Splish, Splash...

"Oh, Patrick, you're so funny!" "It just feels so good to swim in this whole inch of water!"
"Cannonball!""This water is sooo refreshing!"

Making music....

"Healthy" French Onion Soup

I have found the most delicious French Onion Soup recipe...

AND it's healthy!!

Ingredients (Makes 1 serving):
1/2 Cup Raw Onion
1 Packet low sodium Beef Bouillon
1 Cup Water (I use 1 & 1/2)
1 Bay Leaf (optional)
1/4 tsp. Onion Powder
1/4 tsp. Lite Salt (or salt to taste with reg. salt)
6 Melba Toast Rounds (I like the whole wheat)
1/4 Cup Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese
Fresh Ground Pepper
Parsley
Non fat Cooking Spray

Directions:
1. Saute onions in non fat cooking spray.
2. Add beef bouillon to onions.
3. Add water, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and onion powder.
4. Bring to a boil and simmer 10-15 minutes (until desired softness of onions).
5. Remove bay leaf (dah!).
6. Place soup in bowl. Top with Melba toast and then cheese.
7. Microwave or broil till cheese is melted.
8. Sprinkle with parsley and enjoy!!!


It really is easy... it makes a perfect lunch for 1... or if you like, double it, triple it, make it work for you! Hope you enjoy!

Rainy day fun...

Rain, Rain, go away (but really stay because our grass needs you SO badly) come again another day (no, really, come back... we need rain!)

Since it was raining out... pretty much all day... Wyatt and I had our own fun adventures inside...

First, we found a lone "bug ball" (as Wyatt calls it) making it's way through our living room. At first Wyatt watched it crawl, but then I showed him that if you touch it, it turns into a ball. So, we spent a good 20-30 minutes playing with the "bug ball" until Wyatt dropped it and couldn't find it... mommy found it... but then I told him we had to throw the "bug ball" outside so he could go home. So, that was fun!

Then after lunch Wyatt was really bored... and maybe I was a little bored too... so we gathered up a bunch of blankets and tipped over the coffee table (which I am sure Wyatt will try to do all the time now) grabbed some chairs, and made our very first fort!! Wyatt was pretty much in awe of the fort... and I have to say... I was too! We did a really good job and it even stayed up when Colt (our dog) came charging through it!

Well, the rain has stopped, for a few minutes at least, Wyatt is all snugged up and asleep in his crib, the fort is still up in the living room (because I asked Wyatt if he wanted to show daddy and he said "yes") I am about to grab a cup of coffee, sit down, and enjoy the quietness and the sound of the rain!

Wyatt's favorite things....

Tooth brushes, books, toys, and balls...

Mommy and Daddy's bed...

Toys and sitting in them...

Daddy's tooth brush...

Blankie, cow (aka "touw"), and Basket balls....

These are some of Wyatt's favortie things... what are some of yours?

Precious Moments...

This weekend we got to go visit Papa Bill, Chris' grandpa. He has Spinal Cancer so we cherish the moments we get to spend with him. We captured some precious moments of Wyatt with Papa Bill.

Wyatt wanted to know why Papa had that blue thing around his belly....

Wyatt sat with Papa for quite awhile. He wondered about his cool blue belt, laughed when Papa laughed, and showed us all his silly smile. We don't know how much longer we will get to have Papa Bill with us, but we will cherish the precious moments we do have together!

My baby is growing up...

Today while I was getting ready for the day I let Wyatt play up stairs in his room with Colt (our dog). He doesn't get to play up there all that often because when I watch Patrick (4 days a week) I put a gate up in front of the stairs to keep them on the main level. Anyways, he was up there playing and all of a sudden it was silent... when I went up there to sneak a peek (with camera in hand... just in case) I found him reading his favorite book 'Duck on a Bike' in his rocking chair. At that moment I just thought to myself "My baby is growing up! He is such a big boy!"