It's just a matter of time...

Lucas is pulling himself up and standing with the help of anything he can grab. One handed or no hands when he forgets and lets go. I have a feeling the walking will begin soon! It just better not while I am on vacation because I would hate to miss it! The amount of trouble he already gets into is unbelievable. I can not imagine what I am in for when he is fully mobile and moving at a full run!!!

A note my babies.

To my baby boy, you are growing up so quickly! Crawling, standing all by yourself, and learning more each day. I watch you wonder where time is going. Your laugh makes me smile to my core and the way you look at your sister melts my heart. I hope you always look at her with that much love and she you.
& to my Darling Girl, I can not believe you will soon turn 3. How can that be when you were just a tiny baby, so small I wondered if you would ever weigh 10 pounds. Now you are so smart, speaking like a mini adult with a tiny voice. Loving your brother and being such an amazing big sister. Your sudden "mommy, I love you" through out the day light my world.
I love you both.
Mommy

Baked Potato Salad

I hate Potato Salad. It makes me gag (sorry, TMI). I have never in 32 years enjoyed it. Until two weeks ago. During a picnic, I tried a new version- Baked Potato Salad. I tried it because it had cheese and bacon in it & normally those two things make most foods better. This potato salad is Amazing!!! Thank you Wegmans (they always have great products & recipes)
Here it is, off their website. Really, SO yummy!!!

2 bags (24 oz each) Baby Red Potatoes, 1-inch dice
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
8 slices Bacon
1 cup Classic Mayonnaise
1/2 cup Sour Cream
4 small green onions, trimmed, thinly sliced
1 Tbsp minced shallot
1 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 pkg (0.25 oz) Food You Feel Good About Italian Parsley, chopped
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You'll Need: Large baking sheet
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Toss potatoes, oil, salt, and pepper in bowl. Place in single layer on baking sheet. Roast 20-25 min or until potatoes are tender and lightly browned. Set aside to cool. Chill l hour.
Cook bacon to desired crispness; chop into small pieces. Set aside.
Blend mayo, sour cream, green onion, shallot, bacon, and cheese in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Toss potatoes with mayo mixture and parsley until combined.

Hope you try it and enjoy!

Crawler!

Lucas is on the move. Pray for me. :)

A LOOONG weekend.

I was so looking forward to having a 3 day weekend. A BBQ scheduled for everyday and visiting with good friends and family. **insert evil laugh here** Saturday started off well, a nice hot day and Sex and the City 2- It was ok, did not live up to expectations but the company was great none the less. After that we had a BBQ at our house and had a great time. SO nice to visit with friends and I love hosting! I don't know why, but I just love planning, cooking and having guests.
Oh, and I had the BEST POTATO SALAD EVER. That statement is huge considering I normally HATE potato salad. But one of my girls brought over Baked Potato Salad. YUM. Filled with cheese, chives, bacon (one of my all time fav. foods) and sour cream, it was fantastic. I will share the recipe once I get it.
Sunday started off well. Cooking a huge amount of cheese potatoes for my cousins graduation party. The hubby decided to go out for bike ride. O.M.G. An hour before we are supposed to leave I get "the call". You know, the one where your hands shake and you can't get into the car fast enough? He went over his handle bars and his face/head met the ground. He will be fine, but we spent the rest of the day/evening in the ER getting him cleaned up, stitched up and pain "meded up". We are thankful nothing was broken and that the bike helmet he wears did its job. But the rest of the long weekend was a lost cause. Two little ones and a broken hubby and I am officially tired. Well, go to bed then! Right? But no, lets blog about it first. That way I have a record of the crappy weekend I was looking so forward to.
But on a much funnier note, Lucas is crawling. Well, sort of. He gets up on his hands and feet with his bum in the air and somehow moves himself across the floor. Very amusing to watch, but darn he is now fast and we are not even at a "full" crawl yet!
Today he got across the room in about 45 seconds. Why do we wish them to be mobile again? It makes life that much more interesting I suppose.
Hannah never crawled, she sat on her butt and scooted across the floor by using one leg to push herself around. And she didn't walk until 18 months. This child on the other hand, I think he will be walking by the end of summer. I am in trouble.