Saturday, March 28, 2015

2015 Easter Basket






Easter is so close to Haidyn’s birthday that we decided that we have to go small compared to her birthday presents, but big enough were she can celebrate it. I didn't want to confuse her to think that she has 2 birthdays this year since Easter is April 5th this year and her birthday is April 14th. Last year, she got all dressed up for Easter but way too small to go anywhere. This year I wanted to get her a few things so that she’d finally get to enjoy her Easter and start a new tradition with her. Here’s a sneak peek into her basket of goodies!

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Easy Cheesy Pull Apart Bread

I made this bread for Thanksgiving for my family... haha I'm awful at getting food recipes up I know. Laziness is the only reason why I haven't gotten this post up yet, but here it is! The bread seriously killed it at  our dinner. And by killed I mean it in the best way possible- ask my family as we had to fight over the last of this bread (even the last of the leftovers). I'm a huge fan of recipes that are easy, but look like it took a lot of effort. This recipe is one of them.


INGREDIENTS:
  • 1/2 c green onions 
  • 1 roll of sourdough bread ( I couldn't find it uncut so I bought the sliced stuff) 
  • 1 package of mozzarella cheese 
  • 2 tablespoons or so of poppy seeds
  • 1 stick of butter
DIRECTIONS: 
  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. Melt butter and then mix in poppy seeds and green onions.
  3. Slice your bread to create pockets. My bread was already pre-sliced, so all I had to do next was to slice it the opposite way creating more pockets .  (just like you would cut a french stick for garlic bread).  
  4.    Add in all the cheesy into the all of the nooks and grannies of the bread. - Don't be shy ! I added so much cheese and then added more cheese because I had more leftover in the fridge.  After cheese is in place drizzle over the butter mixture.  
  5. Wrap with foil and bake for 15minutes until the cheese has mostly melted, then unwrap and bake for 5 minutes more to make the bread nice and crusty.
  6. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Sunday, March 22, 2015

two|sunny.nine



001.Most days I really love being a working mom but it really does kill me a little inside knowing that because I work a lot, I also miss a lot of time with B. The other morning she decided to wake up at 3:30 am and talk to her Mowgs so that I would come and get her. I always cave in and sat there rocking her in her rocking chair and singing her favorite songs. It put her at ease and back to sleep.; which made my entire day. I really hope that I get to experience her being a snuggle bug even when she gets older; I just won’t tell her that I enjoy it. [:

002.Daily walks with Haidyn have been our way of getting out of the house to catch some fresh air and for me to lose these pesky last pounds of post pregnancy weight! On the days that it’s nice enough to play at the park, we usually spend a good 30 minutes playing and crawling around the jungle gym. She loves the slide and swings more than anything else at the park.  I love the way she will sit there quietly on our walk while I sit there and talk her ear off. While we’re at the park, we switch roles on who is talking [: Our local park is about a mile there and a mile back. It’s a great exercise when I commit to it. I also like to walk us to the store instead of taking the car. It is an uphill battle getting to where we need to be because we live in NW Reno, but it’s such a good workout that I don’t mind it at all.

003.Speaking of the weather. .. I’m starting to get so excited about how amazing the weather is starting to be!! I’m crossing my fingers that it’ll stay that way for B’s party next month.  We get to do so much more things because of the nice weather. We usually end up having picnics at a new park, early morning hikes and just playing at the park! We have become the family that is allergic to indoors when the sun is out. Can you blame us though? The weather has been too wonderful  to stay indoors, which is perfect because us being out all day wandering tuckers Haidyn out.




004.Haidyn’s birthday party is in the works. The theme is “ The Very Hungry Caterpillar” ! I totally have  everything set in my mind and I can only hope I transfer it all to paper for the big day. I really want this celebration to be big for her. I’ve gotten her birthday gifts ( I will post a link to my gift soon) and birthday outfit ( I will post this link too after her party/photos are done)  so you know I’m extremely anxious to get this party rollin! Our family is a HUGE help when we need to get decorations done. We try really hard to be creative and it usually turns out amazing.

005.Weight loss is always on my mind. I don’t know why it is but it always is. I’ve read a lot about detox teas since a lot of my friends are using, but thanks to me being a cheapskate I cannot shelf out $45.00 for a box of tea. I wanted to find a tea that would reduce bloating and just help me with my weight loss ( as I have about 5lbs more to lose). I found one while I was at Whole foods just wandering in the aisles- Allegro Organic Spring Clean Detox Tea. And good thing I wandered because this stuffed worked wonders on me. I didn’t change my eating habits at all, but it definitely changed them for me. I wanted to eat less and I craved healthier choices rather than all the junk I really wanted. The tea is sweet and definitely hit the spot when I wanted to just snack for no reason. As it doesn’t promote weight loss I didn’t assume that it was going to make me lose a ton of weight, but in the end of my 20 tea packets I did lose a lot of bloating and 4 lbs give or take. I definitely will be getting more!

