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With Wal-Mart so close to Drew's school, Zach and I often stop in for a visit on our way back home. In fact, almost every afternoon, when Zach & I are walking back to the van after taking Drew into school, he will often ask where we are going and then ask "Wal-Mart?" He LOVES going there.

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Time for haircuts! When we went to Cookie Cutter's today, Drew picked to sit in a regular seat rather than one of the cars or airplane! First time in the "big boy" seat...while playing Playstation 2 of course ;)

95/365

Chicken & Wild Rice Soup

6 servings

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2 tablespoons oil

1 small onion, chopped

1 cup shredded carrots5 cups water

1 (6.2-ounce) package Uncle Ben’s fast-cooking long-grain and wild rice mix

10-ounce (1 1/4 cups) chopped broccoli

2 cups chopped cooked rotisserie chicken (the already cooked kind from the store)

4-ounces Velveta cheese, cubed

1/2 cup (4-ounces) Cheddar Cheese

1 (10-3/4-ounce) can cream of chicken & mushroom soup

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1. Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onion and carrots, and sauté 5 minutes.

2. Add water, seasoning packet from rice, broccoli, and chicken. Bring to a boil, and stir in rice; reduce heat, cover, and cook 5 minutes.**

3. Add cheese and soup; cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve immediately.

**If you use the regular rice instead of fast-cooking, step 2 will take 25 minutes instead of 5 minutes.

Personally, I like to add more chicken, broccoli, carrots, & cheddar cheese than it calls for in the recipe. :)

94/365

Easter Egg Hunt at Republic Early Childhood. When we arrived the boys were able to have their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny. While we were waiting for the hunt to begin, the boys were able to participate in some activities Parents-As-Teachers had set up in the cafeteria. Then they split everyone into two groups 0-2 years and 3-5 years and each child was able to find 15 eggs. Most the eggs were filled with hard candies or Hershey kisses, but a few held special goodies. Drew found one that got him a Wal-Mart gift card...which he of course had to spend buying a new small Lego set.

93/365

An evening with friends. Tonight we went over to the Clarks' for dinner with the Walkers. We took cheesy hashbrown casserole and the leftover "poop" muffins.

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Jumping! That is Zach's preferred form of getting from one place to another. He jumps EVERYWHERE!

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April Fool's Day!

I started off the morning making chocolate muffin "poop" piles ;) Drew had no interest in trying them, but as soon as Zach heard they were chocolate he dug in...and begged for me.

For dinner I made "cupcakes"....rather meatloaf with mashed potatoes on top. TOO funny! Both the boys were all ready to dig-in to their "cupcakes" but weren't too excited about finding out they weren't cake after all. John wouldn't even touch them until he knew what they were. lol