The Most...

ridiculous baby purchases yet!!! LOL!! So a little background before you see these purchases. Last weekend I went to a baby swap thing with Gabby in Sacramento (something like the one Mike, Sam, and Kimmy went to). I went with the idea of finding a jogging stroller... didn't happen, but low and behold the next day found a double jogging stroller made by a great company at a garage sale for  twenty bucks!! AMAZING!!! Anyways moving on with the story... I had one rule to abide by.  DO NOT BUY ANY MORE COSTUMES FOR BABY KIRBY!! to Mikes credit he didn't yell this but repeated it enough times that the statement needed to be in caps.  I was doing great at the swap until I came across a Winnie the Pooh costume for about a 2-3 year old (For those of you who don't know... I bought a Tigger costume two years ago for a five year old).  As I sat there contemplating the $8.00 purchase (yup it was practically free!!) My dear friend Gabby says, "It's really cute, you should just get it.  You know Mike will love it."  My response was "Its actually really practical because when baby Kirby is five and wearing the Tigger costume, Kirby's younger sibling can wear the Pooh costume!! How cute will that be?!?!"

Needless to say Mike didn't agree with mine and Gabby's reasoning, but the costume has grown on him now.

Second most ridiculous purchase of the day was a robe for baby Kirby.  LOL!! Gabby found it!! I couldn't believe they make robes for babies!! It was just $3.00... so I just had to have it.  I told Mike the reason we bought it was so that we can have a family portrait in our robes!! How awesome will that be?!?! Needless to say, Mike laughed a lot at this purchase.

Yup She's 30 People!!!

My lovely sister-in-law turned thirty a couple of weeks ago.  I decided since I had to work on her magical day, that I would dedicate an entire blog posting to her!! Although doesn't she look amazing in this dress!?!? Yeah that was her birthday gift from Mike and I!! So, I was trying to think of the best way to do this... and in true sporty fashion (which Kimmy loves to hate) I am gonna do a Top 10 List! Just like Sports Center...

Top 10 List on Why We Love Kimmy

10. She let's us call her Jimmy...just because that's what her name auto corrects too.

9. Her small hands (which may sound weird...but it makes for lots of jokes...which we can always appreciate).

8. She tolerates watching sports... even though she tries to occasionally switch the channel to Kindergarten Cop or a Lifetime movie.

7. She always is willing to try a new thing even if it is a sport. For example snowboarding... she almost killed our instructor, but kept laughing the whole time!

6. When she doesn't want to participate in our sporty shenanigans (which sometimes get a little crazy) she is always willing to photograph or video tape. (sledding...lol)

5. She moves slow in most things she does... but for the most part finishes her projects (minus snowball wreath).

4. She is really patient... I think it has to do with her slow moving...lol. 

3. Her craftiness!! And I say this as an understatement!! Some of the ideas she comes up with I would have never thought of in a million years.  Although some are flops (Martha projects no longer allowed) they are always fun!

2. She taught us girls how to dress!! I think all of us agree that if it weren't for Kimmy and her fashion know how we would all be in sweats all day everyday.

1. Finally... we love her because she is a great best friend, sister, daughter, and wife!!! We love you Kimmy!!

As an example of number 2 on the list I wanted to post some pictures of girls night out get together... we all got dressed up super cute!! So please enjoy...

Baby Aiden is 1

I think everyone I know was born in October (okay a little bit of a hyperbole), but there are a lot of birthdays in October.  My friend Krista's son turned one on Saturday.  What was funny was I was looking at older photos and came across her baby shower, and it really doesn't seem that long ago. Anyways baby Aiden loves Elmo, so she threw a wonderful backyard Seasame Street Party.  It was really great seeing him, Krista, and other girls from nursing school. Here are some pictures...

Close up of Aiden after he ate (and I really mean played with) his cake.

