Christmas spirit

We finally put up some Christmas decorations and made our house look all festive-like. I wasn't going to because it just felt like too much to keep the boys out of, but Christmas lights are just so fun that I couldn't help it! We put the boys to bed last night, turned on the Giants/Cowboys game and got to work.

This year's ornament

The finished product

The boys just stood and stared for the
longest time this morning. So cute! 

Cheesy Potato Soup

1lb bag frozen shredded hash browns
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 medium onion diced
2 26oz cartons chicken stock or broth
1/2lb carrots, chopped to your liking
4-5 stalks of celery, chopped
2 cups cubed ham
2 cups shredded cheese
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup of milk


Place hash browns, soups, chicken stock, onion, carrots, celery and ham in crockpot. If needed, add enough water to cover hash browns. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours.

Turn the temp up to high. Mix flour and milk in separate bowl then add to crockpot. Mix in shredded cheese and stir well. Cook another hour and serve.

A quilt for Titus

UPS dropped off a very special package at our house today. My grandma sent a quilt for Titus. Not just any quilt though - this is a homemade, took-her-time, hand-stitched-with-love-for-a-great-grandchild quilt. Priceless. I pray that when Titus grows up he thinks it's as special as I do.

Glorious sleep

I slept for 8 hours last night. Eight hours in a row and completely uninterrupted by milk hungry infants and searches for lost monkeys who have really been hiding under the covers the whole time. I can't even begin to describe how amazing that is. I bounced out of bed this morning feeling down right chipper. There's a little pep in my step today. It's almost too good to be true. Almost. :)

Going....Going.....Gone!

Titus thought he was going to be a big boy and stay up late one night with Mama and Daddy. He didn't last long. The pictures are priceless though. Poor little buddy was so tired he couldn't keep those puffy, red eyes open anymore!

Titus {taken at 4 weeks old}

This is one of my new favorite pictures of Titus. I can't resist those smushy cheeks!

Mommy's Little Helper

David is obsessed with helping me with Titus. Here he is attempting to "burp" Titus for me....