Life's Little Blessings

The girls are having a blast coloring Easter Eggs.  The older they get it seems the more they are enjoying little things like coloring Easter Eggs.  Here a few pictures of them having fun.

Here are few of the images of Eva's Spring School Pictures.  We are only buying one sheet because they are magnets and I thought the were very neat.

Today is the birthday of a great man that I have the privilege to call my husband, my best friend and the father of my children.   I would also like to wish Happy Birthday to my wonderful sister-in-law Karen.  

  Sitting in the BIG chair.....they thought this was way cool   So today I was finally able to take the girls to the DuPage Children's Museum.  We had received a free voucher for our entire family to go and I thought the perfect time to was when the girls were on Winter Break from school.  They had a blast.  Eva went a few years ago when she was about 2 1/2 but she doesn't remember it.  It was Maggie and my first time their and I can't wait to take them again.  I would like to take them at the end of Jan when they have the Sea Beast Puppet Company perform.  I have am putting a few of the many pictures I took below.  I think their favorite part was the area with the water tables and bubbles also the BIG chair.                               Making music in the Rhythm Room          ...

I found this recipe on the Campbells website, and thought I would try.  It was very easy to make and it did turn out great.  Hope you will try this recipe and enjoyed like I did. Sweet and Tangy Chicken   1 tablespoon butter 1 1/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Tomato Soup (Regular or Healthy Request®) 1/4 cup water 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 cup regular long-grain white rice , prepared according to package directions (about 3 cups)   Heat the butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat.  Add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes or until well browned on both sides. Stir the soup, water, brown sugar and vinegar in the skillet and heat to a boil.  Reduce the heat to low.  Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.  Serve the chicken and sauce with the rice.

So last night Jim surprised the girls with a HUGE pumpkin and carving tools to make a jack-o-lantern.  They were so excited about doing it, since it was late we decided that this was going to be a fun family activity for the morning.  As I was getting everything ready to carve the pumpkins, Jim was cutting the tops off.  Maggie didn't even want to try to clean the pumpkin, so mommy got stuck doing hers plus the big one.  Eva did her little pumpkin that she got on her field trip mostly by herself.  I had to help a little bit.  Once that was done it was time to carve the faces.  We made them all with happy silly faces.

Today I had an opportunity to volunteer at Eva's school for a special activity.  In her gym class they have been doing roller skating and there were 3 different dates that parents could come and volunteer on.  I picked today because I didn't have to worry about Maggie because Eva's gym class was during Maggie's preschool.  Eva was so happy to see me even thought she knew I was coming.  I had so much fun helping the children get all their pads, skates and helmets on.  I had so much fun watching Eva and all the children trying so hard to skate and weren't afraid when they would fall.  Eva would fall but then she would just get back up.  I am so glad that I was able to brighten up her day.