No eggs, No Problem!

Aren't they so sweet! Tanner really is so good with Parker. He wants to do everything with him. He was reading to him and Sunday Morning last week while I tried to finish getting ready. Such a sweetie pie!

Parker sure loves our dog. He is quite fascinated at him when he looks out he window.

Jared took Tanner to the father's and son's campout this last friday. Tanner was so excited to be able to go again this year. He even got to play hooky from school and leave that morning. They went with Jared's dad and two of his brothers. They have so much fun together. I love Jared's family. They are all so awesome and Tanner loves having lots of cousins. I love that we all get together every month too. It's so nice to live close by each other.

Ha ha. Jared caught Tanner picking his nose.

Here is a few pics of Parker. We played by ourselves while Jared and Tanner were gone. Parker is everywhere! He loves to stand by this window because he can see our dog Dollar. Yes Dollar is an outside dog. He likes it. Let's move on. Parker has also been walking with this cute lion toy that Amber gave us. It sings and makes noises and he loves it. He has gotten pretty good with it. I just love all his smiles he has for me.

So this is the no eggs part of the post.

So I wanted to make cookies, because well I make cookies every week. I like to say it's for Jared and Tanner, but really I have a wicked sweet tooth that takes over my whole being. Anyways, I didn't realize I was out of eggs! And it was sunday so going to the store was out of the question. I ended up making some premade cookie dough that I bought from some kid for a fundraiser. I have to say I had higher expectations for my money. Premade just does not compare. Oh well, the boys ate them and I sent the rest to school with Tanner. So today I was remembering that I saw a recipe that didn't use eggs on I blog I frequent. Then I realized I didn't have any sweetened condensed milk, but wait I can make my own! I also have like 6 boxes of Graham crackers for no reason other than I heart Costco and like to buy mass quantities of different things. I knew they would come in handy for something. Now what to do with the other 5 and a half boxes.......So anyways i whipped some sweetened condensed milk up in my trusty blender and the cookies were fabulous. Very chewy and had lots of texture. I never put coconut in cookies but I liked it in these. I know I don't usually post recipes but these were very unique and easy. I love trying new cookie recipes.

Chocolate Chip Treasure Cookies

From http://www.mykitchencafe.blogspot.com/

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/2 cup flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk(I made my own)

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1 1/3 cups coconut

2 cups (1 package) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, flour and baking powder. In a large bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk and butter until smooth. Add graham cracker crumb mixture; mix well. Stir in coconut, chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. (I used a silpat.) Bake 9-10 minutes or until lightly browned. (I baked mine about 12 minutes and they were perfect.)

Quick Update

I know it has been almost a month since my last post and really I guess I just have been lazy about it. So what's new? Ummm......Jared started a new job about a month ago and is really enjoying it. He is working 12 hour shifts which makes for a long day away but more days off. I am happy he is enjoying himself. I think all the medical terminology that he learned in school is really helping and it is really interesting him too. I am still working on Fridays while Jared stays home with the babies. He is so great to help so much. I have the cutest little girl 4 days week, and since Jared doesn't work Fridays, it worked out that I could. Jared watches Parker and Felicity! Jared has his hands full for sure. I've been working fridays now for maybe 2 months and Parker will still not take a bottle for Jared! he is so stubborn, I've had to drive home on my lunchbreaks just to feed him! Parker is nine months old tomorrow and very much attached to me. (which I love) He is babbling,crawling,walking along furniture and keeping us busy. He loves to be held and bounced! Quite the workout by the way! He also loves the stroller, so I try to take him out in the mornings before it is too hot. I have to say that it is quite strange going back to work. I know it's only 1 day a week but still weird. I always enjoyed my job before but I love being able to stay at home. It is so fulfilling. I never thought I would enjoy not working so much. I am so grateful for the chance to be at home with Tanner and Parker. The pic above is of Parker, Felicity, and Lacy. My sister and I get together every week with the kids. I love that we live so close to each other. It's so cool to see how big the babies are getting. I can't believe they will both be one soon! They are so cute just playing together too!

This is from last week when Jared got home from work. he is always so excited to see Parker smile and crawl right over to him as soon as he walks in the door. Parker is such a cuddle bug too. It seems like he's hugging us when we hold him. I love it!

On Jared's day off we played some basketball with Tanner while Parker watched. It was so hot, but we had fun with Tanner. Tanner loves basketball. He is always telling us that he needs to practice so he doesn't lose his skills. He is such a good boy. I can't believe he will be 7 next month. I'm getting teary eyed just thinking about it. Ok sorry I'm better now but seriously it goes by so fast. Tanner is doing so well in school too. I'm so proud of him. He loves to read books and always does so good on his reading races. I've been feeling bad about not blogging more about Tanner. He saw my last post and it was all about Parker. He said he needed some pics on here too. I completely agreed so I told him he has to let me take more pics of him so I can post them. He is always on the go at home and I'm usually inside with the babies. Tanner is such a joy in our lives and we are so grateful for him.

I love our self portraits. I have so many of Tanner and I from before Jared and I got married. It was always just Tanner and me. We always had lots of fun but I know Tanner loves Jared so much and he loves being a big brother. He loves to help with Parker, most of the time too much help.

My 3 handsome boys! I am so blessed to have these guys in my life!

Parker!

Parker loves to eat! He lunges for whatever I'm eating, so I shared my pear with him. He loved it and cried if I tried to take it back. Soo cute!
After church we took some pics of him crawling after us. Here he comes....

This is him falling forward from sitting up to start crawling. Funny pic huh!

He just loves to crawl after us. He giggles and smiles the whole time. Unless we walk away, then he is very sad. He is definately a momma's boy. But he lights up when Jared gets home too! Jared is so good with him too. I started working on Friday mornings and Jared is so great with Parker I don't worry about a thing.

We feel so blessed to have such a happy baby!!

Pictures!

So i realize i'm not the best at keeping up with posting.

Jared and I went to Cory's signing/publication party last friday for our date night. It was at Rockin R ranch. It was fun even though we both started yawning by 8:30. We must be getting old, it's hard to stay up late. Oh there was free appetizers and desserts too! I was pretty full from our dinner that night, but it's hard to say no to free cheesecake!(or any kind of free dessert)

I love this cowboy soo much! Jared is going to school right now and only has class in the afternoon. It has been so fun having him home so much.

My 3 boys! They light up my life and I am so grateful to be a wife and a mother.

These biter biscuits are so messy but Parker loves them!

Parker is getting big so fast! He is already over 7 months old! He is such a good happy baby and such a joy to have in our family! He is getting pretty good at sitting up and crawling. If I walk away he starts to follow me now. I'll have to snap some pics of him doing those things so you can all see. It is so cute and I just love being able to stay home with him. I hope we can have lots of babies just like him!

Taxes, Horses, and Ice Cream

This monday we went to my parents house to do taxes, fun right? Well, my awesome dad did them for us and it's done. My sister also was there with her kiddos. We all went to the Arabian Horse Show, which was just a few miles from my parents house. It was so fun to see all the pretty horses, and of course the kids loved it. The boys got ice cream cones before we left and were in heaven. I snuck a few licks from Tanner( I love, love, love ice cream) He didn't want to share but I'm the mom.

Valentine's day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I took some pics of us today and thought I'd share. We went to Craving's (our favorite restaurant) and shared some lunch(we had a coupon!) Parker of course came with us and it was fun! I got him a shopping cart cover and it worked perfect for the yucky high chair. He was so good for us! He is getting so big so fast and we are enjoying every minute! Hope everyone can enjoy their v-day as well!

Nothing New....

So I haven't had anything real exciting to post about lately but here are a few cute pics.