Can you tell we are excited to go meet this baby girl?
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Austin's School Christmas Party
Austin playing pin the star on the tree
Austin having his snack
This is our Christmas tree. I just sit and stare at it every night.
I took a picture from Austin's classroom of Belle on the playground.
John's Work Christmas Party
Here are some pictures from John's work party. We had a great time. It was at the oldest hotel in Wiesbaden and very very beautiful!
We did a White Elephant gift exchange and it was more than hilarious. You can only imagine, a bunch of adults partying with one as SANTA. We had to sit on Santa's lap before we could pick out a gift. Can't really add the picture on here of me on Santa's lap. Will share it later. But, my gift was a liquor called Tequila Rose I think. Don't think I will be getting much use out of that one. It will be added to "THE BAR".
We did a White Elephant gift exchange and it was more than hilarious. You can only imagine, a bunch of adults partying with one as SANTA. We had to sit on Santa's lap before we could pick out a gift. Can't really add the picture on here of me on Santa's lap. Will share it later. But, my gift was a liquor called Tequila Rose I think. Don't think I will be getting much use out of that one. It will be added to "THE BAR".
Meet Miller
This is our newest family member. My dad just got a new puppy for Christmas and this is a pic of him holding her. They have named her Miller. Isn't she adorable? The kids can't wait to meet her.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
An Interesting Article
THE 5 DIRTIEST FOODS.
I found this article on Yahoo and thought it was pretty important. I knew about a lot of them but there were a few that suprised me. Hope you find this helpful for your families.
The 5 dirtiest foods by Sarah Jio, Vitamin G, Glamour Magazine, on Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:56am PST Read More from This Author » 497 Comments Post a Comment Report Abuse How would you rate your food-safety IQ? I know someone who never washes their fruits and vegetables after bringing them home from the market because he believes that they're washed at the store. Um, no. Read on to learn about what some call the "5 dirtiest foods" and for a food safety wake-up call...
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The dirty food list, according to this fascinating piece I found over at AOL Health include the following:
Eggs: While most eggs aren't going to make anyone sick, experts estimate that more than 2 million germy eggs (as in Salmonella infected) get into circulation each year, sickening 660,000 people each year and killing as many as 300. Um, maybe we should think twice about eating that cookie dough (or, judging by our conversation on Vitamin G, perhaps you'd rather take your chances?). How to buy cleaner eggs? Make sure the carton says they're pasteurized and never buy a dozen that contains any obvious cracks or leaks.
Peaches: They're pretty, but that's just skin-deep. Health experts warn that peach skins are doused in pesticides before they make it to grocery store to prevent blemishes. On average, a peach can contain as many as nine different pesticides, according to the USDA. This is one fruit you might want to buy organic (which may have blemishes, but won't have pesticides). (Here's How Peaches Can Help You Build Muscle.)
Pre-packaged salad mixes: Surprise! "Triple washed" doesn't mean germ-free say experts. Pathogens may still be lurking so be sure to wash your greens before tossing in your salad bowl. (Don't make these salad mistakes!)
Melons: Get ready to be grossed out. According to the article, "when the FDA sampled domestically grown cantaloupe, it found that 3.5 percent of the melons carried Salmonella and Shigella, the latter a bacteria normally passed person-to-person. Among imported cantaloupe, 7 percent tested positive for both bugs." Ewww. Your best bet: Scrub your melons with a little mild dish soap and warm water before slicing. (Stay healthy with these delicious winter fruits!)
Scallions: Blamed for several recent outbreaks of Hepatitis A, and other bugs like the parasite Cryptosporidium, Shigella and Salmonella, scallions present a food safety problem because of the way they grow (in the dirt) and lack of proper washing. While you can't control what happens in restaurant kitchens, you can give them a super-duper washing at home before cooking with.
Other dirty foods in the article include chicken, ground beef and turkey, raw oysters, and cold cuts. Click here to read 5 more.
The bottom line: Don't be afraid to eat these foods, just be aware of the precautions you need to take before enjoying them. Most food-borne illnesses are the result of hygiene carelessness somewhere in the food chain. Protect yourself!
I found this article on Yahoo and thought it was pretty important. I knew about a lot of them but there were a few that suprised me. Hope you find this helpful for your families.
The 5 dirtiest foods by Sarah Jio, Vitamin G, Glamour Magazine, on Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:56am PST Read More from This Author » 497 Comments Post a Comment Report Abuse How would you rate your food-safety IQ? I know someone who never washes their fruits and vegetables after bringing them home from the market because he believes that they're washed at the store. Um, no. Read on to learn about what some call the "5 dirtiest foods" and for a food safety wake-up call...
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The dirty food list, according to this fascinating piece I found over at AOL Health include the following:
Eggs: While most eggs aren't going to make anyone sick, experts estimate that more than 2 million germy eggs (as in Salmonella infected) get into circulation each year, sickening 660,000 people each year and killing as many as 300. Um, maybe we should think twice about eating that cookie dough (or, judging by our conversation on Vitamin G, perhaps you'd rather take your chances?). How to buy cleaner eggs? Make sure the carton says they're pasteurized and never buy a dozen that contains any obvious cracks or leaks.
