Another Regular Doctor Appt

BG and I took Conner for his regular check-up today. I love our nurses & doctors at this childrens' clinic (Longstreet). We had took Conner there since we moved closer to my parents. Without a few good word of mouth, I probably wouldn't enjoy our doctor visits much somewhere else.

Anyway, Conner got three update shots (ouch!). Some crying going on here but he got over it when his daddy gave him a sweet hug. Can I hear any awwwws? I'm happy to say that Conner passed his check-up with flying colors. In case if anyone wants to know, he weighted at 26.6 pounds (75% for his weight) and measured at 33 1/2 inches tall (90% for height). He is seriously growing like a weed! A very cute one though! ;)

New Updates on Conner's favorites:
Fruit: Absolutely LOVES strawberries...just like his mama!
TV show: Caillou (He has been wanting to watch that show all the time ever since he first watched it with his cousin, Jack. Such a cute show!)
Activities: Playing and exploring outside. Play with his balls and cars. Collect small things to put in a fabric bag and carry it around the room. Cuddle with a stuffed animals at random times. Wear his shoes and be half naked. I'm not sure why. And this is kinda weird...put his toys away in the tote box. Ok, who's boy is this?! :)
Things he would love to do all day if he could: Talk on the phone to a family member. He doesn't use real words, he just makes noises like he knows what he is talking about. Also he would eat...eat...and eat all the time. If this is what it's like to feed a toddler at this age then I can't imagine what it will be alike when he is a teenager! Yikes!
Oh yeah, make a mess so he can clean it up later. haha just kidding!

I like Free Stuff!

I got a $10 iTunes gift cards on swagbucks.com. It was on sale so I saved 200 swagbucks. It's still free for me!

Papa John's recently had asked America to vote on which heads or tails will be flipped before the superbowl game. Heads won and America voted right. So, all the Papa's reward members are getting 1 large 1-topping pizaa and 2 litter Pepsi max. Yes! I will take free pizza anyday!

I love free stuff...and food too!

A Typical Monday Day

I love it when Conner takes a nap. It gives me a break so I can take a deep breath and be ready for any "Conner's Dare Challenge".

I folded Conner's clean laundry while watching recorded final episode of Rachel Ray vs Guy Celebrity Cook-off. LDP won! Whoohoo! Now, that $50,000 will go to a charity of his choice, No Kid Hungry. It's such a good choice!

Enjoying my refreshment drink. It's a nice quiet afternoon...my typical Monday.   :)

This is when Conner woke up. He wanted to dance in his tote box...naked (almost). Now, who's kid is this? Definitely Brian's and mine!

My goofy boy!

Help Me Rhonda!

"Help Me Rhonda" is a silly title for such a silly song. I don't know why but it makes me laugh. I thought about that song when BG tried to cook some mini corn dogs for our super bowl snacks. Not the song itself but saying "help me!"  It's suppose to look like this beautiful corn dogs. Recipe here

But instead, we end up with almost a pancake-corn-cake dogs. I'm not sure what went wrong. Maybe our cooking oil wasn't hot enough or our mixture wasn't thick enough. Oh well, maybe next time "Rhonda" will help us!

The Giants won. I don't really care who wins though. 

Homemade Poptarts

After looking on my pins on my pinterest last night, I decided that I want to make homemade pop tarts today. Perfect day for a raining Saturday evening. I'm not really a big fan of pop tarts. I'm more of a filling kinda gal. I like anything gooey! My husband usually likes to buy a box of pop tarts from the store as treat. I don't like them that much only because the pastries are too dry to eat alone. I usually toast a pop tart & slab on some butter and drink a glass of cold milk afterward. Brian thought the butter part was weird but whatever!

Here's the recipe that I used. Homemade pop tarts! What's cool is I could either make them savory or sweet. All I had was blueberry/blackberry jam, strawberry jam and nutella. My son and I already glob up the strawberry mix with nutella. IT WAS SO GOOD!! I couldn't believe how yummy those pop tarts could be. Quick, go run in the kitchen and make some today!

the dough

mix it up and cut it into equal size

Someone gave a good tip...roll it on 9 x 13 pan for the right size 

adding the jellies after brushing it with "glue" (egg)

add the 2nd roll-out dough ontop. then close the ends shut with a fork.
Dont forget to poke holes on top to let air vent out or you'll have a puffy tart.

bake and enjoy!

 Next time, I'm gonna see if I can make them pizza savory! Those would be great for a mid-snack.

"Fake Spring Day"

The groundhog saw its shadow. Not that I care about it but seriously mother nature? It's 71 degree outside! It really feels like Springtime in March. I wish it was like that everyday. The bright blue skies and the warm sunshine makes me want to go for a drive in the mountains. Too bad, we don't live near the Lookout MT. in Chattanooga. That would have been an awesome day to drive!

But thank you, Lord. I did not waste this beautiful day with my lovely family. Here's daddy pulling Conner in our new wagon.

Swinging at Mimi's house! Such a fun day!

The yellow daffodils are already in full bloom.

Did you get to enjoy the lovely weather too? I hope you were lucky as I was!

The Next Betty Crooker

My mom told me that I'm turning into a regular "Betty Crocker" because I've been baking and cooking lately. Sigh...I don't think I'm that closer but I'm getting there.

So for dinner tonight:

• I made Martha Steward's black bean burgers for dinner. It was tasty but the texture was a little different for me. It's still good & healthy though!
• I also baked my own hamburger shaped buns from Our Best Bites. Oh I love the smell of fresh baked bread! It's very good too! 
• Then I grilled some romaine salad, inspired by Guy Fieri's recipe. I guess you can pretty much grill anything except ice!

Now if only it's Summer time, I would pack my dinner and it to the park. Oh well, I still have 139 more days until it's officially Summer. I guess I better focus on this month's holiday, Valentines day! Lots of love and chocolates. OH YEAH!! What will you be doing for Valentine's day? I might be taking my boys to the Georgia's aquarium on that weekend. :)