Looking Like Spring

Today is the last day of January. It looks and feels like Spring around here. We are picking daffodils and enjoying the sweet smell of our Winter honeysuckle bush. We are playing outside, swinging  and going for walks. I am sure that there is going to be more cold weather but it is nice to get out of the house for a change. 

I wish that you could smell this Winter Honeysuckle, it smells so wonderful.

I hope you all have a great rest of the week!

Chicken Taco Soup

I love finding easy and quick recipes.

All Recipes is one of my favorite places to search. Saturday I came across this yummy soup. I tried it today and I think it was fabulous! Jamie enjoyed 2 bowls and is taking it for lunch tomorrow. Sophie Clare ate some but was not real hungry.

CHICKEN TACO SOUP

 

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
1 (16 ounce) can chili beans
 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer (you could add water instead)
2 (10 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning
 3 whole skinless, boneless chicken breasts
shredded Cheddar cheese (optional) sour cream (optional) crushed tortilla chips (optional)

Directions

Place the onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, beer, and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning, and stir to blend.
 Lay chicken breasts on top of the mixture, pressing down slightly until just covered by the other ingredients.
Set slow cooker for low heat, cover, and cook for 5 hours.

Remove chicken breasts from the soup, and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Stir the shredded chicken back into the soup, and continue cooking for 2 hours.
Serve topped with shredded Cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.

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YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

A Day In Pajama's

Tuesday was a very special day that we had been looking forward to. It was PAJAMA DAY at the library. Story time was going to be filled with lots of little boys and girls running around in there PJ'S. They were going to read Llama Llama Red Pajama's and Llama Llama Misses Mama.  Sophie Clare could not believe she was getting to wear her pj's and was very excited about it.

She was ready for anything in her cute pj's and sunglasses.

Just hanging out and waiting on her friends to get there.

When it comes to singing in public, Sophie Clare usually just hangs back and watches. She really does not pay all that close to the story, she is more about people watching. ;-)

After the music and the story, they had the cutest surprise ever.

 An Alpaca

It was so cute drinking for a bottle. Sophie Clare took that in closely.

After all everyone got to touch it, we went over to work on the craft. You could go back 1 at a time to have your picture made with "Sandy"

Sophie Clare was super excited to get some one on one time with the Alpaca. Although she was a little bit nervous.  You can tell that by the look on her sweet face.

She is 4 months old and super soft. Sophie Clare's sweet Aunt Mary got her an Alpaca hat for the Winter. We love it!! Also the hat that she wore the most when she was small was made from Alpaca.

Isn't she just soooo stinking cute??

We went to eat some lunch in our pj's and I ask SC to let me take a pic.

She decided to strike a pose.

We had tons of fun in our pj's!!

Little Fashionista

It is 11:25 and everyone is in bed. I am staying up for a quick blog post.

 I just had to share Sophie Clare's unique fashion wear for last night. My little fashionista received a dress up trunk for Christmas. She does not play with it a ton because she is afraid she will have to take her "t-shirt" off. haha I have tried showing her that she can wear it over her clothes but...........anyways. ;-) 

She has a mind of her own and can wear anything and look good!

She put 2 skirts on.

1 for the top and 1 for the bottom.

This girl is styling and super cute! Just look at those hands on her hips as she walks the runway.

Sometimes when she dresses up, I pretend to tell all about who and what she is wearing.

I love her soooo much!!

She looks like such a big girl!

She is so much fun and full of personality! 

Please ignore her room, we were playing! ;-)

A Dreamland Lunch

Well I said to be con't but all I had left was really lunch to blog about. I did my last blog through the course of a couple of hours. The only time that I can sit down and not be interupted is 11 o'clock at night.  I know I am crazy during the day and much crazier at night. ha  Jamie usually reads my blog the next day at work and corrects anything he finds wrong. ha I love being interupted by Sophie Clare and would not change it. I am just thankful you all con't to read about us! :-)

After all of our fun at the McWane Center, how could we pass up DREAMLAND????  We were starving and being the bread lover that I am, I could not wait for that fresh bread and sauce. I ate 1 piece and had to take SC to the restroom. When I got back there was only 1 piece of bread left. hehe I do belive that Jamie was hungry. That was ok, they brought us plenty more bread. 

The ribs were so delish!

While Jamie was paying and getting me sauce to take home, Sophie Clare and I walked outside.

Me- Hey, Let me take your pic.

This is her response.

Well......hum!

She is a mess!!

Finally she gave me her fake cheese smile.

After lunch, we headed to Trussville and did a little shopping. I can never pass up a trip to Target!!

The McWane Center

It was a wonderful weekend and fully packed! Friday Andrea and I were texting back and forth. She was trying to decide between going to the McWane Center or the Aquarium. The McWane Center won and she invited us to tag along. I was super excited! When we got there, it did not take us long to see that we were going to have soooo much fun. I spotted the bed of nails and could not wait to jump on. Sophie Clare was a little unsure. I showerd her it was ok!

Then daddy showed her it was ok but she was not going to lay on it.

 She enjoyed mashing the button though.

We tried seeing how tall she was but she was not still enough.  I stepped on and it said I was 5'10 but I had boots on.

Jamie was having just as much fun as the little ones.

Sophie Clare really enjoyed watching her daddy.

I was pointing the vacumn at her and she thought it was so funny. 

Raising your on weight????

 Sophie Clare was super easy!

Jamie lifted with no trouble at all.

Me......well my arms are the weakest part on me. :-)

I did it!

Yay Me!

The distortion house was really neat...... You grew bigger and bigger.

The bubbles was our all time favorite.

Sophie Clare was amazed by the giant bubble!

This was the coolest thing ever.

We were inside a bubble!

Sophie Clare enjoyed mashing her hand in this. Some people would press there face into it.........I could not bare to do that.

 Hello germs! Meet my face!

It was so much fun sharing all the excitement with Sophie Clare. We went to pet sting rays and looked at all the other underwater world.

We also pretended we were meteorologist.

The fog tornado.

Sophie Clare had fun digging for dinosar bones.

The shadow walls were great.

The Magic City was just too cute! Tons of things for the kids to play with.

Sophie Clare loved the trains of course.

The BIG Light Brite!

The BIG Piano.

 To Be Continued............................................................