To be or not to be.....

So we are in the process of buying our first house! YAY right? Well yes, but its also nerve racking! So we make a decision, decide we like this house enough to put an offer in, and then..... sit on the offer over the weekend through Monday. And my the time we hear on Tuesday we have talked ourselves out of countering and then right back into "we love this house, it has to be ours!" So yes we countered their counter and will hopefully not have to go through the agony of talking ourselves out of it then right back into it. We will hopefully know by tomorrow! Either way we have decided what is meant to be will be. That being said we REALLY want this house :) Keep your fingers crossed for us and I will keep you updated!

When did life get so busy!?

Sorry it has been awhile since I have posted! It just seems like life gets away from me before I know it my weekend plans have come and gone and we are on to the next week! Our weekend was great.... easy low-key evening in on Friday, Saturday we had pumpkin carving at Beth & Kevin's in the afternoon then Halloween/housewarming party at Brent and Megan's that night. Sunday was the usual, breakfast with Mom and the Bubs and grocery shopping. Then off for Brody's first Halloween festivities. (There is a post coming on that) :)And by the time I knew it it was Monday!
Oh! I forgot to add in what I made for Brent and Megan's housewarming gift. I was so proud of myself! I was basking in all its glory and giving myself so many pats on the back that I forgot to take a dang picture! SO MAD! We gave them a basket of veggies straight from the garden. It was really beautiful! Lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, jalapenos, small bell peppers, and cilantro! This was seriously awesome. I am so mad at myself for not getting a picture... Oh well you win some you lose some. Hope everyone is having a fabulous week!

Easy as 1-2-3!

Homemade salsa is easy as it gets! And it is VERY cheap to make when you have an abundance of tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers and cilantro in your garden :) (Lucky me, huh?) Start by boiling the tomatoes for 15 seconds, then put them in an ice bath to stop the cooking, the skin should slide right off. While this is going on I heat up some oil in a pot and suttee some onion, garlic, bell pepper (green, red, yellow... whatever color you have will work) Let them cook until the onions are golden (if you use yellow onions). I add in lots of spices (or they have pre-made spice packages that are very yummy) and my diced tomatoes and let that all simmer together for about 20 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and let it rest before storing in the fridge. You can either leave it chunky or toss it and a blender if you like a thinner salsa. So good and sooo easy!

Aren't these pictures even delish! Happy Friday!

Sunday Funday

This past Sunday we went to the Chiefs game with my family. We had gotten tickets through my mom's work, $25 a ticket (not bad at all!). So we trucked it out there around 10 got in a little tailgating and then headed in to watch the Chiefs kick the Jaguars butts!

Pictures of the fam :) Grace & Sammie + their 2 boys sat behind us. So I got to chat with the too!

Great Sunday! :)

Pumpkin Patch...

We went out to a pumpkin patch on Saturday.... let me tell you.... it was not everything we thought it would be. We were a little disappointed because none of these attractions were as grand as we had hoped. But hey, it was a perfect activity for a Saturday afternoon with our little man.

Me just being silly.... practicing just in case I ever have to milk a cow?

Aunt Bef being silly with her new friend :)

Aunt Bef and uncle Tev went with us!

The 3 of us being silly :)

My little man loves a good slide :)

Look at PJ's whole body sticking out the side.... he did not get the memo apparently.

Now don't get me wrong, we will for sure go to a pumpkin patch annually from now on, if i can convince PJ. But maybe we will try a new one each year. Plus when Brody hits 3 it will be game on for all this fun stuff! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

What's for dinner?

There is no better feeling then knowing fresh lettuce is right out your back door! I have decided lettuce is my new fall plant. I had seeds leftover from the spring that I sprinkled around in late August. Let me tell you the lettuce has taken off! It is a beautiful green, delicious and in plenty. We went and looked at houses after work so i knew that i would have to whip together a quick dinner when we got home. Fresh lettuce with a tuna salad atop, and a thinly sliced radish, also from my garden. Delicious, quick and healthy..... Yes please!

Fresh burpee lettuce from the garden!

Radishes, dirt still fresh from the garden :)

And the final product.... Delicious! Am I spoiled or what!? Happy dinning :)

Growing up....

I can not believe it.... my baby boy is almost 1. In 2 weeks and 1 day we will celebrate the day that Brody Michael Ragan was born. 5:02 PM 8 pounds 2 ounces, 21.5 inches long. Most undoubtedly the best day of my life.

This little baby boy is almost walking, he is talking, he gives "mooches" and hugs. No one prepares you for how fast it goes or the bittersweet taste of the first birthday. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful, healthy, happy baby boy! But wait, hes not a baby anymore!

He is our little man now! On a lighter note we have picked out a theme for the party, invitations are going in the mail today, the cake is ordered. Now all we have to do is make sure we get 2 good naps in that day so the birthday boy is in good spirits!