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New baby...Nicholas Lowell Sander was born November 18, 2009 at 11:16am and weighed in at 7 lb 9 oz and was 20.5" long!

Pictures

I finally got Wesley in for pictures (at 9 months). They are some of the best pictures - I was impressed (Wal-Mart)!
I've been keeping busy at work - even though this is our first week back, it seems like we've been back for a LONG time! Oh well...I can't complain until I start back to school in a couple of weeks (2 classes this semester will be trying).

buzz...

We had to give Wesley his first buzz cut b/c we had little old ladies coming up to us and asking us how old "SHE" is... He's SO cute!

Also, we had to get a fake tree this year b/c we didn't get around to getting a real one...Chris ended up picking this one up at Wal-Mart on the 20th of Dec. We'll have to take it back because not all the lights work and I'll be darned if we're going to pay that much for a fake tree and then not have all the lights work!

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Recipe Exchange

Some of you will be receiving an e-mail about a recipe exchange, but I wanted to share this with you (just in case you delete things that you get from me before you read it). I made this the other night (really simple) and Chris steamed some cabbage...it was delicious together!

Mushroom Teriyaki Chicken
1-1/2 lb chicken breast
1 bottle KC Masterpiece Honey Teriyaki marinade (divided)
1/2 lb sliced mushrooms (I used 1 of those small cans of mushrooms)
1 tbsp butter
Hot cooked rice

Reserve 1/2 c. marinade and set aside. Marinate chicken 30 minutes to 12 hours. Saute mushrooms in butter over medium-high heat 5 minutes, or until most liquid has evaporated; stir in reserved marinade. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding excess marinade and place n single layer in shallow baking dish. Pour mushrooms over chicken. Bake at 350 for 35 min or until internal temp of chicken reaches 160. Serve over hot rice.

Have an AWESOME THANKSGIVING!

F.U.N!

Okay, first we'll start with Halloween. Not very original, but I decided to be a witch...the GS principal told me the day before that I looked like Sabrina...gee, never heard that one before! Anyway, Lydia was a cheerleader (for school) then decided to be Hannah Montana for the real thing.



Next, the kids and I took a trip to the Hindman house in Oz. Here is a picture of the kids on the roof, one generation after the original. Lydia thought it was SO cool to be able to walk around on the roof that the birdy (from badminton) kept flying up there. Strange! Then, it was bath time where Lydia showed us her artistic ability!

Sander Family Pictures (FINALLY)

Okay, so it's not professional photography (Bonnie, you did a great job...I think it's your subjects that are the problem). We had Bonnie take pictures the other day for Gramma Sander's bulletin board that Aunt Patsy is putting together. In each of these three pictures, one of our "goom-yas" is making a crazy face. One of these days (when I'm not so busy), I'll get an appt for us and the kids to get our pictures taken. Hope all is well, wherever you are!

Cheer!

Lydia participated in cheer/dance camp a couple of weeks ago and preformed at the last home FB game...what fun!! She really is fun to watch - Grandpa Hindman even got a chance to watch Lydia and the Knights beat Stockton 50-something to 0.

I forgot to update about Wesley's 6-mo appt. He was (as of 10-9-08) 16 # 13 oz and 27 inches long. I was a little worried b/c he's only in the 26% of boys his age in weight. Then I remembered he's crawling, of course, he's going to be thin.

Went to Osborne this past wkend...I'll get pictures posted soon - FUN STUFF - kids on the roof!