Bye Bye Bradyn

Like I said yesterday, things are winding down here. Yesterday was my last time to watch my friend's cute little boy, Bradyn. I've been watching him since he was 3 months old and crazy as it is he is getting close to a year! I've watched him go through so many stages - infant to baby to becoming a little boy. He's so adorable and so much fun! I'm going to miss him...

I already read my books

I love crawling on her

I'm so big

This is going to be my "Hey Baby, how you doin?" face

Ahhh Gooey

Things around here are definitely winding down. There's a different attitude now than the past 2 years. The guys have jobs and therefore are skipping class to play golf, etc. I have been busy making jewelry for the next couple of months for when we're in limbo and homeless. However, I've somehow caught the relaxed bug as well so I've been working much slower than normal. We're also selling almost every piece of furniture we own on Craigslist. Besides that we have been having lots of get-togethers which means lots of FOOD! So here is another recipe for you...

This one is Monkey Bread - the easiest thing ever! I used to make this for work all the time and Hubby always hoped there was some left over. All you need is 3 cans of grand biscuits, cinnamon, sugar, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of butter.

Quarter your biscuits like so... (I accidentally got some of the buttered biscuits)

mix together the cinnamon and sugar to your liking (I don't measure but I like a lot of cinnamon!)

As you go along place the pieces in a bundt pan and stack

Melt your butter and mix with about a cup of brown sugar and pour over your pieces. Place in oven preheated to 375 for around 45 or so minutes. Take it out and flip!

You'll have an ooey gooey delicious mess!

Our weekend begins later today! We have a wedding and Hubby is running in the Nashville 1/2 marathon! So proud of him.

Thankful:

for planes to make an 8 hour drive into 1.5 hrs.

Happy Birthday Little Bud

It's our little buds birthday today! It's crazy to think that this time last year I had had my bags packed for 2 weeks waiting for Sis' call saying she was in labor so I could jump in the car and make the 9 hour drive to meet our new nephew. The text message came around 9:30 am and I met the little bud around 10 that night. He has completely changed our family's world! He was such an adventurous little boy from the beginning and his adventures have just continued to grow. It's been so fun to see his personality come through, and boy does he have a personality! He is the happiest baby I've ever known (which is a complete 180 from the first month or so of his colicky life.) I can't wait to see he and his cousins play together! I can only imagine how fun they're going to be. :) Happy Birthday Little Bud!!! We love you very much! ( Warning, there are a year's worth of pics below)

From the very beginning...

Meeting in the hospital

Arrived home and a bit confused

Dad is so comfy

3 months later and still like sleeping on chests

4 months and still loves the football hold

Teething on the cup

ribbit ribbit (6 months)

7 months and meeting Great Grandpa!

7 months and already playing golf with dad

9 months and loves pulling out everything in cabinets

10 months playing in the dirt, a regular pastime

Roll it Up

There was a buy one get one free sale on Strawberries last week at our grocery store. So I of course picked up 4! haha I had no idea what I was going to do with them but knew I'd come up with something with that kind of deal. Well, I ended up making Darby's Fruit Roll-Ups and love them! I can't wait to do this kind of stuff once we have kids...in a few years. They're natural (so I don't have to worry about some of that processed unhealthy stuff to give my kids.) When sis and I were young it was always a special treat to get those expensive single sold natural fruit leather things in Publix. Now we all can make them for cheap thanks to Darby! I would tell anyone to try this recipe out - if you like this sort of thing.