Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentines Day! Today is Day 14 of Summer's LOVE Challenge!

Today's Challenge is to post pictures of the people you love! I am going to post pictures of our Valentine's Day so far!

We started off the day playing with our Valentine's Day treats!

I tired to take some pictures of the kids together but it wasn't very successful! Ha! Finn was crying for my phone and Wells was getting aggravated! Then Mommy was just getting stressed so we called it quits on the photo shoot! Maybe one day I will get a decent picture of both kids.

I then had to change Wells' out of the outfit I bought her for Valentine's Day because we had an accident. I can't believe how big she is getting and how much she is changing!

It's like 70 outside here today so we decided to go take Mimi (my Mom) out for lunch!

Jared and I went out to eat and left the kids with Mimi!

Jared bought me this necklace that says Mom for VDay! I actually got it Friday when I found it on our doorstep! Of course I had to go ahead and open it! I love it!!

These are just a few of my LOVES! We are missing my sister, Chad, Sawyer, and Harper today! They are at Disney World and have been since last week. They need to hurry and get home!!

Best French Dip EVER!

Yesterday I fixed the Pioneer Woman's Drip Beef and it was to die for! I will give you the recipe I used. She has 2 ways you can fix it but I went with the 2nd one. I don't have a picture because we ate them so fast I didn't have time to take one! Ha! I borrowed her picture!

1 whole 2.5-4 lb Chuck Roast ( I put pepper on the meat before I put it in)

1 large onion, sliced thick

1/4 cups of butter

3 cloves of garlic (I used 3 spoonfuls of wet minced garlic)

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 cup Sherry (I used cooking Sherry)

1/2 tea salt

4 cups water

I added some Rosemary to!

Toasted, buttered Deli Rolls

Provolone Cheese!!

Heat butter in a heavy pot over medium-high heat. Saute the onions for a couple of minutes, or until starting to get brown.

Set chuck roast on top of the onions. Add all remaining ingredients. Cover pot and simmer (very low heat) on the stove for 6 hours, or until beef is fork-tender and falling apart. **If meat is not yet tender, return to oven for 30 minute intervals till it’s tender!** Shred meat with two forks until all large chunks are gone. Serve immediately or continue to simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

*Mixture can be refrigerated overnight. Remove hardened fat from top of pan before reheating

Toast your bread in the oven with butter and provolone cheese and then put your meat on! Get some liquid out of the pot in a little cup to dip!

Steamfresh!

I am obsessed with Steamfresh vegetables right now! Anything that is quick, easy, and good makes me really happy! Foodlion just had there steamfresh bags on sale, and I had lots of coupons for them to, so I stocked up!

It is so easy to pop some of these in the microwave and fix a quick meat. You have a great meal right there! Last night I fixed a bag of steamfresh rice and some broc with cheese. That took about 10 mins in the microwave. Then I broiled some frozen talipa fish I had (just put butter on each piece with seasoned salt and lemon pepper!) and it was SOO good! I broiled mine for about 7 minutes in the oven!

Finn didn't like the fish and he ate a few pieces of the broccoli, but he LOVED this rice! He kept wanting more!

I really like the steamfresh corn on the cob to! You would think it would be soggy but it is awesome! You should try some of these if you haven't already!

Summer's LOVE Challenge Day 10!

Summer's LOVE Challenge today is to post about your Valentine's Decor!

I wanted to make alot of cute Valentine's things I saw on some decorating blogs, but I have not had time to get anywhere to buy the supplies I needed! So I just used the things I had! I have alot of pink and red decorations so I just used those with a few Valentine things!

I am wanting to change my decor in my house so bad! I guess being here all day everyday, makes me bored with the way things look now! I desperately want new couches but I think I should wait until the kids get alittle older! I don't let Finn eat in our living room, but he does sneak in there with stuff sometimes! Maybe when it warms up we can venture out to do some shopping! I just hate taking my kids out in the freezing cold unless it is necessary!

Go link up to Summer's Blog to show off your Valentine Decor!!

LOVE Challenge Day 7!

Summer's LOVE Challenge Day 7!!

Today's challenge is...post a silly picture of someone you LOVE!! Something really funny that cracks you up!!

Here are a few pictures that make me smile! I needed something to make me smile today, I have been sad this weekend.

This picture still cracks me up! Finn destroyed my room while I was in the shower, and then he stands there looking at this mess he made like yep I did this!! Ha!

I love this picture of Harper with her crazy hair!

I also have two prayer request for you guys:

1. Please pray for a little girl that is going through the same thing Finn went through. She was born at our local hospital a few days ago and had to be transported to Brenner's Children Hospital because her lungs aren't developed. Please keep her in your prayers and her parents. This has brought back memories for me and I have been down this weekend just thinking about how much pain they are in. Not to be able to hold your baby and take your new little baby home with you is such a horrible feeling.

2. One of Jared's co-workers and a good friend of our's died this past weekend. He died in his sleep Friday night. Please pray for his family, wife, friends, and everyone who knew him. He was so young and such a sweet person. This has been hard for everyone that works with Jared. He was loved by so many people. 

LOVE Challenge Day 5!

Day 5 of Summer's 14 Days of LOVE Challenge is:

What is you favorite LOVE Song? It doesn't even have to be a LOVE song if it reminds you of someone you LOVE post it. You can add a picture of the album, link the you tube video, or splain' about it or not. It is totally up to you.

When I saw what the Challenge today was this is the first song that popped into my head!

It's "Your Love" by Brandon Heath

I felt it first when I was younger

A strange connection to the light

I tried to satisfy the hunger,

I never got it right
I never got it right

 

So I climbed a mountain and built an altar

Looked out as far as I could see

And everyday I'm getting older, I'm running out of dreams

I'm running out of dreams

 

But your love, your love

The only thing that matters is

Your love, your love

Is all I have to give

Your love is enough to light up the darkness

It's your love, your love

All I ever needed is your love

 

You know the effort I have given

And you know exactly what it cost

And though my innocence was taken, not everything is lost

Not everything is lost, no

 

You're the hope in the morning

You're the light when the night is falling

You're the song when my heart is singing

It's your love

You're the eyes to the blind man

You're the feet to the lame man walking

You're the sound to the people singing

It's your love

Your love is all that I needed

All I ever needed is your love

All I ever needed is your love

Your love is all that I needed

All I ever needed is your love

Your love is all that I needed

It's all I ever needed

24 months!

Finn turned 2 on January 23rd! We had him and Harper a party at a little gym called Tumble Tots! The kids had SOO much fun (and I think the parents did too)! I wanted to post a few pictures from there special day!!

Finn and Harper blowing out there candles!!

My Mom (Mimi) and Harper playing!

I love this cute little name plaque that Finn got from his cousin Olivia!

Finn is such a mess these days! He can be so sweet and so ugly all together! He has gotten where he doesn't want to listen and he knows he is not listening! When we tell him no, he does it anyway and gives us this cute little smile while doing it! I took him to his 2 yr checkup on Monday and he cried the WHOLE time! His Dr just laughed and said that was totally normal! Finn weighed 28 lbs and was 37 inches tall!