Homemade Pizza

Kyle came over today while his mommy worked on things for VBS. After a quick trip to the library, we decided to make some lunch. Kyle loves to cook and so do I, so we're a pretty good team!

Here's my little sous-chef!

The ingredients for our homemade pizza were pretty basic.

"Cheese pizza, please" doesn't call for much else!

To make the pizzas, you first have to split apart the sandwich-thins.

Then you spread the sauce! Kyle caught on after only 1 lesson!

After that you add cheese. We added cheddar and mozzarella...
I say "we" but I mean "he"
Kyle really did all the work on this one!

See...

Then you bake at 425 till golden and bubbly.
While they bake, you kick back and enjoy some Wonder Pets (compliments of the library).

Here's the finished product!

Just waiting for them to cool a bit...

We sat down to enjoy our creation.

Kyle had his cut into quarters, but he also wanted mine.

He said, "No, I eat your pizza. You eat salad."

He ended up eating 2 full pizzas and half of a third!

Hungry Boy!

We finished it off with some juicy watermelon!

Talking in my sleep

Because I love to giggle and laugh, I've decided to start writing down the things in life that have made me laugh really hard. So here goes...

One night last week, while Ryan and I were asleep, a funny thing happened. I should preface this by saying that crazy/funny things seem to happen a lot while Ryan and I sleep. I tend to be a heavy sleeper, while Ryan is the opposite.

So... as usual, I'm sleeping heavily and having a somewhat reoccuring dream that I'm being attacked or abducted (I know... I have issues). In this dream, I am always paralyzed with fear to the point that my body feels numb and I can't even scream. Well, on this particular night in this particular dream, I decided that I wasn't going to be paralyzed with fear. Instead, I started screaming as loud as I could (in the dream, of course). But I guess my dream-screaming sounded like a "wounded cow" to Ryan in the middle of the night. He lightly shook me with a frantic voice saying, "Kristy, Kristy, are you okay?" By this point, I was awake and mostly aware that my dream-screaming wasn't just in my dream. In my tiredness, I tried to explain everything, but Ryan just thought I was nuts.

I found the whole episode quite hilarious! I spent the next 20 minutes giggling uncontrollably, while Ryan tried to go back to sleep. That's always the worst because when I giggle, the entire bed shakes and I feel like he can't get back to sleep. But it's just one of those things you can't control.

New Camper!

Many of you heard that Ryan and I were selling our popup camper in order to buy a new, bigger camper. Well... on Friday night, Ryan and I sold our popup, which was a good thing because on Wednesday (our anniversary) we bought a new camper!

We're super excited about our new purchase and can't wait to pick it up soon! It's got SO MUCH more room and storage than our popup. The fridge/freezer is huge compared to what we had before. Also, the new camper has 2 queen size beds, 2 twin bunks, a full size hide-a-bed couch, and the table also folds into a full size bed. We've got room to sleep 10 people, so we're ready for more friends and family to join us on a camping trip! It's also got a full bathroom, although Ryan and I will still use the public bathroom at the campground... we're not that lazy yet! The best feature of the new camper is the outdoor kitchen. This outdoor kitchen is the sole reason we bought this specific brand of camper. Outside there is a grill, fridge, microwave, sink, and cabinet space. Ryan's already claiming the outdoor fridge as the "beer fridge" but we'll just have to see!

If you want to see pictures of the new camper, here's a website with a photo gallery. We bought ours from a different dealer, but ours will be just the same.
http://www.midstaterv.com/index.php/rvs/property/travel-trailer/2011-coachmen-catalina-32bhds-8044.html

There's also another dealer with video of the interior (for those who are interested). Scroll down...
http://www.terrytownrv.com/cf/shopmast/productdetailp.cfm?productid=825

Anyway! We're super excited and can't wait for our friends and family to join us in our new camper! We're trying to think of a name for our new purchase. We're weirdos and like to name our vehicles. So far we've thought of "La Casa de Weaver" and "The Weaver Ranch," but we don't love either of those names. If you have any brainy ideas, please reply with your thoughts!

Pretty flowers...

Just wanted to share how pretty my lillies are this time of year!

New family member!

We got a fish!

On our last day of school, last Friday, I had to bring home our class fish. Our science textbook company sent 24 goldfish to my classroom in January. After just a few days, 23 out of the 24 goldfish had died. They were obviously not the healthiest goldfish around. But one, lonely goldfish survived and we used him to learn about living things (or should I say "thing") in our aquatic ecosystem.

I assumed this fishy would die, just like the others, but he didn't. Apparently, the only way we're allowed to get rid of the fish is to put them in the freezer until they freeze to death and die. I know, whatever happened to flushing them down the toilet?! My sister had no problems freezing her leftover fishies, but I just couldn't do it.

So... on the last day of school, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver got a new family pet! I brought home the nameless fish - because you don't name science experiments (and because I just knew he was going to die soon). I stopped by Walmart on the way home and picked up decorations for his tank, along with a filter and a lid (again, I wasn't thinking he would make it this long, otherwise he would already have had a nice pad!) By the time Mr. Weaver had gotten home, the tank was ready and the only thing left was to give the fishy a name.

