Okay, so seriously I posted 4 blogs today, 5 if you count thins one. I have had so many things I have wanted to blog about and absolutely no time. As you can see we have had a very busy February and I definitely wanted to share these events. Thankfully, the snow day gave me the opportunity to do this. So, with that being said, please keep scrolling down for the latest Moncrief happenings!
“Do we have to go to bed? Look how nicely we are playing together!” said the well-behaved children.
Even though Emerson Mae is a little under the weather, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play in the snow with the kids. Too bad Wesley went to work. A family snowball fight would have been fun and I could have used the help.
Emerson was in a tiff with the gloves. She would take them off because she didn’t like them, but then whine because she wanted them back on because her hands got cold…duh! Eventually I brought her inside and Campbell continued to play outside by himself for another 15 minutes or so!
I truly wish I could have taken some pics of my school’s neighborhood. It is an older community with a ton of trees. I have already seen some pics and it is absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately, living in a new subdivision, you don’t get all the old trees, so I really do not have any scenic pics to share, just fun ones!
UHM…Seriously?
Look MOM! I can make a snow angel!
HAPPY SNOW DAY!!!
GIRL!!! Bring out the tutus and bows!
We went to Megan and Jason’s house on February 2nd for the big reveal. Megan couldn’t wait, so about 2 seconds into dinner she opened the envelope to reveal the news. Princess Walker should arrive sometime around mid June. Her due date is June 21st. Megan’s birthday is June 18th and I think her dad, Joe’s, is like June 19th. That would be neat to share a birthday. Unless you’re like me and your birthday is sacred! Anyhow, here are a few pics from the evening.
After months of prying for any idea of something special to do for Wes…he basically wanted to be super lame and do nothing!
Me: “Let’s go on a cruise” Hubby: “Can’t…too much work” Me: “Let’s take a weekend trip” Hubby: “Can’t…what would we do with the kids. Parents live too far away” Me: “Let’s go out and do something fun” Hubby: “Hmm…maybe, but just going golfing is good enough. I don’t want it to be a big deal” Me: “Let’s have a get together at the house. Something small.” Hubby: “Nah, not really. We live so far. We have kids…blah, blah, blah, blah, blah”
So, I just decided to take the day off, have lunch with him, and spend the rest of the day trying to figure out something special to do. Basically, I came up with the idea to buy him 30 gifts. That was way too hard so 15 of those gifts were homemade coupons. He ended up loving the whole idea. He said it was the best birthday ever!
This was taken by Campbell Walker. You resort to these means when you celebrate by yourself!
This is one of the best and easiest recipes EVER!!! I of course took pictures of the process for dramatics (and for you Leah). So follow along!
You take all of these ingredients and dump them all into a medium pot. Turn the heat to medium. Once the mixture starts to come together and boil a little, turn the heat down and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Just a couple of tidbits: use 1 can of drained mexicorn or about half a bag of frozen kernels. Completely drain and rinse the black beans, You can totally use rotisserie chicken or chicken breast, but the canned WHITE chunk chicken is really good and quick. If you use the canned chicken, you might want to shred apart the chunks. I also add a couple of dashes of chile powder and cumin, but it is still GREAT without! Serve with tortilla chips, shredded cheese, avocado slices, and of course a tasty Mexican beverage!
