It's a Sickness...

For all those who don't know this about me- I LOVE to cook. Really. Yes, it's hard when I've got 3 kids and a household to take care of, but really, I still love it! Some people read classic literature... I read cookbooks and cooking magazines! I admit, sometimes I spend hours and hours cooking a Sunday dinner. Like I said before, it's a sickness...

We have a bunch of family coming into town next week and I've been thinking about meals for a good week now. Hmmm....what to make??? I found a recipe for sweet potatoes in the crock pot that sounds yummy. (See recipe HERE) I also just picked up a 17 lb turkey at Albertsons for .38/ lb!! Not bad! No, I'm not hosting the actual Thanksgiving dinner but apparently now, I'm cooking a turkey. No biggie- cooking a turkey is easy. My mother-in-law made this great chili last time she was here, so add that to the list.

But for everything else, I've been scouring my cookbooks and allrecipes.com for anything that sounds GOOD. I'm always on the lookout...so feel free to share!

I'll share one of Adrian's favorites, it's a REALLY easy treat:

Poor Man's Turtles

1 bag of Rollos candy
1 bag of mini pretzels
pecan halves

Put a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap Rollos. Lay out pretzels on parchment paper. Put a Rollo on top. Cook for 4 minutes. Right after you take them out, gently press a pecan halve into each Rollo. Cool and enjoy!

Who does Colin look like??

Who do you think Colin looks like?

Dad?

Mom?

Thomas?

Hailey?

Smile!!

So the past few days Colin has had several "almost" smiles, and finally today (4.5 weeks old), he gave me a super cute gummy grin! I love it! Makes all the challenges that come with the first month of a newborn's life so worth while. Thankfully, I was able to catch a few cute grins on camera...enjoy!

Catching Up!

Sorry I've been MIA...although I do have a good excuse! Adjusting to life with 3 kids has been interesting to say the least! Some things are harder than I anticipated...others easier, but overall, I'd say it's gone pretty well so far. And hey- I've made through the first 4 weeks and everyone is still smiling, that's got to mean something!

My mother-in-law has been here for the past 2 and she's been such a tremendous help. The kids already miss her. She left early this afternoon and already Thomas has asked 3 times, "How many weeks until Grammie comes back?" I take that as a good sign though. It was fun having her here.

So I'm on my own (again) come Monday and am feeling pretty confident about it. At least now I have a huge bowl of Halloween candy to help me feel better if I have a bad day! Tee hee!

Here are tons of pics from the last few weeks!! I'll try to give some descriptions...

These first few are from the snow storm we got a few weeks ago. Adrian and the kids built a Halloween snowman. Too bad my husband is a Mechanical Engineer and not a Civil Engineer. The snowman only lasted an hour until he face planted into the grass...hahahahahha!

Impressive wingspan!

Colin all ready for church on Sunday. Isn't the outfit so cute? Courtesy of Grammie of course!

Colin's first bath!

Going to the pumpkin patch and carving pumpkins!

It's pretty bad when your husband busts out the power tools to carve his pumpkin...

Hailey dressed in her Princess costume. A princess costume isn't complete without the cell phone!
Williams kids' Halloween pics- Thomas the Spiderman, Hailey the princess and Colin the pumpkin. Super cute! We had a fun time Trick-or-treating.