We decided right away on Gilbert. After going out to dinner with Brandi and hearing some song about Alejandro like 50 times, we decided his official name would be, "Gilberto Alejandro Weaver," but we call him Gilbert for short. Kyle insists that his name is "Nemo" so the fishy will probably have an identity crisis before too long.

Tysie is getting used to Gilbert, although she doesn't love the way his food smells. She also likes to try to find ways to get into his tank to swim. When we're at the lake, she likes to kiss/lick the fish we catch before we throw them back into the water, so I like to think she's just trying get in the tank to give Gilbert a kiss!

Anyway, here are a few pictures of Tysie and Gilberto! Hopefully soon Gilberto will have a buddy to keep him company in the tank... because he's obviously healthier than I thought. He'd better be... after spending $75 at Walmart to make his home pretty!

Tysie trying to get into Gilbert's tank

Still trying...

Wonderful Weekend!

Ryan's cousin and his girlfriend came in town last weekend. They brought their dog Bentley along, too! We had great weather for hanging outside while the dogs played together. Both doggies seem to be a little co-dependent on their owners... not wanting to play in the yard, rather squeeze onto the deck or into someone's lap.

Ryan and Kyle played a round of golf Saturday morning, while Jessi and I hit the City Market. The boys didn't do too well at golf, but Ryan's excuse was that it was his "first round" of the year. Yeah, yeah! Our time at the City Market was wonderful! The weather was beautiful! We got fresh strawberries and blueberries for a fruit salad, and also romaine, tomatoes, and peppers for a fresh green salad. Both tasted so summery!

On Saturday evening, we had Brandi and Chad over for dinner on the deck and the guys watched UFC (not my favorite by any means) Ryan's favorite fighter, Matt Hughes won, which we're all thankful for. Little Ryan doesn't do too well when he, or his favorite team loses. I won't mention KU's loss in the basketball tournament this year!

We spent Sunday working in the yard. Ryan mowed while I planted flowers and grass seed. Our nephew Kyle came over and helped me plant flowers. He even got to take a small pot with Snap Dragons home. He promised he would water and take care of it!

After all the planting, we went inside for a break. Kyle came up to me and said, "Aunt Nerned, I'm really hungry! What do you have?" He went walked to the kitchen and opened the pantry. He found popcorn and cereal. Both of which he finished! His mommy promises that she feeds him at home, but somehow, every time he comes to Aunt Nerned and Uncle Ry-Ry's, the boy is starving! Uncle Ry-Ry assumes it's because we have more than just salad at our house!

Easter Fun!

What a great time we had as a family for Easter this year!

Our festivities began on Good Friday with Ryan smoking ribs and pork for the Sevedge family Easter lunch on Sunday. He tried out 3 different options for the ribs... all of which were amazing! We're calling his new spin on the ribs "Johnny Trig Ribs" after the BBQ Pitmaster on TLC.

We got to spend time with the Weaver side of our family on Saturday. Brandi made ham for dinner, which was so yummy! In true Courter style, Ryan's family had enough food to feed an army. I was responsible for bringing bread. I opted for homemade bread, which was tasty, but my arms hurt on Sunday from kneading 3 loaves. After dinner, things got a bit hectic with Ryan's grandpa. He's been in and out of the hospital for pneumonia over the past few months and was just released last week. Against his better judgment, he came to Easter dinner and wound up sick and back in the hospital by Sunday morning. We all felt terrible that Grandpa felt so yucky! He's still in the hospital for now and thus far not feeling much better. We're all hoping he gets better soon.

Sunday began with church. It was our first Easter at Northland Baptist, our new church. It was a nice service, with everyone dressed so fancy! After church, we rushed home to meet the Sevedge side of our family for lunch and an Easter Egg Hunt. Before Kyle arrived at our house, we hid a dozen eggs, stuffed with goodies. As soon as he arrived, I told Kyle that the Easter Bunny had been to my house. He really enjoyed searching the living room for hidden eggs. With a little help from "Daddy-John" (as Kyle calls him) he was able to locate all of the eggs. Grandma hid her eggs outside and Kyle giggled with glee every time he spotted the brightly colored eggs spread throughout the yard. The only ounce of grumpiness we saw during the egg hunt was when Sophie (Mom's dog) found the egg first! She swiped the egg, candy and all, and went tearing through the yard! Kyle wasn't happy that the dog had found the egg first! "Mine, mine, mine!" he yelled! We had a wonderful time swinging in the hammock and singing "Happy Birthday" to everyone in the family multiple times! That has rapidly become Kyle's favorite song!

The weather was beautiful all weekend long! We very much enjoyed our time with family and look forward to the wonderful weather to have more gatherings outdoors! Looking forward to next weekend with Ryan's counsin Kyle and his girlfriend Jessica!