Pictures of the kids

I don't have much to say except I've been sick for two weeks now, but I'll spare you the details! So here are pics of the kids.

Bubbles is now 4 1/2 months old. She is getting to be a big girl. She is happy and content.

She LOVES her toes.
Tornado loves to play with his soccer ball. He is a bit confused though because he keeps saying he is playing baseball.

I could have lived without that...

Tonight I heard Bubbles grunting so I looked over at her. I'm thinking "great, another poopy diaper" and then I see it. Bubbles in her bouncy seat sitting in a puddle (yes, puddle) of poop. In her brand new outfit. (I don't think it's ever going to be the same) I picked her up and it was dripping down her legs. YUCK! Tornado never did that and it wasn't something I really felt like I missed out on.

Bubbles is making sure that I don't miss out on anything baby related but I think I need to tell her "Thanks, but no thanks."

Huh.

Tornado just informed me that the dog is eating the playdough. I didn't even know we had a dog....

Ants are the bane of my existance...

They have invaded. AGAIN! I swear they are invading every time I turn around. I kill the ants off but they always come back. I already vaccum my dining room and kitchen 2-3 a week. What else am I supposed to do? I wish I could keep my floor crumb free but I have a three year old. Crumbs are a way of life!

I spoke too soon

Tornado did go stinkies on the potty today and earned his soccer ball, but later peed his pant. -Not even 30 seconds after I asked him if he needed to go. All you moms can imagine what his answer was.

On a different note... I finished The Host (by Stephanie Meyer) today. I loved it! I liked it more than the Twilight series.

The Potty Train....

That what Tornado thinks he's going to ride once he's done potty training! He's fascinated by trains so we are going to take him on one, but I don't think the people at the Heber Creeper would like being called the Potty Train.

It's going really well. We've been potty training for 3 days and haven't had any accidents for two days. We are still struggling with going stinkies in the potty (saves it for his naptime when we put him in a pull-up) but we don't have to remind him to go potty at all. He does it on his own. We've been able to go out to dinner and to stores with no accidents. He must be really good at holding it.

I'm crossing my fingers that this continues. I'm a bit worried about Sunday at nursery though. While we were out Tornado needed to go so I took him to the bathroom. He took one look at the toilet and refused to go, waiting until we were home. I'm not sure how to overcome that one!

Milestones all over the place

Here at Sugar for the Soul we are hitting milestones all over the place!

Tornado is on his 2nd day of potty training (and doing awesome!) and he learned to pedal his bike yesterday too.

Bubbles is rolling over all the time (started yesterday) and is keeping mom busy rolling her back over on to her back.

Mom is learning to sew and about to cut the material on her first project, jammie pants for DA. Cross your fingers for me!

Another Yummy idea.. jazzed up mayo

While reading the latest edition of Kraft Food and Family magazine (gotta give credit where credit is due) there was an article about some herbs you can add to mayo to jazz it up. They suggested dill and basil. I took it one step further and mixed miracle whip (didn't have mayo), fresh green onions (minced), and some dried dill together.

It was SO GOOD! It made my turkey, lettuce and tomato sandwich taste so much better!

Oh so good.... Spiced Citrus Chicken

We've had this twice in the last week because I've liked it so much!

Spiced Citrus Chicken

¼ cup Olive Oil
¼ cup Lime Juice
¼ cup Orange Juice
¼ cup Lemon Juice
1 ½ Tablespoons Chili Powder
1 ½ Tablespoons Paprika
¾ Teaspoon Cayenne
½ Teaspoon Pepper
½ Teaspoon Salt

Reserve a bit of the marinade to baste with and marinate chicken for 5-6 hours. BBQ until done. Enjoy!

Tornado's Prayers

They are sweet and truly from the heart of a little boy. When praying he repeats things after DA or I as we help him learn to pray and usually quickly injects his own items. This week in prayers he has been thankful for peanuts, dirt, shovels, baby sister, nursery, and Grandma and Papa.

Little bit of this.... Little bit of that...

Tornado T and I were cuddling in bed this morning when Bubbles woke up. She was a bit unhappy while I was hurrying to get dressed and visit the bathroom. Tornado T went in to give her a binky and when I got in there I noticed she wasn't crying anymore. Tornado had crawled into the crib and was playing with her until I got there.


This is a blanket my mom made Bubbles. I've been meaning to post a picture of it for a while now. She did such and awesome job!


This was a gift from a friend. It looks so good. Slowly we are decorating Bubble room. It's been pretty sad looking up until now. I guess that is what happens when the room isn't ready for the baby to come home.

What Baby Bubbles thinks about professional pictures...

Tandoori Chicken

I got this recipe out of the newspaper. It was submitted by an Indian restaurant owner. It was really good and easy to make. All ingrediants were easy to find except the Garam Masala. I had to go to a health food store to get that. If you don't have a food processor a blender should work just fine.

Instead of doing skewers, I just cooked the chicken breasts on the bbq.

ROYAL INDIA CHICKEN TANDOORI

2-inch piece ginger
4 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoons garam masala
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons oil
1 tablespoon salt (or to taste)
1 cup plain yogurt
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons vinegar
3 pounds chicken skinned thighs and drumstick ( I used chicken breasts)
1 small onion, sliced
1 lemon, cut in wedges

Grind ginger, garlic, paprika, turmeric, garam masala, cayenne pepper, oil and salt in food processor. Mix this paste with the yogurt, lemon juice and vinegar.

Marinate chicken in the above mixture 8-12 hours. Place chicken on long metal skewers. Place the skewers on a baking sheet covered in aluminum foil. Cook in oven at 400 degrees on baking sheet for 45 minutes. Remove foil and cook an additional 10 minutes. Serve with sliced onions and lemon wedges.

Serving suggestion: Serve with basmati rice and naan bread.

No you aren't lost.

I've changed things up a bit. I decided one day after another sounded negative (it's a blog! Why am I putting so much thought into this darn thing?) and tried to go with something new. I get bored easily so don't be surprised if I change the name again. If you have any suggestions for a title let me know! As for the kids, DA doesn't want me to put their names on the web and since they are his kids too, I am complying. ;). I was tired of just calling them by their initals so I came up with new names. Tornado T really is a whirlwind of energy and destruction, and we really do call the baby Bubbles. She blows bubbles all day long.

So easy, really yummy.... Oat Bread

Oat Bread

1 C.Oats
2 C. Boiling Water
1/3 C. warm water with 2T yeast (activate yeast)
1/2 C. Honey
1 T salt
2 T melted butter
1½ C. Wheat Flour
3 C. White Flour

In Mixing Bowl add oats and boiling water to soak and soften. While still warm add honey, salt, butter and yeast mixture. Mix together and then add flours continue mixing until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. Let rise until double.
Spray 2 loaf pans with Pam and dust with oatmeal.
Put dough in pans lightly drizzle with honey and oatmeal. Let rise until dough reaches the top of pan. Bake in preheated 350* oven for 30-40 min.

So helpful...

T thought baby A needed something to play with so he took care of it for me.

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T's working hard

and then hardly working. T decided work was a lot more fascinating when watching someone else...

A's blessing day

A's blessing day! She was so good. She didn't cry at all and promptly fell asleep right after she was blessed.

Not a fun week

This morning my teeth hurt, my nose won't stop running, I can't stop coughing, and I haven't had a nap in 3 days. I can't take any cold medicine because I am still nursing and don't want my milk to dry up and I can't suck on any cough drops because they'll stick to my braces.

I'm not a happy camper.