Our St. Patty's Day

Yesterday Gus and I set out to spend the day with Papa, my daddy. He has been having a hard time with kidney stones and just underwent surgery on Tuesday. So we kept him company or maybe drove him crazy but nevertheless we were there!! He He. We had snacks, watched tv, and took a little nap with Papa. It was a fun afternoon! I also started supper for Mom so she wouldn't have so much to tackle once she got home from work. We had a St. Patty's Day menu, complete with green peas, biscuits and cake and Leprechaun kisses in a bag(I got the leprechaun kisses poem from Love Actually).

The bags were filled with hersey's kisses of different flavors. The cake was made by my sis-in-law and she did a great job! She even sent us all home with a hunk! Green biscuits are so much fun. Dad wasn't really excited about eating one though. I did tell mom that she should toast the leftovers for him this morning! HA!

On another note Gus and I had cheese grits for breakfast yesterday morning and I just thought this picture was too cute! Needless to say we both took a shower because there is no getting all of those little grits off without a bath!

I hope that you can see them. They are everywhere; the table, his cup, his seat, his face, hair etc! And if you could see me they are all over me too!

Cows, Chicks and Cool-Whip!

Gus has come in contact with some interesting things lately! The best part is that none of it seems to bother him. He is fearless, which he got from his father certainly, not me! This wild-haired cow took a liking to Gus at my parents house. Gus really wanted to get through the barb-wired fence and pet him.

The whole herd was there and Gus was loving all of the "attention". As you can see I had to pull him back when he got too close.

As Carrie and Annie have already shared, we went to Callahan to play with the chicks. Gus, had a good time playing with the plastic eggs!

Chicks beware; he is likely to bite you or bop you on the head! By the way, ya'll don't laugh at his pink-lined jeans he borrowed from his cousin!

My mom had made a chocolate milk cake for dessert this week and after she topped it with cool-chip, Gus had to inspect and clean the cool-whip container. It was so funny!

And this was the result of his hard work!

I had one sticky boy that night!

What we've been up to!

I have been missing in action for a little while because work has been extremely demanding of my time and Gus has been dealing with a sore throat and stomach bug that takes up the rest of it. Last week was a blur of sleepless nights and hectic days but thankfully we are slowing back down to the normal pace this week. We have been enjoying some nice spring-like days around our house and working on a few little outside projects.

1. We have moved in dirt in our driveway to hopefully stop the huge mudpuddles from forming when it rains. Gus and J. tackled this project!

The tractor put him right to sleep! I'll have to remember that for future crankiness.

2. I tried out a new recipe for a chocolate cake. It was a pretty cake and the icing was fabulous but the cake was a little dry.

That didn't stop the family from eating it though!

3. We went for a walk around the property that backs up to ours. It has an old homestead on a part of it that has citrus trees, azaleas and camelias. Gus was enjoying riding on dad's shoulders and playing in the sunshine.

Again all that walking (on mom and dad's part) put him right to sleep!

4. We moved Gus into the forward facing carseat and we all love it! Gus likes watching where he is going and seeing us up front. It was the best decision!

5. Gus is somewhat of a daredevil. I can only hope that it is something that fades with time but I have a feeling we'll be seeing the emergency room often and keeping the band aid makers in business. He loves to climb, on anything:

6. We now have a dog much to Gus' liking. Me and J. aren't too sure we're excited about this yet but we will see how it goes. Her name was Jill although we are considering changing it.


7. Lastly, we planted our new lemon tree on Sunday. I have always wanted one and this weekend the FFA held their annual plant sale and I seized the opportunity. My sweet husband planted it while Gus followed the water hose through the grass and munched on leaves!




Hope you all have a great week too!

Chocolate in Oreo Form!

