Ice Cream Sandwich Dessert

For Easter I tried a new recipe that we all loved and I thought I would share it with you. I forgot to take a picture of it but it was really pretty too. I took several recipes and combined them and this is what I came up with.

Ice cream sandwiches (I used the mini 100 calorie ones)
peanut butter
cool whip
peanuts, chopped
chocolate of any kind, chopped

Place ice cream sandwiches in bottom of 9X13 pan. Melt peanut butter in microwave and pour over ice cream sandwiches. Cover with cool whip. Sprinkle peanuts and chocolate on top. Place in freezer to allow to harden.

This recipe was so easy! I'll definitely be making it again.

Easter 2011

For Easter we got the kiddos up and went to Sunrise service at 6:00. Mason was upset b/c he didn't get to dress up for that, even though he was in his pajamas and barely awake. :) Afterwards, the men in our church always cook the lady's breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. It was wonderful, by the way. We then had to come home and get ready to be back at church at 10:30. It was kind of hectic b/c we all had to have showers except Jaxon. Then, we all had to get our Easter clothes on. After church, we went to my parent's house for lunch and to hunt Easter eggs. Here are a few of our Easter pictures.

Easter Egg Hunt

April 16th we met over at a couple from church's house, Kip and Melissa, for our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Melissa thought it would be fun for the kids to hunt Easter eggs in the dark with flashlights. We got there about 5:00 and ate soon after and then the kids played outside until it was dark, which wasn't until about 8:00. Of course, it was cold on the day that we had it. I think everyone had a great time though. Here are some pictures from the event.



Some of the men led the kids in The Hokey Pokey while some of the others hid the eggs. It was hilarious.

Two Months

Two Month Update

Date: April 8, 2011

Weight: 14 pounds 4 ounces

Well, Jaxon is still growing way too fast. I can't believe he's already been here two whole months.

• He smiles all the time and laughs too.
• He scoots on his belly and back.
• He has started pulling hair. Mason loves to get his head close to him so that he pulls his hair but then he doesn't like it when he actually has a hold of it.
• He's drinking 5 ounces of formula every 2.5 to 3 hours.
• He loves his bath time. He's learned to kick his feet so he can splash water all over Mommy.
• He's in size two diapers.
• Some of his 3-6 month outfits are too small. He wears mostly 6 month outfits now.
• For a couple of nights he only got up once for a bottle during the night but most of the time it's still twice.
• Mason has made up a song for Jaxon that goes like this:

Little by, Little by (should be lullaby but you can't make him understand that.)
Go to sleep Baby Jaxon
Little by, Little by
Calm Baby Jaxon down.
Mason can sing this song and instantly Jaxon settles down. Mason has also learned how to rock Jaxon to sleep. While in the car, Mason thinks he's in charge of keeping Jaxon quiet so he's constantly putting his pacifier in his mouth and letting him hold on to his finger. I love watching my boys interact with each other. They both love the other so much.

Twins?

Several people have commented on how much Jaxon looks like Mason when he was little. Here's a picture to compare. What do you think? When we were in the hospital having Jaxon it was like looking at Mason all over again. It stirred up so many memories of the first time. We like to think that God knew we couldn't handle twins so he gave them to us four years apart.