http://cookingformykids.com Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:56:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/04/14/sweet-summer-lovin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sweet-summer-lovin http://cookingformykids.com/2013/04/14/sweet-summer-lovin/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:56:41 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6372 Dear Summer, I cannot believe that you are six years old.  It does not seem possible that it was six years ago that I held my breath waiting for someone to say what I already knew, "It's a Girl!"  As you know, you were labeled "Surprise Baby" because we did not want to know if you were a boy or a girl until you were born.  I was positioned in such a way that I was able to see immediately that you were, in fact, the girl who I did not even know I had always dreamed about.  When your papa Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/04/14/sweet-summer-lovin/feed/ 0 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/31/the-annual-bluebonnet-tradition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-annual-bluebonnet-tradition http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/31/the-annual-bluebonnet-tradition/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:05:18 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6364 On Good Friday, we were all dressed and ready for the day. I had incidentally picked out beautiful shades of blue and green for the littles when I remembered that we needed to take our annual Bluebonnet pictures. Typically, we go to a beautiful field of Bluebonnets, but for this trip, I decided to just drive up the road to our school. There is an annual tradition there where the 1st graders have a Texas day.  One of the rotations is outside where they are given Bluebonnet Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/31/the-annual-bluebonnet-tradition/feed/ 1 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/27/ethans-progress-report-53/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethans-progress-report-53 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/27/ethans-progress-report-53/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:12:13 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6349 I have been up since 2:30 AM with thoughts swirling in my head.  Good thoughts.  Happy thoughts.  Thoughts about Easter weekend and family and work.  Thoughts about my Ethan. Now it is crunch time.  The calm before the morning storm.  Thankfully, the littles and I have a routine now, and we usually make it through the morning without any major obstacles. Note that I said, "usually."  I try not to use words like "always" or "never".  Those words are absolutes, and I believe that there Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/27/ethans-progress-report-53/feed/ 0 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/15/just-another-day-at-the-zoo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-another-day-at-the-zoo http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/15/just-another-day-at-the-zoo/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:00:31 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6340 While we have had our share of stay-at-home days during Spring Break, complete with movies and games, we have also felt the need to get out of the house to have some fun.  Given the beautiful 70 degree weather we have been having, we decided that a trip to the zoo was the perfect outing. We have not been in a couple of years, and the experience was way different for us this time. There were no strollers or wagons or backpacks filled with supplies.  It was just our family of five, Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/15/just-another-day-at-the-zoo/feed/ 0 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/14/when-on-spring-break-recipe-coconut-curry-stir-fry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-on-spring-break-recipe-coconut-curry-stir-fry http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/14/when-on-spring-break-recipe-coconut-curry-stir-fry/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:10:37 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6332 Spring break makes me want to dance and sing and play games...and cook!  Yes, I still cook for my family every night, but with busy schedules, sometimes those meals are just thrown together. I do not always necessarily enjoy or appreciate the art of cooking. We are on spring break this week, though, and we convinced Sean to take off work so that he could join in on our family fun. We have had games days, a plant the garden day, and a zoo day (more on that Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/14/when-on-spring-break-recipe-coconut-curry-stir-fry/feed/ 2 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/06/ethans-progress-report-52/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethans-progress-report-52 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/06/ethans-progress-report-52/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:29:47 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6305 I know that it has been awhile since I have written a progress report for my sweet youngest boy. Life has just been busy.  Good...but busy. As I sat here this morning, though, I knew that I simply must write a short post because last night, as we completed homework, I was beaming.  I had Ethan kiss his brain five times.  He was beaming. Gabriel was watching Ethan in awe, and as soon as he finished his work, he gave him the sweetest, most sincere, heartwarming hug.  Yes, big brother Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/06/ethans-progress-report-52/feed/ 2 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/04/double-digits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=double-digits http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/04/double-digits/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:52:11 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6285 Today at 11:16 am, my oldest boy is 10. That is double digits, which is the number that I have been fighting against since he was born. But, something magical happened the closer that it got to today. I realized that 10 is really cool. I also realized that I have thoroughly soaked up and enjoyed the past 10 years.  Yes, I will always look back with loving, fond memories of the baby stage.  However, this stage.  This stage that we are in right now.  This 10-year Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/03/04/double-digits/feed/ 5 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/26/two-teeth-in-two-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-teeth-in-two-days http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/26/two-teeth-in-two-days/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:01:07 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6276 Immediately after recovering from her surgery, Summer lost her 1st top tooth. The very next day, she lost her 2nd top tooth. Her first day back at school, she looked and sounded like a new child. And, she was officially 100 days smarter, too! Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/26/two-teeth-in-two-days/feed/ 4 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/24/a-valentines-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-valentines-day http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/24/a-valentines-day/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:02:06 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6270 Because sometimes pictures can tell the story of the day, that is how I will share our Valentine's Day. It was busy, beautiful, and fun. We made homemade Valentine's for all of their friends. Honestly, though, I did not even take any pictures. We just kind of lived in the moment and enjoyed the experience. Gabriel chose these, Ethan chose these, and Summer chose these. I attended all of the class parties. Sean cooked us a lovely dinner.  I only took one picture. Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/24/a-valentines-day/feed/ 0 http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/24/25-things/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-things http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/24/25-things/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:33:39 +0000 cooking4mykids http://cookingformykids.com/?p=6258 I was in bed tonight the other night could not sleep.  It was one of those moments where thoughts were racing through my head.  I tried to stop them, collect them, and control them.  When that did not work, I decided to just make a list.  It is kind of a list of the things that have made me who I am. 1.  My mom was a single mom for the first four years of my life. 2.  During part of that time, we lived with my Mamaw and Papaw.  They were always a huge part of our lives. When my Papaw Continue...]]> http://cookingformykids.com/2013/02/24/25-things/feed/ 2