Brotherly Love

Kisses...
and hugs...
What a cute pair!

The Falls

I love the Falls in my hometown. I think I have a hundred pictures of the same thing because I want to take pictures of them every time I go there. The park surrounding the Falls is beautiful and historic as well. If you ever go to Sioux Falls, make sure you stop there!

Our time in Sioux Falls

I wasn't kidding when I said we were making a lot of chicken chili :)

Grandpa and Jeremiah check out the Falls
Grandma and Grandpa love having their boys here!

In honor of the chicken chili, a new poll...

Soup definitely becomes more popular this time of year, so let me know what kind you like! And you can always write in your own or share a recipe :)

Milestones

The boys and I are at my parents' house for the week while Stephen has a very busy week studying - BIG test on Saturday!

We had a couple of fun milestones with the boys yesterday. Joshua has been smiling quite a bit but yesterday he let out a laugh for the first time. Call me crazy, but I got a little teary-eyed - it was just so precious!

The other milestone was fun but a little scary - Jeremiah opened a door by himself! YIKES! I kind of feel like a parent whose child has just gotten his driver's license - watch out! He was very proud of himself. I am very thankful that he has had lots of practice going up and down the stairs already so I know that if he opens the basement door, he's probably not going to fall down them. I did say probably (knock on wood).

My mom and I are going to be doing some bulk cooking this week - her AWESOME Chicken Chili. This is not your ordinary chicken chili. The process is not for the impatient but it is totally worth it! I think we'll be making enough to feed the entire crowd for the Husker game Saturday, but we'll be eating this chili while we watch the game from home.

"I help Mommy cook!"

Jeremiah loves to help me anytime it looks like I am going to bake or cook. It is almost impossible to stop him from pulling a chair over to the stove and climbing up to see what I am doing. He likes to dump things in the bowl, like sugar or flour.

Today we made the easiest Peanut Butter Cookies ever from Parents magazine. He got to press a fork in the dough to make criss-cross marks.

It is a fun thing for us to do together and he loves to tell Daddy about it when he gets home! Surprisingly, he only has one burn mark to show from his cooking adventures :)

Would you rather...

So, with the help of my sister, I decided to go a different route with the poll this week and ask a deep question. Of course, the fun in "Would you rather" questions is that you have to tell why, so when you vote, please add your "why" to this post.

Thanks for the idea, Megan!

BTW, Joshua slept from 7:30 pm to 3:30 am last night - it was awesome!