Snow Day!

We loved the early January snow day. I think we had around 5 inches which is kind of rare for this area. Nathaniel absolutely loved the snow! I'm pretty sure he would have stayed out all day no matter how cold he got.  Ethan really liked it too. The only part he didn't like was not being able to walk in the snow.  He decided to stick to the street and was happy.  He really liked watching Nathaniel play with daddy. I have to say that there are so many perks to Stefan working for a school. He had 2 full weeks off at Christmas, and he had today off because they were closed.  We loved it!

I keep seeing all my Arkansas friends talking about more snow so I guess we have more on the way. We already know that Nathaniel will be out of school tomorrow. I hope Stefan gets to stay home too. 

A few pictures from the holiday

We all had a great time with family, but my boys are so tired! I think we are all glad to finally have the house back to ourselves. I feel like I have been in the kitchen constantly! Here are a few cute pictures of the boys.





Ethan vacuumed right out of his pants. The boys is seriously obsessed with cleaning supplies, and this is his absolute favorite toy. We are going to have to teach him that living in Memphis is no excuse to dress like this. :)



Nathaniel sat sweetly with Tori last night. He never sits still, so this was a big deal. I love seeing him just sit calmly.






This picture says so much. Ethan was a tired boy this morning. I gave him to Stefan for just a minute and came back to find this. He sure is cute!

Both boys are sleeping right now, and we are ready to watch the hogs win the boot back. Go hogs!

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Happy Thanksgiving

This year we had all the family at my house. Well, I guess all my family only includes us, my mom, and siblings. My older sister will be here tomorrow with her family. Very exciting times ahead! I'm really glad we hosted thanksgiving at our house. Traveling is not that fun with 2 kiddos, and it was just fun doing so much baking in my small kitchen. :) Tomorrow we are decorating. I have definitely been missing my dad today, but I think we have all been handling it well.

Here are some pictures from the day. Many more to come tomorrow with my sister and nieces.

Here are my little turkeys. They were interested in the parade. I made their shirts just last night, and now they have to wear them a few more times. I don't care if we are past Thanksgiving day. :)

Getting juice for Mr. Ethan.

Have to look good to cook! Ha! My mom did the main work, and I did all the back up stuff. My kitchen is really made for one person. It works great for me, and I was worried about all the cooking we needed to do. We made it work though!

The spread! Turkey, rolls, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, dressing, and lots of pies. It doesn't sound like much, but the few of us didn't make a dent in all of it.

Nathaniel sat with his train.

Ethan loved it all! The dressing was his very favorite though!

I hope everyone had a great day! This has been a rough year for my family in so many ways. I still have so much to be thankful for though. I have a wonderful husband, two sweet, healthy boys, and great family and friends. I have made so many new friends this year, and I love all of you! The #1 thing I am thankful for is how God has shown himself to me in the past year. He has been with me through all the rough times, and I am amazed at how He has worked so many things out! He really is good all the time.

Tip: we made the dressing in the crock pot. It was completely amazing, and it freed up oven space that we desperately needed! A double oven is definitely on my list of must haves for our next house.

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Slow week.

I was going to do a nice post yesterday about our zoo trip with friends, but we ended up not going. Andrea's son Sean has strep. I feel so sorry for the poor little guy. Get well soon Sean!

The boys and I spent yesterday morning cleaning, and we are doing more of the same today. I'm also working on getting our house more decorated. Yes, we have been living here for over a year and most of the walls were still blank. I think life is just easier since Ethan has turned 1. I finally feel like we can do more things out of the house. He is also starting to be more independent which allows me to actually clean while he is awake. It's amazing how much better I feel with a clean house!

Parent's weekend

First of all I completely realize that I am the worst blogger ever. I LOVE reading other blogs, but I am just not that passionate about my own. That being said I am going to start trying to update regularly again.

Stefan and I got the rare chance to go out of town with no kids. It's kind of a long story of how the trip came about. It was so wonderful! We definitely realize the importance of getting some time to build our relationship. It was Ethan's first night away from me, and he did great. He even slept all night for his nana. :)

We stayed one night in Branson, and spent most of our time at Branson Landing. The weather was absolutely perfect! I documented all the places we ate just so I could blog about it. We are not very exciting people. 

Our first stop was for breakfast at Ferguson's in St. Joe, AR. I have been going to this place as long as I can remember every time my family would make the Branson trek. I know Stefan thought I was crazy, but he quickly decided they has the best bacon he has ever ate. I had not been there in several years, and remembered as some big place. In reality it's a small restaurant with about 15 tables inside a country store. It's still fun to look at all the little treasures. 

Here was my breakfast. I did not do a good job of getting pics of Stefan's food.

The other notable place we ate was Lamberts. I just love the experience of eating there, and it is so worth the wait! I needed to bring a much bigger appetite!

 

 

 

Here is Stefan's chicken fried steak.

My grilled chicken. 

The rest of these are just random pics I wanted to add for sharing purposes. We had a great time, and I can't wait until our next trip!

Website Launch

We've been working hard to get things ready to sell, and our website is finally ready to launch.

www.4ourmonkeys.blogspot.com

The name 4 Our Monkeys comes from the fact that between the 3 of us moms who came up with idea, we have 4 little ones (or monkeys) we thought of this idea as a way to make extra money FOR them, so 4 Our Monkeys was born!  You can also check us out on facebook!

Be sure to check it out, and find some things you just can't live without. :) We are still working on adding things. I have so many ideas in my head, and it's just taking a little time get them all put together.

Crafting

I have been best friends with my sewing machine lately. So far I've made 2 dresses, a few aprons, an outfit for Ethan, some monogrammed baby gifts, and I've also been learning to smock. I've also been working on keeping the house cleaner, having dinner ready, being a better wife, and hanging out with my friends. All of these things don't leave much time leftover for internet time, but I am loving every minute of it!