Star Wars Clone Wars

I am super sad. 

I recently started watching Star Wars Clone Wars on You Tube. 

I was a big fan of the micro series Cartoon Network did so I was slightly skeptical that it would be as good. 

I really enjoyed it. 

Seriously, where was this show when I was a kid. 

Anyways, Cartoon Network took the episodes off You Tube. 

I know it is illegal blah blah blah, but I really liked the show and now I have no way to watch it.  

And I found out today that it is an ongoing series only in season 4! (I know I am way behind the times)

So that is really exciting but,

I feel totally hanging on where I stopped watching. 

Right now I seriously want to know what happens to Fives. 

I imagine I will end up watching the series again as my children grow up. 

That seems like forever away.

FOREVER

I may have to breakdown and rent the DVD when series 4 comes out, or find a 10 year old with Cartoon Network who I can watch Clone Wars with on Fridays. 

Also, I was just thinking, I am glad it is not 1980 and I just finished seeing Empire Strikes back for the first time. 

"Luke I am your father." 

Then waiting years for Return of the Jedi! 

That would have killed me. 

I guess I will just go to bed and get a good night sleep then...

21 Jump Street

I was young when this T.V. show was on. Like 5. But I remember that it was time for bed when the show came on. I also remembered Johnny Depp. Yeah, I thought he was cute back then too. Anyways a few years ago my friend bought the 21 jump street DVD's. It was a lot of fun to watch them together. I found today that Hulu has them http://www.hulu.com/21-jump-street!

So if you need a little Johnny Depp fix, here you go. 

Family Photo update

It has been a while since I posted any photos.

So here are a few...

We went on a fall walk together. 

 We have poison dart frogs. It is really cool to watch the hop around the vivarium. But they do hide when Felix comes around. He is pretty loud and excited when he sees the frogs. 

Don't worry they are not poisonous. 

But they are dang cool.

 Felix moved into a toddler bed! 

Here he is jumping off of it. 

1, 2, 3!!!

 Calvin has discovered the joys of chewing. And especially likes mom's fingers.

 Calvin was Orco for Halloween.

 Felix was Heman.

 And I was Android 17.

 This was our pumpkin. He had a carrot nose. I designed it and justin carved it.

 Calvin laughed for the first time this night. Felix unbuttoned his pj's and blew raspberries on his stomach. Calvin really got a kick out of it.

 Felix has become quite adept at making "clean" messes. He gets into things like toothpaste, baby powder, lotion, and pictured here diaper ointment. He is also really good at climbing.

 This is what I found one day after I had finished feeding Calvin. The boys were hungry and got themselves soy milk from the fridge. 

 This is our little monster. I got this cute outfit from my friend Julie! And I found the monster socks at Target. 

I love the socks.

 We finally unpacked Justin's supplements and had a great big box for the kids to play in.

I usually come out to this mess when I leave the room for a few seconds. Felix really wants to play with Calvin. And he is very good at sharing his favorite things. Calvin was not particularly happy in photo because he was asleep. 

So those are a few things we have been up to in the last month. 

Macintosh Apples

This is my favorite time of the year. 

Apples are in season! 

But not just any apples, Macintosh apples. 

They are my favorite. 

The best eating apple ever!!! 

Seriously I love them. Try them if you have not.

 I think they have a great amount of tart and sweet. The flesh of the apple is not to hard not to soft and the skin is not bitter. I also love the green and red skin of the apple. 

Oh and they smell wonderful! I picked up a bunch for eating this week. I am very excited to eat them!  

I will be sad when they are out of season again...

Oh, and the best birthday present I have ever received from Justin. 

A bag of Macintosh apples. 

I have an awesome husband.

Squash Soup

For those that have been waiting for me to post the squash soup recipe... .
Here it is!!!
It takes about 15 min. for prep work and about an hour for the cooking time. It serves about 4 people.

2 cups cubed squash (the smaller the squash cubes the faster it will cook)
1 onion medium sized sliced thinly and in teeny tiny pieces or minced
1 portabello mushroom (medium size) minced
1 cube of butter (1/2 cup)
1/4 teaspoon powdered garlic
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup chicken stock  ( or use bullion cube)
3 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in your soup pot. When the butter is melted add 1/3 of the minced onion. Cook onion until almost golden brown. Add mushroom and 3 more tablespoons of butter and another 1/3 of the minced onion. Cook onions and mushrooms until the mushrooms and newly added onion begin to brown. Add the rest of the onion, butter, squash, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup of milk. Cover the soup pot stirring occasionally until squash begins to soften. About 5 to 8 min. mix up the squash and liquid until you get a lumpy mashed potato look to your squash. If you want a smoother soup use a hand mixer to get a fine silky texture. Add chicken stock and Worcestershire sauce stir until combined and cook 15 min. Stir in the remaining milk until combined and cook 15 more min.
Serve with your favorite bread and enjoy a fun seasonal soup! What I like about this soup is that is was really easy and all ingredients most of us always have in our kitchens.

