Sleeping Babies

My blogger friend Katie, who is also a mom of twin boys, did a cute blog the other day. She posted some of her favorite pics of her babies sleeping. Of course, after I saw the sweet pics of her boys I had to look through our ginormous library of pics and add my faves. It was too hard to just choose a few so here's a little walk down baby-lane!























To all of my other blogging friends, I would love to see pics of your itty bitties. Get to posting!

4th of July in Kansas City

We had an awesome few days with my cousin and her family in Kansas City. It was an extra treat to be able to spend time with my Aunt and Uncle who were also visiting from California. We are so thankful Bryce and Drew like to travel. They did not make a peep on the 5 hour drive to or from Kansas City!

(Trey - 12, Marcy, Uncle Chuck, Aunt Diane, Ellie - 10 w/Bryce, Dane - 2, Me, Jimmy w/ Drew and Cy - almost 5)
Marcy's children are all so fun to be with. They are each so unique and special! My boys love playing with all of them and the attention they receive! Trey and Ellie are especially sweet and attentive with Bryce and Drew.



Sweet little boys!
Drew

Cy

Dane

Bryce

On the 4th we had a blast at the water fountains in downtown KC.





After playing at the fountains we went to The T-Rex Cafe - a really cool dinsosaur- themed restaurant. We went there at Christmas time when we were visiting and my boys had a blast, so we had to go back!



That evening we went to the local park for their fireworks show. We sat in the back of their pickup and in lawn chairs and enjoyed an awesome view of the show!




My boys have never seen fireworks before so it was a pretty amazing sight and sound for them! They clapped and yelled and threw their hands in the air after each one went off! The little boys were so cute playing together, eating their popcorn and going crazy!


My cousin Marcy is just 3 weeks older than me. We both lived in Washington state growing up and were like sisters. We used to plan that as adults we would marry, live next door to one another and raise our same-age kids together. Our husbands both have careers that have moved us around the country so it was pretty amazing that we ended up relocating just 5 hours away! She had 3 children and was pregnant with her 4th before I even got pregnant so it was an added bonus when I got pregnant just a few months later. And how cool that we have 3 boys, just 3 months apart!

We have thorouhgly enjoyed spending time with Marcy and her family over the past 2 years and are so sad that they are relocating to the Chicago area. We will be praying that your move goes smoothly. Thank you for having us this weekend and for your hospitality. Uncle Chuck and Auntie Di, it was great seeing you both. Thank you for loving us and our boys! We love YOU ALL and will miss you being so close!

Happy 4th Of July!

We are driving to Kansas City today to visit my cousin and her family. My Aunt and Uncle are also there visiting from California so it will be a fun, family-filled weekend.

Hope you all have a safe and fun holiday with your family and friends too!

Family Food Faves

This recipe is a real crowd pleaser. Sweet, flavorful ribs with just a little "kick!" So tender they will fall apart on your fork! Perfect for entertaining company because it makes a large portion.

Hot Honeyed Spareribs
4 pounds baby back ribs (I've also used country-style ribs) cut into individual portions
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup chili garlic sauce (found on the international isle near the Chinese food)
1 cup Catalina salad dressing
1 tsp. ground ginger
nonstick cooking spray

1. Preheat broiler. Line bottom portion with foil. Spray top portion of broiler pan lightly with cooking spray.
2. Season cut ribs (both sides) with garlic salt and pepper. Broil for 5 minutes. Turn over, and broil for another 5 minutes. Place browned ribs in crockpot.
3. In a bowl, stir together honey, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, Catalina dressing and ginger. Pour sauce mixture over ribs and move around to coat. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.

I like to serve these ribs with a baked potato and broccoli salad. Enjoy!

Nana and Papa R

The boys were so excited to pick Nana and Papa R up from the airport. They got to spend 10 fun-filled days with us!

Nana works at Boeing so she brought lots of fun "airplane stuff" for the boys from the company store.
This little airplane was a HUGE hit - it comes with a drill so they can unscrew the parts, take it apart and put them back together!


Snuggling together with their airplane blankets and pillows.

Playing at the park





Chillin' out at the waterpark!

Special time with Nana


Fun with Papa


Sweet, messy treats at TCBY!


Thank you Nana and Papa for traveling all this way to spend time with us. We all love you and miss you!