Bear for Birthday Dinner

I wasn't a blogger back in Novemeber, so let me give a quick recap. Jason and his Dad are not big hunters. They grew up enjoying target practice, but never really being the hunting type. Anyway, they got this opportunity last November to go on a bear hunt with one of Bob's patients. Jason ended up shooting a 4oo lb black bear. I got the good end of the deal b/c my poor Mother-in-law has the pelt (fur, head, claws, etc.) in her freezer, while I was stuck with frozen, packaged bear steaks and roasts..... We have been waiting to pull them out on everyone and sneak them into dinner. So Satuday was Bob's b-day and we told him we were having steak (notice the grill pic) and chicken. Everyone that tried it loved it, saying, "this is some of the best steak ever". Even Lincoln couldn't resist it. HAHA!! When we told them it was bear they were good sports. Any of you who know the Jewkes clan well, know that they are picky eaters. So on Sunday we put it on the buffet for Dad's birthday dinner as well. Parker was the most enthused and would not stop complimenting the steak. Do you want to invite us to your dinner party??? What a great gift!!! And Happy Birthday to Poppy Jewkes and GiGi Allred!!!!!!!

Spring Break Chaaos

We were only slighty squished.....right. Beach toys were falling on kids, diapers were dirty but it was too squishy to figure who it was or how we could change that dirty diaper. As you can see Lincoln is screaming...that's just a short preview of our trip to FL from Monday to Friday of last week. SPRING BREAK!!!

Marine land-- where the one day it was freezing in FL we were there. It was a good activity to do on a cold day.

Ocean view...Crescent Beach

Dee doo enjoying the beach scene. His favortie part was pooing in his swim diaper. That was fun. I guess it was my fault for feeding him so much corn. That stuff does not come out pretty on a one year old. MMMM.

Snuggle time!

Having Kailey with us afforded us the chance to have a much needed Girls Night out. Thanks for coming Meredith. Let's just say we all got to know each other REALLY well.

Summary....blowing up beach toys.
DON'T YOU ALL WISH YOU HAD BEEN THERE FOR THE CHAAOS??

Spring has Sprung

I could'nt resist taking these pics of the beautiful dogwoods....soon you'll have the pleasure of viewing Poppy's (Grandpa Jewkes) azaleas too.

We miss you!

Cooper and Lukey....my loves...come back. We miss you. We know you like FL more than us, but can't you come back to our boring lives here and cut your vacation short? That's not too much to ask. We have no one to play with during the day when you're gone.UGH!

The Blogging Baby Blues

Mom, I am being ignored. You don't care that I am screaming because you have to get your blogging fix- you have to get in touch with the adult world before you pull your hair out. Can I get a "heck yes" ladies???

3 Feet of Fun!

3 Feet of Fun....
At least that's what the package said on Fruit by the foot. What Lincoln would describe as fun would be trying to shove as much of anything good into his mouth at a time. Wonder where he gets that from??? I have no eating issues!! I never shove chocolate or other good things in my mouth. So he shoved into his mouth and it became so full that he ended up spitting it out.

Put me in coach!

We had so much fun at Jason's baseball game on Tuesday. It was a perfect spring day and Lincoln and Cooper couldn't keep their eyes off the game. Ella was our little cheerleader, giving Daddy a kiss at the end of the 7-4 victory!! The kids were losing steam in inning 3 (as you see by Ella's pic) and so I had to.....you know, give 'em a little boost. That's when it happened- they all became addicted to Diet Coke....a slave to the caffiene. It was the communal energy shot. Sanitary, right? And healthy too.

That's HOT!

Lincoln....you're so hot.....we love your style!

Healthy French Fries

Yesterday Emily cooked a fabulous dinner of muffin-sized meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, and green beans. I must interject that i actually provided and cooked the green beans, which of course, were cooked to perfection- Al dente, as Rachel Ray would say. We just couldn't stop eating them. I even said at one point, "these are as good as french fries". Next thing I know, Ella was asking for more "french fries" and accordingly, dipping them in ketchup. That was her dinner.....those were the healthiest "french fries" she's ever had!

