menu monday

hello. did you have a good monday? i did! i got so much accomplished, and i feel good about that. before we get to my menu for the week, here's a little project i did over the weekend...inspired by this post from becky higgins blog. if you don't read her blog, check it out. she is most inspiring! (thanks susanne for reminding me about her!)

anyway, i had the iron tray from southern living and just spray painted it white and distressed it a little. the black wood candle holder i already had too. the new stuff i got at hobby lobby. i just arranged it on the tray and put some season appropriate items in the glass containers (peppermints and pinecones) and voila! a new centerpiece for our dining table.

and here is my picture of the day today...all of my pantry items after a trip to the grocery store.

after watching nicole richie on "the talk" the other day (do you watch that show? hilarious.) and listening to her talking about the foods she does not give her children, i decided to nix any canned foods and get back to fresh fruits and veggies. i'm not getting crazy and giving my child sugar free vegan cupcakes, but i am making it a point to give her plenty of fruits & veggies and a large variety of foods, especially right now, since she's open to eating most anything. did you think i was never going to post my menu? well here it is...

monday-ham and cheese stuffed chicken breasts, roasted asparagus with parmesan

tuesday-salmon cakes, garlic sauteed spinach, tri color pasta with balsamic dressing

wednesday-ground beef and cheddar casserole, green beans

thursday-beany, cheesey, chicken and zucchini quesadillas

friday-spagetti and meatballs, steamed broccoli

saturday-mushroom, avocado cheeseburgers, waffle fries

sunday-eat out

and lastly, this pic of nana and sadie. this is the face sadie makes now anytime i try to take a picture of her and it really makes me laugh!

front tooth

this little one kept me up for 2 hours early this morning. i couldn't figure out why she was so sleepy but wouldn't go back to sleep?

the answer: she cut her 3rd tooth. yippee! we were starting to wonder if she was only going to have 2 bottom teeth forever. hehe :) it's her left front tooth, and the right one is about to poke through also. plus she's got 2 more bottom teeth that she's close to cutting. so i guess she'll go from 2 teeth to 6 teeth very soon!

happy weekend.

what i wore wednesday

hi! well i had decided to quit doing what i wore wednesday because it takes a lot of effort to remember to take a picture and well, really, i was in an outfit slump. (maybe i still am) why when i have a very large closet full of clothes can i not find anything cute to wear? and why do i feel compelled to go and buy the cute stuff i see other people wearing on their what i wore wednesday posts? anybody else doing that?

but here i am again doing another week of pics. so here they are!

grey ruffly top-downeast basics

purple cardi-old navy

skinnies-target

boots-dillards

earrings-compass

ring-michele busch

love pink t shirt-v's secret

green tank-target

workout capris-kohl's?

running shoes (you can't see them) but they are ryka's and they are wonderful!! way helping me to run better ;)

plaid shirt-forever 21

distressed jeans-gap

boots-target

turquoise ring-santa fe street vendor

striped cardi-target

necklace-loft

jeggings-kohl's

boots-target

ring-boutique

bracelet-boutique

gold blouse-loft

skirt-talbot's

belt-forever 21

shoes-?

necklace-forever 21

sadie belle's outfit-target

purple tunic-target

leggings-boutique

boots-kohl's

bracelet-boutique

necklace-word of the year from lisa leonard, charms from the vintage pearl

blouse and skirt-downeast basics

scarf-y wrap thing (what's it called?)-forever 21

boots-dillard's

earrings-michele busch

have a great week!

goodbye 2010

these pictures have nothing to do with the end of the year, i just thought they were so dang cute!

i can't believe this year is over. what a year!

our plans tonight include s'mores and popcorn and watching the 2nd night at the museum movie. exciting, no?

i will leave you with my sadie belle enjoying her bath...

see ya in 2011.

whew...

it has been one of those days. it started out not so great with me feeling bad and seemed never ending. by 5:15pm when mike got home, my body felt on the verge of collapse and my eyes filled with tears (just for a second or two) because i was so tired/hormonal and ready for a break. so while i finished cooking dinner for us, he fed sadie. after i gave her her bath, they played so i could sit and read blogs and do nothing. then he put her to bed so i could get in the bathtub. i just so appreciate having a husband who wants to and will volunteer to take care of sadie so i can get some alone time. i love my sweet sadie with all my heart, but at times, a mama needs a break.

so here is my little table beside my bathtub. i lit my volcano aloha candle from anthropologie and mike brought me in a glass of wine to drink while i soaked. the perfect smell of my candle and hot water really relaxed me and was just what i needed. here i am after my bath in my silky pjs, ready to get in bed with my wine and some hershey's chocolate and a good book.

good night!

menu for the week

i'm a little late posting my menu for the week, but here it is: (accompanied by pictures of sadie and her new kitchen!)

monday- parmesan and artichoke chicken with zucchini and spiral pasta

tuesday-minestone soup, grilled cheese sandwicheswednesday-spagetti and green beans

thursday- leftovers
friday-ham, sweet potatoes, sauteed spinach

saturday-sausage breakfast burritos

not too inventive, but yummy!!

fun times

well we've had a great weekend. so busy and full of fun fun fun!! (picture overload ahead...)

first of all, our official 2o10 family photo

(taken by my very talented sister) this was at mom's house. so sweet of sadie and mckinlee reading a story

playing in the kitchen

after eating hamburgers that night, we came back over to our house to have s'mores at our outdoor fireplace. they were soooo yummy!

this picture makes me laugh because we have a vast array of different clothing on! it was super cold!

mck's marshmallow was super toasty ;)

quick family pic before our soup and game night...this is the only picture i got this night, but we had so much fun. we had chicken tortilla soup, minestrone soup, a cheese and cracker tray, and brownies and we played fun games.

today, while daddy washed my car, sadie and i went outside to play. i was cracking up because she stood like this the whole time she had the coat on...like she couldn't move her arms because of the thick furry lining. plus the hood was too big and kept falling over her eyes and making her lose her balance. i couldn't quit laughing! but of course i helped her up!

my snow bunny

so we changed into a more manageable coat and hat and she was happy

kisses!

and i loved this one-off center and so pretty of her!

doesn't she look like her daddy in this one?!

my big girl looking at her shadow

hi! (that's her word of choice this week....she says it all day long)

and quite possibly my favorite picture of the week

a cranberry sauce "soul patch"! haha!!

happy sunday!