Last Saturday, J. and I were in need of a date night. So we loaded up Gus and his bags and headed to my parents house. When we got there my mom was having an oreo to celebrate all of the hard yard work she had done that day! Needless to say Gus could care less that we were leaving him, he just wanted a taste of that Oreo. So momma twisted it in two and gave Gus a half and boy was he excited! Before J and I could take off I had to snap a photo. It was a big moment, one's first Oreo should be immortalized right?

Gus didn't understand why his momma didn't want a kiss goodbye! Sorry sweety.

J and I went out to the first movie we have seen since May 2009! We saw the romantic comedy "When in Rome".

It was a good movie we both enjoyed. And what trip is complete without a stop at Chic-fil-a for some nuggets and waffle fries? I know we're big spenders aren't we? We laughed on the way home at how early it was (8:30). We used to just start our dates at 8:30 not end them! I had a great time and according to MaeMae and Papa, so did Gus. Mom said he was an angel! I'm sure if she continues to feed him Oreos though he'll always be a good boy!

The Birthday Boy

Yesterday was J.'s birthday. Around our house, on your birthday, you get the meal of your choice for supper. When I asked J what he wanted without hesitation he said fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy and macaroni and cheese out of the box. Immediately I thought, "Oh no, not fried chicken"! I know you all probably think I'm crazy but I hate to fry chicken and therefore have only done it maybe twice since I've been married. I never feel like it's done inside so I blacken the outside! When J saw the panic on my face he said (God bless his soul) "You can get the chicken from Hitchcocks". See why I love him? He is so easy to please! So I picked up some hot-from-the-grease chicken at 5:00 from the deli. I did make homemade mashed potatoes (I actually always fix homemade mashed potatoes cause I'm not a fan of the instant stuff) and homemade gravy, and the macaroni was Kraft, just the way he likes it. J would rather have the powdered cheese than good homemade macaroni (it is one of the few things I just don't get about him!). I even made honey-buttered biscuits, because you just can't have fried chicken and not have biscuits, right? For dessert he requested No-Bake Cheesecake with Strawberry topping. This is another one of those things that make me scratch my head; J. would rather have the no-bake stuff than a real New York style cheesecake?! Here is a look at our plates (J didn't want his picture taken so no pics of the birthday boy!!):

Some of you are wondering where the vegetables are, aren't you? J said he really didn't "feel" like any vegetables on his birthday! We'll worry about proper nutrition tonight.

Happy Birthday J. I Love you to pieces!! XOXO

Dishes & Drinks!

Last Sunday morning, while J was taking off our garbage, I decided to make us some breakfast. Biscuits and gravy just sounded good to me, so I pulled out the heavy cream and cast iron skillet and went to work. Gus, however, decided that it was too early to play on the floor and was pulling on my pajama bottoms wanting to be picked up right then. So.....to distract him I opened the dishwasher, his favorite playground. At least the dishes were clean!! He proceeded to climb up on the door so I went and grabbed the camera. Boy was he proud of himself.

Sunday afternoon we made a trip to Home Depot to pick up some things for J. and on the way home we needed a treat for the road....

Don't worry he didn't actually drink but just a little bit, but I thought it was cute! And it wasn't coffee just vanilla, for those of you who were thinking I am crazy. He thinks he is half grown, so anything he sees me or his daddy doing he wants to do too. We have our hands full for sure!

The River she's a rising!

Saturday Gus and I participated in the local walk a thon for scholarships to this year's senior class. We walked two miles with Aunt Carrie and Allie and Aunt Amy and Noah. It was a little breezy but we made it! After lunch with the whole family I took charge of Gus AND Allie! Aunt Carrie needed to get some work done so I took Allie for the afternoon. They started out in bad need of a nap so we strapped them in the car and went for a ride. I had heard earlier that day that the river was really rising so we went to see for ourselves. This is what we found:

And this is how interested the kids were:

They did, however, get excited during snack time once we returned home.

I couldn't get them to pay any attention to me, they were too busy chowing down! We had a good time. They play so well together. Hopefully Allie will come over again to play sometime!