The Adventures of Landon

     Look at this Innocent face!  He is too cute to be so mischievous, right?

Oh my word!  He is so cute, but he is constantly endangering himself in one way or another.  He nearly pulled a leaf from the dining room table on top of himself.  In the same week he took a handful of one of my plants and began chewing.  He barely chews his few, but plants, he chews!

Also in this week he choked on puffs and dissolvable yogurt bites.

I had to actually do back thrusts because he stopped being able to cough.

YIKES! 

He is so funny that he chooses to crawl through the tougher path when given.  I hope this means as an adult he will take the tougher road and work hard, but I think it just means more bumps and bruises for now :/

Well.... I missed a week!

     I did miss a week of blogging, but to be fair, I was sick.  I felt pretty crumby most of last week and laid around the house most of the time.

     This is what I saw most of the time while I laid on the couch :)

So darn cute!!!!

Home cooked dinners....

    This past week I made two of my own recipes for dinner.  The first was a yummy Pulled Barbeque Chicken for sandwiches (in the crockpot) and the second was Healthier Taco Pockets.

They both turned out rather tasty, so I am recording the recipes for future reference or sharing.

Ingredients
2-3 Chicken Breasts (frozen or fresh)
1/2 c. Barbeque sauce
1/2 diced onion
1 tsp chopped garlic
1/4 c. mustard (Honey or regular)
1/4 c. ketchup1/4 c. water
3-4 dashes Worchestire sauce

   Add all the wet ingredients to the crock pot and stir together.  Add the chicken pieces and cover with the sauce.  Cook on High 3-4 hours or low for 6-8.  Shred the chicken in the sauce and cook for another 15-30 minutes on high without the lid on.  Enjoy!

Healthier Taco Pockets

1 can reduced fat biscuits

1/2 lb. ground lean turkey or chicken

1/4 chopped onion

1/4 c. chopped red bell pepper

1/2 package taco seasoning

1/2 can black beans

1/2 c. shredded reduced fat mexican cheese

Saute the meat for a couple minutes until mostly browned.  Add the onion and bell pepper.  Cook for 3-4 more minutes on medium high in skillet.  Add seasoning packet and beans to the skillet.  

Roll out biscuits to at least 4 inch circle.  On one half of the biscuit add a teaspoon of cheese.  Add a rounded tablespoon of meat and veggie mixture to the biscuit and close in a half moon shape.  

Place on nonstick sprayed cookie sheet and bake at the temperature on the side of the biscuit can (375 degrees) for about 15 minutes, until golden brown.

Enjoy these with a side of salsa and sour cream!

1st Real snow of the year

Olivia just had to get out and play in the snow.  It didn't amount to more than maybe an inch, but she had fun!  

Normally we don't let our children go outside in their pajamas, but it is fun and silly every once in a while.

Landon really wanted to play with his big sister.

Up, up, and Away!

Landon is nearing 10 months now and he is into EVERYthing!!!  He is so cute that it is hard to get upset at him though.  He has been crawling on all 4s for about 3 weeks now.  He is also really trying to pull up to standing.  

Can't believe that he is going to be a year old in just a short couple months!  He finally had a need for his 1st hair cut.  Just before the end of the year he was looking pretty shaggy.  Boy is he wiggly!!!

New Year's Resolutions

I have never been a fan of NY's resolutions... but this year I have made a couple.
1.  Run a 1/2 marathon.  Yep. That is right!  13.1 miles.  Now time is not of the essence, only survival matters to me.  I hope I can do it :)
2.  Do a better job with my daily quiet time and Bible reading.  I should be able to knock out the rest of the New Testament soon.
3.  Keep up to date on the Blog and add at least 1 craft or recipe per week!  I love cooking, eating, and crafting; so this shouldn't be Terribly hard ;)

Let's get to it!
The first project of the year 2012..... A wet bag for Landon's cloth diapers.  We made the cloth diaper switch about 4 months ago and really like it.  The change came out of necessity to find a diaper that he wouldn't soak through at night.  Avoiding the 1000's of disposables being thrown in the landfill is a great perk!

When all is said and done... I really like it.  If he didn't poop.... I would LOVE it :)

This is my first ever ZIPPER!  Not to shabby, I think.  It was also my first time sewing PUL fabric which has a water proof layer on the inside (causing it to stick to the machine while sewing).

It's Christmas!

So thankful this Christmas to have a wonderful family and great friends.  I feel so blessed!!!!

Christmas at home with 2 kids (for the first time)!

Traveled back to Kokomo and had Christmas at the Killingbecks on Christmas day.

We had Christmas at my parent's house the day after Christmas this year.  Then we headed over to the Bontrager's for some snacks and games.

Landon with Great Grandma Lizzie.

                                             

We send special Christmas prayers up to Heaven this year for Grandma Smith.  We miss her every day, but know that some day we will be there in Heaven with her celebrating!  Merry Christmas Grandma Smith... We love you!

Landon 9 Months

He is 9 months old!!!

My sweet little guy is already 9 months old this December.  He is crawling, most of the time army style.  He is up on his hands and knees much more the last few days though.

We asked for him to have his 2 front teeth and to be crawling by Christmas. Check and Check!

Greenwood Christian Preschool Christmas Program

Olivia had her 1st Christmas Program at her preschool this December.  She didn't know the songs that well, but she had a fun time.  

Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving

     This Thanksgiving was given much thought and preparation, but little did we know it would not really happen.  We had Thanksgiving day and dinner with the Killingbecks in Kokomo this year.  After dinner was over, we received a very scary call.  My nephew Benjamin was headed to a major hospital after falling and hitting his head playing football.  Jeremy and I quickly packed up our stuff, left the kids to play with his parents, and drove 2 hours North to see him at the South Bend Memorial Hospital.
     After a very scary couple days, Ben, was released from the hospital.  Thank the Lord that he was healed and released from the hospital.  It felt as if Thanksgiving didn't even happen, since we didn't get to celebrate with the whole family.

Since we were in Kokomo an extra day, we took the kids to Highland Park.  Oh the memories!

We also decorated the Christmas tree when we got back home.

Halloween 2011

Happy Halloween!!!!
So excited that Landon is having his 1st ever Halloween.  We had planned to trick-or-treat with our friends, the Eldridges, but plans changed.  We had a really fun time trick-or-treating with the Royers instead!
Olivia dressed as an angel, after much changing of her mind.  Her sweet friend, Hadley, dressed up like a cupcake.  Thanks for going with us, Royers!!!  Landon also dressed up like a dragon while we went out, but a pumpkin when we got pictures taken.

We forget the camera when we went trick-or-treating, so we don't have a photo of the girls together :(

We picked our pumpkins at a stand in Bargersville this year.  As always it was fun carving pumpkins as a family.