And Krista made these by hand!! They turned out so cute!! And super good too!! Apparently they were hard to do as her direct quote was "When your baby turns one, please don't ask me to make these. Cause I think I have carpel tunnel from these. Seriously I think I do!" LOL But if you are interested in making them... apparently there is a youtube video on how to do it.

Anyways I had a lovely day at Aiden's party.

Spicy Fever!!!

Last night Mike and I decided to skip out on Granada Homecoming Football game and stay at home and cook a fabulous dinner!! Now that I write it out... we chose cooking over watching sports?!?! I guess we are becoming parents...lol. Since I haven't posted a recipe in a while I thought I would indulge you with these new things we tried. All of these recipes came out of Better Homes and Garden. And laugh if you will, but yes we have a subscription other than Eastbay and Sports Illustrated.

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

1 rotisserie chicken

2 cans diced tomatoes with green chilies. (Two 14.5 oz. cans)

2  cans condensed cream of chicken soup (2 10.75 oz. cans)

1 can cheddar cheese soup (1 10.75 oz cans.)

1/4 cup 2% milk

1 Tbsp. ground cumin

1 Tbsp. chili powder

2 tsp. garlic powder

2 tsp. dried oregano

1 pkg (8oz.) cream cheese

20 flour tortillas warmed

4 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend

Shred chicken and set aside. In a large bowl combine tomatoes, soups, milk, and seasonings. Transfer 3.5 cups to another bowl and add the chicken and cream cheese to that bowl.

Spread 1/4 cup just soup mixture into two greased 13x9 inch baking pans. Place 1/3 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla.  Roll up and place seam side down in baking dishes. Pour remaining soup mixture over tops and sprinkle with cheese.

 Bake on pan at a time uncovered at 350* for 30-35 minutes.

It makes a lot so you may want to freeze the other one- it can last for 3 months in freezer.

 Thaw in fridge overnight. Cover and bake at 350* for 45 minutes. Bake longer until cheese is melted to desire.

Tropical Guacamole

3 medium ripe avocados

2 cups finely chopped pineapple

1 medium tomato seeded and chopped

2 jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped

1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro

2 Tbsp. lime juice

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Basically all you do is chop all the fruit and veggies and mash the avocados, then mix together and enjoy!! This was super good... but if you like a little more spice then leave the jalapeno seeds in...YUM!!

 Spicy Watermelon Salad

This was our experiment... we just got a seedless watermelon and chopped it into cubes.  Then added lime juice, lemon juice, cayan pepper, and fresh cilantro.  Everything was added to our liking and it actually turned out really good.

Well I hope you try at least one of these recipes cause it was all really good.  And it did not take very long at all.  Once we started we ate within 45 minutes to an hour. Here we are chopping and mashing with the best of them!! Obviously very focused!!

I Finally Met...

Baby Sweet!!!  And she is the cutest baby ever!!! Gabby and Jason are adjusting very well.  And Gabby of course looks amazing!! Baby Sweet, aka Melodie, is a very calm baby.  She just let us hold her and cuddle her, pretty much as long as we anted until she got hungry.  Here is a picture...

I know you can't see her super well because Mike and I decided to take pictures as we were leaving (so organized as we are...lol). So you will just have to trust me on the cuteness factor.  This of course made me even more excited for the arrival of Baby Kirby.

Goodbye South O Street...

Hello Rose Street!  Due to unforeseen circumstances Mike and I have to move before the end of the year.  We are very sad to be leaving this place not only because the price was just absolutely perfect, but because it has treated us very nicely for two years.  We have many fond memories of this place already...especially in the backyard.  I have decided to make a Top 5 list of what we will miss most about our humble abode...

5. The screened in back porch that Baloo and Bagheera always sit at.

4. The island.  As lame as this sounds I have always wanted an island in my kitchen and this place finally gave that to me. (Even though its more of a peninsula).

