Wordless Wednesday

Never a dull moment around here!

Hair Cut & A Birthday

Yesterday Tayten got her 2nd hair cut ever!! Her hair was getting very long and uneven so it was time for a trim. She insisted on getting her hair washed, but once Sarah got started she started to cry! Of course she didn't cry for me, she cried for her daddy She actually said," this is fun!"
All done with the hair wash and on to the trim. She was fine after about 2 min of crying. I think maybe it just scared her. Sarah braided her hair into 2 little french braid pig tails. It was adorable!
Then, last night we went to Texas Roadhouse for Kelsey's birthday! Tayten thought it was her birthday at first!

Getting sleepy after dinner

Kelsey on the saddle

I love this picture.

1st- it shows off her cute hair but

I love how she has her arm around Brandon's neck. Whenever he holds her (which is a lot) she always puts her arm around his neck and pats it. Can you say ADORABLE?

She truly is a daddy's girl!

What's for Dinner??

Sunday night I made a new recipe that I had come across. It was delicious, and turned out well for my first time to ever make Beef Brisket.

Beef Brisket
(Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen)
Ingredients
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 4 pounds beef brisket, trimmed
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Make a dry rub by combining chili powder, salt, garlic and onion powders, black pepper, sugar, dry mustard, and bay leaf. Season the raw brisket on both sides with the rub. Place in a roasting pan and roast, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Add beef stock and enough water to yield about 1/2 inch of liquid in the roasting pan. Lower oven to 300 degrees F, cover pan tightly and continue cooking for 3 hours, or until fork-tender.
Trim the fat and slice meat thinly across the grain. Top with juice from the pan.

I added more liquid than the 1/2 inch that it called for. I just poured some in. I also only used a 2 1/2 lb brisket so I did alter the time a little!

Weekend Project

Near our bathroom, was this ugly built in cabinet. We have never cleaned it out since moving here and it was pretty much the only thing left unpainted in the house. We decided that if we could clean it up and paint that area we would have tons more shelf space. So, Saturday night Brandon primed the area and then Sunday afternoon they painted it! It looks 110 % better and I can't wait to decorate this space!

Before Picture- Well it was primed. I should have taken one before this, but just imagine old nasty paneling full of other people's junk and about 10 inches of dust and dirt.

When Brandon started painting today, Tayten got in on the action. She loved it, I was a little worried about the mess, but honestly it wasn't too bad!
Just getting started

Reaching for a high spot

I let Brandon handle her while I did some crafty things. I only heard him get after her once and that was when she decided to paint his ear!!

The finished product!

Now we can cross another thing off the to do list!!!

30 Weeks!!

Baby M at 30 Weeks!

I've only got about 9 more weeks to go!

Baby is the size of a cabbage this week.

She's still currently nameless!

I've started finishing up the many craft projects I have going on for her room, but I haven't got the room together yet. There's still lots of boxes & bags just sitting in the crib.

I'm having heartburn something terrible and it's all day LONG!

Time is going so quick!

And of course...Here's Tayten's & I's weekly picture!

Have a great day!

I (heart) my Nook

When E-reader's first came out I just wasn't sure about them. I like to read, but I wasn't sure about not actually having the paper copy in my hands. I really hadn't researched them much, but once I got my hands on one (thanks Mom) I was in LOVE. I think it was love at first sight actually.

So, I did some research and decided I really really needed a Nook Color. I wanted the Nook Color since the screen was in color & it has wifi. You can use your Nook to surf the net, check your e-mail. whatever you want, just like a computer. Plus, books and magazines are a lot cheaper since it's just a digital file. By the time I decided I really wanted one it was almost Christmas. I told Brandon about 3 days before Christmas that is what he could get me knowing that he already has bought something else. So....I had to wait what seemed like forever, but he did surprise me with it on Valentines Day.

Now that I have the thing, I have read so many books! Not to mention all the magazines. I use it almost on a daily basis and it's the perfect size for throwing in my bag and reading at Dr. Apts. I'm sure I'll get good use out of it this spring when Tayten takes tractor rides. O- wait I'll have a baby to tend to :)

These are the books that I've read so far:

Kate Gosselin- I want you to know

Pioneer Woman.

I loved this book, you all should so read it! I read her blog & use her recipes!
This is a good one too!
I've read Paula's book but this one is written by her husband!
Definitely a good read.

This book is next on my list.

Does anyone have any good reads that they would recommend? I'm always on the look out.

Plus, you can even get library books. It's just like renting paper books but they are on your nook. It's a sweet deal! Plus, there is all kinds of children's books. Tayten loves the ones that read to her!

If your thinking about an e-reader I would check out the Nook Color.

You will love it, I promise.

This & That

It's been a while since my last post! Sorry, but lately I have been in a cleaning mode. I think as of today I have completely cleaned out & reorganized 6 closets & rooms. I'm not talking about just the regular weekly cleaning, I'm talking about major getting rid of things cleaning. I took another bunch of things to Goodwill today, so I'm at a total of 3 trips to goodwill in 2 weeks!

I've also started working very heavily on all my craft projects so that I can finish Baby Girl's room. Soon I'll have pictures to show you all.

I'll take a new weekly photo tonight and post it tomorrow!