Stupid People

I am sitting here on Kenwood's Mother's Day Out day trying not to judge the stupid people that stole my purse right out of my unlocked car last night while we were at dinner.  Yes, I admit my own stupidity of leaving my purse in the car and not locking it. BUT, I would also like to point out that had I actually locked my car, they would have busted my window to get that stupid purse.  How do I know this? Because, another lady got broken into, and they bashed her window like a bunch of thugs.  Not judging. They obviously needed what was in there a whole lot more than us.  I sure hope they spent that $1 in my wallet on something worth it! Thankfully they didn't move fast enough to use my credit cards or write any checks before we got everything cancelled....who's the sucker now?

 But, what I'm really upset about is the fact that they took my son's favorite blankie.  The one he sleeps with EVERY.SINGLE.NIGHT and drags around the house when he's ready to go "night, night".  So, in my midst of cancelling all my accounts and getting a new driver's license and trying desperately not to judge the poor people who obviously needed my son's warm blanket for they're night of homelessness on the street- I am scouring good 'ol Etsy to track down a blanket that is similar in fashion and texture to the old one. And, the God's of Etsy are looking down on us because I think I found just that, HERE.

His old blankie was chocolate swirl minky backed with a camo minky fabric and a blue satin ruffle around the edges.  This is the closest I could find:

It's identical except for our's had a blue ruffle around the edges- this just might work!!!! 

I also found a few more with the exact texture but different prints.  I'm thinking about changing up the design for our little guy, it'll still FEEL the same, right? I need help deciding, which is your favorite? (the original is still an option too!)

Writer's Block

I really didn't have a whole lot to write about today, but I've been trying to update my blog more regularly since I went on hiatus for so long-thanks for nothin', morning sickness.  Annoying to my readers, and frankly annoying to my sanity!  I started this blog because I've always loved to write.  With that said, I only like to write about things I WANT to write about, so I don't think I would've ever been very good at what my college education directed me to do-Journalism. BLAH for being "politically correct" all the time.  Which, I obviously am not.

I always got stuck with the most depressing subject matter. My high school English paper was on The Black Plague. Really? That in itself is just depressing. I also, at one point, did a biography paper on Judy Garland (Dorothy from Wizard of Oz), who had several suicide attempts and ended up dying of a drug overdose. Depressing. So, now that I am out of college with a Journalism degree and an MBA in "Leadership Development" (I honestly don't really even know what that means) I get to write about whatever the heck I want-and hopefully not too much of it is depressing! Today's subject matter is just me trying desperately to banish the writer's block for the day.

Belly Pics

This is really for my benefit because it's fun to keep track of a growing baby! It's something I wish I would've done when I was pregnant with Kenwood.  Anyways, here it goes! It doesn't look all that different with a month difference, but that could be a good thing! Happy 17 weeks to Miss Olivia today!

13 weeks

17 weeks

What a wonderful little holiday with my family! We went to the mall today for lunch, got Kenwood some new shoes for school, and got Dillon an extremely awesome "lake trash" swim suit--think neon yellow and zebra print. I am so lucky to have a husband that is not "too cool" to do fun stuff like wear crazy swim suits :)

We then proceeded to our "crib scouting" for Olivia. Leave it to us to fall in love with a set that we can't live without! We'll likely get it for her, but we'll be waiting until we move (and make sure she's still a girl at the next ultrasound!!! Ahhhhhhh)

We are gearing up to watch the Boise State v Virginia Tech game tonight. We should be nice and stuffed for some serious tv watching! What's on the menu tonight?

1) 2 filets grilled by my dearest husband. Marinated in some yummy Daddy Hinkles!
2) baked potatoes
3) corn on the cob, fresh from the shuck
4) fresh French bread loaded with butter (and parmesan cheese on my pieces!)

Bring on the pregnancy weight-I'm seriously eating like a mad woman these days. Slow 'er down Cara!

Sunday Funday

We had a very lazy little Sunday today!!! After a very eventful day-o-football yesterday I think Dillon and I were worn out! Kenwood must've played hard with his babysitter too because he did us all a little favor and slept in this morning!

We got up and did our normal weekend routine of watching cartoons in mommy and daddy's bed and then we went to church. We are so blessed that Kenwood LOVES to go to the church nursery! After church we made our debut at Mimi's Cafe for lunch--it was excellent! Neither of us had ever been there, so it was a nice change to "normal" BagelCafe (especially since we went there yesterday). Then we came home for Kenwood and preggo mommy to take a much needed nap while Dillon watched football. We took a trip to Marble Slab for a treat after naptime and came home and all watched Toy Story. It was a wonderfully lazy day with my precious boys!! I cherish the simple days we share together just as much as the eventful ones!!!

We are so excited for Dillon to be off work tomorrow and for us to get a whole extra day with him! The plan is to go "crib scouting" for Olivia. We are going to try to hold off buying one until we move--if that day ever comes! Wish us luck!

BOYZ II MEN

A few weeks ago Dillon  and I went with some of our friends to the BOYZ II MEN concert. Yes, I know your jealous.  It was AMAZING.  And, I will go back every. single. time. they come to OKC. Here are some pics from the legendary concert:

 I got a rose from them. I thought I was pretty dang special :)

Thank you, Ramen Noodles.

I made Kenwood the EASIEST dinner tonight! I went to the grocery store and everything today, but I wasn't that hungry, Daddy wasn't home yet and I just wasn't in the mood to really COOK anything (shocking, I know-I HATE cooking)! So, thank you to my new spin on Ramen Noodles! At 29cents a pack, you really can't mess them up!

1) Put the noodles in a bowl full of water and microwaved for 3:30 minutes.
2) Drain noodles
3) Add a tiny amount of butter or margarine
4) Add seasoning as preferred-- I didn't use the package that it comes with b/c it's too high in sodium for a little guy, but he was content with just the buttery noodles!
5) You can chop and add just about any veggie to this too! YUM-O I added some canned carrots that were already chopped up, I think Kenwood picked those all out and ate them first since you can't see them in the picture!

VOILA, easiest, quickest little meal for my little guy tonight.  I think this would be a great option for those kiddos just starting into their more advanced foods also, if you cut the noodles up really good and small.  Kenwood LOVED it! We'll be doing this again soon!