Bringing Back the 80's

I thought we would do a little flash back in time to March in effort to get caught up on some of my blogging. 

This year for David's 40th birthday I decided to throw him a surprise party.  I'll admit putting together adult birthday parties is not necessarily my strong suit and then to throw in that it's a surprise made me a bit nervouse.  I decided not to worry about trying to keep David away from the house until everyone got there but just wanted the idea of the party to be a surprise.  Good thing this was my approach because of all days David made it home from work early (we had it on a Friday night) and ended up beating everyone to the party. 

It was quite funny when David arrived home.  I had the party decor up, was dressed in my 80's attire and had the 80's music playing in the background.  He just came in like any other day and acted like he didn't notice anything.  I finally had to ask him if he was the least bit curious why I was dressed the way I was and that's when the deer in the headlight look kicked in and he said well he noticed the music and thought my outfit was a little different but though maybe that's how pregnant women were dressing these days (yep that exactly it, that's how us prego people role LOL).  It was a bit comical as he didn't really know how to react when I told him he beat everyone there and he started wondering if he should leave and come back or what.  He then got all nervous that he didn't have an 80's outfit planned and started rummaging madly through his closet.  I started giving him suggestions I had come up with but he was set on doing a Miami Vice theme outfit.

Instead of going with the 'Over the Hills Theme' I thought it would be fun to do an 80's party and have people dress up.  I found this cute Pac-Man cake idea on Pinterest and let the rest role from there.

I tried to remember some of the different foods from the 80's so we had Pizza and Buffalo Wings for dinner and snacked on things like Cool Ranch Doritos, Fruit Roll-UPs, Skittles, Combos, Kool-Aid, Pepsi and Coke.  The guys also busted out some old hand held electronic games that David had from around that time frame and at some point David took over the music and started looking up songs on the computer that he remembered from the 80's and some short, mini sing alongs occurred.

 

The Birthday Boy

Here is a look at our friends in their gnarly 80's outfits :-)   

John and David in their flash back to Miami Vice

Caleb sporting his Donkey Kong shirt

We had a contest where everyone voted on the best 80's outfit and Beth won!  She got to take home some nostalgic items such as Cool Ranch Doritos, Big League Chew bubble gum and the Breakfast Club movie.

It was so fun to see everyone's different outfits from the 80's.  I think it ended up being a good time had by all and was a fun way to celebrate David's 40th birthday.

Happy 40th Birthday David!

Creamed Chicken and Biscuits

I am always looking for quick and easy recipes and thought I would share one that I came across in my Southern Living "Easy Weeknight Favorites" recipe book. I didn't take any pictures but this is definitely a keeper and was super quick and easy to make which is exactly what I'm looking for on those nights when I don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen after getting home from work.

Ingredients:
2 cups chopped cooked chicken (I cheated and used a can of the Member's Mark chicken from Sam's)

1/2 cup milk (I added a smidge more because I wanted it a little thinner)

1/2 tsp poultry seasoning (I didn't have any so I just used a little onion powder, garlic powder, a smidge of celery seasoning, and a smidge of ground sage)

1/4 tsp pepper

1 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted

1 (1o oz) package frozen mixed vegetables (I cheated and used a 14.5oz can of mixed vegetables, drained)

1 can refrigerated biscuits

Directions:
Combine first 6 ingredients in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat 10-15 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring often.

Meanwhile bake biscuits according to package directions.

Split hot biscuits in half; spoon chicken mixture over biscuit halves

Yield: 4 servings

This was just the right amount for our family and I thought it was pretty tasty and will definitely be adding it to my list of recipes. David said he liked it and was open to me making it again which is huge since he isn't much of a vegetable fan.

Belly Shots

I realized this weekend I still had not taken any belly pictures so with some help from Caleb yesterday I took my first belly shot. I really meant to be good and take one each week but as you can tell I'm already a bit behind with that great intention. And, in case you are wondering yes you read the sign correct I am 17 weeks along even though I could pass for 6 months. David tells me I look fine and not to worry about it and to just enjoy being pregnant.

Caleb is still very much excited about being a big brother and at least once a week if not every day talks about the baby. He had a couple of weeks where he had flipped from it being a girl to wanting a brother and told me he was done with it being a girl but for some reason has recently switched back and told us he wants a sister.

Last night he was apparently inspired to take his own belly pictures and before bedtime he went and got his penguin and put it inside his pj's and explained to us that he had a baby in his belly.

