Superbowl

We are back from the Winter Retreat! I will post pics once I have some, it was tons of fun, but not a lot of sleeping involved. Then last night Brooks started throwing up. Joy. There is no end!
Here are some pics of our little last minute Superbowl party. Brian is a big time Pats fan, so the game was so interesting to the last second!

Kenna with her best friend, Josh

On the Mend

I thought Kenna was getting better, but then today, lets just say we had lots of diaper troubles! Here she is after her bath. I am trying to get everything back on track today as I am feeling tons better. On Friday we leave for the Winter Youth Retreat, so I need everything back in order!

Meanwhile Brooks and Brian were napping their troubles away.

Sick

Some explanation as to why nothing is happening in my little blog world here...we're sick! It's been for about a week now, with colds, worse colds, coughs, more coughs, barf, and unfortunately more barf. All 4 of us have been hit in one or more ways and today seems to be a turning point...happy to say we are slowly on the mend!

Sorting

Kenna is very aware of colours now and likes to talk about what colour everything is. I like to keep the alphabets in order on the fridge, mostly so I know if I am missing one. She likes to daily 'disrupt' them. I asked her yesterday what she was doing "I'm Pwaying Mom". Notice how all the blue ones are grouped together at the bottom and all the red ones are gone.

Let It Snow!

It's the first (and maybe only?) snowfall this year. It really might just be considered a heavy frost, but if you had heard the weather last night, you would think we were being buried alive here. We were watching The Terminal on tv, and they kept interrupting with "Severe Weather Lab Reports", look at this front, it's moving in and the temperature is dropping...we might get up to one inch of snow. One inch. Not like, 1 foot in 1 hour or anything, just up to one inch, and somehow that is 'severe'. Or a heavy frost, whichever. Somehow I think we will be able to manage getting to church in all this weather. Tricky, I know:-)

Sleeping Babies

Sundays are hard days for little kids. With Sunday school, church, and evening church, it leaves little time for proper meals and naps. They both were exhausted when we got home tonight! Brooks was actually sleeping in the car, so he's out for the night in his 'church clothes'. He's a drooler too! Kenna is a messy, wild sleeper. Quite often I find her face down in her pillow (and I move her...how can you breathe doing that?), her hair is always destroyed, and her bedsheets are usually all untucked and she's sleeping on the plastic mattress. Whatever, at least she doesn't fall out of the bed!



Notice my quillow from Grandma...it makes the perfect washable kid pillow...I wish I had more of them!

New York Style Pizza Dough - Recipe

I found this dough recipe online, and it's our new fave. It has turned out every single time we've made it! We cook our pizza on a baking stone, and the crust is always thin and crispy.

1 1/2 C warm water (110-115 degrees)
4 1/2 C flour
1T olive oil
2 1/2t white sugar
2 1/2t salt
1 pkg yeast

I usually heat the water for about a minute in the microwave, then add sugar, salt, oil & yeast. While mixing slowly add flour until blended. Knead for approximately 10 minutes, let rise 1 hour. This makes enough dough for 2 pizzas.