 
006.Thanks to time hop I was also reminded this week that Waymon proposed to me 3 years ago on March 18th. We were talking about how crazy it is that so much as changed in just 3 years. I remember that we had talked about marriage before him proposing a lot and he would just shrug it off as if he wasn’t really paying attention to what I was saying. Low and behold he definitely was. He chose the best ring and he listened to every word I said. He caught me by surprise with the proposal. Gah!  I can’t help but just love him since he still surprises me every day.



007. Haidyn also celebrated her first St.Patrick's Day! I had no idea how much we don’t wear green until Waymon had to TRY and find something green for B. Poor girl had to wear her Easter dress a little early just because she really doesn’t have anything green. We have teal but nothing green.  I’m sure she would’ve been fine with just a bow, but Daddy had to put her in something green. We ended up eating lots of green for dinner though! For dinner we had Ricotta Spinach stuffed Chicken with creamy parmesan rice and for dessert we each had a St. Patty’s cupcake from Mix Cupcake Co. Dinner was delish and Haidyn didn’t say anything at all during dinner because she was too busy stuffing her face. ( Queue Proud Mama Dance HERE) Waymon and I loved the cupcake dessert though. OH MY GOODNESS they were soooo good. Haidyn had a Vanilla Bean one and ate it all. It was her first time having a cupcake and she loved every bite of it. Waymon got a Mint Chocolate one while I got a Chocolate Guinness one. We halved each other’s cupcakes so we could share. Let me just tell you my Oh My Guiness cupcake was uhmazing! It was a Guiness chocolate cake, Jameson filling and Bailey’s Irish Cream Cream Cheese Icing. Mmm I already miss it.






Saturday, March 21, 2015

First B-day Present for Haidyn-Friends of Suzy



Waymon and I decided that we would each get something for Haidyn on her birthday from here on out. Each gift would be something that was picked out by either of us especially for her. This year ( her first birthday present from me [: ) is from Friends of Suzy! Haidyn is starting to like more dolls and the one doll she can’t let go of is her Mowglie. She will not sleep without that guy. They've been together since birth and she loves him so much. I would do too since he looks a lot like her Daddy ;] Any who, I figured that since she loved him so much I would try to find her a doll similar to him- Friends of Suzy it is!





This small business is quite remarkable to say the least.  Each doll is handmade and custom to each customer. Brianna has created so many dolls to choose from varying in different styles of hair, clothes, gender and the styles don’t stop there! You will be able to completely customize your doll to whatever look you decide you want her to recreate for a very reasonable price.




.  After I placed my order on the Friends of Suzy website, I sent her a picture to help her put together my description ( I kinda sorta really rambled in the description ) and she exceeded all of my expectations with the dolls. She was able to complete my order and ship it to me within a week! I couldn’t believe her turnaround time for such incredible dolls. Now, B will have her Mama & Daddy dolls to add to her collection and soon we’ll have to get her a Haidyn doll  [:


 
picture i sent  to model us after!


 If anyone is looking for a custom doll for their little ones , I highly recommend Friends of Suzy. Thank you so much Brianna for your wonderful creations. We love them and can’t wait to order more!



Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Bonnie Wells



“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. ” - Anatole France

On Sunday, our first baby kitty left us to go to Heaven. Our lives will never quite be the same without BonBon in our lives.  If there was anyone that deserved to go to heaven it was Bonnie.  And I’m more than sure that she is sitting up in heaven right now looking down on her sisters.  It’s still surreal to me that she is gone since I still feel like she’s here with us and she always will be.  Bonnie was much more than our pet. She was our daughter. She was our baby and the first one to teach me how strong my love really is. You will always be missed and I can’t wait to see you again baby girl.







Knowing
If I had known that on that day our time was near the end
I would have done things differently, my forever friend.
I would have stayed right next to you deep into the night
but I thought I’d see you in the early morning light.
And so I said “Good night” to you as I walked in through the door
never thinking of the time when I’d see you no more.
But if I had known that on that day our time was at the end
I would have done things so differently, my forever friend.
- Sally Evans (written for Shoo-Fly)








R.I.P 
BONNIE WELLS 
06/2010-03/2015