Tasty Tuesday

My cute friend Brandy gave me this delicious and super simple recipe. I like to make mash potatoes with it and use the soup/sauce as the gravy (as recommended by Brandy.) Or if your looking for even easier thrown some cut up potatoes right into the crockpot too!! Seriously, who doesn't love a crockpot??

Crock Pot Chicken:
Brandy Jesperson
Put 2 chicken breasts, ½ bag of carrots, 1 can cream of mushroom soup, and 1 can french onion soup into crock pot, cook on low 8 hours. *You can easily double or triple this recipe to accommodate your family!

Results

We had our ultrasound today!! Everything looks good...and we have a healthy baby. For those of you who voted blue, (like I did) you were wrong! We are having a girl!!! I was so convinced it was a boy, when she told me it was a girl it felt like a total surprise because I had convinced myself already it was a boy. It ended up making it really fun though since I was so surprised...I couldn't stop giggling!!! We are so excited and ready to have a try at the girl thing since right now all we know is boy. Dawson will make such a cute brother to a little sister. I can't wait to go shopping now...I told Christopher his life just got more expensive because she is gonna be one dolled up little girl!!

Playhouse Disney Show

On January 31st me and Dawson went with my friend Stacy and her daughter Addy (who is Dawson's best buddy) to the Playhouse Disney Show at the Energy Solutions Arena. Dawson lately has loved watching some of the Playhouse Disney shows in the morning (Tigger and Pooh, Little Einsteins, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) and I knew Addy was a fan as well so when I saw a commercial for a live show I knew we just had to go! We decided to make a day of it, so Stacy and I headed downtown with two excited little kiddos to eat lunch then see the show. We were right by the Gateway so we decided on California Pizza Kitchen and had some great food. We finished up with just enough time to walk across the street to the arena, sit in our seats, and have the show start. At first Dawson and Addy didn't even move....they just sat there, mouths hanging open with a look of awe on their little faces...it was so cute! Soon enough though they were up out of their seats singing and dancing along with all the characters. Everytime someone new walked out like Mickey or Tigger, Dawson would turn to me, gasp, and say "Mom, Mom, Mickey!!!" Once he even tapped the lady in front of us and told her "It's Pooh!!" Luckily she thought it was cute and chatted with him. Of course Dawson and Addy loved just being there together too...they were holding hands, dancing, and giggling the whole time. We ended the day with getting them each a light up Little Einsteins Wand that has since then been used as a weapon on various occasions, mostly to the dog. Boys. Anyways, I love as Dawson gets older being able to take him to different things and seeing his little face light up with joy. It makes having to now watching Mickey and Einsteins and Tigger and Pooh everyday worth it....most the time. :)
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Tasty Tuesday

My mom makes the best Italian Beef Sandwiches! I had my own recipe but once I tried hers, there was no way I was going back to mine. Her recipe is super simple and it has the best italian flavoring....just like an italian beef should! The key is to let the beef cook in the slow cooker all day and DON"T open that lid til it's time to shred it. Your beef will be so tender it will fall to pieces...just what you want it to do. Slap it on some crusty french bread with mozzarella and you have yourself a yummy gooey sandwich that's a crowd pleaser!

Italian Beef Sandwiches
Darlene Springer

1 chuck roast
1 t accents (it's in the seasoning aisle)
1 t oregano
1 t dry mix italian seasoning dressing
2 cans beef broth

Combine all ingredients in a crock pot and mix. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. Shred meat and return to juice. Serve on french bread or crusty rolls, with mozzarella and a cup of the juice on the side for dipping. Eat and enjoy!

PS...My big ultrasound is scheduled for a week from this Friday, February 20th. We are so excited to find out if we are having a boy or a girl! Go ahead and cast your vote on my side panel. Pink if you think it's a little girl and blue if you think it's a little boy!

The Big Chop

Two weeks from yesterday, we were at Christopher's parents house for his Dad's Birthday. For almost four years now I have been growing out my hair; wanting it to be long enough to donate to Locks of Love (it's always been one of those things I've wanted to do.) Well it finally was so I decided it was time to chop my hair off. My hair was the longest I had ever had it in my life but I was totally ready to cut it off. Christopher's mom whipped out her scissors (she cuts hair professionally), I put my hair in a ponytail, and with a few big cuts I was free! I was getting sick of it touching my neck and always being in my way so it really did feel like I was free. His mom cut my hair into a cute a-line bob with layers stacked in back and I am loving it! My hair was sent off in the mail and has been donated to help kids in need of wigs- yay! Here are some pictures from the event:

An "Ancient" Story

A couple of weekends ago when Chris was home, we decided to take Dawson to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. Our neighbor Sheri and her son Parker joined us as well as his friend Parker. Dawson is all about dinosaurs, monsters, or anything that is big and scary; so naturally he loved it. The best part was they had tons of hands on stuff with each exhibit so he could touch things and play with them as much as he wanted (perfect for a 2 year old!) Every dinosaur we saw he sat there and pointed it out to us and said "wow!" followed by roaring at it. Funny boy, apparently he thinks he could scare them off. They had one area where the kids could play with water and sand and little plastic dinosaurs and make rivers, islands, etc. I think we were there for at least 30 minutes and could of stayed longer if we didn't have a whole museum to look at. The end also had 2 sand pits where you could dig up bones in. So neat!! The best part was he played so hard and had so much fun he also slept hard at nap time!

Tasty Tuesday

Christopher's cousin by the very awesome name of Sarah gave me this recipe awhile back, when I saw her mention it on her blog. Since then I have made this recipe numerous times and I love love love it! To echo her, this is one of my favorite things to make (cause it's easy) and eat (cause it's yummy)!! I just want to thank her for such a great recipe, and I hope she doesn't mind me posting it on my blog!

Crockpot Chicken Tacos:
Sarah Frietas
4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (I use two and it works fine too!)
1 4 oz can chopped green chilis
1 cup water
1 t. chicken bouillon
1/2-3/4 cup salsa
1 1/2 t. chili powder
1 t. cumin
1 can red beans, drained

Place all ingredients in crockpot and stir to mix. Cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours. Shred chicken with forks and return to pot. Serve on flour tortillas with your favorite taco fixings. Delish!

Any praise for this one goes right to her!