Spider-Coop

Fresh with his new, (hand me downs from his cousin, Chase) and rather baggy Spider Man pajamas, Cooper emptied the bed of the pillows and covers and created a landing pad.  Before we knew what was happening, Cooper was leaping off the bed, onto the pillows with reckless abandon.  He was just missing the mask.  Or perhaps the Olympics live on?  Either way, his form was impeccable.

Phraseology

Too Lucky; adj. - Deserving regret; regrettable; unfortunate; not favored by fortune; "too lucky for you, I'm not taking a bath"; "too lucky, I'm watching whatever show I want"; "too lucky, I'll do what I want"

Yea, sometimes kids mix things up a bit in their heads, but honestly, I like hearing "too lucky" from Brielle rather than the "too bad" we would otherwise be getting.  It just sounds nicer. 

Too Lucky from Colby Bower on Vimeo.

apple pancakes anyone

If you ever love having breakfast for lunch or dinner here is a yummy recipe that is great for that. (It of course is also wonderful for breakfast.)  These lovely apple pancakes are a recipe I got from a cookbook my sister gave me from her church and it has been a family favorite.  Now I know it seems a bit weird to have sour cream on top, but try it it make these pancake so extra delicious.  Yummy- like I said a perfect breakfast, lunch or dinner anytime.  

Pancakes:

2 cups Bisquick
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/3 cup milk
3/4 cup peeled and grated apples

Mix Bisquick, egg, cinnamon, and milk.  Stir in apples.  Cook on hot griddle.  

Syrup:

2 cups apple juice
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Sour cream

Mix cornstarch, sugar, and cinnamon.  Add apple juice, lemon juice, and butter.  Cook until thick.  Serve over apple pancakes.  Top with spoonful of sour cream.  

life’s what you make it

Brielle has been begging me to rent the new Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus in Concert DVD that came out so I decided to be nice and rent it, but not only did I rent it, I went a step further and invited three of her best neighborhood friends over for a little Hanna Montana watching party.

It was quite fun to see how different their cute little personalities were.  Brielle was the loudest (not unusual), but the life of the party wanting to really just play.  Aubrey was quiet and reserved at first just soaking it all in like a little sponge.  She actually sat and watched some of the concert, but in the end was having a blast with the rest of them.  Rylee was the real Hannah Montana fan.  She danced wildly around the room singing all the Hannah Montana song lyrics. 

Then there was Reagan, the youngest of the bunch, who came in her cute little white dress and Hannah socks and just followed what the bunch did.  She watched a bit with Aubrey, she yelled a bit with Brielle, and then she danced a bit with Reagan.  Then we had Cooper who just had so much fun being the only boy with 4 cute girls.  He just hung out and yelled and danced like he ruled the place.

It started off with them actually sitting, watching the concert and eating popcorn.  Then eventually they were up wondering around playing saying, “concert, what concert?”  Until it came ice cream sunday time and they were all about the concert again.  They watched intently enjoying their ice cream and the music until you guessed it the ice cream was gone and then so were they right into Brielle’s room for a little girl time with the toys.  In a matter of minutes they had her closet full of toys out and were just having a ball in there.  It was basically what I expected.

So really I think in the end they watched about 40 minutes of the concert and played the rest of the time.  Which is fine because they had a blast and that is what counts.  Those are the type of memories you can’t ever take away, great times with your girlfriends.  As for me I had a blast just watching the girls and my Cooper enjoying life, since were only here for a short time and I guess we just better make the best of it.  One of my favorite Hannah Montana songs is, Life’s What you Make it.  If you haven’t heard it, download it and listen to it, the lyrics are great especially when you are living with little ones, it kind of helps you get throughout the day, week, month or even year.  So remember, "life's what you make it, so lets make it rock." -Hannah Montana

dance yourself silly

Today Brielle started her first REAL dance class at Campbells Dance.  She absolutely loved it.  She is taking a combo class of tap, ballet, and gym so it has a little of everything which she loves.  She did great and was a really good listener.  She danced herself silly in her cute little outfit that her Aunt Megan got her for her birthday, isn’t it adorable.  I love the little bootie shorts.  I wish I looked that cute in bootie shorts.  You go girl.