A Picture Update

This past week as been pretty low key for the most part so I will just share a few pictures that I took.

If AR hears something outside, like a big truck or Tucker barking, she thinks she's suppose to go and see it.  Well, the city people were cleaning up leaves across the street and she heard the truck.  I wasn't about to hold her up to the door window to watch the whole time so I just put her in her highchair and let her look out the window.  She loved it!

Looking so loooong!

On Wednesday I found her in the infant carseat that belongs to the little boy I keep.  She was playing quite contently until she flipped over trying to get out.

Notice her two favorite "toys" of the week.  One of her spoons and a sour cream bowl.  She will carry them all over, especially the sppon.  She'll even "stir" the spoon around in the bowl.  For those who don't have kids yet, real toys are sooo overrated!

Peek-a-boo!

I also made a cake this week for a church friend's daughter.  It was a first for me b/c it was a cake made out of cupcake so you can pull them apart.  I will have to do this type of cake again one day for AR.

That about wraps it up!  Next week will be spent figuring what all I need to do to prep for a busy June and *hopefully* starting on a curtain for the bathroom. I'm not having much luck in finding fabric though!

Some New Recipes

I'm pretty sure the last time I shared some recipes with you was before AR was born or right afterwards.  But I do have 3 recipes that I want to share b/c they have really impressed me.  I will just be linking up to where I got the recipes.  I also realize pics would help but they have them on the links so you'll have to look at theirs!

First, if you are on Pinterest then you have seen this Green Monster Spinach Smoothie pinned everywhere.  I pinned it a while ago but never got around to making it and I finally did last week.  Let me just say that I'm a fan!  I have since swapped out the peanut butter for strawberries and it's a little better in my opinion.  I hope to try more green smoothies in the future.  AR loves it too and that makes me happy b/c I get more fruits and veggies, which are harder, in her little body!  I have even made some popsicles for her out of them.  Oh, and frozen fruits are the KEY to a smooth smoothie... no more ice for me!

Second, I made this Sweet and Sour Chicken last week and it was sooo good.  It really does taste like takeout and I even heard my husband telling his family about it!  Will be making this again in the future!

Lastly, yesterday I made these Crockpot Chicken Tacos and can we say E-A-S-Y?!  Yes, we can.  We both really liked them too.  I even used frozen chicken breasts for the same time and it came out just fine.

Enjoy!

Cousins and "Cousins"

This past weekend, we headed to Mimi and Papa's house for the weekend since the Hayes crew was coming up.  We love to get the girls together any chance we get, not to mention we love seeing everybody else too!  Things are quite active now with a three year old boy and two walking one year olds!  And yes, the girls did wearing matching outfits at all times with the exception of pjs.

It was quite obvious this wasn't AR's first time at the piano with Mimi. 

Sweet Caroline

The girls getting some snacks from Grandmama

Riding the "horsey" with Uncle Chad

The girls

AR and Grayson beating up on Uncle Willie/Daddy

Somehow he missed her!

The girls taking a bath... Caroline wasn't happy about something!

Grayson was cracking me up with these marshmallows that he carried around and wanted us all to smell!

Daddy getting AR all ready for bed.

Attempting to take pics of the girls in their matching dresses.

A little better!

AR carried this purse that belonged to Aunt Mollie all weekend long.  This is exactly how she wore it too.

Grayson swinging

These girls love their shoes!

Speaking of "cousins", a couple weeks ago, my friend Jennie was up for her sister's graduation.  We were able to meet up with everybody downtown and they snapped a few pictures for us!  We hope Jennie and her husband will move closer to us one day!!

Me and Jennie

Love these girls... I used to go to the beach with their family during the summers.  Miss those days!

Sorry for the quality, but here we are in 2003 - 9 years ago!!!!!!!

Jennie's mom, Julie, dancing with AR!