SICK AGAIN!!!

When will the sickness end? I am so ready for Spring to come and maybe we will all stop getting the yucks! I have had a horrible cold all weekend and have felt so drug out! We did a garage sale on Friday and Saturday and I started to feel yucky on Friday but made it through the day. Saturday was not so good but I am sure that it did not help to be out in the SNOW at our garage sale! Yes, that was so weird to have snow for Spring break. I am feeling a little better today and trying to lay low this week because Michael and I are headed out of town on Friday to go to a marriage conference in Redmond and I want to be lots better by then. The boys have little sniffles but not anything major so I am thankful for that and hoping that it stays that way. God bless you all and hope that you have a wonderful week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOGAN!!!

Four years ago today our sweet Logan Paul was born. I cannot believe that it has been 4 years! It is so much fun this year because he is older so he is so excited to have his Birthday. Daddy took the day off today so we woke up and first things first we opened presents. Logan is totally into Mickey Mouse and all he wanted was a Mickey Mouse House, so that is what mommy and daddy got him along with a few other things. I made strawberry pancakes for breakfast and we have had a fun morning of hanging out and playing with new toys! Papa King is coming today from Portland and we will have a Birthday party tonight with our family and friends. What a blessing our Logan is to us. He has such a sweet spirit and he is truly a gift from God. My prayer for him is that he grows into a wonderful man who loves the Lord and follows closely after Him. I love you my little buddy and am so blessed to call you my son! Happy 4th Birthday.

My Sweet Luke

I am finally able to sit down and blog! The whole family has had the stomach flu and let's just say I am so done with washing sheets, towels, and Jammie's that have been barfed on. Luke started last Sunday night, then Logan early Monday morning, then Michael Monday afternoon and I thought that I escaped it but just this last Saturday I was in bed all day with it! So, I believe that we are all better and I will stay clear of the gym and such this week because I do not want any crud before Easter and Logan's Birthday which is Wednesday. We also finally have some answers about Luke. Dr Selden up in Portland wants to have an MRI done and then see him. It looks like we will have the MRI and appointment on April 16. Not necessarily the news that we wanted to hear but we are glad that they are taking every precaution just in case. So, I do feel better that we have an appointment and I got my questions answered today about the MRI. It is what's called a quick MRI so Luke will not have to be put under and will only be in the machine for 5 minutes. So, that was a lot better than I thought. I still am having to redirect my thoughts though towards my Lord so that I will not worry. Before bed last night I was really struggling and I pulled out an e-mail that a dear friend sent. It was talking about fear and referred to the verse in 2nd Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and love, and of sound mind." The devotion part was specifically talking about the fear that we have about our children. I know that this is a time that I need to totally depend on the Lord with my fears and worries. He is in control and he will not give me more than I can handle. Thank you my friends for your prayers and words of encouragement! Please continue to pray that all will be fine with Luke and that I will not spend the next 3 weeks with a stomach ache! God bless you all and have a great week!

Romans 8:28

Romans 8:28

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

I was reading a friends blog today and this verse really hit me. You know the times when you are just toodling along and BAM the tears begin to flow because the Lord is speaking to you through his word. I need to claim this verse this week as I am worrying about my little Luke! As many of you know when Luke was 9 months old we made a switch to a different pediatrician who we love! When measuring his head he noticed that from his 6 to 9 month check his head size grew considerably. To make a long story short Luke had a CT scan and we went to Portland to see a doctor at OHSU. The doctor there said he just had a big head. Well, we are dealing with the head thing again. At his 18 month check his head has grown again quite a bit from his 15 month check so the doctor is going to send the information to Portland again. Deep down inside I am sure that there is nothing wrong with Luke but as you mom's know it does not take much for us to worry about our babies! I need to take every thought captive and I know that the Lord is teaching me to trust him through all this. I will post again when we find out anything but in the meantime I will keep praying that the Lord will take care of Luke. Hope you all have a great weekend!

New Recipe

It's been a while since I have posted so I thought today would be a good day to do that as I am not feeling so hot and the boys and I are just hanging out at home today. Logan has had a cold for over a week now and I feel as though I may be getting it. I think I will head to the store today and get some airborne to maybe stop the cold thing. So as many of you know I struggle with Logan because he is such a picky eater! My mother-in-law gave me the cookbook Deceptively Delicious in hopes that maybe I could hide things and then Logan would eat it. It actually has some pretty good recipe's and I tried a new one yesterday that was a hit! Logan actually ate cauliflower and he did not even know it(he, he)! I made this Banana Bread and he kept asking for more and more pieces. It actually did taste real good and it was so easy to make. I will include the recipe and maybe you all might want to try it.

3/4 cup whole-wheat flour

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional) I added this

1/2 cup firmly packed light or dark brown sugar

1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil

2 large egg whites

1 1/2 cup banana puree

1/2 cup cauliflower puree

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350. Coat 9x5 in loaf pan, or 2 mini pans with cooking spray.

2. Mix the flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.

3. In another bowl mix sugar and oil until well combined. Mix in the egg whites, banana, and cauliflower, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix until combined.

4. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake until toothpick comes out clean. 55-60 min for large loaf, 25-30 min for mini loaves. Let stand and rack for 5 min, then turn the bread out of pan and cool before serving.

Hope you are all having a good week and staying away from all the sickness that is going around.

Our Weekend

Well, our weekend did not turn out as it was supposed to. I mentioned on Friday that we were headed up to Rocky Point to spend a couple of days. Michael's dad and step-mom have a house there and they were going to be out of town so we thought it would be fun to go up as a family and have some relax time. Of course I raced around on Thursday and Friday packing everything we would need clothes, food, snow stuff, etc. We headed out about 11 on Friday morning. It was such a beautiful sunny day and the drive up 140 was just great. There was a ton of snow on the sides of the road but the actual road was clear of any ice or snow. As we approached the road where the house is Michael's dad had told us to get a running start so that we could make it up the road. It was very hard to do that because of the snow banks on either side of the car but Michael did his best, and there we sat! Yes, we got stuck! The road was so icy and the snow was so high on the sides of us that we could not get any traction and if we did move we just would slide into a snow bank and get stuck. We did this for over and hour and let's just say Luke was not so happy with the noise coming from the tires spinning. He screamed in the car pretty much the whole time. Logan on the other hand did just great and had a little running commentary of what he thought we should do. "Maybe we should call a tow truck" he said. Thanks to a neighbor who hooked us up to his ATV we were free, but we did not dare try and head up the road again so we just had to turn around and head back home. We were so bummed because we were so looking forward to hanging out at the cabin in the snow. We did end up having a great weekend of just getting little projects done around the house, playing outside with the boys and on Sunday we took the boys to the fish hatchery and they had a great time. Hope you all have a great week!

LUKE'S FIRST HAIRCUT

We took Luke for his first haircut this morning!

We have this great gal that has done Logan's hair since he was one so we decided that since Logan was due for a cut it was also time to take Luke. I remember with Logan being so excited to get his hair cut because you know he is my first and all those things are so fun with the first. Not that it was not fun with Luke but as he is the second time goes so fast and so I cannot believe that it is already time to get his hair cut! He did not do too bad although the look on his face in this picture is not all that pleasant. Logan was so cute because as Luke was kind of crying he would say "it's ok Luke" in this real cute voice. He really looks cute and a whole lot bigger. We are headed to Rocky Point for the weekend in a little while for some rest and relaxation. Hope you all have a great long weekend.