Simply the Smith's

Ahhh Friday how I love to see you roll around.  Linking up with Andrea for some Favorites One These journals from TJ Maxx. I got all of these for less than $20.00. The prices can't be beat.  When I read Praying Circles around your Children the chapter that hit me hard was a prayer journal for you child, yourself, your spouse. I ran to the Maxx the next day and found the perfect ones. I started one for me personally. My fears, joy, prayers anything that I want to submit to God.  I also started one for Grayson. Look at the inside of his book it is so neat with the bible verses right in there.  And I love that there is place to put who it belongs too.  Grayson Michael Smith that is who. I have been putting my prayers and little letters to him in there. Special memories. I also bought a few extras in case I need more space or I just need to start one for someone else. It really is  amazing to write out pra...

What's Up Wednesday Linking up with Mix and Match Mama What were eating this week Stuffed peppers. Easy peasy Here is is  Ground sausage Peppers (I used yellow and red) Salsa Rice Okay so you cook down your meat until it's not pink and I do this with an onion because I like a little more. Then once it is cooked you add in 2 cups of salsa (or more depending on the amount you like) While that is cooking down I boil my peppers. I cut them long ways so they are like boats. I boil for about 10 mins just until they are soft. I had precooked my brown rice about 5 mins before the peppers were done I sirred that into the meat salsa mixture.  Once peppers are done lay them in a shallow baking dish and stuff with the meat mixture (I didn't use all my meat mixture but I saved it and used it in a breakfast burrito the next day yum!) then sprinkle with cheese and I baked for 10 mins at 375. Done. Listen the Salsa has all the flavor...

Being a Mom is the most rewarding and gut wrenching job in the whole entire world. Period. I love being a Mom. But more than that I love being Grayson's Mom. He is mine and we know each other. He knows my serious voice, I know is whining voice, he knows my lovey voice, and I know his sad voice. We get each other. I was so nervous that I would not be able to figure my kid out or that I would mess him up somehow. It starts from the second you become pregnant. All the rules on how to take care of you baby. The eat this not that, use this not that, take these vitamins not that, sleep this way not like that. It is overwhelming and as a first time Mom it can be down right stressful. Afraid to put food in your mouth until you clear it with your doctor is a real thing (it was in my world anyway) but after the 1st trimester I got my sea legs so to speak and I knew what was best for my body and my baby. Then you have the baby and it starts all over again. Breast is best , and this diap...

Oh goodness do I love this topic. Linking up with Andrea All Mom's have those moments. The ones that get you through the day that are for pure survival. One I give my kid cookies in the morning. It's only 2 of the mini ones but it is how I bribe him to get dressed. It is my own fault I let him pick out his PJ's and he gets to attached to the shirt that he does not want to take it off. So I tell him he will get a surprise in his snack cup if he gets dressed really fast. It works every time. I also justify this because they are nutter butter cookies and that is peanut butter and peanut butter his healthy. #girlmath. Two When Michael is doing dishes and I'm working on something else and Grayson is not helping me I whisper to him "daddy is doing dishes you should go help him" and he does and I get a little bit of peace Three I skip pages of books and make up my own words so it goes faster. Goldilocks and the Three Bears is ...

I took a week off and didn't meant to but it was needed to adjust. Before I get to that let me do a mini-weekend re-cap because we had a great weekend. Thursday we took the kids to a local hotel/casino to swim. My Aunt had a comped room and asked us to come have dinner and let the kids swim. It was a blast and sure it was work but memories are so worth the work! The kids loved it and Grayson got so confident in the water even tell me "no holdin me mommy" He was in a puddle jumper and I would only let him go a few seconds at a time but he loved it and learned to kick so proud of my boy! We got home way to late but Grayson went to bed with a smile on his face These three kids play amazing together and are my heart I love them all so much. Friday- It was another paint class for me. It was at the library again and we had a whole table! My mom, sister, sister-in-law, my sister in-laws mom (who is really like my own mother in law) and her niece (again like my famil...

So last night was wonderful and sunny. I could get used to this weather.  I decided that since Michael was going to play guitar that we were going to go outside So once we got home from Grayson's haircut and had dinner Michael took off and we headed outside. He only wanted to do one thing. Play in the sand. Okay kid you want to play in the sand you got it I sat in a char next to his turtle sandbox and read a magazine. Then he said Mommy! bury me Mommy! And so I did because sand washes off and his smile when he didn't have any legs left was worth it. Well not in this picture because he was begging me to bury him again but you get it. So once he was over the sand and he fell off his slide once (oops!) It was time for a bath.  He earned that bath and we changed the water twice. And then added more water because he was having so much fun playing Thomas the Train in the tub that we stayed in for about an hour. Clean and in ...

This weekend was great. I loved everything about it! Friday I grabbed my nugget from school and we headed to the store. I needed dog food and decided to make a treat with Grayson after dinner so Michael could mow the lawn. I decided on this cake from Mix and Match Mama and oh my word everyone needs to make this! It was delicious and is already gone from my house in 3 days. Everyone that tried it loved it. Plus Grayson loved making a "supise for daddy just because I yove him" Melt my heart! Saturday Swimming lesson day! My Mom is a rock star and offered to come with me to help and take pictures of us since I would be going in the pool with him.I'm so glad she did because I was the parent that forgot a towel. So before classes started she ran across the street to Rite Aid and grabbed a beach towel for us.  Grayson was so apprehensive. There were no tears so that's a huge win in my book, and he had been talking about going back to swimming les...