Their first WIN!

The Rams 6u won their first game of the season Saturday (9-13-14)  Braxton and Broox both play on the team. This is their first year and although this is only their second game it has been so exciting and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. They played the Bengals who have some good sized boys compared to our team but we managed to win. It was a good game leaving the final score Rams 19 and Bengals 18. Braxton didn't do his best this game. He done awesome at practice all week then it was as if he got out on the field and forgot what to do. I think he's just nervous and still learning the game. Broox really wowed us with his blocking skills. He is pretty much an extra on the team as he is the youngest and did not want to participate much in the beginning but he has really came around. He had to block the biggest guy on the Bengals who was much bigger than him and he held out. I was very proud of him, I was proud of both of them. All that matters to me is that they are out there having fun. They are only kids it's about having fun, learning the game and not about being the best or winning every time. 

Raffertys Potato Soup

I have always loved my granny's potato soup for as long as I can remember. It was one of my favorite dishes. One day she made a new recipe and it was to die for. She told me it was the homemade version of Raffertys potato soup which includes bacon and cheese! Now, I have never had their potato soup so I'm unsure how it compares but I must say this is one of my favorite fall/winter dishes and it is approved by Broox my youngest child. This is my own recipe as the original does not call for anything lite or fat free. I tried to make it a little healthier.

What you'll need:

• 2 packages of fat free cream cheese

• 16 oz finely shredded cheddar cheese 

• 1 can fat free cream of mushroom

• 1 can fat free cream of celary

• 1 package of low sodium bacon bits 

• about 6 good size potatoes

• 1 onion

• stick of butter

• 1 cup of milk

• salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic salt

1- peel your potatoes, cut them up in cubes, place in strainer and rinse.

2- put the burner on medium heat, fill a soup pan about half full with water. Once boiling add in potatoes.

3- boil until they are soft. You don't want them too soft as they may mash up in the soup.

4- once done place them in strainer.

5- slice up the onion 

6- in a soup pan add in half a stick of butter and 2 packages of cream cheese and the sliced onion. Stir them until melted.

7- once melted add in cream of mushroom and cream of celery. 

8- once everything is creamy and mixed up good add in the potatoes and the milk. Add more milk to get the consistency you like.

9- add salt, pepper, garlic salt, onion powder to flavor for your liking. 

10- add in the package of bacon bits and half a cup of cheese stir together. 

11- you may top it off with more cheese and more bacon if you'd like.

We enjoy corn bread as a side to this dish. Hope you enjoy!

Kid lunch idea

We tried out a new lunch idea today! Broox loved it and said he got full.

•turkey pepperonis 

•lite mozzarella string cheese

•sugar free gummies 

•strawberries

•blueberries

•small serving of cheezits 

•danimals yogurt

•Capri sun

I used cupcake liners to separate the fruit and cheezits.

Happy 7th Birthday Braxton!

Yesterday 09-09-2014 my oldest son Braxton turned 7. It's amazing how fast time goes by. I've learned you really have to treasure each day and every moment because time flies and before you know it your once small baby is no longer a baby. Braxton is such a smart little boy. He reminds me so much of myself. He is a picky eater, worries about what he wears, how he looks and what people think, his shoes have to be tied the same tightness, the line in his socks have to be in a certain spot on his foot and all of these little things that annoy me are the same exact things that I done as a child when I was his age. We knock heads and argue because we are exactly alike but I couldn't be any happier with him. He is the precious gift that turned my life around and although we weren't able to throw him a huge party like we normally do he was more than happy with our small celebration at home and he was stoked when he realized he was receiving money along with his gift.

 

Happy Birthday Braxton!

What's been going on

I have had a very hectic last week and a half. For myself I have been struggling with a sickness for 2 weeks now. Tried to get over it without the doctors help which ended up being a horrible idea. I was running a temperature, body aches, chills then my throat started hurting. Finally was able to get some medicine and now I am trying to get over an awful cough and congestion. I am NOT a sick person so this is awful for me, but I guess it's that time of year and I'm thankful the kids haven't caught it. I was seriously considering drinking my breast milk to see if that would help me get well.

Aside from that we've had some exciting things happen. Berran had his 2 month shots. He done great. He cried a little but as soon as I picked him up he immediatly stopped. I'm guessing it didn't hurt him too bad.

I had a meeting with Brooxs teacher and speech teacher. He has corrected everything he had been working on since last year and is now moving on to new sounds. He is doing great in school and has made me proud by getting higher than just 'good' (green) everyday. He just started homework this week and he has been very excited to begin reading even if it is just him memorizing the book, that's how we all start out anyways. 

Braxton, now he has been something else! I definitely had a proud mom moment with him this week. Last week he received a note how he was the first student to clip off the charts which means he was the first to get the best colors green, purple, blue causing him to clip off the charts and start all over. This week I received a note how he was receiving the extra effort award this month during their monthly awards ceremony. As some of you may know I am without a car right now and I could not miss him receiving his award so Bear and I walked to the school so we would not miss his big moment. He makes me so proud!

The last highlight of the week would be their first football game they played Saturday. Their first game was actually supposed to be 2 weeks ago but due to heat it was cancelled. Now our team the Rams is a very small group of only 12 kids, leaving only 1 extra (Broox). Broox has not been very excited about football but he has been doing so much better and Improving each practice. He is the youngest on the team. We probably could have waited a year for him but I think he will benefit from it. Braxton has been doing great so I really had no concerns with his first game. Sadly, they lost but it looked like they had a great time and it was a pretty good game. Braxton done an awesome job, played a hard game and played the entire time. Broox was put in for about 5 plays and he really surprised me. I was glad to see him blocking and not turning away, as that is something he has been working hard on. My poor baby Broox hurt his hand and was a little upset about that but he eventually shook it off. The main thing is that they had fun and to me that's all that matters.

I'm looking forward to their next game!