School Pictures 2013

You've Been Drafted!

The End of an Era :(

Both babes are officially out of the training wheels stage. Learned just 1.5 days apart from one another. They are growing up too fast.

He's OFFICIALLY a big boy :(

What a crazy busy week we've had.

#1-This kid:

learned to ride his bike with NO TRAINING WHEELS!

Yep. He saw a friends bike, got on a rode it all around. When he stopped and we were all cheering he looked confused. We explained that the bike was riding had NO TRAINING WHEELS. He looked down & was astonished. End of story. He was THRILLED with himself. ha ha ha

We got home & he begged Dadda to "TAKE OFF MY TRAINING WHEELS! I DON'T NEED THEM ANYMORE!!!" Cutest thing of my life to see him so proud of this big accomplishment.

Here is his first ride on his own bike-sans stability wheels. ;)

#2. The kids both went to sleepovers at different places last night....this afternoon, THIS happened. Ha ha ha.

#3. I drew up a prototype of a Marshmallow Shooter that I wanted to give the kids at Bryce's party for favors. Mike took my vision & turned them into 13 cute little shooters. 

Of course the "shop dog" was there to assist/guard the project. We've dubbed him this new name because he is the FIRST thing you'll see when you pull out any kind of outdoor home project. He LOOOOOVES to be in the middle of the action. Just watching....

Almost finished....needs some camouflage effects but either way-those little boys at the party are gonna be ELATED!

#4. Bryce posed for some pictures so we could make his invitations for this fiesta thats in the works! A Captain America Army Bootcamp...what more could he want!?

Martone Kid Specialty: Homemade Spaghetti!

One of the kids FAVORITE meals is homemade spaghetti. It is surprisingly easy to make and tastes WAAAAAAYYYY better than packaged pasta. Honest to goodness-I take out all the ingredients (as well as crack the eggs into bowls) and the kids literally make the ENTIRE meal on their own. If thats not simple, I don't know what is!? 

We bought the pasta roller at a kitchen store in the mall many years back. Quite possibly the best $20 ever spent.

Martone Kids Favorite Pasta

2 1/2 cups flour

1 pinch salt

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup milk

1 TBSP butter

Throw it all in the food processor with dough blade attachment. Let it run until mixture forms a ball. Give the dough a quick roll in flour & run it thru the pasta roller to desired thickness. Boil noodles in large pot of salted water to al dente. 

Bon Apetite!

(The crappy picts are because I was too lazy to use anything but my phone-live & learn)

 Roll-Roll-Roll...then separate the fresh noodles...

 Brother gets a turn with his dough ball...

 He hates the child labor as you can see....

Ready for the spaghetti run thru!

Into the boiling salt water it goes!

Grating some fresh parmesan...

Done cooking-a quick cold rinse....

It's READY to DEVOUR!

Chicadee sets the table....

and thats dinner in a nutshell!