Ellen...

Unfortunately Ellen did NOT pick us to come join her on April 30Th:( We are all really bummed. Not sure how their process works but we requested tickets right away and still didn't get them. Myself and another gal wrote into the Ellen show so I'm still secretly hoping she'll surprise all of us with an all expense paid trip out there to celebrate our 30Th birthdays! Highly unlikely but one can still dream:)
So now the hunt is on to find another location (We are not going to California if we can't see Ellen!!). Some of our options now include Myrtle Beach and somewhere in Florida! As long as I have a beach, 80 degree weather and an adult beverage in my hand I'll be fine!
Happy Wednesday!

Early Mornings!

For those of you that are friends with me on Facebook you've already read this but I'm in need of some advice! Cash has been getting up at 5:30am for the day and will NOT go back to sleep. He and Pierce share a room so Pierce is also up that early! For the last few months we've been putting Cash to bed at 7:30pm because he's unbearable and tired! He was doing great sleeping until 7am but for the last few weeks it's been 5:30. We have been keeping him up until 8 or 8:15 at night but he still gets up that early (and quite honestly he's so crabby by 8:15 I don't know if it's worth keeping him up!). I'm dealing with two very crabby (and naughty) boys now ALL day! We all need a break!
If anyone has any tips and/or suggestions I would love to hear them!
Sincerely,
A Tired Mom;)

Weekend Recap

We had another great weekend! I'm still trying to figure out how they go so fast! Here's how our weekend unfolded:

After our fiasco Friday with Cash's elbow things calmed down and we had a relaxing night. We watched our nieces for a bit, I did spray tans, Travis made us a fabulous non-meat dinner of baked sway (fish)...the boys even loved it, in bed by 9:30, up early, cleaned the whole house, more spray tans, shopping with my mom (got some great deals!), church Saturday afternoon, Wildwood Saloon for Chris Brooks band (AWESOME), slept in on Sunday morning, had the boys playing outside in the gorgeous weather, naps all around, Heitman family supper (delicious), Oscars and we ended the evening with Pierce puking all over his bed:(

He was totally fine up until he puked and was fine after he puked. It only happened once and I'm not convinced it is the flu. We caught him in grandma Heitman's toy room devouring cookies so who knows how many he ate! I'm thinking he overdosed on cookies and that upset his tummy! Travis took the day off and got him out of the house so I can still have daycare. They are shopping in Iowa City this morning!

Hope everyone else had a great weekend!

Mother Of The Year

It's official...I'm out of the running for mother of the year;( I accidentally pulled Cash's elbow out of socket today!

It was lunch time and he was standing by his chair ready to eat, as he always is! I took him by the hands and lifted him up to his chair. He seemed fine until I went to pull his sleeves up to wash his hands and then he started bawling and clearly in pain. I watched him throughout lunch and realized he wasn't using his right arm at all. He usually eats w/ his right hand & he was getting upset because he couldn't eat!

He was really upset and I started to panic...okay I spazzed out! I was shaking and crying b/c I knew I hurt him. As most of you can imagine lunch time in a daycare isn't exactly calm! I had 2 babies in high chairs eating, two 3 year olds and a 2 year old finishing up and running around wild! Then there was me...freaking out myself and on the phone w/ the pediatricians office and sending a massive text to my daycare parents to come get their kids (I didn't want to make that many phone calls b/c I knew I'd have to explain how I had hurt my son! Thank goodness for texting.)!!

Luckily my parents are super close (my mom was here w/in 5 minutes). She stayed w/ the daycare kids until their parents came. My dad escorted Cash and me to the doctor! Poor kid was in pain and I felt terrible! There was no way I could have drove.

As soon as it was popped back into socket he was fine! Seriously..he was wondering around picking up books and laughing. She taught me how to pop his elbow back in if this ever happens again. I told her she was wasting her breath b/c I would NEVER attempt this! I made sure my dad was taking notes;)

We left at 12:30 and we were back by 1:45! Simple process and she claims this happens all the time! I think I'll believe her;)

He's good to go and everything is okay!

Reese's

I ALWAYS wait until last minute to do a lot of my holiday candy shopping (Valentine's, Halloween and every other holiday!). Not this time!! I'm actually on my game and got all the Easter candy already! The only reason for this is because Reese's only comes out w/ the peanut butter egg once a year and I HAVE to have them! I seriously dream about these eggs;) They are so much better then regular Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Don't worry...I got a cart full and only one of my children can eat them (darn peanut allergy!) I'll have to help Pierce out;)

I'm just hoping they last until Easter....

Chicken Enchiladas

There are a few meals I could eat every day for the rest of my life...my mom's chicken enchiladas are one of them! Every year we get a "birthday" meal and for the last 15 years or so mine has been chicken enchiladas!

Unfortunately my husband does NOT like them so I rarely get to make them! It makes a big batch and it's way too much for me to eat alone! I haven't had them for a while and I got a craving so I decided to make them for supper!

It took me a few years to attempt them myself because I thought it would be hard to make. Turns out they are the easiest things to prepare and bake!

The boys and I loved them! I also took a container out to my parents for them to enjoy also!

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas:

-10oz sour cream
-1 can cream mushroom
-1 can cream chicken
-2 10oz cans chunk chicken
-1 small can chopped green chiles (optional...yes please!)
-Onions (optional...not here!)
*Mix and put small amount on bottom of 9x13 greased pan
-Combine: 16oz shredded cheddar, 16oz shredded mozzarella & small can sliced black olives (optional).
-10 flour tortilla (I could only squeeze 7 in)

* fill 2Tbsp cream mix and 2Tbsp cheese mix in tortilla. Roll and put in pan. Cover with remaining cream mix and cheese mix.
*Bake @ 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes!

Family Photo

It's official....we hung our first family photo on the wall today! Okay, so Travis did but I swear I was right behind him instructing;) Like I would let him do this alone!!

I have pictures galore of the boys but up until now we haven't had one family picture out on display! A friends cousin took the pictures (for free!) and she did an awesome job! I ordered the print for $7.99 from KodakGallery and used an old frame I had! I've had the pictures since December...not sure what took me so long! Oh well, it's done and I LOVE it!

The 'H' on the wall was a house warming gift from my sister and the 'Heitman' blocks were purchased at a little shop (Wood Cellar) in Hampton, Iowa. The pictures on the shelf were taken by a friend from Rosey J Photography: http://rosiejphotography.com/