Menu and Update on Life

My hopes are my weekly menu posts will remind me that I still have a blog and to post more frequently on it... For now, I will just give an after midnight rambling, sort of update on our lives. The kiddos are growing so fast! Olivia is finally taking steps! I think the most she's taken is seven, but she still prefers to crawl. I think she just walks to get us excited :) Oh well, hopefully she will take off soon!

Landon's Thomas the train obsession is starting to diminish and the "tiny legos" are starting to take that place of love in his life. I don't know why this is a little sad for me. I knew this would happen, interests change, they grow, but I guess it just means that that part of his childhood is becoming history. Soon it will be, "remember when you loved Thomas the train?" and there will be more and more of those, "remember when"s. I just really want to treasure their childhood and not miss it being too focused on how shiny my floors are, or getting too caught up on whether or not I can walk through the living room, or re-do my fireplace :)

I loved Ann Voskamp's book, "One Thousand Blessings." It is such a good reminder to take notice of the tremendous blessings we have right in front of our noses. The car rides with lively voices, the smell of a candle, quite reading time with the older child while the other naps. We have so many sweet blessings around us if only we stop to take notice and remember to thank our Father for each one.

Ephesians 1:3

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ"

Breakfasts:
Baked Apple Oatmeal
Cinnamon Rolls
Cold Cereal with fruit
Smoothies and Toast
Yogurt Parfaits

Dinners:
R: Chicken Pot Pie
F: Pasta with White bean Sauce
S:Golden Veggie Fried Rice with stir fried vegetables
S: Easy Barbecue Chicken sandwiches
M: Chicken Parmesan Casserole with salad (didn't get to this last week)
T: Creamy Vegetable Chowder
W: Homemade Pizza with salad