Pregnancy

I love being pregnant.  I love the belly, the stretchy clothes, and old ladies giving me big smiles every time they spot my massive belly.  My pregnancies are always relatively easy and fun.  So, let me take one blog to complain about this one! ha.

Im exhausted.  I know I know, I have 2 little boys that I have to keep up with.  But I'm telling ya, I'm more exhausted than I expected to be.  Even on days when I get a full nights rest and a nap in the middle of the day, I still struggle. 

Im sicker than usual.  The first few months were the worst EVER, with constant vomiting and nausea.  I felt pukey with my first 2 pregnancies, but never actually threw up.  With this pregnancy, I STILL feel a bit nauseous if I dont eat enough.  Therefore, I eat all the time and have gained weight faster.  Ya win some, ya lose some, right?

Im just READY! I start my 25th week today, and normally Id be thrilled to be in this stage of pregnancy.  Im thankful, thats for sure.  I understand what a blessing it is from the Lord to have a healthy baby and normal  pregnancy.  But I would be fine if my due date were tomorrow.  Maybe 3 babies in 4 years has pushed me past the joy of a long 9 month pregnancy.

Im excited, thankful, THRILLED to have this sweet baby boy in my tummy.  Its just funny how different it has been the 3rd time around!

One and only time I'll complain, I promise.  We cant wait to meet baby boy Sherman #3!

And for your viewing enjoyment- my baby boys in a bubble bath!

Adventures in Pinterest

I love Pinterest.  I'm not super crafty, so I dont use it to the extreme that lots of other ladies do.  However, it's a perfect way to find and store recipes, and Im loving it!  I just wanted to blog about a few of the things I have tried, since I havent been disappointed with any of them.


First, these chicken roll ups. Very easy, very yummy!  Had to cook longer because the dough was still soft, but they were a fun changeup for dinner!

Next, an easy crock pot recipe for a chicken/sauce to put on top of pasta.  Nathan really liked it, and I bought the ingredients to make again this week.  It's definitely going in the recipe rotation.

We had a little super bowl party, and 2 Pinterest snacks were tried out- 1. Simply putting  chocolate chips inside of raspberries.  Easy and cute!

And these taco cupcakes. Sounds funny, but it was just a fun variety of taco ingredients on top of wonton wrappers, baked in cupcake trays.  Lots of compliments, but not sure I'll make them again.

We tried these pepperoni rolls for dinner a few weeks ago- easy and yummy!

 

We also did this frito chili pie (per nathans request), and it was great!

And last one, I promise.  This is an easy appetizer that is served with baguette slices.  SO good. Just tomatoes, green onion, and feta mixed with olive oil. Im actually taking it to a recipe exchange party this afternoon!

Im not much of a chef, so it's been fun to try new things.  This week I'm trying a baked spaghetti recipe too.  YAY for Pinterest! :)

NEW YORK CITY!!!

My mom blessed me and my sister this Christmas with a mother/daughter trip to New York City.  I had never been before, and it was SO much fun!!!  We had a fabulous 3 days in the city, taking it all in and fitting as much in as possible!  I thought Id try to document our trip so I wont forget anything!  Here goes-

Saturday-
-flew in around 11.  Took forever to figure out how to get to Manhattan by subway.  My first experience on a NY subway... very interesting!
-Lunch at a local pizza place, delish!
-Walked Times Square for the first time- INCREDIBLE! Went to the M&M store, looked at all the shops, took it all in :)
-Dinner at Stardust Diner.  Our waitress was awesome and the servers (all aspiring Broadway performers) put on quite the show! We watched the Broncos game then walked back to the hotel.

Sunday-
-Chai at Starbucks 1 block away (this is how we started every morning, of course!)
-Stood in line at TKTS for 2 hours to get broadway tickets to Memphis. SOOOOO cold, the coldest day in NYC so far this winter. 15 degrees.... but worth it!
-Taxi to Century 21 for lots of shopping! Tons of designer stuff for cheeeeap.
-Lunch at Nanoosh, a little organic Mediterranean place we found.  Hummus and pitas, so good.
-Taxi to the 3:00 show of Memphis.  It won a Tony in 2010 for best music- it was incredible! Loved it.  Loved the tiny Broadway theaters!
-Dinner at Carnegie Deli- yum!  Split a hamburger with sis and had the best cheesecake I have ever had!
-Walked through Times Square again (sis is slightly obsessed!)