Peaches: They're pretty, but that's just skin-deep. Health experts warn that peach skins are doused in pesticides before they make it to grocery store to prevent blemishes. On average, a peach can contain as many as nine different pesticides, according to the USDA. This is one fruit you might want to buy organic (which may have blemishes, but won't have pesticides). (Here's How Peaches Can Help You Build Muscle.)
Pre-packaged salad mixes: Surprise! "Triple washed" doesn't mean germ-free say experts. Pathogens may still be lurking so be sure to wash your greens before tossing in your salad bowl. (Don't make these salad mistakes!)
Melons: Get ready to be grossed out. According to the article, "when the FDA sampled domestically grown cantaloupe, it found that 3.5 percent of the melons carried Salmonella and Shigella, the latter a bacteria normally passed person-to-person. Among imported cantaloupe, 7 percent tested positive for both bugs." Ewww. Your best bet: Scrub your melons with a little mild dish soap and warm water before slicing. (Stay healthy with these delicious winter fruits!)
Scallions: Blamed for several recent outbreaks of Hepatitis A, and other bugs like the parasite Cryptosporidium, Shigella and Salmonella, scallions present a food safety problem because of the way they grow (in the dirt) and lack of proper washing. While you can't control what happens in restaurant kitchens, you can give them a super-duper washing at home before cooking with.
Other dirty foods in the article include chicken, ground beef and turkey, raw oysters, and cold cuts. Click here to read 5 more.
The bottom line: Don't be afraid to eat these foods, just be aware of the precautions you need to take before enjoying them. Most food-borne illnesses are the result of hygiene carelessness somewhere in the food chain. Protect yourself!
Kid's Christmas Party
Austin making a special cupcake for SANTA
Momma and Annabelle making a beaded candy cane
Austin with Santa
Annabelle with Santa
Annabelle and Daddy wrapping a present she picked out
Mommy helping the kids decorate cupcakes
Here are some pictures from our kids Christmas Party for John's work. Both Austin and Annabelle had a blast. They had all kinds of crafts for the kids to enjoy and even cupcakes to decorate and hot chocolate with candy canes to mix it up. Major highlight for Austin. Santa was there too and I have never seen such a flirt as Annabelle when she saw him. She was hilarious. Here are the pictures.
Momma and Annabelle making a beaded candy cane
Austin with Santa
Annabelle with Santa
Annabelle and Daddy wrapping a present she picked out
Mommy helping the kids decorate cupcakes
Here are some pictures from our kids Christmas Party for John's work. Both Austin and Annabelle had a blast. They had all kinds of crafts for the kids to enjoy and even cupcakes to decorate and hot chocolate with candy canes to mix it up. Major highlight for Austin. Santa was there too and I have never seen such a flirt as Annabelle when she saw him. She was hilarious. Here are the pictures.
PINK EYE
A picture of my little man's eye. He apparently has pink eye. We are heading to the doctor this afternoon for confirmation and medication. It just won't stop around here. We get one healthy and then someone else gets something. MERCY!! He did say it does not itch or hurt at this point so hopefully we can get the medicine in it before it becomes bothersome.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Annabelle is 3!!!!
Our baby girl is officially 3! I can't believe it. Her birthday was so much fun. We did the family stuff on her actual birthday and she got a lot of neat gifts. She got a bike from her Nonnie and Poppy, a new baby doll from her Nan Nan and Weedee and a check from her Grandma. Then her big brother gave her the Cinderella dress that she has been asking for nonstop. Mommy and Daddy got her a few little things but those were the big birthday items. Here are some of those pics.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Ball
Tonight is our Formal Winter Ball for John's Batallion. But, he has gone solo. We had already purchased tickets for both of us, ordered our dinners, gotten a babysitter, found a great prego dress for me, got my hair highlighted and all. But, as most parents know, children seem to get sick at these times. Annabelle is really sick AGAIN. I feel like since we moved here the child has been sick nonstop(which was in January). But, I realize now that she also has started school for the first time and this is usually what happens. I just can't wait for her to be healthy for an extended period of time. It will be nice.
Anyways, Austin, Belle and I all woke up from a nap on the couch as John walked upstairs to the living room. Annabelle looked up and said, "Oh, my dad just looks SO handsome." He was standing there in his dress blues which IS so very, very handsome. She jumped up and disappeared into her room. I knew exactly what she was doing. She put on her dressiest dress and came out for a picture with her daddy. So, that is the last picture you will see. Please excuse the hair, she just woke up. The first one is of her in that dress by herself. Then Austin wanted his Christmas outfit on, this is the picture of him. The next one is of Belle asleep in the car, I just thought is was cute.
ENJOY!!!
