Some days are better then others

Hopefully I will get the "other" part tomorrow, because today wasn't so great. Took the kids out to play because the one thing that was nice, was the weather today. Of course Bray seems to really like going to the road...



and he really hates being told "No" and being picked up and brought back toward the house. Today it resulted in a full out fit where he threw himself on the ground, once he was over the fit part I bent down to help him back up, and my camera slid from my back/side all the way around smashing him the face right above his little eye, leaving a nice gash. So yep, I will remove my name for the award of Best Mama Photographer. Better luck next year I guess.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies

First let me say that these we're super easy and ohhh so yummy!! I will be making these again for sure!!

Okay you will need:
An oven :) set to 350
1 package of brownie mix
1 package of choc chip cookie mix
3 eggs
1 stick of soft butter (don't melt)
1/2 cup of oil
1/4 cup of water
package of Chocolate chips
1-2 tablespoons of crisco

Follow directions on the mixes keeping each in their own bowl







Taste test the cookie dough at this point to make sure it tastes good :)



Pour the brownie mix into a 9x13 pan



Spoon the dough onto of the brownie mix



Until it looks something like this



Lick the spoons and bowls at this point (sorry no pictures, I couldn't do both) and put in the 350 degree preheated oven for 35 minutes.



Take out and let cool while you make the chocolate frosting.

I use a 2 pans and double boil. Filling the bottom one with about an inch of water and then adding the bag of chocolate chips in the top (dry) sauce pan and about a table spoon of crisco. Then stir stir stir, don't stop stirring! You don't want your chocolate to burn. After about 5 minutes it's normally all melted down looking something like this



Now dump it on the top of the cookie/brownies and spread it out even. Don't forget to lick the chocolate off the spoon again, this will be your last chance.



Let cool and enjoy. I couldn't wait long enough for mine to cool all the way, but it was so good all warm!! Well worth the mess I made trying to get it out of the pan.

Somebody loves his Sissy

Everyday at 2:55pm you can find Bray standing at the door looking out and waiting for Jocie to get home. It really sucks when the bus is late because he starts to freak out a little bit, but, it's still the cutest thing. I'm sure in a couple of years they will hate each other like the other 3 all seem to. So for now I try to enjoy the little bits and pieces of sweetness that pop up.



Yay she is home! No wonder he loves her so much, she gives it right back to him. At least until she is in the door and he starts to get in her way ;)

Painting my bedroom

Lived here for 6 years and it's been that long since I've redone my bedroom. It's time. What I didn't think about was how hard it is to get anything done with Bray around. It's like put paint on the roller, stop go fill a cup, roll it down the wall, stop put a movie in... you get the picture :)

Splish Splash

They were taking a bath, which is something I wish I had time to do!!

Almost 14

I don't think it's hit me yet that I have a 13 year old, let alone an almost 14 year old! Where does the freaking time go?

Anyhoo people probably think I don't really have older kids because I never post pictures of them. They really hate it and the only place to find Austin is geeking out on the x-box in his room. So that's where me and the camera went for a visit. Clearly pnwing people is way more cool then Mom.

Rainy Day

“One thing a mother must always save for a rainy day is patience”
Came across this quote and it's so fitting! Bray is going crazy being stuck inside. We got a little taste of Spring and now he wants outside and I can't blame him.

Tried to cheer him up with a little Batman, if only this batman looked like Christian Bale :)