K & J Tungate Times

Sqeeze workout!!

2012-01-26T20:16:00.000-08:00

Ok I just did this workout on Hulu.It was called the squeeze. Wholy CRAP!

This is the workout to do if you want a nice looking but and abs. I will feel it tomorrow!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/228797/gaiams-wake-up-workout-squeeze-the-complete-workout

Seriously try it.

Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (Invisible Touch Tour)

2012-01-25T09:37:00.000-08:00

So I was listening to this song in the car today. I rarely listen to Genesis, or Phil Collins, but the iPod was on random and this is what came up, and I chose to listen to it. Felix really likes it. He was singing along to it. And when we got home he was singing it as he was coloring. I love that kid.
I will try and get some video of it.

Also, I promise Justin and I have better taste in music than Phill Collins and KC and the Sunshine band.
I swear.

New Orchids and Citrus Trees!

2012-01-22T18:02:00.000-08:00

So justin bought some citrus trees.

I am very excited about them!! They are just seedings so I won't get any fruit for a while. The citrus trees are all going to stay small and can be grown in a window. I am also super excited for them to blossom. It will smell so good in our house!!!! Also I will have fresh citrus!

We also got several orchids in the last week. I am most excited about Mazillaria schunkeana. We saw it at an orchid society meeting and I wanted one. Now I have one!

For more information check out Justin's blog post on the plants. He has pictures as well.

http://orchidementia.blogspot.com/

We are also looking at getting a couple blueberry bushes. I am excited for our garden this summer!

Winter Fun!!

2012-01-22T08:28:00.000-08:00

Felix and grandpa Busby making cookies!

Felix had as much fun eating the cookies as making them:)

Not a great picture, but Justin and I made a growth board for his brother Budge and family. It is Star Wars !!

March of the presents!

Felix really enjoyed bringing out all the presents. He helped place all of them under the vivarium. He also handed out presents.

Yeah Christmas!

Calvin loved all the paper and ribbons.

Justin got me come awesome cheese!

Felix enjoying his presents!

More fun opening presents at grandpa Busby's house!

The book is called "All the Rain Promises and More". Seriously look it up online.

A bounty of cars!

GRRRRUmP said the little orange frog one day...

Calvin helping dad water plants.

Felix playing in the packing peanuts. He had a great afternoon playing in them.

Calvin loves to play!

Back to School

2012-01-09T21:19:00.000-08:00

School started this week!

I had my first class room class in like 10 years! It was fun.

I was half an hour late... but I walked in just after the power point was started for the lecture. Typical Katie, I read and reread when my class started and the room number, but for some reason Saturday morning came and I said to myself I am ready for my class at 8:30! I ended up calling Justin a bit flustered after seeing the lecture started and he told me "You said last night it started at 8:00."

I missed all the boring syllabus stuff which was nice.

I am feeling a bit anxious because my classes are a bit harder so I will need to study more. I hope the boys will be nice and let me have the time.

You may be thinking, hey wait shouldn't you be studying or doing homework right now? Yes, yes I should. But I just don't want to. Besides it has been like forever since I have written anything. Anyways, I am excited (just not right now) to learn and get things moving toward a degree!!!!!

I may not be posting as often now.

But I will post pictures from Christmas soonish:)

The Gift of Love

2011-12-24T14:01:00.000-08:00

This time of year always makes me think of the song "Because I Have Been Given Much". Not a very Christmasy song, but if you listen to the words I think it has everything to do with the Christmas season. The line that has always touched me is "I shall divide my gifts from thee with every brother that I see". This line I think embodies Christ. He always gave and helped everyone. It is wonderful that his charity is celebrated as well as his birth through donations of money, food, gifts, and giving of time to the less fortunate. Loving everyone is at the heart of what Christ taught and is something we should do our best to emulate all year long.

It's Always Fun When Grandma Comes!

2011-12-17T07:51:00.000-08:00

We went to the Museum at Thanksgiving Point. There were lots of things to Touch,

Read,

and exhibits to look at.

This is how Calvin spent most of his time.

This is how Felix spent most of his time.

Running in and out of tunnels.

Making friends in the play area.

Running back to the tunnel. (His favorite tunnel was the star tunnel at the beginning of the museum.)

We saw the exhibits.

We ran through the exhibits...

We made our own water ways. And played in the sand and water.