3. The garage filled with ping pong table, baseball Foosball, and a dart board.

2. Roasting s'mores in our backyard with our fire pit.

1. And of course growing wonderfully tasting veggies in the backyard... that I will definitely miss most.  Even though it was back breaking labor :0)

Although it is sad to be leaving... its just another chapter in the Wood family life.  We will be back in Pleasanton... we sign the lease tomorrow.  The new place we are moving into is not going to be our permanent residence, but it will do for a while.  And it will be Baby Kirby's first home!! Quite exciting!! So here is some pictures of our new residence...

 From the front there is not much to look at, but maybe my green thumb can spruce it up a bit :0)

 The token bathroom shot... I am just excited how clean it is!! Minus there is no bathtub for Baby Kirby...but that's what the sink is for.

 Here is the kitchen (no island) but it will do just fine...PS hardwood floors are through out the house.  The cats are either gonna love it or hate it...lol

 Here is the garage...which will be used as a storage unit basically.

Here is the living room...but where this picture is taken from it looks small but there is a good size space where the person is standing.

Here is the backyard... needless to say we may have some trouble finding space for our fire pit and Adirondack chairs.

So now that you have toured our place who wants to help us move?!?!? LOL See I suckered you in...

Hello World!!!

Meet Baby Kirby! So yesterday we had our 20 week ultrasound and everything looks good!! Yes, Mike and I know the sex, but we are not telling anyone until Halloween.  For those of you placing bets that night on the baby here are the categories... Height, Weight, Labor Time, Due date, and Time on the due date.  Each bet will be $2.00 for each category.  It will be a 50/50 betting situation... so the winner of each category will take home half the cash of that category.  There will also be an overall winner which that person will get a secret prize!! Fancy huh?!?! Anyways here are the new pictures of baby Kirby... and know there are no pictures of that area on the body to give away the sex. But I like the effort people!!

So I can't figure out how to rotate the picture... but this is the profile of Baby Kirby.  This one the doctor is going to blow up for us at our next visit so we can frame it.

Again I can't rotate it but this is of the spine.

And this is Halloween Kirby...lol!!! It's a front view of the face...so you can see the bones pretty good.  I just figure in this photo Baby Kirby is representing how much he/she likes Halloween just like us!! The pictures look better in person and there is a few more of them, but I thought this would be okay until I see some of you.

Baby Shopping

The excitement of having a baby and finding out the sex tomorrow, finally got to Mike this weekend.  We found this event online that sounded pretty cool called "Twin Valley Mother of Twin's Club equipment and clothing sale", that was going on at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds.  It was only on Saturday and of course I had to work.  So Mike went  with Auntie Kiki and Auntie Blam to this event.  Let's just say I have never come home from work and seen Mike so excited to tell me about his day.  He actually said, "This was the coolest event ever!!" "We are definitely going to another one!" Well $204.50 later our extra bedroom is now filled with baby stuff... and Mike could not be more proud!  I will let the pictures do the talking.

Here is the giant pile of stuff.. some stuff to point out are a baby swing, an umbrella stroller, the trash bags are filled with clothing, receiving blankets, books, and smaller toys.  There is also a bumbo wedged in there too, and I think that U-shaped pillow is called a boppy (don't quote me on that people I am new at this...lol)

This is one of my favorite purchases (and Baloo's too) the seat rolls around so all the toys can be played with.  Baloo has already tested it out... he seems to like it so I think Baby Kirby will too.

This hippo flashlight I think was more of a purchase for Mike, but it made us laugh for many hours.  Whenever his mouth opens to shine a light it makes the goofiest laugh ever.  I love it!!

Not that we know what we are having, but Mike saw this onesie and just had to have it.  Since it is Mike's motto.

 And last but not least the costume purchases.  I think Baby Kirby has more costumes than any other child on the planet already...lol.  Auntie Kiki and Auntie Blam found the frog costume and Mike found the lion costume. I think they are amazing!! Good job guys on all the purchases and thank you so much for going for me!!