Flashback Fridays

Adam & his brother, David, have a love for ALL sports. However, this is probably the only time you will ever see either of them wearing anything saying "Spurs" since they are huge Rockets fans. (Notice the matching haircuts)

The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

I haven't really posted anything worthwhile, at least in my opinion, because it has been a bit chaotic in my house. There are moments when I think to myself that I'm so glad that Mason isn't going thru the dreadful "terrible two's" and then I get a wake up call and realize that it just comes and goes in spurts.

I would say that 80% of the time, Mason is a very well behaved two year old. He is polite and actually says "yes" instead of "yeah", and says "thank you" and "please" without being forced to say it. Then there are some days that start out with Mason sitting in time-out for the first 30 minutes of his morning. Great way to start the day, right? It's been like that for the past two weeks.

I really believe that a majority of these issues are due to his maturity level and not being able to communicate his feelings thru words. He has separation anxiety and doesn't understand that if he can't see us or if we leave, that we will be back shortly. How do you explain it to a two year old so that they can understand? This will usually then lead to him being mad and expressing his frustration thru slapping or throwing his toys. This is something he doesn't see at home or at any of his friends houses. How do I teach him to explain his frustration? Maybe I'm just asking too much, I don't know.

If I had to describe his personality in one word, I would say passionate. He loves his family and friends so much and shows them thru a ton of hugs, kisses, and knuckles. But he also has a passionate temper. Sometimes if he gets really upset and sad, it then turns to anger.

So the reason I haven't really posted anything fun or upbeat all comes back to this. I don't expect everything to be good all the time, but I just miss my sweet little boy. No one has a perfect life and we all face struggles. I want to be real. This blog is about the good, the bad, and the ugly and I would say this is the ugly.

As frustrated as I am with his strong-willed personality, I am thankful for that his characteristic.
I pray daily that God will help him to use if for good and channel that energy into something productive, as he grows into a young man. Until then, I'll be searching for my sanity.

Flashback Fridays

Although this picture isn't as old as some of the others, it was still almost 8 years ago (college days). We were out at Canyon Lake and it was my nephew, Jared's, first time on the jet ski. I have so many great memories taking the jet ski out and this was one of my favorites!

A day to celebrate

Happy Birthday Daddy!

7 months later

Seven months later and I finally finished decorating Taylor's room. It's hard to tell in these pictures but her room is painted in Sunbreeze Yellow and it compliments the hot pink and black so well. The letters were a gift from my cousin, Taylor, who also hung the same letters in her room years ago. I thought it was only fitting to use the same letters for our Taylor.

Recipe Sunday

I enjoy finding new recipes and I especially love finding blogs that are all about food. For instance, if you enjoy baking, then check out this site and this site. I have so many recipes that I can't wait to try. I usually plan out our menu for the entire month ahead of time. I cook at least three days out of the week, which allows for leftovers during the week and we like to eat out every once in awhile on the weekends.

A childhood friend of mine has a great recipe blog and I pull a lot of ideas from her site. Not long ago I tried one of her on the go meals, Bacon Calzones. Looking forward to something I have never made and the fact that it was easy, made it that much better. I decided to make them again tonight, but changed the recipe up a bit by adding chicken.

I cooked the chicken with the green onions and added half of a Hidden Valley Ranch packet for additional flavor.

Added the bacon

Ready to go in the oven

Right out of the oven

Ready to eat

Adam gave it a 9 out of 10.

I think next time I make it, I might add some Alfredo to it. I love experimenting with flavors.

Flashback Fridays

This was taken outside The Smithsonian when I was in 5th grade. My dad took my sister and I on a trip to Washington DC for a long Labor Day weekend. Notice that I was sporting the fanny pack.