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| fun with the Reed fam: introduced them to a little taste of Wisconsin and a beachy day on Lake Michigan fun in the sun.....and sand in places we didn't realize sand could land (mercy) we ended the trip with a little McDonalds love and ended the day with ponza.rottas yum we heart the Reed fam! have a super tuesday finding things to heart in your day |
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| it's been awhile since I've rocked the crock and with the humidity and heat kickin it up a notch I knew it was time to bring it. and keep my kitchen as cool as I could. what I didn't expect was the YUMMY smell in the air as this applesauce chicken slow-ly cooked.... |
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| here's what you need chicken (I used frozen chicken chests) 1 T minced onion flakes 2 cups applesauce 1 T cider vinegar 2 tsp minced garlic (I use jarred) 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (it gives a kick!...may skip next time) |
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| it's as easy as laying chicken in the bottom and pouring all the goods on top |
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| Rock the Crock on low: 5-7 hrs or on high: 3-4 hrs |
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| Caleb thought it was okay. But you need to understand this boy of mine is not really into food So I'll take 'ok' and make it again and serve it alongside the cheddar potatoes (which Jon requested and was really stoked about) |
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| ---Caleb's Big Game--- He was so excited to be playing on the same field as his big bro He was even more excited to drink his Powerade And possibly even more excited to run the bases over and over and over again. He loves to run. |
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| And I love him. happy monday, all! grocery list: chicken onion flakes applesauce cider vinegar minced garlic cinnamon red pepper flakes |
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| Jon's snapshot of his dad on the softball field |
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| Buzz Lightyear thanks God for his Nutella sandwich |
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| Charity shares her Goldfish crackers with Daddy at Jon's game |
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| Little hands help out in the kitchen |
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| Cousins share shiners on their left eyes the effects of taking the phrase 'keep your eye on the ball' a little too literally |
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| Big brothers give Charity rides around the patio and she squeels for them to go faster |
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| my little girl loves getting a pedi |
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| This verse card has found it's home on my kitchen shelf yes, it has been crumpled up and scribbled on (a great reminder to me of the days I am in....) |
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| a Bible verse reflecting on the core of the gospel message I could read it every day and never fully grasp the full magnitude of it Like....I get it and still don't get it (you know?) But I believe every single precious word of it. |
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| chucking water-filled balloons at each other. it never gets old when you're 3, 5, and 8 year old boys just some snapshots from around here! have a super summery day enjoying all the snapshots your life holds. |
linking up HERE with emily!
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| cuteness such as this is interfering with my blogging (and I couldn't be happier) have a super day spending it with those who far surpass blogging blogs and blogland |
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| does anyone else have kiddos asking for snacks every 3.82 seconds of every.single.day?! I have this rule: 10 and 2 it's like....children of mine......why do you bother to ask for a snack when you know I give you them at 10AM and 2PM? but they ask and ask and ask and sometimes I give in and we've gone through more yogurt sticks, granola bars, and fruit snacks than I thought was possible ----so I made up these snack packs filled with goodies--- I'm hoping they last for a few days but who am I kidding?  bored boys = boys of invention and I'm a big fan of that so when my boys created this (ahem) fort I was all over it can we eat our lunch in our fort?! you bet, boys  of this wet hair sloppy summer bun thing because it's about all he's seen for the last 9 or so days and it's probably going to be around for awhile it's fast and easy and cool (like 'not hot' kinda cool) anyways....  to actually get my piano students to practice It's been about 20% effective but recycling my Starbucks cups for my home-brewed cold coffees? 100% effective at producing that hip feeling produced by sportin' the awkward green logo on a cup (or whatever, but I really like the cup)  of your sons taking turns shoving the fan up their shirts to make them billow up and feel breezy in this hot weather --I love the serious looks on their faces as they do it--  a sure sign we are deep into summer. ahhh, summer will you please never leave me. I love every moment of you. have a super day enjoying what makes your summer days so simple and great. |
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| getting everyone out of the house before 9am requires some serious diet coke we're in 'summer mode' after all.... |
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| in hindsight the caffeine was prob not needed to stay awake for a preschool t-ball game hilarious of all hilariousness |
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| Char located the graham crackers in my purse in the first 2 seconds of the game. It made the next 44.92 minutes seem long especially when she was not amused by the singing book I brought along (good thing, cause neither was the lady in front of me...) |
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| garage sale find $2.00 i know, i know |
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| naptime for the kiddos = blogging time for me ahhh, Jessica from the Johnson fam she's one kool kat |
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| it's pretty sweet when your mom lets you nap in her bed or at least Matthias, all cuddled in McQueen blanketness, thinks so |
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| ---a seriousWii competition--- between Jon and his friend. who's a girl. but not his girlfriend. she's just a girl who's a friend. okay? okay. (I've gotten the speech a couple times now.... I think it's memorized and all set for the teen years.) |
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| and to cool off in this extreme 70 degree WI heat water balloons booyah (linking up HERE today. go check it out!) have a SUPER day, all!  |