Only In Texas....

Only in Texas can you walk out your front door at 5pm and see two ARMADILLOS!! I finally sighted the two culprits who have been tearing up our yard. So, I ran into the house to grab my camera...now if this would have been my husband he would have been running into the house to grab his gun! Those little armadillos better be glad I was the one home!

The Crazy Sprinkler...

Here are some videos of how Colter stayed COOL this weekend! He loves this sprinkler so much that he cried when I turned it off....bad momma!

Here I come....

Jump!

Mommaaaaaaaa......

Happy Birthday Tony aka Papa Schoch!!

We LOVE You!!!!

Tator Tot Casserole

If you have kids...this recipe is a must! Since Colter has hit "toddler-hood" this casserole has become a staple in the Willis household. And I have also come to love it!

1 lb ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup milk
1-2 cups of frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 bag of tator tots

1. Brown meat in skillet and drain. Put meat back into skillet, then add soup and milk, and heat through.

2. Spoon meat into an 8x8 (2 qt) baking dish.

3. Cover meat mixture with frozen vegetables.

4. Then add cheese and top with tator tots. You will not use all of the tator tots, but try to squeeze in as many as you can.

5. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes, or until tots are browned.

** If you like serve it topped with ketchup....yummy!

HELP I Need A Translator!

For the past week Colter has been randomly saying the word "money." I kept trying to think if I had ever taught him that word or if he just picked it up. All week....money....money....money. He was getting so frustrated with me, because I couldn't figure out what he was saying. If I wasn't starring blankly at him, then I was trying to decipher the word....monkey?, mommy?, honey?.....I give up! Then today Colter and I were headed upstairs for his bath and on the wall is a picture of Chad's mom (Memaw), and Colter pointed at her and said MONEY!!!! So, all this time he was trying to say Memaw. I think I need to look into hiring a toddler translator.

Summer Is Here...

Looks like the heat is here to stay, so last week Chad and I pulled out Colter's new splash pad and crazy sprinkler! He had a blast and we had just as much fun watching him...

Daddy and Colter discussing how to put together the splash pad

Hurry up guys it is getting HOT!

"Ladies Love ME" watch out here I come...

Yes...finally!

Here it is the much anticipated splash pad!

HAT?

Who needs a sippy cup?

Time for the crazy sprinkler

I gotcha now!

Whoa!

Ahhhh....

Bed Head!

Momma....it is too early for pictures!

Mother's Day at Kemah Boardwalk...

I feel very special today....my mom took the day off, so we could spend it together. Her and I drove to Kemah for the day and had a great time! We had lunch at Cadillac Bar, while watching the boats pass by and dodging seagulls. Then, we made time for some carnival games, which I found out that I am horrible at. All I wanted was to win one stuffed animal for Colter....nope, not one! Even the guys running the booths felt sorry for me, and were giving me more tries than paid for. That didn't even help! So, we gave up and decided to take some pictures in a photo booth...now that I can do! The funny thing was after we finished our photos we realized that the booth was videoing us the entire time, and showed the video of us goofing off in the booth to everyone passing by .....so embarrassing! And lastly, we couldn't leave without a little bit of shopping. Thanks mom for such a great day! I love you with all my heart....

Lunch at Cadillac Bar...watch out seagull headed right for your head!

Ahoy!

View from our table

Mr. Seagull, what will you be having for lunch today?

My mom was acting BADLY, so I had to put her in jail!

Yes, officer I was having too much fun on the Boardwalk...is that a crime?

Silly photo booth pictures

Happy Mother's Day...

To the BEST MOMS & GRANDMAS...we LOVE you very much!

"MOM MUGSHOTS"

My Mom aka Nan

My Mimi

Chad's Mom aka Memaw

Happy 30th Birthday Misty Kay!!!

30 Years Of Life...17 Years Of Friendship....I LOVE YOU!!!

Campfire Potatoes

You don't need a camp or a fire for this...just an oven and taters! These are really simple potatoes that everyone will love! For this recipe you can just eyeball the measurements depending on what you like.

Potatoes (peeled and chopped into bite size pieces)
Vegetable oil
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Cayenne pepper (if you like things a little spicy)
1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Bacon bits
Sour cream (8oz)

1. Boil potatoes 5-10 minutes (don't over cook, just barely tender) You can skip this and just bake potatoes longer if you want them to be crunchy...I like them a little more soft

2. Season potatoes with above ingredients or your favorite seasonings. Don't be scared...you can't really mess this up...so go ahead get season crazy!

3. Drizzle potatoes with oil

4. Bake at 400 for about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are browning and crispy

5. Cover potatoes with cheese and bacon bits (again use as much as you like) put back in oven until cheese is melted

6. Lastly, if you like sour cream place dollops over potatoes

BUSTED!!!

Our typical morning is wake up, milk, and then Momma goes to take a shower, while Colter watches recorded Sesame Street in his baby corral or as my sister says...baby jail! Well, this morning...I peeked downstairs to check on Colter and this is what I found....his pajama pants on his head....he was busted! For the past few weeks Colter has been obsessed with taking his bottoms and diaper off any chance he gets, so I had to buy onsies for nap time and bedtime, but this obviously has not stopped him. So he took his love of taking off his pants and his love of hats and combined them....he is now PANT HEAD!!!!