A little Clammy

The other day when we were at the Zoo, Lizzie climbed into this clam shell and thought it was so funny. I tried to upload this video earlier but haven't been able to until now.

I know it has been a little while

I know that it has been a while since I posted last and things are looking better. We have been trying to figure out our new video camera and so we haven't taken a lot of pics with our camera. It took a while to find the right format to get the video's to work on our post. I have actually tried to post a couple times before this one and I couldn't get the video's to work. Please tell me if you have a hard time or are unable to get this video to work.
Since the last post we have been enjoying the wonderful weather here in January yes it has been 70 degrees reaching as high as 78, sometimes I forget that it is still only January. Although just to let you know this week the high is only supposed to be 65.
Since getting a hummingbird feeder we have moved on to a bird feeder and Lizzie and her dad made a bird house together which she checks everyday for birds.

Lizzie riding the merry-go-round at the Zoo, of course she had to ride the giraffe the only one that didn't move up and down. We tried to explain but she didn't care and loved the ride anyway.

Cheese!

Her hair just gets bigger and bigger couldn't resist this pic.

I am not really that fun

I have decided that I have good intentions but I am not really good at finishing tags. A while back I got a recipe tag and now Katie tagged me again so I will break down and do it. By the way Katie I agree that your pizza is really good. I am not that adventurous but this is a easy recipe that is really good and pretty quick we do it a couple times a month.

I don't know what it is called but I call it Stove Top Chicken Casserole

1/2 Cup hot water
1/2 stick butter
1 package stove top stuffing
6 sm boneless chicken breasts
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1/3 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 375. Mix water, butter (melted) and stuffing in a bowl. Defrost chicken and place in a 9 by 13 greased baking dish. Add sour cream and soup to the chicken, cover with stuffing. Cover and cook for 35 mins check the chicken and eat.
Hope you enjoy!

When it Rains it Pours!

WARNING: A little bit of a whiny post

I know that my life could be a lot worse, but sometimes it feels like life just gets complicated all at once. It definitely is time that we have a couple road bumps in our life, because it has been good for so long. I also think that when you are pregnant things seem to be a bigger deal than they really are (blame it on the hormones), and add a husband who is tired and stressed and it's a little stressful. Anyway I have decided that dogs are expensive especially ours. Last week I noticed that River had a small bump just below her eye it didn't seem to bother her so I have been keeping a eye on it and well. Monday it blew up to the size of a ping pong ball, by Tuesday it was red and getting bigger. So I broke down and took her to the vet (I just want to say I really don't like our vet here and I try to avoid it if we can), needless to say 320 dollars later we left with some antibiotics and still no idea what is wrong with her. This morning her eye was almost swollen shut and it looked like it was spreading. On top of that Brian comes home and decides that his windshield in his car needs to be replaced because it has numerous large cracks in it. Add another 150 dollars on top of what we don't have. I am just looking forward to a tax return, just to pay off our credit cards. Sorry to whine I just needed to get that off my chest.
On a lighter note we got a humming bird feeder the other day and we have been having a lot of fun watching all the humming birds everyday, I love AZ in January.

Play dough and paint!

That is what our life has come down to these past few days. We have had a pretty slow week just relaxing and getting back into the groove of things. I do want to say that we have almost made it to week 25 yeah, only 15 more to go (that sounds like a lot)!

Me at 24 weeks, I haven't taken as many pics this time around.

Lizzie testing out the best Christmas present ever, New Sheets. Haven't bought new ones since our wedding I think it is time. By the way a plug for Bed,Bath and Beyond they have the best jersey sheets ever if that is what you are into, don't buy them anywhere else it's not worth it.

Last but not least, Lizzie reading up for Sunday lesson, you can never be to prepared.

It's good to be home, right?

Yesterday we made the long trek home and it was by far the longest trip to date. It took us about 12 hours and 45 mins give or take some. We made a total of 11 stops and most of them consisted of Lizzie crying for a potty then doing nothing it was lots of fun. I have a feeling that this won't be our longest trip after we add another child to the mix our trips just might get longer. It is kind of a bitter sweet feeling to be home. On one hand it is nice to finally unpack and try to get organized again. On the other hand spending six long weeks with family is really nice and really hard to leave. I think this time was one of the hardest to come home because we are not really sure when we will be back. The other times we could always say when we were coming back, but right now we are at the point in our lives where the future is not planned, it is kind of freaking me out. Now that I have said that, I need to say how much fun we had with our families. We are so lucky to have so much love and support. Thanks to everyone we were truly blessed this holiday season and we have never felt so loved! We Love You All!

Christmas morning at Grammy and Pappa's, she scored pretty big!

Sleeping after a hard day of playing, I don't think she has ever fallen asleep in the middle of playing before this.

Playing in the snow with cousins!

This little girl loves snow!

For Christmas my parents gave Lizzie a little table and chairs they are really cute. But to add to that my dad painted them purple, Lizzie's favorite color. Also my very talented sister hand painted these pics on the table (yes they are painted free hand). Lizzie loves them!

The finished product.

We had a wonderful time with some more cousins, I am so glad that they got to come and play.
It really is fun having so many little girls to hang out with.

I know that Alex is going to kill me but I can blame Lizzie for this one. Lizzie is a little lets say obsessed with my sister Alex, she loves her so much that literally every day she asks us where Alex is. I just wanted to say thanks to Alex for letting her number one fan hang out with her, even if she would rather be sleeping some times!