Thursday Talk

It is funny sometimes some of the things that Morgan says and comes up with. I have been meaning to keep track of the conversations, but after a while I forget. I just had this conversation with her today and it was funny. A little background is that since her cousin Maggie got her ears pierced we have been asking her if she wants to get hers done. I decided that when I had girls I would wait and let them make the decision if they wanted to have their ears pierced. At first when we brought this up she asked if it hurt, I said a little bit and just for a minute, so every time I ask her she would say "No, I don't want it to hurt" Anyways, back to our conversation today this is how it went while we were driving to the store.

Morgan: "Mom, I think I want to get my ears pierced"

Me: "You do?"

Morgan: " Yes, I won't be scared, I can bring my ah ah with me, and I am a big girl now so I can get them done, I am 74"

Me: Laughing as I said "Really, your 74? Or are you 4?"

Morgan: Laughing, "Your right Mom, I am only 4, but I am still a big girl"

Me: "Yes you are, lets wait until Daddy gets home and we will ask him if it will be okay to go get your ears pierced"

Morgan: "Mom, why don't you just text him"

I was laughing, not only for how witty she is, but when I was her age texting didn't even exist. Which then made me feel really old!

Fun in the Sun--photo dump

We has some nice weather this last weekend and were able to get the girls outside for some fresh air and change of scenery....I got some really good pictures of them, here is the photo dump!

All three girls, Jaidyn, Cameryn and Morgan Having fun with their big sister in her Jeep

Jaidyn has so much fun in the jeep!

Morgan looks a little crazy here, but look at the smile on Cameryn's face!

All three girls hanging out, Jaidyn, Cameryn and Morgan

My Little Jaidyn

Cameryn looking so grown up!

My Menu

Well another week is gone and it is time for my menu! We stuck to our menu last week so that was nice that I didn't have to come up with an alternative at the last minute! I am now trying to mold my menu based on the weather, since we love to BBQ. We had a few nice warm moments this weekend and right now it is cold and raining.....I just want our spring to be here!!!! Before I know it will be 100 plus degrees outside which is UNBEARABLE! I just would like a few weeks of 70-80 degrees where we can enjoy being outside and cooking on the grill!

Sunday: Cheeseburgers, baked beans and fries

Monday: Spaghetti Batch in the crock pot, olive garden bread sticks

Tuesday: Grilled Pork Chops (suppose to be the nicest of this week), Au gratin potatoes, and corn

Wednesday: Chicken Ranch Tacos (new recipe), Spanish rice and re fried beans

Thursday: Beef and Noodles (another new recipe), green beans and rolls

Friday: OUT (Not sure where yet, but out)

Saturday: Appetizer night, Chicken bites, potato skins, and steak bites (THEY WERE DELICIOUS AND I HAVE TO HAVE THEM AGAIN!!)

Like I said we made The Pioneer Woman's steak bites this weekend and the last two mornings I woke up CRAVING them. They were divine, so frickin good!! I recommend them to EVERYONE! Well I am off to do more laundry (never ending in this house!) Have a great week everyone. Oh and I promise to have another update on the girls...I got some really good pictures of them this weekend, so stay tuned!

My Menu

I didn't get a chance to post my menu yesterday because I was busy in the morning watching my neighbor's son for a few hours before he had to go to preschool. I did my grocery shopping on Saturday and remember I wanted to stick to a $160 budget, and my results? I went $30.00 over, so not bad. I was pretty much right on for what I thought the prices were, however I did put a few "splurge" items in the cart. Even though they weren't "splurge" I just forgot to add them to my list, like Yogurt for the girls (they LOVE yogurt and eat it almost every day!) So I didn't feel guilty, I was happy with the results! Here is my menu:

Sunday: Teriyaki and Spicy Chicken Legs, Baked Potatoes, and Green Beans

Monday: Sweet and Sour Chicken (new recipe and it was delicious!), rice and salad

Tuesday: Taco Tuesday: Ground Beef Tacos, tator tots, and refried beans

Wednesday: Rigatoni w/ spaghetti sauce, garlic bread and salad

Thursday: W.T. Mac and Cheese, chili and baked potatoes

Friday: Carne Asada, grilled veggies and potato rounds

Saturday: Appetizer night (I didn't get to this last Saturday) Wings, Steak Bites (so excited, from the pioneer woman) and Crab Rangoon.

Now if only it would warm up more here, I have a lot of barbecuing recipes planned for this coming month and when it is 40 degrees outside and raining all the time it is hard to get out and use that BBQ! This has been the craziest Winter/Spring since I have lived in Boise! Barely any snow and quite warm in the winter, now that it is spring is cold, rainy and has snowed a couple times this month! I want my Spring!! Let's hope it is going to get better!!! Have a great week everyone!

My Menu

Here is my menu for the week, like I said in my previous post I already have my menu planned for the next month! It is going to make grocery shopping so much easier!!

