Daddy's Little Helper

Colton was thrilled to see Barry this morning.  He hugged and squeezed his neck and would NOT let go.  The love of a child is so precious!

On the agenda today was the boys fixing the light switch in the living room.  It quit working about 3 weeks ago and I've been waiting for Barry to get home to replace it ever since.  Barry asked Colton to help him fix it and he couldn't wait.  They went out to the garage to get a new light switch and Barry ended up letting Colton pick out some tools of his own to bring back in the house.

Daddy started out with a little helper, however, the little helper got side-tracked and decided to play with his green lantern toy and the tool instead...................what a boy!

Coming Home

Barry is finally on his way home after being gone for six weeks straight.  He should arrive early tomorrow morning which will be a surprise for Colton.  I can't wait!

Colton has been planning this reuniting moment for weeks.  He has told his daddy on the phone what he has on the agenda for them once he does arrive home.  It is the following:

-wrestling
-fighting with swords
-playing in the pool
-watching movies
-4-wheeler ride
-tackle on the floor
-going to the park
-hugs and kisses
-snuggling

He has missed his daddy so much and is extremely excited to see him.  To Colton, I'm sure it seems like forever since they've been together.  I can't wait to see the look on Colton's face when Barry finally arrives.  It will be one of those "PRICELESS" moments.

Cutting Down - Day 8

Well today is my 8th day in the dieting process.  WOO-HOO for me!  One week down and only several hundred more to go!

The weekends are the hardest for me to get through, but I'm so proud of myself because I stuck with it.  I find that what has helped me the most this time has been prayer.  I've been praying that I wouldn't have that terrible hungry feeling I get when I want more food.  My will power is not so good and I'm very easily persuaded to just EAT what I want........which is anything and everything in sight!  However, I know I need to lose this weight, so I'm trying my best and I know that the Lord will help me get through this.  Praise the Lord, so far he has!!!!

I've been going through my low calorie recipes and I found several I want to try.  Hopefully I'll have time to make one of them tomorrow and let you know how it turned out.  If it's good, I'll share the recipe.  Wish me luck!

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

I received this recipe from my sister-in-law a couple of years ago.  The last time I made this dessert was when I was on a diet way back when.  It was so delicious back then that I couldn't believe it was low calorie.  Now that I'm dieting once again, I decided why not make it?  So here is the easy low calorie recipe I thought I'd share.

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

1 can of pumpkin
1 tub of cool whip
1 pkg of vanilla pudding mix(don't make it, just the mix is needed)
1 cup of Splenda
1 low calorie graham cracker crust

Mix all the ingredients together well and pour it into the pie crust.  Let it set in the fridge for at least two hours before serving.  Enjoy!

Hint - I only used 2/3 can of pumpkin in my pie though, otherwise, it tastes TOO pumpkiny in my opinion.

Cousin Noah's Birthday Party

Today we headed over to Gabe and Ashley's after church for Noah's 3rd Birthday Party.  I can't believe he just turned three.  Colton has been talking about going over to "No-No's house" for 3 days straight now.  I was so glad the Birthday Party day was finally here.

Before the everyone arrived, I was able to take a picture of Colton and Noah with Papa Jerry.

When everyone arrived, the party began, they first served us a yummy CARS ice cream cake.  The boys loved it as you can tell...........

Noah had a Birthday ice cream face after it was all over..............

It was then present opening time......

Then it was time to play with the presents.........

the boys played and played...............then they ate some cookies............

After that, they ran around chasing one another with their cookies......................

They then went to Noah's bedroom to play with more toys and all of a sudden it got quiet in there, I went to check it out and this is what I found...........

Two boys in the bed, they were completely exhausted and were ready to lay down and take a nap.  That was when we all knew it was time to head home.  It was a good day!

Saturday at Dan and Angel's

Mom, me and Colton headed over to Dan and Angel's today for lunch.  It was good food and good company.  Dan grilled some really good tasting burgers for us, Angel made some awesome baked beans and mom brought a great pasta salad.  I just brought the baked chips..........easy cheesy.  We were living it up today with delicious food all around us.  I was very proud of myself though, I didn't stuff myself like I normally would, I just tried a little bit of everything.  I started cutting down Monday and have been sticking with it all week.  So now that I'm on the right track, I don't want to get side tracked and take a detour.  Hopefully, I'm going to lose some weight this time!

After lunch, we headed outside for the kids to play in Katie's new pool.  They had fun together.

Some of their faces were really funny, I'm glad I snapped the picture when I did!

Then they decided they'd both try to swim.

Then they did some splashing and running around............

After playing in the pool, we then headed back into the house for dessert!  The yummy dessert that Angel made was a wonderful raspberry yogurt dessert(I don't know what it's called).  To me, it tasted like a cheesecake and I love cheesecake!  I was in heaven!  While we ate dessert, the kids were coloring.

Then after they were done, they had to check out the finished picture.

We had to leave and go home, so Colton could take his nap.  He was in need of one by then.  We had a great day.