Learning

Emily isn't feeling well today, has a fever and is real calm. So we used the time to read the story of Noah and sing two songs about it. Then we started tracing A's (thanks Meaghan for the plastic cover idea). She and Claire are now asleep in the same room which is something unheard of for nap time. It works out okay for night night but not during nap usually. :)

Six Month and Family Photos

In January my wonderful cousin-in-law Katie Bredehoeft took some family photos for us! Here are some of them, they turned out Amazing!!!

Sneaky Chef Strikes Again

So my daughter loves the Annie's Macaroni and Cheese and would eat it every day if she could. Thanks to BFF Christy who gave me the great Sneaky Chef cookbook it is now healthier! All you do is add 2 tbls - 4 tblsp of white puree (http://www.thesneakychef.com/free_recipe_white_puree.php) and they get a good dose of vegetables too!! Better yet, it passed the taste test! I ate it and couldn't even tell. Thanks again Christy!!

Whole Foods Miracle

Mom said this was blog worthy so here we go: Today I went to the post office and was trying to mail a birthday present when I discovered Chris had my debit card. I guess with all the doctor and hospital appointments yesterday he ended up with mine and his. I wasn't worried though because I knew I had my check book so we went on to whole foods anyway. An hour and half later and a ton of food and we were checking out!! The cashier saw I was writing a check and said "We don't accept checks. " So I said that was all I had and went to the elevator basically in tears (yes it has been loong couple of weeks and yesterday was a real doozy) when the customer service rep ran up and said they would accept it this one time!! What a lifesaver!!!! I LOVE Whole Foods. Not only is their food higher quality it actually tastes better and their customer service is amazing! You don't like something you got? No problem just return it. It is so nice to see these days. Alright my add for whole foods is done :) I was never a believer till Mom made me their hamburgers right after Claire was born. Delicious!:)

FMy wonderful sister Mandie and her new little boy Joey

Joey Alan Goodspeed has arrived!!!

Valentine Cupcakes that turned in to Happy Birthday Cupcakes!

Emily helped and enjoyed the batter

Claire watched all the action

Roly Poly Claire

This is how my 6 month gets around...rolling one way and then back and then scooting. So cute!:)

Sneaky Chef Recipe

My good friend Christy gave me this awesome book called "The Sneaky Chef" so today I decided to try a recipe for "No Harm Chicken Parm". First I had to make three different purees, homemade breading and "Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce". It took me about four hours to get it all done including the chicken but now I have a bunch in the freezer for later! As I was making it I was astonished to note that the chicken turned out to be green (because of the green puree) and my sauce turned out to be orange (because of the orange puree).

I was dubious to how Chris was going to handle this so I warned him!:) But.....

....it was pretty good!! Chris, my toughest critic, gave it a 3 out of 10 because it wasn't crispy. :) But I would give it a 7 and Emily ate it and got a whole boatload of veggies so that is good!!! I froze some for later so come on up and try it out!! It ended up being totally organic which has never happened in this house before!

Here is all the puree and pasta sauce I now have saved in the freezer.

A little post dinner reading :)