What I am....

.....thankful for! So many things! God has blessed be in so many ways! I could never list them all but, here are a few.

My faith
my wonderful, supportive, and loving husband
my dear sweet loving, cuddle bug Teagyn
my run wild child, heart of gold Gavyn
my job- an amazing opportunity
the opportunity to go back to school
our loving home, and all of the hard work that Tim put into building it
my family
the chance to have known my brother for 23 years
my mother in law and sister in law
my niece Soraya- she is such a blessing in all of our lives!
Heidi- my rock!
our dogs :)
my Mom and Dad, I would never be where I am at today without their guidance
COFFEE
my 4 wheel drive in the winter months of Michigan
a warm shower every morning
Ridgepoint/Jim Liske
that Christmas is right around the corner
to hear Gavyn sing 'Jesus loves me' - those little words coming out of his mouth are a priceless
the power of prayer & Gods constant presence in me

I could go on... but I need to get out the door for work! ;)
I hope that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and enjoy every minute you have with your loved ones!

Too busy.....

Too busy to even post! Presents to wrap! Food to prepare for Thanksgiving! Get Tim ready to go out west! Work! I am tired even thinking about it all! Gavyn's 3rd birthday is Friday! I CANNOT believe my baby is going to be three! We are having both of our families here for Thanksgiving dinner, I am very excited for this! :) Tim is leaving Thanksgiving night for his annual pheasant hunting trip! So needless to say I had better get work rather than on this computer! Here are the boys! Teagyn got a "big boy" haircut yesterday (in the 2nd picture)! He looks so much older! Love these guys so very much!

I hope that you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving, if I am not back before then!

Another day to play in the snow...

The only reason I am blogging again is b/c I sat down last night and did 2weeks worth of homework!!! I was pretty impressed with myself. Gavyn and I even got the house all decorated for Christmas this morning! I love it! I love this time of year! It reminds me to be thankful for all of the blessings that I have in my life! And, Guess what? I finally finished up with my Math class! Yeah, I passed my test! One less thing to do! I am all about that! Teagyn had a low grade fever this morning....I think it may be teeth. I hope! None the less I thought some fresh air would do us all some good!

So went outside to play! Teagyn even came out to play with us! He had a bunch of fun, we all did! Last year at this time Teagyn was only about 3 months old. So this morning was his first real experience with snow!

Gavyn wanted to take Teagyn for a ride in the sled! Teagyn loved it. I love this picture they are both laughing so hard, b/c Gavyn fell down!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

The first snow of the year...

Gavyn could not believe his eyes when he woke up this morning! He is going to have SOOO much fun this winter! Max and Charlie sounded like a herd of elephants running in the back yard this morning! I think that they were just as excited as Gav! Teagyn was taking a nap- so he missed out on all of the fun :(

Hope you too enjoyed the new scenery!

Cuddles....

This weekend was a beautiful snowy weekend! The boys were both so excited by the big fluffy snow that fell today! Today was an awesome day for us! We went to church this morning- which by the way was an amazing service- and then we went to my mother in laws for dinner with the family! The whole weekend was relaxing and cuddley, is that a word? :) Any way both of these boys have their Daddy wrapped right around their fingers! They will BOTH cuddle with him! Me? Very rarely! How is that? We are the ones who bore them for 10 months! LOL! Gavyn brought out his comforter Sat. night and even both the boys cuddled on the floor together, in between giggles!

I have been contemplating putting up our Christmas decorations this week! I am only hesitant b/c we are hosting Thanksgiving (for both sides of our family's) at our house this year. We will see if I get time! I cannot wait! Tim and I both love this time of year, the decorations, tree, etc! I hope you all have a wonderful week! God Bless!

It is FINALLY Friday!

Hmmm. I am extremely glad that it is the weekend! I have had the longest week! To say the very least! Busy, emotionally draining, hectic- you name it! Today I had my mind set to get up and just try to enjoy the day with the boys! I waited to take a shower (not that I am ever ready really early by any means unless I have to go to work) and just played in the boys' rooms for about an hour! I have been feeling so stressed out that I have not taken any time just enjoy them in quite a few days! So we played and danced- to Itsy bitsy spider, none the less. Woo hoo!
Then we went to McD's for lunch with my friend Heidi and her daughter Jayci! It felt so good to just take the morning and just enjoy what I do have!

