ABC Hide & Seek

Learning is so much fun when you make a game out of it. Recently, my friend, Erin, told me about a game they play. You hide letters or numbers around the house and have your kids find them and tell you what they have found. The boys want to play it all the time. They don't realize they are learning their alphabet too. This has been a great way to start educating our boys at home.

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Singing to Jesus

We put the boys to bed around 8:00pm last night. At 8:30pm we could hear singing coming from both of their rooms so we decided to get off the couch and go look in their rooms. We went to Micah's room first and found him jumping up and down and singing (we have no idea what he is singing). Next is Nathan's room and we find him with his guitar singing. I ask Nathan:

Mom: What are you singing?
Nathan: I am singing to JESUS!!

Tim and I both look at each other and think how can we get mad at that=)

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Knox Meals 1/24-1/30

I have been making a menu for the Knox family and I thought I might start to post it.

Saturday- Breakfast Casserole
Sunday- Chicken Cordon Bleu
Monday- Tilapia
Tuesday- Taco Soup
Wednesday- Chicken Spaghetti
Thursday- Meat Loaf and mashed potato's
Friday- Pizza

I have never made Taco Soup or Meat Loaf lets hope they are good!

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Cooking for My Sweet Family

I have always said I am not a good cook so why should I even try. I decided this year I am going to be a good cook and cook for my sweet family. I am proud to say I have been cooking and baking a lot and my sweet husband LOVES IT!!! (plus we are saving so much money) My friend Ali for the past 4 years has been teaching me so much about cooking and going to the store. When I had Micah she made me Tatar Tot Casserole and my family loved it. So that is what I make for everyone that has a baby and for us at least twice a month. This is the recipe:

1 pound ground beef
2 cans or cream of mushroom
1 can evaporated milk
1 can of corn (drained)
bag of Tatar tots
shredded cheese
salt and pepper

Mix the first 4 things together in a bowl and pour it into a 13X9 pan, top it with Tatar tots, cheese, salt and pepper. Cook for 30 minutes!

What do you love to cook for your family that is easy and good?

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Marshmallow BINGO

The boys and I have been playing marshmallow BINGO and it has been a really neat way for them to learn their ABC's. Everyday the boys ask me "what are we going to do today mom?" So I am trying to come up with ways to teach my sweet boys and for it to be fun. Tim and I are big on learning is a way of life and we want our boys to love learning.

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Only God

(This post is from my sweet husband Tim)
Have you ever been apart of something that you knew was orchestrated by God? Earlier this week in my devotion time I read about Gideon (Judges 7). Gideon was in charge of an army of 32,000 men. God dwindled the thousands of men down to just 300 men. The 300 men accomplished just as much as what they thought they needed thousands to do. It was because God was involved. The question I was challenged with was "what could happen and only be explained that it was God?" I immediately made a list of 4 things that, to me, were impossible. Receiving another free car was on the list. Two days after I made the list I got a call from someone wanting to give a car away. I now have a 1999 Chevy Tahoe. In less than a week we have been apart of something that could have only been done by God. We are excited to see the 3 other "impossible" things on the list come to past. To God be the Glory.

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Snowmen for Snack

Our boys love food. However, they do not like healthy food. Today we made snowmen out of fruit. They loved it and ate fruit the whole time! We also worked on there names and colors.

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