"Printzles"

One of Garrett's favorite things lately has been getting a soft "printzle" with cheese at the Flinthills ball games. I did a little hunting around Pinterest and came across the super-simple (and quick) recipe on this site: http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2012/12/25/30-minute-whole-wheat-pretzels/

This recipe was definitely Garrett & Reece approved! (I thought they were pretty tasty myself!)

Recipe notes: I opted to skip the boiled water bath & they still turned out great. I also forgot to throw on some salt. This actually ended up being a good thing since the cheese dip was made from melted Velveeta, which tends to be salty. I also realized (too late) that I should have tucked the ends under...a note to self for next time. 

2014 Zoo Trip

This Labor Day Weekend we visited the Sedgwick County Zoo! It had been two years since our last visit. It's hard for me  to believe how much the boys have changed in that time!

Here we go! Ready for the zoo!

Garrett's highlight of the day was feeding a baby giraffe! (Giraffe starts with "G", which makes it Garrett's favorite animal.)

Apparently This is the face you make when being chased by a lion!

Reece is demonstrating what most of the animals were doing on our visit. We couldn't understand why they weren't more excited to see us!?!

If you look beyond this "cheese" grin you might see a pair of American Bald Eagles. 

Hangin' out in the shade. 

Garrett also enjoyed watching the penguins zoom by. 

Reece was more interested in the lizards and snakes. (Not a good sign for this mama.)

At the end of the zoo visit we hit the gift shop and began the hunt for a zoo souvenir that wouldn't break our budget. Luckily, dad spied a vendor selling inflatable animal toys 2/$5. Perfect! They even had a GREEN monkey. Reece will tell you, "Geen my favorite color". So this made him happy. Picking out the perfect green monkey took some time, but we think he made the perfect choice!

I'm pretty sure this is the sign of a perfect outing with the boys. 

We're Back August 2014!

I've had a few requests to get our blog going again...so here I go!

The boys are now 3 & 5...and as I type, one is crying because he doesn't like the snack options he's been given, and the other is upset because his little brother knocked down the tower of fire trucks he just stacked - 5 trucks high! Such is life in the Jackson household! 

As we encounter more crazy moments like this, I will try to remember to find a sweet pic of the boys getting along (which, honestly, IS most of the time) and take a few minutes to share some of those moments with you! Thank you for following along!

4-Wheelin' & Sleddin'

Uncle Billy invited the boys over on Sunday afternoon to do some sledding behind his 4-Wheeler! Despite the cold, north wind, the boys (including Uncle Billy) had a blast! Reece wasn't too sure about his ride on the sled - he wound up with his feet in the air, but he didn't let go of his sled! He did, however, decide he'd much rather ride on the 4-wheeler with Uncle Billy rather than behind it. Garrett, on the other hand, couldn't get enough! He flew around corners & whizzed by us, doing loops around the property like a pro! 

Snice Cream!!

What do you do with light, airy snow that isn't wet enough to make a snowman? You make SNICE CREAM!! (Snow-Ice Cream)

I mixed up some milk, sugar, vanilla, and a little cinnamon, added some snow, and voila! We have a cold, ice-milk-like treat!

It looks a little like dirty snow because of the cinnamon...but it really was a tasty treat!