We had a fun day at the museum!

We had a super fun time with grandma Tungate!!!

Star Wars Clone Wars

2011-11-22T21:30:00.001-08:00

I am super sad.

I recently started watching Star Wars Clone Wars on You Tube.

I was a big fan of the micro series Cartoon Network did so I was slightly skeptical that it would be as good.

I really enjoyed it.

Seriously, where was this show when I was a kid.

Anyways, Cartoon Network took the episodes off You Tube.

I know it is illegal blah blah blah, but I really liked the show and now I have no way to watch it.

And I found out today that it is an ongoing series only in season 4! (I know I am way behind the times)

So that is really exciting but,

I feel totally hanging on where I stopped watching.

Right now I seriously want to know what happens to Fives.

I imagine I will end up watching the series again as my children grow up.

That seems like forever away.

FOREVER

I may have to breakdown and rent the DVD when series 4 comes out, or find a 10 year old with Cartoon Network who I can watch Clone Wars with on Fridays.

Also, I was just thinking, I am glad it is not 1980 and I just finished seeing Empire Strikes back for the first time.

"Luke I am your father."

Then waiting years for Return of the Jedi!

That would have killed me.

I guess I will just go to bed and get a good night sleep then...

21 Jump Street

2011-11-18T21:52:00.001-08:00

I was young when this T.V. show was on. Like 5. But I remember that it was time for bed when the show came on. I also remembered Johnny Depp. Yeah, I thought he was cute back then too. Anyways a few years ago my friend bought the 21 jump street DVD's. It was a lot of fun to watch them together. I found today that Hulu has them http://www.hulu.com/21-jump-street!

So if you need a little Johnny Depp fix, here you go.

Family Photo update

2011-11-17T10:07:00.001-08:00

It has been a while since I posted any photos.

So here are a few...

We went on a fall walk together.

We have poison dart frogs. It is really cool to watch the hop around the vivarium. But they do hide when Felix comes around. He is pretty loud and excited when he sees the frogs.

Don't worry they are not poisonous.

But they are dang cool.

Felix moved into a toddler bed!

Here he is jumping off of it.

1, 2, 3!!!

Calvin has discovered the joys of chewing. And especially likes mom's fingers.

Calvin was Orco for Halloween.

Felix was Heman.

And I was Android 17.

This was our pumpkin. He had a carrot nose. I designed it and justin carved it.

Calvin laughed for the first time this night. Felix unbuttoned his pj's and blew raspberries on his stomach. Calvin really got a kick out of it.

Felix has become quite adept at making "clean" messes. He gets into things like toothpaste, baby powder, lotion, and pictured here diaper ointment. He is also really good at climbing.

This is what I found one day after I had finished feeding Calvin. The boys were hungry and got themselves soy milk from the fridge.

This is our little monster. I got this cute outfit from my friend Julie! And I found the monster socks at Target.

I love the socks.

We finally unpacked Justin's supplements and had a great big box for the kids to play in.

I usually come out to this mess when I leave the room for a few seconds. Felix really wants to play with Calvin. And he is very good at sharing his favorite things. Calvin was not particularly happy in photo because he was asleep.

So those are a few things we have been up to in the last month.

Macintosh Apples

2011-11-16T13:26:00.001-08:00

This is my favorite time of the year.

Apples are in season!

But not just any apples, Macintosh apples.

They are my favorite.

The best eating apple ever!!!

Seriously I love them. Try them if you have not.

I think they have a great amount of tart and sweet. The flesh of the apple is not to hard not to soft and the skin is not bitter. I also love the green and red skin of the apple.

Oh and they smell wonderful! I picked up a bunch for eating this week. I am very excited to eat them!

I will be sad when they are out of season again...

Oh, and the best birthday present I have ever received from Justin.

A bag of Macintosh apples.

I have an awesome husband.

Squash Soup

2011-11-15T10:31:00.001-08:00

For those that have been waiting for me to post the squash soup recipe... .
Here it is!!!
It takes about 15 min. for prep work and about an hour for the cooking time. It serves about 4 people.

