Wedding!

L was invited to be the ring bearer for a very sweet couple we know from church. We were very excited for him, but I must admit I was anxious to see if he would actually make it down the aisle. Here are some pictures from the big weekend.

Getting ready for the rehearsal!

Turns out the flower girl was the sweetest, most beautiful little girl you have ever seen. Once I met her I felt confident that with her by his side, he would make it and he did! He also fell head over heels with her as you will see in the pictures of the reception later!

Luke and I waiting in the church lobby the night of the rehearsal!

The big day! Doesn't he look so handsome!

No flash allowed in church, so I didn't get any good pictures, but I wanted to show you proof that he did it! I am hoping to get some better shots from the photographer!

After the wedding, cheesing it up!

My handsome big boys!

The reception was at a children's museum. Here is big C on the pirate ship, playing with the boys!

As soon as we walked into the reception, L was seeking out his flower girl. Here they are cutting a rug!

In fact all our boys danced all night. I told Big C to take lots of pictures, not sure they will do that in a couple of years!

Always the center of attention!

It was a wonderful time and we were so thankful to be a part of this special day!

School Started!

Well school has officially started here in Apex! We are actually in our third week! It has taken me that long to be able to sit down and blog. There is not much free time during the day for any of us! But that is okay...this is the best year we have had organizationally since we started and it is because we are doing the Workbox System by Sue Patrick.

Each boy has a shelf with 12 plastic boxes in in. Each box has an activity or subject in it. If they need to do that box with me, it has a "work with mom" sticker on it. The boys just work through their boxes until they are all gone and the shelf is empty, then they are done! They love keeping their own pace and they are getting done earlier and earlier every day. We are also able to include things we have trouble getting to. I feel like I am spending more time with L and J than I ever have. This system has been wonderful for our family.

We are studying the 19th century this year. We have spent a lot of time on Napoleon thus far, but are moving toward the Industrial Revolution this week. We are all learning so much and loving it!

Hope your school year is going well!

Kids CAN cook!

I love to cook and I love to share that with my boys. I have many friends who are hesitant to let their little ones in the kitchen with them, not sure of what they can handle. Believe me, they can handle a lot, you'd be surprised. Today I had two little kitchen helpers, now remember, they are 2 and 4. We set out to make a Tomato Basil Quiche that I found at the $5 dinners blog. The only difference we made was making a shredding potato crust, instead of a traditional crust. I did that for two reasons, all natural pie crusts are expensive and homemade ones are very high in fat and this dish already had enough. Anyway..I digress...

This is a picture of L and J putting salt and pepper on the potatoes we shredded in the food processor. We added a little oil mixed it up and they smashed them down. Then we baked it at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

Then we cut up a load of veggies! You can see that L, the 4 year old is cutting with a knife. I assure you no one was injured in the taking of this photo!

When the crust came out, we piled the veggies on and then poured the egg/milk/cheese mixture on top of it with some basil and more sliced tomatoes.

Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of the final product, but it looked delish and almost everyone liked it! The boys had a blast helping me in the kitchen.

They also helped make popsicles. They have blueberries, yogurt, a little sugar and KALE! You'd never know it and they LOVE them!

Have fun cooking with your kids this week!