He is such a silly boy and I love every little bit of his imagination. I'm so glad he is excited about the baby and I hope he keeps this enthusiasm.

26 Months in the Making

Surprise! If you haven't heard yet we are expecting baby #2. This is such an answered prayer as we have spent the last 26 months praying, waiting, crying, sometimes angry (yes I'll admit there was one month that I finally admitted to God that I was just angry) and learning more and more about God's timing and how He is in control even when we don't understand or always want to accept it. It has definitely been a roller coaster of emotions to say the least and we couldn't be happier that God in His great glory has blessed us with another child.

I am around 13 1/2 weeks and the pregnancy bump has made it's appearance which means I'm in that fun in between stage where your pants are getting tighter and the rubber band expander
trick is starting to not work but yet you wonder if it's too early to make the leap into the full blown world of maternity pants. I'm starting to think I may just make the full leap as maternity pants are definitely a lot more comfortable at the end of the day.

I found out on December 6 but David didn't find out until December 9 as he was in San Fransisco for work and I wanted to tell him in person vs. over the phone or via text. I couldn't wait for him to get home and decided instead of blurting it out, which is what I did when I found out I was pregnant with Caleb, I would go a different route. I remembered seeing this cute Christmas chalkboard at a local boutique and had originally (before I knew I was pregnant) talked myself out of getting it but decided this would be a cute way to share the news. Christmas decorations were already in full swing at our house so it didn't seem out of place when David came home and saw this added decor :-)

At first he didn't get it and he said when he first read it he was trying to figure out why I wanted a diaper bag but as he kept reading it sunk in what I was telling him. Needless to say he was very excited and told me he was glad I didn't tell him over the phone and thought this was a neat way to share the news.


So far Caleb seems to be happy with the news that he is going to be a big brother and much to my surprise if you ask him he will tell you he is going to have a baby sister. He is very interested as to when the baby will be here and keeps asking us how many more sleeps until she is here (no we do not know yet what we are having).


We really debated about sharing the news with our family at Christmas time since several of them were with us on Christmas day but it was just too early for us and I'm one of those crazy ones that has to hear the heartbeat first before I share the news so they had to wait until last week before they were let in on our secret.


Today I had lunch with my friend Dallas and she brought us our first baby gift. It was such a fun surprise and reminded me once again that this is for real, we are really going to be having a baby!


I give all glory to God and feel truly blessed. Thank you to all our friends and family who have shared a listening ear over the last couple of years and have lifted us up in prayer. While I often catch myself wishing that Caleb and this baby were closer in age once again I am reminded that while I may not always understand God's timing He is in control and has a plan. It was such perfect timing as this past Sunday at church the sermon spoke toward that Acts 17:26 "....... he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live". While I may have wanted this baby earlier it is God's perfect plan for us to be receiving this blessing now.


May David and I never forget this 26 month journey and all that we have learned and may we never take for granted the blessing that God has given us in the gift of two wonderful children.

God is good!!!!!

Facebook Updates

I totally stole this idea from another blogger but thought it would be fun to cut and paste some of the facebook updates of funny things Caleb has said or done that more than likely never made it to my blog.

I just asked Caleb how he has so much energy. He informed me as if it was a no brainer "because I drink milk and juice". Hmmm.....maybe we should just drink water tomorrow. -Nov. 8, 2011

Caleb keeps thinking that he needs to sport some pink toe nail polish like his mom. Yesterday he took matters into his own hands and proceeded to "paint" them with a pink marker (so wish I would have taken a picture) - July 10, 2011

Sounds like I need to go rescue the cat from Caleb :-) - Jan. 21, 2010

In his little announcer voice I just heard Caleb exclaim ....."Ladies and gentleman, I'm proud to present to you the Imagination Movers" - Dec. 18, 2010

Caleb spent the night with his Nana and Papa last night while David and I had a date night out with friends. When I picked him up this morning he asked "Where is your friend Daddy?". :-)
- Dec, 18, 2010

Caleb keeps going through the house gathering things up and putting them in a box telling me "it's garbage day". He also keeps telling me that his toys are "junk" and that he needs a sack to put them in. I think someone may have watched Toy Story 3 one to many times. - Dec. 3, 2010

Oops just said "stupid" and my 3 yr old quickly reminded me I shouldn't say that and said I needed my mouth washed out with soap. He even volunteered to do it. - Nov. 21, 2010