Small Minds

Our little Dee Doo is so cute and he means well. The kiddos love to get a little snack in our little IKEA bowls and they run around the house snacking with goldfish or pretzels, whatever. Occasionally they have fruit snacks that are in a little package. So lately, I have been trying to teach Lincoln about the trash can. So I held his hand and showed him where it was. He's been so great about throwing his garbage away....and everything else. I started noticing that I was missing several IKEA bowls. Then one day I noticed one was in the garbage. And so I took it out and started watching what he would do after his snack and sure enough, he had a one track mind, heading straight to the garbage can, be it a bowl or garbage. So then I showed him the sink and told him he should put bowls in the sink. The cute little guy was so quick to understand and he was great about putting the bowls....and everything else in the sink. So I figure it's better to dig trash out of the sink where I can see it, rather than searching through the garbage everyday for whatever Lincon deems disposable. Now I just laugh because almost every time I go to the sink, there's garbage in it. Just yesterday he saw a peice of garbage on the ground (left from Jason) and sure enough, it ended up in the sink. At least the kid is neat.....his small little mind can only take so much info!!!

Easter Bribery Failures

So after three different photo opps, bribery and yelling, there were still no good pictures this Easter. Oh well......Maybe next year they will understand the value of money and I can pay them for a smile.....

Too much of a good thing...

Whoever said "you can never have too much of a good thing"? I usually subscribe to that philosophy, especially when it comes to chocolate, or kisses from my sweetheart. However, on Saturday, I began to wonder if one can have way too much of a good thing.....I think that's what happened to both my kids. When chocolate is oozing out of the mouth in the place of drool.....it's time to stop. These are pics from the ward Easter party where ths kiddos were hopped up on chocolate.

Easter Treat

Hey guys....I made these cute little treats and thought they were picture worthy!!! (Maybe I am fooling myself) I got the idea from my mom and changed them a bit. All they are are rice krispie treats. You just shape them when they are warm in a cupcake tin, put green icing on and cadbury eggs, or whatever kind you want. Very cute. I am going to take mine to my visting teaching sisters.....fun Spring treat, not just Easter.

CRY BABY!!!

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to! That was definitely the theme of Ella's third birthday party. It was princess themed and decked out in pink. What does it take to make a girl happy? you would think that would be it, but no. Brief summary- I had to open her presents because she was in time-out. Happy Birthday baby girl! You are still a princess in my eyes!

Three!

You are not seeing double. Your eyes are not playing tricks on you. You are witnessing a crossdressing wannabe. Lincoln wants to do and be everything his sister is. He loves her dress and accessories too. Interesting....he loves her presents from her birthday as much as she does. Happy Birthday Ella!

Yes, against all odds, and patterns of the past five years, it actually snowed in Georgia. As you can see, we were visited by the famous Frosty. Ella was ecstatic.

Granolas

Jason and I took a much needed trip to North Carolina last weekend. We experienced the "granola" lifestyle. We lived off the land by my interpretation of the phrase. By that I mean no cooking involved. We relied solely upon the merits of the local BP station. We hiked, hibernated and even purified our own water from this here river. Just kidding on the water part, but everything else is pretty accurate. I am not known to exaggerate either.

Love-Hate

These two, like most siblings probably, have the cutest love-hate relationship. Lincoln likes to drag Ella around by her pigtails, and then kiss her. Whilst Ella likes to take his toys and then hug him. Awww, to think....... we used to be like that. I remember more of the taking, hitting, and tugging part.

Terrorist in training

DISCLAIMER: For all you conspirators and theorists out there who think the government is bugging our phones and heaven forbid, watching our blogs- Lincoln is not a real terrorist in training.....just one that is well-equipped...he's got the whole destroy and conquer thing down pat. But somewhere inside, there's the most love able boy who has my heart in his hands........ That's why we call him "little monster".

Play Group

These three take their playgroup membership very seriously. Pictured here, Ella, Lincoln, and Avery- making sure their playgroup time is valuable. No playing around Lincoln!

Chocolate scowl

Lincoln's latest facial expression......If looks could kill.

Our beautiful Ella, all dressed up for church, in her Christmas dress.

The Allred Family Christmas tree.....retrieved the old fashioned way- chopping it ourselves!

This is also during Christmas time. Lincoln loved Uncle Beau and Beau loved him! Quality time will definitely earn your way into Lincoln's heart, and that's just what Beau did- spent a lot of quality time with him. Lincoln's other favorite was Aunt Julie. She was always good for a treat and a trip outside. Lincoln misses all the attention and love!

CHRISTMAS 2007

This Christmas was so fun. When we went over to Poppy and Grandma's where we had a "Strong Woman" contest. I won the arm wrestling and Emily won leg wrestling. The men also did a much more agressive contest....wrestling of course. As I remember, Jason won that! :) He's so strong!!