The Schmitt Gang

The Schmitt Gang
keeping up with our crazy beautiful lives!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Food Co-op

My friend Ashley and I are in a Food Co-op, whats a food co-op? Let me tell you, A food co-op is where on Tuesdays I make two of whatever I'm making for supper one for my family and one for Ashley's. Then Ashley comes and picks up her hot ready to eat main course. On Thursdays Ashley makes two of whatever she's making for supper and  I Cody picks it up on his way home. The theory behind it is we both get a day off from cooking normally on a day we are busy (Ashley's daughter is at dance Tuesdays and Everett has Wrestling Thursdays) and its pretty easy to just double your recipe to make two of something when you already have everything out. We both have items on our "no thank you" list that our families just don't like, someones list might be a little longer than others lol but I think she's getting use to our my pickiness!

I try and make a new recipe on the day I cook for their family just to spice it up. Some have been good some have been horrible! Last night I made this Sgetty Braid, I would give it 4 out of 5 stars if you add more sauce. Here is the recipe, I tweaked it a little by chopping up spinach and hiding it in the sauce mixture, I added Garlic Powder to the top (whats GARLIC bread without the GARLIC silly!), and instead of the Sausage I used lean hamburger, and like I said I recommend more than the 1cup of sauce.

Okay go find your partner for a food co-op and check back every week to see what new recipe I found :)

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Snowmen

 I won't tell how many pictures I had to take of these three snowmen before I gave up I found one that would work.
I'm still debating weather I will send out Christmas Cards or not but I thought I would attempt a picture while everyone was in a good mood.

If only Easton was looking in this picture!


Like the shirts? I made them check them out on My Fan Page :)

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Wrapping Paper Craft

 Again, with my addiction to Pintrest, If you don't know Pintrest is a site were people "pin"/post things that they like off of other websites. I love Pintrest for the craft ideas and recipes. I saw this kid craft idea on Pintrest and wanted to do it. Plus my friend Angie did it with her kiddos and MADE these cute sponges so i borrowed them from her :)

 What you will need to do this simple craft is, paint (we used washable crayola paint), sponges (you can either find them at a craft store or cut shapes out of kitchen sponges like Angie did), and wrapping paper(craft stores do sell plain white paper but we just used the back side of Dollar Store wrapping paper)
Then just let the kiddos go crazy with stamping. When we were all done I let the kiddos smear their hand in the paint to make hand prints. We plan on wrapping some gifts for a couple special people with this colorful paper :)

Monday, November 28, 2011

Easton's FIVE months

Look who is 5 Months today!






I can't believe it's been five months already.



At Five Months Easton can....



Jabber

Roll over from front to back and back again

Idolize his Big Brother

(I don't know why I was so worried about them being 5yrs apart they already have such a bond)

Smile at anyone who will look at him

Belly laugh

Jump in his Jumper

Make it threw a car ride without crying the whole way home (woot hoo)

Pull mommy's hair and daddy's beard


He is still toothless much to my shock!

He is the sweetest most easy going baby in the world and I don't know what I would do without him!


***and in case your wondering from the picture YES we cloth diaper and YES we love it I will prolly do a post on it soon :)

WOW do I remember how to do this?


Ever since my new addiction to PINTEREST.com I have wanted to start blogging again so here goes :)

Over the weekend a very special someone got baptized here are some pictures.




We asked Cody's sister to be the God Mother :)








The Holy Water



Everyone who could make it


Ringing the Church Bells









Easton's Cake & My first time ever decorating a cake.







Easton was baptized at The Little Brown Church in Nashua as were the other two kiddos. The Little Brown Church has a special place in my heart since it was were my grandma and grandpa were married. The Pastor there is such a warm sweet man!