Monday-
-Starbucks, of course.
-Subway to the 9-11 Memorial, maybe my favorite part of the trip.  There is still a ton of construction, but it was amazing.  The pools they have built were awesome, and seeing the future museum/memorial was just overwhelming.  There were videos of people talking who lost their loved ones and a really neat time line of the events of 9-11.  Very cool. Very sad.
-More shopping at the Century 21 further downtown :)
-Subway back uptown, put our names on the list at Serendipity, then had lunch.  Went back to Serendipity and waited another hour (2 and 1/2 hour total!! reservations next time!) to be seated.  Had the BEST frozen hot chocolate in the world!
-Shopped at H&M, FAO Schwartz, and walked the 5th street area.
-Went back to Carnegie Deli to get Nathan a cheesecake as a souvenir. They freeze them solid and they last forever!
-Taxi to the airport, sad to be leaving such a fun city!

SO MUCH FUN! It was definitely a fun place to be, but being there with my mom and sister is really what made it the best.  Lots of fun memories, thats for sure. I tried not to post too many pics, but its hard to choose!

Tribute to Trains

I just want to mention real quick that having a fun train set for the boys has CHANGED MY LIFE!! I absolutely love it!  The boys got a phenomenal train set and table from grandma and grandpa for Christmas, and it has been such a blessing.  The set is really detailed and has lots of fun helicopters, planes, trucks, a fire fighter building, taxis, bridges, trains, etc.  The boys will spend HOURS playing on it, and its so great!  If I need to cook dinner for 30 minutes without interruption, Ill just remind them about the train and they go running upstairs!  Ah, 30 minutes of uninterrupted time in my house is priceless, and Ill take it!! I highly recommend a train set for any family with boys :)

Soccer and Locomotion

Owen started soccer practice 2 weeks ago, and he is such a stud!!  He has always been a big runner, and soccer seems to really suit him.  He started out in the 18mo - 3yrs class with Nathan by his side the whole time, but it seemed a bit too easy for him.  So, last week he went to the 3-4yr class without Nathan and did really well!  They play lots of games, practice foot/ball control, and just learn the basics of the game.  He goes to a big indoor facility right up the road called Soccer Zone.  There are only about 5 kids in his new class, and he loves it!  We are really enjoying his first sports experience.

Our other winter outing this season has become Locomotion, a play area about 10 minutes up the road.  It is a HUGE place with lots of bounce-houses, slides, balls, toddler play areas, dress up, etc.  We usually take our lunch and eat, then come home and take niiiiiiice long naps :)

 

 

This winter is proving very fun and eventful!  It is so fun having 2 energetic boys!!

Christmas Fun

We spent this Christmas at Nana and Pop's house in Argyle, and we had a wonderful time!  Nathans side of the family is pretty big, so we had lots of fun with extended family and friends.  We got to spend lots of time with baby Emma, Owen and Caleb's cousin.  I got to see some high school friends, whom I love.  Nathan got to hang with some of his closest friends.  Overall, we just loved being around the family and seeing the boys super happy.  Nana and Pop spoiled the boys with love and gifts, of course, and we enjoyed playing with toys.  Owens favorite present was his T-ball set, and Caleb has really taken to the blocks he received from Aunt Lynn.  What a fun Christmas! Here are pics!

Apologies and Updates

My apologies for not blogging in a while.  Honestly, I attempted to blog about 3 times and finally gave up when my video wouldnt load. So frustrating!  The video was Owen singing in his Christmas presentation at school.  It would load and load but never show up.  Im moving on and and have lots of updates to share! 

Here are a few pics from the Christmas presentation.  Owen and his class sang "Ring Ring Ring the Bells."  We practiced and practiced, but Owen just sat in silence during the presentation.  Little booger!  He looked super cute though  and rang his bells loud.  He's never going to be the kid in the very front of the crowd, singing at the top of his lungs.  But Im ok with that :) I love my Owen.