Fire + Ice

Last Thursday night, Chris and I went with Heath and LeAnn to Fire + Ice in B'Ham to eat dinner. It was wonderful and we are already looking forward to going back again soon! If you haven't been you really need to go and try it out. It's a restaurant like you have never been to before! They have a variety of raw vegetables, raw meats and sauces and you combine any combination you want into a bowl and then they will cook it for you over the large round oven in the middle of their restaurant. They also have a salad bar, but we all headed straight to the real food! My first trip, I got pasta, mushrooms, snap peas, broccoli, squash, onions, pineapple, chicken and shrimp with a Honey Garlic Sauce. It was soooo good!!! Then I tried fajitas (chicken, shrimp, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and a fajita sauce). They were wonderful as well. Chris loved the steak and shrimp and he visited the grill a few times before we all got stuffed from eating so much. We decided to try the fondue as well, however, we weren't too impressed with it. Next time, we will stick with the all you can eat buffet. We're looking forward to our next trip real soon!

#10 Completed off 101 in 1001 days

#4 in Progress

Late Afternoon Nap == Midnight Bedtime!

Yes, that's right. Colton didn't go to sleep last night until around midnight! Lucky for me, Chris let me go to sleep around 9:30pm because I was exhausted! Poor Chris, had to stay up with Colton until he finally went to sleep. Let's just say that we will not be letting him take anymore naps around dinner time!

New Recipes!

I'm in search of some new recipes to try at home. Chris and I are both getting tired of the same old food every night so I need some help! If you have any good recipes send them to me at tlc1982@aol.com . Thanks so much!

Crystal Light Update

Since Saturday I have cut out most of the sodas in my diet and have added my new favorite drink, Crystal Light. I thought it would be hard, because I usually get bad headaches without having caffeine in the morning, but I haven't had a single headache all week long. However, after lunch I do get very tired and sleepy (no caffeine in my system). My favorite flavors so far are Fruit Punch, Raspberry Lemonade and Regular Lemonade. I did try Pomegranate Lemonade yesterday and it was great as well. Hopefully within in the next few weeks I can give up caffeine for good!!

Weekend Fun in Northport!

Colton and I had a wonderful weekend while daddy was out of town singing. Since I'm off on Friday's, we met LeAnn for lunch and ran a few errands around town. It was great getting to see LeAnn and we all had a wonderful lunch at Jalapenos. Colton and I then headed home for an afternoon nap! Friday night, we had dinner with mom and dad and we went swimming for a little bit. Colton loved the pool, however, it was like bath water because it was so hot outside! Saturday we played inside most of the day because of the heat! We headed to Big Daddy's and Nana's house that afternoon for a quick dip in the pool, before I had to get ready for a wedding. Sunday we had a fun filled day at Lance and Stephanie's house with our Sunday School Class and then we went to McCalla, AL for a party for Gabe's Hope, Inc. It was a long weekend but we had so much fun and we are already looking forward to this Friday!

Colton loved the Fire Truck at Lance and Stephanie's House... I'll post more pictures of the Sunday School Class party soon!

14 Months Old!

14 Months Old

I really can't believe my little baby is already 14 months old! This time last year I was sitting at home rocking him to sleep and enjoying every minute of having a newborn. Now, I chase a little boy all around the house all day long!! Haha!! He is into everything these days and loves to explore the house. He has found the toilet, the toiler paper, the trash cans, the cleaning supplies cabinet, the laundry room, the dishwasher and pretty much everything else there is for a 1 year old to find! He is still a happy little boy who loves his mommy and daddy sooooo much! We are so blessed to have such a wonderful little boy in our life!

Highlights from the past month:

• His favorite toys this past month: Fire truck, Slide, Musical Piano, Cars, and his Rocket,
• He still loves to play chase with daddy.
• He can give you five.
• He loves to play with bubbles.
• He went to see daddy sing for the 1st time this month!
• He loves to chase Millie around the house when she is in a playful mood.
• He loves to give kisses!
• He loves to go swimming and will jump off the side of the pool when you count to three.
• His favorite foods this month: Enchiladas (from Taco Casa), French Fries, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Mac & Cheese, Corn on the Cob
• He can now hold his own fork and feed himself. (He doesn’t like anyone to help him with this. He is VERY independent.)
• He is attached to all grandparents and will cry if they leave our house.
• He still loves to go outside!! He loves to go for rides in his car and he loves to swing. He now cries when we have to go inside after playing outside.
• He is baby talking all the time, however he is only saying “mama” right now but I have noticed that he is starting to saw a few other sounds as well.
• If he gets frustrated or if he is mad he will say “yayayayaa”
• He wears size 4 diapers, is in 12-24 month clothing and wears a size 5 shoe.
• He sleeps from about 8:00pm till about 7:30am. When Chris is home, he likes to snuggle in the bed with him when mommy leaves for work.

Swimming and Blueberries!

Last Saturday we went to Big Daddy and Nana's house to go swimming. After a quick dip in the pool, Mom, Colton and I went over to Janice and Dwaynes house to pick some blueberries. Colton enjoyed a snack while Mom and I were busy picking the berries!

Playing with the water hose

He wanted a piece of Nana's ice.

Tired and Hot!

Yummy!! Cold Ice!!

Naked Boy!

Drinking some apple juice while mommy picks blueberries

Blueberry Bush

Flower Bed Guests

Last Friday morning when we were getting ready to head to the zoo, I walked outside to see some neighborhood visitors in our flower bed. Yes, three ducks were playing in our flower bed. They scared me to death!! After I got Chris and Colton to come outside, Chris ran them off and we noticed that they had dug a hold in the flower bed. Hopefully they weren't laying eggs!

Sunday Singing

Dad, Mom, Colton and I went Sunday morning to hear Chris sing in Carbon Hill, Alabama. He doesn't sing in Alabama much, so we were all excited to hear him Sunday morning. It made it even more special that it was Father's Day! The church didn't have a nursery so Colton had to sit in big church with us and listen to Chris sing. I was a little afraid at how he would act because he goes to the 1 year old class at Five Points and has never been in regular church before. However, he did great and sat through most of the singing just staring at Chris and looking at everyone else. He did get restless at the end, so we went outside to play and to run around a little bit. After the singing, Colton went home with Big Daddy and Nana so that I could travel with Chris to his next singing that night. It's a good thing Colton didn't come, because it lasted 3 hours and we didn't get home until around midnight. It was so nice to spend the day with Chris though. I'm sooooo proud of him and I am so blessed that God has placed such a wonderful Christian man in my life. He is amazing!! Also, I checked off #31 of my 101 things in 101 days!

Crystal Light Challenge

I have decided to join the Water Way Challenge after reading about a couple of bloggers who have made the change as well. Crystal Light is launching the challenge in order to try and get more women to drink 8 glasses of water a day. So, within the next few weeks I will update you all on my progress!