Happy Birthday, George!

The 19th was George's 43rd birthday, and while I was evidently a slacker about bringing my camera to the birthday dinners (George's was at Longhorn), I did manage to get this shot of the treats I made him for his birthday.

I even spelled out Happy B-Day in red hots - his favorite rice krispie treat combo! Honey, I love you so much, and I hope your birthday (especially that Leatherman tool) was all you dreamed it would be! 43 is going to be a great year, I can tell already.

Happy Birthday Megan!

This year, instead of having a birthday party, Megan chose to go on a trip for her 13th birthday. She and George celebrated together this year at Stone Mountain in Georgia (you'll see those pics in a later post). On her actual birthday weekend (the 24th was her birthday), she and I had a mother/daughter dinner at Chick-Fil-A, where she got her face painted,

and then went to the bookstore. Not exciting, but totally us! The next day, the family took Megan and her friend Hailey to dinner at Carrabba's, and while I forgot my camera, I did manage to get a picture of her big gift,

a grown-up suitcase, and I got a picture of her in her new scratch-n-sniff Reese's shirt and her birthday scarf.

Isn't she the most beautiful 13 year old you've ever seen? I may be prejudiced because I'm her mom, but she is definitely a beauty. Happy Birthday, Megan!!! I hope you got all you wished for and that you have a fantastic year!

Winter basketball is over...

Danny's Upward season lasted through the third week in February, and he had a great time playing this year. His coach definitely knew how to motivate 3rd grade boys (and a few younger ones). Here are some highlights from the last game.

 

 

 

 

Danny thought the season was too short, but I for one am glad my life is back to semi-normal. I still can't sleep in on a Saturday morning because of karate, but at least the hectic season is over. 

 

January, in a nutshell

I don't know about you, but January just flew by for the Creamers. Danny started the month out with skate parties,

as well as karate and beginning his Upward basketball season.

Megan spent most of the month reading for her book club meeting, and we had a great time disussing Star Girl with the girls and moms.

I can't believe this month is over! We hope it was a great first month of 2013 for you, too!

Breakfast time!

One of our family's favorite breakfasts is the Egg and Sausage Casserole pictured below.

Definitely not on the light side, this super-easy breakfast is great for a morning when you know you're going to be working hard and need those extra calories. The recipe is as follows:

 

Egg & Sausage Casserole

 

1 lb. pork sausage (I use Jimmy Dean's Maple Flavored)

1 8 oz. package Pillsbury crescent roll dough

8 eggs, beaten

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 tsp. dried oregano

 

 

1. Place sausage in a large deep skillet. Cook over medium heat until evenly browned. Drain, crumble, and set aside.

2. Preheat oven t 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9X13 inch baking dish.

3. Line the bottom of the prepared baking dish with crescent roll dough and sprinkly with the crumbled sausage. In a large bowl, mix the beaten eggs, mozzarella and cheddar. Season the mixture with oregano and pour over the sausage and crescent rolls.

4. Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.