Sisters with a Little Mister

Baptism

Our nephew, Caden was baptized on Sunday. It was a great day and he was so good in church. He was baptized in the church where I grew up in & it was nice to visit there again. Here are some photo highlights from baptism:After the service we had some gift opening and lunch. I made a double batch of Wild Rice & Cheese Soup and it was a hit! I had at least 4 people ask for the recipe. We also had this soup, home made chicken noodle, chili soup, and cabbage soup. I went for the home made chicken noodle and it was delicious. We also had ham sandwiches, cake, & peanut butter bars that were to die for! After lunch the kiddos found a nice place to sit - right on Grandpa's lap.During the service Macyn saw Grandpa in the back of the church & he started waving. She threw a fit because she wanted to be with him (during the prayers, mind you) and had to be taken out. Needless to say, Grandpa got a talkin' to after church :)

It was a great day with family and friends. Congratulations Caden, we love you!

Quiet Time

As I was sitting in the living room watching TV, I had noticed Macyn went into her room (usually to play with toys.) I can always hear her knocking things around, when all of a sudden it got really quiet. Whenever this happens, it always seems she's into something she shouldn't be. So I go into her room and find this:Macyn had climbed onto the rocker and began looking at books! Disaster averted. It was super cute seeing her rocking herself!

Winter Whitewash, Part II

We decided to try and take Macyn outside sledding in hopes that she didn't get Winter Whitewashed again. She didn't! Her outing was better than her last one, but she's not a huge fan of riding on the sled. Silly kid - LOVES to be pulled inside, not so much outside. I guess I shouldn't have pushed her down the bunny hill in the backyard :)Since she wasn't a huge fan of sledding, or laying in the snow not being able to move, it was time to try something else:At least she likes doing SOMETHING outside :)

Spaghetti Saturday Night

One of Macyn's favorite foods is spaghetti. So we decided to let her go "all out" and get messy! I remember seeing pictures of myself when I was her age covered in, what it seemed, heat to toe in marinara. I am completely okay with this "clean" approach. However, after her bath, there were some noodles floating in the tub :).

To go along with the spaghetti and meatballs, I made some Garlic Butter Croissants instead of garlic bread. I got the recipe out of the book Cooking Outside the Pizza Box. What you do is, roll out your crescent rolls and top with garlic butter & mozzarella cheese. Roll up and bake. They were super easy and really good!

Changing Table Jungle Gym

This is what Macyn's room looks like now. A toy bin storage system which houses all of her toys. She USED to have a changing table....until she decided to use it as a jungle gym. Case and point:


She seemed like such a pro at this, which makes me wonder if climbing her table is what she has been doing by herself in her room these past few days. hm...... Amazing how much they learn considering she learned how to walk about 2 months ago is all! She's a daredevil, that's for sure!

Easiest Soup.....Ever!

Doesn't this look gooood?! Guess what it consists of? Buying cans of different stuff and putting them all together. Simple as that! My mom actually gave me the recipe, and I think she got it from Weight Watchers. It tastes like a combination between chili soup and vegetable soup. Either way, it has a lot of flavor and super easy to make. Ready for the recipe? Here it is:

1 can Hormel chili with beans
1 can Hormel chili without beans
1 can mixed vegetables
1 can corn
1 can green beans
1 can fire roasted tomatoes
1 can old fashioned vegetable soup
1 can diced potatoes

Put all in pot (liquids included) and heat thoroughly.

That's it! And its a good, hearty soup. Enjoy!