2 cups cubed squash (the smaller the squash cubes the faster it will cook)
1 onion medium sized sliced thinly and in teeny tiny pieces or minced
1 portabello mushroom (medium size) minced
1 cube of butter (1/2 cup)
1/4 teaspoon powdered garlic
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup chicken stock ( or use bullion cube)
3 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in your soup pot. When the butter is melted add 1/3 of the minced onion. Cook onion until almost golden brown. Add mushroom and 3 more tablespoons of butter and another 1/3 of the minced onion. Cook onions and mushrooms until the mushrooms and newly added onion begin to brown. Add the rest of the onion, butter, squash, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup of milk. Cover the soup pot stirring occasionally until squash begins to soften. About 5 to 8 min. mix up the squash and liquid until you get a lumpy mashed potato look to your squash. If you want a smoother soup use a hand mixer to get a fine silky texture. Add chicken stock and Worcestershire sauce stir until combined and cook 15 min. Stir in the remaining milk until combined and cook 15 more min.
Serve with your favorite bread and enjoy a fun seasonal soup! What I like about this soup is that is was really easy and all ingredients most of us always have in our kitchens.

And I am going to add a page to the blog with some of our favorite family recipes.

So if you wanted to make something I have posted about you can easily find it and make it yourself.

Happy cooking!

Bed Time

2011-11-13T13:40:00.001-08:00

Felix has been sleeping really well in his toddler bed. Until recently. He is starting to get out of bed now after we put him into bed at night. Felix will get out of bed with all his blankets and sit in the doorway of his room until he falls asleep. One night after I did a workout and showered I came out to find Felix had covered Calvin with a blanket and had made a halo of cars around his head. Felix was next to Calvin sitting quietly with his blankets and dog.

Trusting

2011-11-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

Um sometimes it is a little overwhelming to be a mom. Seriously these kids have no choice but to absolutely trust Justin and I right now. That is probably the scaryest thing about being a parent.

Facebook Reader and Google+

2011-11-07T17:00:00.000-08:00

Well for those of you that don't know. I got rid of my Facebook account. Why, it was a waste of time. I felt obligated to post something and really I just don't need to be spending time doing stuff like that. Sorry to anyone who will miss me, but if you are reading this then really you wont miss me to much ;) Reader, I am sad it is gone. It could be a waste of time, if I wanted it to be. But just like Justin said the other day it was really the best of the internet. Which was awesome! I will miss reading about cool new discoveries and neat places and good food. But I don't have the time to do what Reader did for me. I do have a google+ account. I like it kind of. It is like an exclusive facebook. Really right now I mostly have been playing Angry Birds with Felix on it. Not the greatest. I did get a Pinrest account. Which I like because I can make folders of things I like want to make etc.. So it has some of the same features as reader kind of. I am sorry if I don't friend everyone who friends me on pinrest but really you will be fine:) I am sure you have plenty of other friends.I am using mostly as a craft and food creativity cabinet. I am really sad that reader is gone, because I would have loved to pin some of the awesome things I saw... Also, poo on you google for changing reader.

What to do with extra Halloween candy?

2011-11-03T12:20:00.000-07:00

So we had a great Halloween. Felix got to trick-or-treat! Which he loved. We got to go to a fun Halloween party in grandpa and grandmas neighborhood! And we carved pumpkins and celebrated uncle Collins birthday! We knew we lived in an area with lots of little kids so Justin and I made sure to buy two big bags f candy. Halloween night Justin even suggested that we go and get another big bag. Well we now have a whole bag and a half of candy. Felix has volunteered his services (rather loudly) to help eat the candy. and Justin will eat the stuff he likes. That still leaves me with a ton of candy!!?!!I am thinking of breaking apart the candy bars and making some cookies, but that still leaves me with a ton of treats! ( i will probably o this and freeze the dough) I wish I still worked at the high school. I am sure I could dig up a few kids to eat some of the candy. Also all the candy in the house is reeking havoc on eating healthy. I love candy and sweets!

Pizza pooper

2011-11-01T20:35:00.000-07:00

Ok so I am kind of lame. I did make a lot of pizza in October, but seriously it takes lots of time to make dough. And kids are crazy when you need them to not be. Anyways, sorry if I disappointed anyone. But really you should try the pizza that I made! It was yummy! Also pizza in general is good. I tried some fun sauces: herb butter, squash, and alfredo. I really wanted to try to make an Indian pizza. But I just didn't take the time and I felt burnt out. But this month I will make it and post how it tasted. ( I am going to cheat and get the best masala in Utah from Bombay House to make it with. But I will be making my own paneer and nan!) On the other hand I made a really great squash soup tonight. Felix even ate some with a roll!!! Seriously it was that good :) I need to workout the directions so it makes sense. (I am not sure if I can even follow what I wrote down) But it was super yummy. So look forward to something you can do with all that squash you grew this summer :) Happy cooking!

