Poo Dat!

My dad sent Carter a Saints t-shirt and Olivia a Poo dat shirt and a pair of Poo dat bloomers. Unfortunately Carter didn't get to wear his shirt on the big game day but you can bet he'll be proudly sporting it all over Colorado soon. Olivia's shirt is a litle big for her to wear right now but the bloomers fit great over her cloth diapers! And I must say, she looked like the most adorable Saints fan ever. Thanks dad!

You know it's cold when....

Carter's swingset has icicles hanging off of it! Don't worry, these pictures were taken inside our nice cozy warm house from our office window! I ain't going out in the snow if I don't have to!! It started snowing yesterday but it was mostly slush and it didn't stick. Well, sometime last night it really started coming down. And now the houses, yards, streets are covered in a most beautiful white fluffy snow. I am skipping yoga today because Theo is home, Olivia is napping and I am still in my pajamas and it's almost noon. It is just one of those days to stay inside and hang out with my family.

In other news, Carter seems to have recovered from whatever made him throw up all night last night. He is his cheerful self this morning and has been playing with Roxy (pictures to come later). Olivia has had three nights of 8 hour sleep and last night she went from 8:30 until 4 a.m.!!! Praise God for that! Now because Carter was sick and in our bed, I didn't sleep that great but am thankful for the long stretches of not having to feed Livie at night. She is also rolling over now. Not all the time but can do it without any help. She rolls from her back to her tummy. Theo hasn't seen her do it yet so he is a little skeptical :)

Carter, Olivia and I are also flying to Louisiana next week. We'll be there for two weeks and Carter is literally counting down the days. I can't wait for the rest of my family to meet Olivia. I know they will fall totally in love with her like mom and dad and Theo's parents have! I was a little nervous about flying with the two kids by myself but there is no way I'm driving with both of them alone! I'm not too anxious about it now other than I only have a 40 minute layover. I think Olivia will be fine. It's dealing with Carter that I'm a little worried about. But he is so excited to be flying on an airplane to Weezyana (Louisiana) that I think he will do fine. But pray for us anyway!

WHO DAT!!!!!

I am sooo excited! For the first time ever, the New Orleans Saints not only went to, but won the Super Bowl!!! I am so proud for my home state. I wish Theo could have been here to celebrate this with me but he got plenty of phone calls at work with play by play. Poor Carter, though, he threw up all evening so I spent much of the evening cleaning up messes. But thankfully we have Tivo so I didn't miss anything! I am so proud of you Saints team! You deserve it!!! Sorry dad I don't have any pics of Carter is his Saints shirt on account of him throwing up every minute! Will try and put both of the kids in their Who Dat gear tomorrow and snap some photos!

My Saturday afternoon

We all went to the Y this morning. It was fun working out with Theo (and by working out, I mean being in the same gym with him but not actually lifting weights with him. He likes to do his own thing!) He has to work this weekend...in fact he is working 3 out of the 4 weekends this month including Super Bowl Sunday, which isn't a holiday but definitely should be, and Valentine's Day. He got the short end of the stick with this work schedule for sure. But I digress....so since I am home this afternoon by myself with the kids, I couldn't think of anything better to do than take pictures of them.


I love this one, she looks like she is saying "OH MY GAWSH!"

Variation

I just had to come and post this before I forgot it. Carter has a set prayer that he prays at night. It goes like this: "Dear Jesus, Thank you for the day. Bless mommy, daddy, me, Olivia, and all my family and friends. I love you Jesus. Amen." Well, I have been trying to encourage him to pray for whatever he wants to. This is what he came up with tonight: "Dear Jesus, Thank you for helping me be a good boy at the grocery store, gas station, and recycling. Bless us as we read our stories and return our books to library." How sweet is that! I guess that is what was important to him today. I am thankful Jesus knows his little heart, even when he's praying about Dora books!

Double O photo shoot

These are some pictures I took of Livie with Omaw while she was in town. I think they are precious!

Pumpkin Spice Latte

I found this recipe on this crockpot blog a couple of months ago. Even though this recipe calls for it to made in the crockpot (Ha! I just typed crackpot by mistake!!), I just put it in a pan and put it on low heat. I'm sure the outcome is the same. Anyway, this recipes has saved me much money by not going to starbucks this winter. I'm not saying it's as good as starbucks but it's close!

1/3 cup of strongly brewed coffee or espresso (I use the coffee cup I'm going to actually drink it in as my measuring cup so it's probably a little more than 1/3 of a regular measuring cup)
2/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon canned pumpkin (not the pumpkin pie mix)
pumpkin spice sprinkled in pan to taste

Whisk all ingredients over low heat on stove until warm. Top with cool whip and cinnamon! Delicious!! (Don't boil it or it will get a film of milk in it which is kinda yucky. I learned this the hard way!)