Anyways, Austin, Belle and I all woke up from a nap on the couch as John walked upstairs to the living room. Annabelle looked up and said, "Oh, my dad just looks SO handsome." He was standing there in his dress blues which IS so very, very handsome. She jumped up and disappeared into her room. I knew exactly what she was doing. She put on her dressiest dress and came out for a picture with her daddy. So, that is the last picture you will see. Please excuse the hair, she just woke up. The first one is of her in that dress by herself. Then Austin wanted his Christmas outfit on, this is the picture of him. The next one is of Belle asleep in the car, I just thought is was cute.
ENJOY!!!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Dr's Appt. , Baileys, Move, Thanksgiving
SPENCER
I went for my 25 week check up yesterday and it was great. My iron is low again but nothing we can't work on. I am loving that we get an ultrasound at every appt. It is so much fun to see Spencer and amazing to see how much he has grown each month. He made the doctor and I both hysterical yesterday because he is in a breech position(hiney down/head up) but has his foot up above his head. His hand looked like it was scratching his foot up there while we were doing the ultrasound. I think we have our next football kicker. He is definitely flexible enough. I know Aunt Graham and all the Brenner's will be proud to hear this news.
BAILEYS
Other than that, it has been a VERY BUSY week around here. We had our very close friends move away to a town a good 2 hours away. We are ALL very sad about that. Poor Belle just can't understand what has happened to her friends. She keeps asking for them all the time. Luckily they will be here in less than two weeks. WE MISS YOU VERY VERY MUCH BAILEY FAM!!!
MOVE
We have moved to a new apartment. We accepted the quarters late afternoon on Wed. and began the journey of moving the entire place by ourselves. We were able to move everything except for the extremely large furniture(not allowed for pregnant women). One of the guys John works came over for about an hour one day and they got the big stuff moved in. We luckily were just moving from the 3rd floor to the second floor in the same stairwell. This made it easy to bring the stuff down and put it where it belongs instead of using boxes. We just got two laundry baskets and I would empty one while John went back upstairs to fill the next.
The apartment is great and we have so much more room now. Now we just have to paint the apartment, get our Christmas decorations up from the basement and decorate, and get Spencer's gear up here and ready for him. Once that is all done we will be settled. Could be a while but so far it is fun.
The hardest part was the fixing up of the other house. John was up there for two days straight cleaning and touching up paint. He had to get it cleaned like new so that includes all the fun things like cleaning all the appliances, moving the appliances to clean underneath and behind, checking all the lights, cleaning the patio, and then all the regular cleaning. But, he is done now. Thankfully!
Now I can get him to paint with me.
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving was great! We took a break from the house and went to the Dining Facility. It was a wonderful experience for the whole family. I think the kids really enjoyed it also. We went with some of our friends whose husbands are deployed. All of the soldiers who were serving the food were dressed in there fanciest of uniforms and they had the place decorated so nice. The food was really wonderful too. We were just glad we got there so when they opened. Some people waited over 2 hours in line.
I went for my 25 week check up yesterday and it was great. My iron is low again but nothing we can't work on. I am loving that we get an ultrasound at every appt. It is so much fun to see Spencer and amazing to see how much he has grown each month. He made the doctor and I both hysterical yesterday because he is in a breech position(hiney down/head up) but has his foot up above his head. His hand looked like it was scratching his foot up there while we were doing the ultrasound. I think we have our next football kicker. He is definitely flexible enough. I know Aunt Graham and all the Brenner's will be proud to hear this news.
BAILEYS
Other than that, it has been a VERY BUSY week around here. We had our very close friends move away to a town a good 2 hours away. We are ALL very sad about that. Poor Belle just can't understand what has happened to her friends. She keeps asking for them all the time. Luckily they will be here in less than two weeks. WE MISS YOU VERY VERY MUCH BAILEY FAM!!!
MOVE
We have moved to a new apartment. We accepted the quarters late afternoon on Wed. and began the journey of moving the entire place by ourselves. We were able to move everything except for the extremely large furniture(not allowed for pregnant women). One of the guys John works came over for about an hour one day and they got the big stuff moved in. We luckily were just moving from the 3rd floor to the second floor in the same stairwell. This made it easy to bring the stuff down and put it where it belongs instead of using boxes. We just got two laundry baskets and I would empty one while John went back upstairs to fill the next.
The apartment is great and we have so much more room now. Now we just have to paint the apartment, get our Christmas decorations up from the basement and decorate, and get Spencer's gear up here and ready for him. Once that is all done we will be settled. Could be a while but so far it is fun.
The hardest part was the fixing up of the other house. John was up there for two days straight cleaning and touching up paint. He had to get it cleaned like new so that includes all the fun things like cleaning all the appliances, moving the appliances to clean underneath and behind, checking all the lights, cleaning the patio, and then all the regular cleaning. But, he is done now. Thankfully!
Now I can get him to paint with me.
THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving was great! We took a break from the house and went to the Dining Facility. It was a wonderful experience for the whole family. I think the kids really enjoyed it also. We went with some of our friends whose husbands are deployed. All of the soldiers who were serving the food were dressed in there fanciest of uniforms and they had the place decorated so nice. The food was really wonderful too. We were just glad we got there so when they opened. Some people waited over 2 hours in line.
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