Easter

Easter was a really nice day this year. We started off with AJ waking up early to see what the Easer bunny left for her in her basket. Next we had a nice family breakfast and then it was off to church. It was really nice - we picked up my brother Eddie and happened to run into Will & The Jones-Ferrells and so we all go to sit together! After church it was time to go to our huge family dinner at Pals - we had a private room and everything was spectacular!

Dying Eggs & Peas!

Today Dylan had his 4 1/2 month check up at the doctor. He is 18 lbs and in the 80% for weight, 75% for height and 90% for head size - my kid had a big nogen! I told the doctor I started him on rice cereal about two weeks prior and he gave me the go ahead to feed him whatever - he said "look at this kids - feed him - he want's to eat"! I was excited and couldn't wait to start with the food! We chose peas to start with and he loved them - kept opening his mouth for more and more!

Also today we dyed our Easter eggs - AJ was super excited and she did a really great job! GO AJ!

Blessed

When things go wrong as they sometimes do, all I have to do is take a look at these 2 and I imediately realize how blessed I truly am! I have 2 amazingly beautiful children with beautiful eyes and beautiful smiles! It can't get much better...

Oh Mr. Sun!

The weather has been super yuck-o recently. FINALLY today we had a nice sunny day and a perfect opportunity to visit the TBZ! AJ, Chris & Julia has a blast running all around, going on pony rides, the merry go round, having lunch and seeing the animals! Dylan & Cara were perfect angles and us moms were SO lucky to have Taylor - our 4th set of eyes watching the kids - she is great to have around!

Easter Egg Hunt

Today at AJ's school there was a egg hunt. Mrs. Brand dressed up like the Easter bunny and the kids all had a great time collecting eggs into their baskets. They had a Easter party with cupcakes and cookies and then got to take home some treats!

Crab Cakes!

1 8 oz container of fresh crab meat

3 tablespoon mayo

1 tablespoon stone ground mustard

1 egg beaten

2 tablespoon diced green onion

2 tablespoon diced red pepper

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

1/4 teaspoon old bay seasoning

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/3 cup whole wheat Ritz crackers crushed up like bread crumbs

1/4 cup whole wheat Ritz crackers crushed up like bread crumbs

1/4 tsp red pepper sauce

2 tablespoons butter

Combine mayonnaise, mustard, parsley, old bay, egg, lemon juice, red pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce.

Put crab meat in a bowl. Go through it and remove any shell or cartilage. With a spatula or wooden spoon, fold in mayonnaise mixture and the crackers. Shape into 8 crab cakes and press gently into reserved crumbs. Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours.

Heat butter in pan and fry crab cakes for about 5 minutes on each side, carefully turning only once. Serve with Remoulade (mix 2 TBS mayo, 2 TBS stone ground mustard & 1/4 tsp red pepper sauce).

These were SO good! I was a little intimidated at first since I am not a big seafood eater besides crab, lobster or clams and don't cook much with seafood at home. I was wrong, there was no reason to be - these were really easy and really good! We had ours with spinach salad with a home made lemon dressing that was super good and super easy as well - mix some lemon juice with some olive oil and a small minced clove of garlic - heavenly!

Happy 4 Months (16 weeks)!

Happy 4 months to my happy, smiley baby boy! He is doing great - we started him on cereal which he loves and he is finally giving us 10 plus hours a night - it's SOOO wonderful to sleep for a long stretch! In another few weeks we are going to try some veges and then some fruit - can't wait to see his reaction to some real tasting food! Sometimes we feed him in the walker and by the time we put him in it and come back to feed him, he already pushes himself backwards across the whole room! He is doing great with tummy time - he is super strong keeping himself up with his arms and has started pushing up on his knees too! He can sit for a few short seconds up alone with the boppy pillows support and he has started laughing out loud - the first time it happened I was in the kitchen and he was in the living room with AJ, but by the time I realized it was two laughs I was hearing and ran in, it was over! Luckily I got one later on that day when I was shaking his belly! Daddy still has yet to hear one but he isn't giving up without a fight! He loves long walks in the stroller, luckily the weather has been great and we are able to be out a lot! Can't wait to see what the next month brings - he is really growing like crazy right before our eyes!