Shake Shake shake, Shake your booty!!

2011-11-01T12:58:00.000-07:00

Ok, so you know I don't have the best taste when it comes to music. Don't get me wrong I like some good stuff, but for some reason I am attracted to some terrible music. Anyways, the other morning I was singing "shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake your booty, shake your booty!" Then the coolest thing happened, a little voice behind be said "shake your boobdie, shake your booobdie" So awesome!!!

climbing toddler

2011-10-21T17:26:00.000-07:00

I found Felix on top of the changing tabe this morning:) He was very proud of himself. Justin and I then decided it was only a matter of time before he started climbing out of his bed so we got out the toddler bed and put away the crib. Felix spent the next 10 min. counting to three and jumping off his bed. Hopefully he goes to sleep well, but I don't think that is going to happen :)

Blog Stats

2011-10-07T12:03:00.000-07:00

Do you look at your bolg stats? I had no idea until last year that they existed. Justin showed them to me. It is pretty cool. I love seeing the different countries that people are in when they look at my blog. Like today I looked at my week stats and I had a hit from Kazakhstan this week! Super cool! I do miss all the India hits I used to get. (Justin was in India). Anyways, Thank you people who look at my blog from other countries. You make my day when I look at my stats!

Pesto Pizza is the Besto!

2011-10-06T20:52:00.000-07:00

Justin had an awesome idea last month. Do a different pizza every night for one month. And for my birthday Justin bought me a pizza stone!! sooooo I am going to do it. I am very excited. I have a list of ideas and I can not wait to try them all!!! Yesterday I just made a regular supreme pizza with red sauce nothing really exciting. But today I made a keeper: The Besto Pesto Pizza -Heat pizza stone in a 500 degree oven for 20 to 30 min -I made my favoritepizza dough -I did not make the pesto myself. I used Cucina & Amore Pesto ( I got mine at Harmons) -Then I sprinkled a little bit of mozzarella cheese and feta ( I really like the stuff made with goats milk, sheep's milk is good too) on top. -Next I added some chopped spinach slices of tomato and chanterelle mushrooms. -I sprinkled more mozzarella cheese on top of that and a little parmesan cheese. -Change your temperature to 350 degrees and then onto the fabulous pizza stone (seriously it has totally changed how my crusts taste. I highly recommend one if you make homemade pizza) (or just heat your oven to 350 and use a pan what ever works it will still tast good) cook for about 15 min, or until the crust is brown and the cheese has a nice golden melty crust on it. -I like to add some garlic butter to the crust after I take out the pizza. I made this butter a little bit more salty than usual which was perfect. -I let it cool for a about 10 min. before cutting and eating. I seriously loved this pizza and Justin really liked it to! It is a keeper

Hold the Baby!

2011-10-05T10:37:00.001-07:00

Soy Milk

2011-10-05T10:32:00.000-07:00

So the other day Felix pulled Justin's soy milk out of the refrigerator opened it and started drinking it. Firstly I was mad that he was getting into the fridge and secondly I was mad that he was going to spit the milk out all over the floor and throw the carton when he found he didn't like it. But I was wrong. Not only did he drink the rest of the carton, he now asks for it on a regular basis. Who knew he would like soy milk?

Skeletor

2011-09-30T20:02:00.000-07:00

The other day while we were at Target I was looking at the Halloween decorations and getting excited. every time I passed a skull Felix would laugh "He he he he". It finally hit me after he did it like the 5th time that he was laughing like Skeletor.

I love that kid!

Feel the Burn

2011-09-22T14:38:00.000-07:00

Three cheers for exercising! Seriously I am super excited to feel able to do a full hard work out again. My goals are to run one 5k this fall/winter and next year run a marathon. It feels a little overwhelming but I know I can do it. I just need to stay dedicated to my workout routine and get new running shoes.Sadly mine broke. I loved my barefoot running shoes so much! Anyways, I am feeling excited and motivated. I was also super excited to find out that Hulu has a huge selection of workout video's! All of this working out has made me sore and super hungry.