Makeover

I found these two chairs at a garage sale for a dollar a piece, and thought they would make a great addition to our current kiddy table and chair set. The only problem was: the paint was chipping away and a few bolts needed to be tightened.

So, I got to work, and after a few days of sanding and painting, we had these.

Recipe Dump

Well, hello again! Has it really been more than a month since I was last here to write (and now a week since I first started writing this post)? I guess you could say, we've been a little busy.

Anyways, I have been trying new recipes, as usual, but have come across a few worth mentioning. So, put your aprons on and get ready.

First off, a simple Lemon Chicken Marinade I found online. Do you think I could go back and find the actual recipe again. Nope. I usually save recipes I try before closing out of them on the computer, but neglected to do so this time. I did jot down the ingredients, but not how many pounds of chicken one recipe will cover-maybe 2 pounds.

The recipe includes the following ingredients:

2 Cloves Garlic, minced

4 Tbsp. Olive Oil

2 Tbsp. Fresh Parsley, chopped

3 Tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice

1/4 tsp. Pepper

Mix the above ingredients together and place in ziplock bag, along with boneless skinless chicken pieces, and allow to marinade for at least 1 hour.

So easy, and so good.

The next two recipes are taken from my new favorite food blog, Annie's Eats. I have tried several of this gals recipes, and have enjoyed each one of them.

First off, I tried her recipe for hamburger buns. While they were much like your standard dinner roll, they were good. Not sure I would use them with regular hamburgers again, but we have had them several times, using her chicken salad recipe, and have really liked them that way.

The first time I made the chicken salad recipe I was using up leftover chicken that had been marinaded in the first recipe I shared in this post, which tasted amazing. The next time I used simple grilled chicken that had just been salted and peppered, and found it less flavorful.

Tonight for dinner we are trying Annie's Teriyaki Burgers. If the fruit salsa says anything, it's going to be good.

Along With Raising Three Young Boys

I also find a little time for projects like this.

Too many pictures to share, too little time to write

Levin has discovered that vacuuming is really fun. Wonder if the excitement would diminish if I asked him to vacuum, instead of him asking me? In the meantime we will enjoy clean floors. Would be nice if this new hobby lasted through Owen's crawling days, which I hope is a long time from now.

While Levin enjoys his freedom with the vacuum cleaner, Philip finds a safe place under the dining room table.

Grilled Pizza..if you have not tried it, then what are you waiting for?

No comment.

Owen is going to be such a smart little boy with all the stories he listens to.

Chocolate mousse, topped with fresh raspberries. YUMMO!

Look who has found his fingers! I am still in denial that I may have a finger sucker, but am afraid we are loosing the battle. Pacifiers are so much easier to take away, even if they are not as cute as a baby sucking his thumb or fingers.

Ta Da

How many of you dust your lamp shades regularly, if ever?

Ya, me neither.

Well, I am here to enlighten you all with a quick and simple way of getting the job done. Maybe I am the last person to of figured this out, but just in case here'w what to do.

You will need, a lint roller, the sticker kind. That's it! Simply roll the device over and around your lamp shades and step back in ah. You to will be wondering why you have waited this long do get such a simple household chore done.

*This works on flat shades only, not sure what the trick would be for the crinkly kind of shades.

Three Months Old

Today, Owen has graduated to being three months old. Along with this graduation, have come many new milestones. Maybe most exciting for mommy, is that he is less of a fussy baby then when he first arrived. He will now lay on the floor, sit in his seat or swing, and be happy even without the company of others around him. Though, his favorite activity is still being able to sit upright and watch his brothers play. Speaking of sitting, Owen loves to pull himself forward any time he is laying down, or only propped up slightly. He has got to have pretty strong abs by now. Other fun milestones include, laughing (another one of my favorite things), and starting to reach for toys. We still need a good bit of work on our grip, but that will come.

Owen continues to take great naps, as in usually at least one three to four hour nap in a day, with little one hour naps mixed in too. Still not sleeping through the night, but he has a few times, so I trust we are getting closer. I cannot complain, since he is only up once a night for ten minutes.

And, since Owen is the third child, it appears I have no recent pictures with just him. Once I get one I will show you all, but I think I could pull a picture of the other two boys at three months and it would look just the same as Owen does today.

Happy three months little guy!

Snake Lake

As I mentioned in the last post, we took a trip to Snake Lake yesterday. Here are a few pictures of the boys, enjoying the trails (read: wearing themselves out).