Sunday: Pulled Pork, Cheesy Potato Casserole, Green Beans

Monday: PW Homemade Chicken and Noodles (I have a big batch frozen), grilled cheese sammies, and salad

Tuesday: Teriyaki Pork Chops, PW's Sesame Noodles and corn

Wednesday: Homemade Hamburger Helper, salad and rolls

Thursday: Tilapia (new recipe), rice and biscuits

Friday: OUT (Once a month we try to treat ourselves out, of course a happy hour is ideal because you get better deals! Not sure where we are going but I will probably decide that day!)

Saturday: Appetizers: Crab Rangoon, Chicken Wings, and PW's Steak Bites (I am so excited to try them!)

Have a great week! And I will let you know how I did on my grocery challenge!!

Grocery Challenge

Well another week has gone by and we even lost an hour today, but my menu planning must continue. I was reading THIS blog the other day and decided to give my self a challenge for my next grocery trip. I always grocery shop for a month at a time--with the exception of fresh fruits and veggies. I always shop after the 15th of the month due to our budget, again with the exceptions of fresh food and maybe "emergency" items we need. Also, since I do shop for the whole month, we spend around $300 a month, when you are feeding 5 people, that is a lot of food to make and it is just going to get worse as they get bigger!!!

So, after reading the blog I was talking about earlier she feeds a family of 6 and tries to only spend $100 a month. I thought well I am spending pretty much that for our family of 5 so maybe I could cut it down. My challenge that I will be doing is to half my grocery budget on the next trip so try to stay at $160. I normally shop, than make my menu, but now I have made my menu, made my list up and hopefully we will stay in my budget (based on my totals that I think everything will cost, I would be at $163, and that is w/o any coupons. I still have to match those up. If I could save $150 a month, than we would be able to take a family vacation, or maybe buy something fun for the house, etc. I will update you all and let you know how it goes, I am really excited and love being challenged by this challenge!!

My Menu

Here is my menu for this week. My favorite thing I made last week were these Ham and Cheese Sliders...they were delicious. I left out the poppy seeds, just because I didn't have any and I highly recommend you try them...they were YUMMY!

Sunday: Cheeseburgers and Fries (we spent the afternoon at the zoo, and I forgot to take something out for dinner, so that is what we had!)

Monday: Salisbury Steak (new recipe), egg noodles and green beans

Tuesday: Taco Soup and Quesadilla's

Wednesday: Fried Chicken, Cous Cous, and Corn

Thursday: Spaghetti, Salad and Garlic Bread

Friday: Crock Pot BBQ Chicken and baked potatoes

Saturday: ???? Maybe Steak or appetizers, I haven't decided yet.

So, only 2 new recipes this week, and we had one of them tonight and it was good, a real comfort meal! Have a great week!!

19 months ish.....

I meant to do an update on Cameryn and Jaidyn at their 1 1/2 year check up, but I just ran out of time! I can't believe that 19 months have already gone by. I am getting super excited for this summer as we will be able to go camping with out having to worry about them crawling in dirt and all of that!

Cameryn Paige:

She doesn't have much hair, but I keep trying!

Weight: 28 lbs (estimate)
Eye Color: Blue
Hair: Straight and blonde

Favorite Foods: Strawberry's, Peaches, Oranges, Spaghetti, Bread, Cheese, Breakfast Sausage, oh did I mention cheese---she would eat it all day every day if I let her.

Questionable Foods: Chicken (she ate it in a casserole, but if it is plain she won't--unless it is a chicken nugget), and eggs

Favorite Things: toys that require construction (blocks), chasing her sister, bath time, shoes, and drinking out of a straw

Personality: When she is happy, she is happy, when she is not, she is all DRAMA, will have the biggest meltdown (usually when I take something from her that she shouldn't have, or her sister steals her toy).

Jaidyn Elliott:

She has been crinkling her face a lot lately...love it!

Weight: 24 lbs (estimate)
Eye Color: Hazel--they changed from blue to hazel
Hair: Curly, curly, curly and a brownish blonde color

Favorite Foods: Grapes, Peaches, Spaghetti, Yogurt, Cheese, potato chips, goldfish, cheese puffs(she would eat these all day if I let her, they don't get them very often, it is just a treat)

Questionable foods: eggs, she will sometimes eat them, sometimes not. Other than that she will eat what ever we put in front of her!

Favorite things: Chasing her sister around, bath time, trying to get dressed her self, Elmo, standing on things--she is a monkey, if she can climb it she will.

Personality: She is just a sweet cuddly girl. Doesn't melt down too often, loves to giggle and laugh, but HATES her diaper being changed.

We still have to girls getting speech therapy, they have come a long way! They will sign "more" and Cameryn signs "all done". Jaidyn is saying Mama and Dada and daaa (dog) and dd (dirty). Cameryn is not consistent with Mama but she will say it from time to time, she says Dada, Daaa (dog) and dd (dirty). Even though they are not "talkers" they follow direction really well. They are really into hugging and kissing each other as well, I hope this is a trend to continue and that they will be best friends!!