And I am going to add a page to the blog with some of our favorite family recipes.  

So if you wanted to make something I have posted about you can easily find it and make it yourself. 

Happy cooking!

Bed Time

Felix has been sleeping really well in his toddler bed. Until recently. He is starting to get out of bed now after we put him into bed at night. Felix will get out of bed with all his blankets and sit in the doorway of his room until he falls asleep. One night after I did a workout and showered I came out to find Felix had covered Calvin with a blanket and had made a halo of cars around his head. Felix was next to Calvin sitting quietly with his blankets and dog.

Trusting

Um sometimes it is a little overwhelming to be a mom. Seriously these kids have no choice but to absolutely trust Justin and I right now. That is probably the scaryest thing about being a parent.

Facebook Reader and Google+

Well for those of you that don't know. I got rid of my Facebook account. Why, it was a waste of time. I felt obligated to post something and really I just don't need to be spending time doing stuff like that. Sorry to anyone who will miss me, but if you are reading this then really you wont miss me to much ;) Reader, I am sad it is gone. It could be a waste of time, if I wanted it to be. But just like Justin said the other day it was really the best of the internet. Which was awesome! I will miss reading about cool new discoveries and neat places and good food. But I don't have the time to do what Reader did for me. I do have a google+ account. I like it kind of. It is like an exclusive facebook. Really right now I mostly have been playing Angry Birds with Felix on it. Not the greatest. I did get a Pinrest account. Which I like because I can make folders of things I like want to make etc.. So it has some of the same features as reader kind of. I am sorry if I don't friend everyone who friends me on pinrest but really you will be fine:) I am sure you have plenty of other friends.I am using mostly as a craft and food creativity cabinet. I am really sad that reader is gone, because I would have loved to pin some of the awesome things I saw... Also, poo on you google for changing reader.

What to do with extra Halloween candy?

So we had a great Halloween. Felix got to trick-or-treat! Which he loved. We got to go to a fun Halloween party in grandpa and grandmas neighborhood! And we carved pumpkins and celebrated uncle Collins birthday! We knew we lived in an area with lots of little kids so Justin and I made sure to buy two big bags f candy. Halloween night Justin even suggested that we go and get another big bag. Well we now have a whole bag and a half of candy. Felix has volunteered his services (rather loudly) to help eat the candy. and Justin will eat the stuff he likes. That still leaves me with a ton of candy!!?!!I am thinking of breaking apart the candy bars and making some cookies, but that still leaves me with a ton of treats! ( i will probably o this and freeze the dough) I wish I still worked at the high school. I am sure I could dig up a few kids to eat some of the candy. Also all the candy in the house is reeking havoc on eating healthy. I love candy and sweets!

Pizza pooper

Ok so I am kind of lame. I did make a lot of pizza in October, but seriously it takes lots of time to make dough. And kids are crazy when you need them to not be. Anyways, sorry if I disappointed anyone. But really you should try the pizza that I made! It was yummy! Also pizza in general is good. I tried some fun sauces: herb butter, squash, and alfredo. I really wanted to try to make an Indian pizza. But I just didn't take the time and I felt burnt out. But this month I will make it and post how it tasted. ( I am going to cheat and get the best masala in Utah from Bombay House to make it with. But I will be making my own paneer and nan!) On the other hand I made a really great squash soup tonight. Felix even ate some with a roll!!! Seriously it was that good :) I need to workout the directions so it makes sense. (I am not sure if I can even follow what I wrote down) But it was super yummy. So look forward to something you can do with all that squash you grew this summer :) Happy cooking!

Shake Shake shake, Shake your booty!!

Ok, so you know I don't have the best taste when it comes to music. Don't get me wrong I like some good stuff, but for some reason I am attracted to some terrible music. Anyways, the other morning I was singing "shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake your booty, shake your booty!" Then the coolest thing happened, a little voice behind be said "shake your boobdie, shake your booobdie" So awesome!!!