tripp loves his step stool

peanut butter pie

this is some tasty dessert. i mean, real tasty. as in go and get the ingredients and make yourself some now.

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Pie

Crust
1 (7.4 oz) package of chocolate chip muffin mix
4 tbsp butter, softened
1/3 cup salted peanuts, chopped

Filling
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 (3 oz) package of cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
3 tbsp milk
2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed

Topping
2 tbsp (or really however many you want) hot fudge topping, warmed

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350. Generously coat a 9 inch pie plate with cooking spray. Combine muffin mix, butter and peanuts in a large bowl. Blend with fork till crumbly. Press evenly into bottom and up sides of pie plate. Bake 13 to 15 mins or until set and light golden brown. If crust is slightly puffy, press down with back of wooden spoon. Cool.
2. Beat peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Beat milk. Gently fold in whipped topping. Spoon into cookie crust. Drizzle warm hot fudge over pie. Chill 3 to 4 hours or until serving. Store covered in fridge.

my new desk

with my new found love for couponing, i was quickly noticing how the coupons were taking over our upstairs. there were always some on the dining room table, the kitchen counter, the sofa, even my dresser. so it was time to do something about that. i needed a desk and work area that was just for me. so on saturday, we headed out to target to get me a bulletin board, desk organizer, and a few other things. i just need to add some more pics to my bulletin board and i will be good to go!

tripp's very own step stool

a few cans of craft paint = $5
some wood = $10
a ragedy andy step stool made by your 85 year old great grandfather = priceless

climbing already!?!

i mean, you just started crawling a few weeks ago. does it already have to come to this?

patches

Tripp has a lot of nicknames, one of which is "Patches." We fondly call him this every afternoon when he is wearing his patch. But it looks like we will not be able to call him that for much longer! Today we had a great visit to the eye doctor to get the update on Tripp's eye. They could not even see it turning in anymore (which we confirmed-we haven't seen it turn in in a while). So he will wear his patch for one more month and then have two months of it off, then a check up after that to make sure it does not start turning in again. We are so thankful that the patching has really worked. Tripp even got to have a Spiderman sticker after his great appointment.

crawling!

Tripp's been crawling for over a week now- i can't believe i haven't posted about it till now! he's all over the place, into everything and having lots of fun. nelson and i are still adjusting to this new phase of life :)