so tired and hippos-

sorry for the lack of post. i have never been so tired in my whole damn life. also , sorry for saying damn, i swear alot when i am tired, and mad, and grumpy and bored and pretty much all the time. my mom actually asked james if he "could control his wife" on sunday. it got me thinking... i have only been married to james and lived with him for 5 years but i have known and lived with my mom for much longer. so wouldn't it be my moms fault that i swear so much??
back to being tired. last month at my appointment my doctor asked how i was doing. i told him i was extremely exhausted and felt that no matter what i did i couldn't keep up with life or build any energy. he asked me how old my kids were to which i replied " 3 and 1" he laughed and said " sorry i can't help, it's just your life that's exhausting"
i would have liked to thought that it ( meaning life with kids) gets easier, but i know better. i see my mom and other ladies with teenagers and really it doesn't get any easier anytime soon. plus you have to deal with that ugly awkward stage they go through ( not looking forward to that, hopefully my kids won't be that bad? i was pretty ugly for a while there...)




while pregnant with ezra, james and i were watching a show on the discovery channel about hippos. apparently the "king" of the hippos is called a beach master. somehow i got stuck being called beach master...and tick tock ( from the creepy return to oz movie) and preggie piggy and i'm sure other names i have blocked out. whoever thought it was a good idea to be pregnant in the summer needs to die. seriously i am feeling like a beach master and i still have 2 months to go. although at this time, feeling like a beach master is sounding better than having 3 kids to take care of. enough whining- i will try to post some kid pictures tomorrow. i leave you with this picure to think about.

old timey boys

want to have some fun with pictures? my cute friend annie just posted this on her blog. you just put your pictures into the website and it converts them to old timey style. thanks for the fun idea annie! these are my favorites...

he said what?

yesterday the kids and i were at my grandmas house. it was time to leave so i started cleaning the toys up. well my sweet little ezra ( who hardly ever talks back or is naughty) says to me " hey - whats the big idea?" what the heck... do you think he's watched to many mickey mouse cartoons lately? i laughed of course and then severely reprimanded him. ( by hugging him and telling him not to speak to his mom like that) but it was super cute i will admit.

cache valley

so my parents went to logan last week for a little mini getaway. i really wanted to go but it didn't work out. i was really bummed... i had kind of rough time last week and needed a pick me up. i am just feeling bummed out lately, it all started with missing the cure concert. just kidding( kind of)- but i am already feeling done with the pregnancy. i am huge, no lie... i really am huge this time and i am feeling it. my hips hurt like no other and i am just sort of grumpy ( probably because i am so tired i want to die) it also doesn't help that my cutie little boys follow me around all day and fight over who gets to sit on my lap... oh i love them so much but wow, i can't even go to the bathroom without ezra picking the lock. yep, my little 3 year old knows how to pick a lock and he says " mom, i handy manny" with a big grin on his face as he opens the door with eli not far behind him.

my sweet mama said that she would come to our house this weekend and watch the boys so james an i got go out. we decided to go to logan for a overnight stay. it was so great and lifted my spirits!

we stayed at the providence inn bed and breakfast...it was really cute. they even had fresh baked cookies waiting for us.we had their cream cheese stuffed french toast with crushed raspberries for breakfast this morning... yummy!


we went to dinner at cafe sabor. oh how i love and miss cafe sabor. they have the best chips and salsa and their pollo durango is to die for.

then we saw the new indiana jones. i really liked it. i had heard some not so good things about it, but i choose to look at it like it was just that, and indiana jones movie. sure it was a little silly and over the top, but aren't they all?? then this morning we went shopping all around main street. i found some great things at a thrift store that i will take pictures of soon. we also went to this amazing antique store. it was at the old cabin fever restaurant that i worked at. they had the cutest things and were really well priced. we also visited usu but nothing much was going on there. thanks again mom. i came home missing my boys so much. i feel refreshed and ready to deal with this week at least...

mothers day gifts

here are the mothers day sillouttes i made. i got the idea from the thompson family life blog. i did some things differently though. i used paper instead of fabric and i modge podged the whole thing. i love how they turned out. i plan on doing some for me. i think that i will try to do this every year so i can have a portrait of the kids as they grow.

bacon cravin' and mexican lovin'

so this pregnancy i have mostly been craving 2 things. first off mexican food. i always love mexican food and never get sick of it. i have really been dying for some good chips and salsa lately. i found my kitchen cafe blog last week and thought to myself " i would eat every single thing she makes." so i did... well not all yet, but i have made three of her recipes so far. The first being the honey - lime enchiladas... so yummy! the original recipe had you cook the chicken and then marinate it all day. i decided to just make the marinade, throw the chicken in the crockpot ( for 4 hours on low) and throw the marinade in with it. then i just followed the rest of her directions. oh yeah i also used corn tortillas, we aren't big fans of flour tortillas in enchiladas. i also made the pioneer woman's pico and fried up some fresh chips ( with lots of kosher salt of course) with some watermelon to round out the meal. go try it. my changes are in red.



*image via my kitchen cafe*

::Honey-Lime Chicken Enchiladas::

6Tb honey


4.5 Tb lime juice


1 Tb chili powder


1/2 tsp garlic powder


1 lb cooked chicken, shredded


flour tortillas ( corn tortillas)


colby or monterey jack cheese, shredded


10 oz. can green enchilada sauce


1 cup cream

Mix first 4 ingredients together and toss with shredded chicken. Let it "marinate" for at least a half hour. ( i just threw the marinade and chicken in the crockpot on low for about 3-4 hours, then i shredded it) Pour some green enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 10x10 casserole dish or 9x13 pan. Fill flour tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese. Pour the rest of the can of green enchilada sauce mixed with 1 cup of cream over enchiladas then sprinkle with more cheese. (When using a 9x13 I like to use 1 1/2 10 oz. cans) Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. (Put it under the broiler at the end to make the cheese brown and crispy on the top.)


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secondly i have been craving breakfast food. i don't really eat breakfast in the morning ( except some weekends) but i have really been wanting it for dinner. so again i tried this recipe from the my kitchen cafe blog, for pancakes. of course they were yummy, cream makes anything yummy and these really hit the spot. there is the requirement of bacon with any breakfast item right now. who doesn't love bacon? oh salty, fattening food of the gods, why are you so delicious??? next on the list is my friend krista's recipe for banana walnut pancakes.
*Image via my kitchen cafe*


::Zephyr Pancakes::

from the King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion


2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour


2 1/2 tablespoons (1 3/4 ounces) sugar1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


3 large egg yolks


1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) heavy cream


1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) buttermilk


2 tablespoons (1 ounce) butter, melted


1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)


In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, cream, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry, just until combined - it's okay if there are a few lumps.Preheat and lightly grease (I didn't grease my griddle and they didn't stick) a heavy skillet or griddle. Scoop the batter onto the griddle with a 1/4 cup measure or a large spoon. Make sure the heat is slightly less than medium. The pancakes will puff up very high. When the first side is golden brown and the edges start to look dry, turn the pancakes over to finish cooking the second side. Remove the pancakes from the griddle and keep them in a warm serving dish until you have enough to feed everyone.

new finds

here are some new blogs that have me pretty excited...
family life-
toddle bits, brightly beaming resources, nature mom, small magazine
organization/home help/decorating-
tip nut, casa sugar, design sponge, apartment therapy
crafty-
i love, love, love this blog! i have already got supplies to make the silloute portraits. i love her style too, i think it is really similiar to mine... she is a bit more bold than i am though, maybe i will work up to it.
purple kappa, sparkle power sew along, bling on my sewing machine,red velvet