And then..... we went grocery shopping!!! AHHH! Seriously, I get so stressed out taking the boys to the store to get groceries! Really it is just Gav (I feel terrible saying that). Teagyn will just sit nice and suck on a sucker, even if it takes me an hour, he is just so patient. Not Gavyn he is running around like a freaking mad man! Talking in a much louder voice than I think appropriate for a grocery store- or anywhere for that matter! Then to top it off I walked away from the cart to grab something off the shelf, mind you a foot away, and Gavyn decides he is going to push Teagyn! He pinched his fingers in between the cart and a fire extinguisher that was on the post in the isle way! The tears came before the heart wrenching cry did, it hurt him so bad! Ugh! It just spiraled downward from there! I just wanted to get out of there! I almost always go and get groceries after I get out of work, but this week I was just not in the mood! It is pretty sad that I would rather go @ 11:30 at night than have to take them along! Whatever! Note to self.... ALWAYS go after work, no matter what my mood is!

We have a pretty blank slate for the weekend! I am good with that! Just to relax, and get some much needed home work done!

I have no pics to post b/c I have not even been in the mood to take any pictures! So maybe this weekend I can work on that!

Hope you have a good weekend! It sounds like it may be a somewhat snowy one! Needless to say- I will NOT be driving anywhere! ;)

Yummy brownies....

Today didn't go as planned. No church this morning. Teagyn has got yet another cold! Actually I am not sure if it is just his teeth and then his resportory problems on top of that!? When ever he gets a cold/runny nose~ out comes the nebulizer! So last night he was laying in bed having another coughing spasm! I went in and gave him a neb and that seemed to help alot! It usually only kicks in at night! Poor little guy! So we decided that the nursery would be a good thing today! I was in a baking mood this morning. I had these brownies done and homemade beef stew in the crock pot by 9:30 this morning! Wow- I am motivated today!

So here are the brownies I made today! They are amazing! I have to share the recipe! They are called, Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mallow Bars!

Here is what you need:

1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
2/3 cup milk, divided
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 jar (7 oz.) JET-PUFFED Marshmallow Creme
1/2 cup PLANTERS Salted Peanuts
6 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, coarsely chopped

Now to make it:

HEAT oven to 350°F. Mix dry cake mix, butter and 1/3 cup milk until blended; press 2/3 onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Bake 12 to 14 min. or until center is almost set; cool 3 min. Meanwhile, mix peanut butter and remaining milk.
SPREAD peanut butter mixture onto crust; top with small spoonfuls of the marshmallow creme and remaining cake mixture. Sprinkle with nuts and chocolate; press gently into cake mixture.
BAKE 18 min. or just until center is set. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Hope you have a good Sunday!

Superman and shaving cream

So earlier this week I got to Julies to pick the boys up after class and Gavyn is decked out in this Superman costume. He wanted to wear it home, Julie didn't mind. So later with his Superman still on he asked me if he could shave. "My face has pokeys like Daddy's". How could I resist! He is hilarious! I had to pry it off him to put jammie's on! :) He cracks me up!

This is my weekend off and I am loving it! The boys and I went and got some Christmas shopping done this morning. Tim and I cleaned out the garage and got the patio table and chairs put away. We have had a very productive weekend. Tonight Tim was in the mood for Subs-N-More, downtown, so off I went. Any chance to get me out of cooking, I am all about! It was so very good. Teagyn even loved it! Tomorrow is church, and hopefully a nap!! :) I love Sundays!

On a different note. I need to just vent a moment!! Have you ever known someone who seemingly has 2 very different sides to them?? I am just irked by this one that I know.... it is just beyond me how someone can lead this self proclaimed "christian life", be a very decent person at times, turn around, and do very spiteful things- all in one day! I just cannot even begin to imagine what it must be like to lead a life like that. I know enough about Christianity to know that acting like, and truly leading, the walk beside Jesus are two very different things! And in the end, will put you in two very different places!!!

Okay I am done "venting" :) Thanks for the ear! I am off to make my boys some ice cream sundaes! Yum!

Here the Trick or Treating pictures! We all had alot of fun! The boys made out like bandits with candy this year!!! That will keep the sugar high going for the next month! LOL!

Tim...posing!

Gavyn and Teagyn were having so much fun in the wagon on the way back!

Teagyn was soooo good, like always (I am so blessed). I asked him if he had fun Trick or Treating on the way home and this is the big smile he gave me!

Here is a video of Teagyn when we put his costume on him for the first time! Hilarious- even Gav is cracking up!!!