Waffle Mania

Nate and I had a waffle maker when we were first married, but it was horrible.  The waffles stuck to the iron no matter what I did.  We hated dealing with it, so we never made waffles and eventually got rid of it.

Last week, Nate's grandparents gave us a Belgian waffler maker for Christmas.  I found an easy, quick recipe online and away I went.  They turned out SO yummy.  I literally cannot stop making them!  I have eaten them for breakfast, lunch or dinner EVERY single day since!  The joke is that I need an intervention.  But come on, what's wrong with lovin' waffles?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo2rkKXL2gk

Yesterday we invited our friends, Josh and Heidi over for a double date of pizza and games.  It was so much fun!  We played Apples to Apples, attempted Pit (needed more people), Mad Gab, and UNO Flash.  By the end of the evening, we were laughing SO hard.

So back to the waffle mania that suddenly is my life, I decided to attempt Brownie Waffles for dessert.  They turned out delicious, but were a bit of a hassle to make.  It took a few tries to get it right, and I have to thank Joshua for surgically removing the waffles from the grooves for me!

In other non-waffle news, Clarence went to time-out for the first time.  She's starting 2014 off with a bang!

No, seriously the kids are having a fun break.  I taught Cam how to play Uno and Sequence.  Claire loves the Topple Tree game and puzzles, and Allie and I have been playing "tennis" (it's really baseball).  The girl has quite an arm!

Like I said before, I didn't really set official New Years resolutions.  But yesterday, I did decide to try a different approach to improving on some things.  Reward charts!  I know, that sounds like I'm about 5, but I'm a visual person!  So for the month of January, I made a chart for all of the things I want to do/not do, and each day, I'll check it off.  At the end of January, if I was successful, I'll treat myself to something.  I also made a chart for our family scripture study and prayers.  The kids get to take turns putting the stickers on, and each month we get to treat ourselves to ice cream as a family.  I think it will be fun!