been craving cabbage!?!?
D: Sandwiched and Chips so we can have something in our tummies before the big night.
Have a great week!
Rhi
Sunday, October 24, 2010
RANDOM Sept
The boys have been such great helpers lately! Thanks to the Fly Lady and her inspiration, my boys have given some responsiblities around the house. These little responsiblities have turned into major motivation to do even more. Yes this is a picture of BUBBI not Kenner helping Daddy set up the scaffolding on the one side of the house that is not finished. Side note: Daddy has been working very hard on our house. It looks AWESOME! I have a highly talented husband:)
The swimming suit is because the boys have been taking swimming lessons on Tuesdays and have really learned a lot!
Can anyone tell that I MISS my camera DEARLY! They told me it would be a week and we are going on two weeks. My camera has to be back before Halloween...pretty please.
The swimming suit is because the boys have been taking swimming lessons on Tuesdays and have really learned a lot!
Can anyone tell that I MISS my camera DEARLY! They told me it would be a week and we are going on two weeks. My camera has to be back before Halloween...pretty please.In desperation of missing my camera, I thought I would catch up w/ old photos. These pics are from a fun day in Adams. All this was FREE! So fun and a beautiful day!
