Bathing Cuties

I left Keenan in charge for a minute during bathtime the other night and when I came back I just had to get the camera. They both LOVE bathtime! :)

From Bathtime

From Bathtime

Menu Plan Monday

Before I get to it, a quick update from last week's menu. All 4 of the "quicker, healthier comfort food" recipes from Real Simple were delicious! Our favorites were the Macaroni and Cheese with Cauliflower and the Turkey Meatloaf with Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes (we almost ate the whole thing in one sitting!). They still don't have the recipes on their site, so let me know if you want me to send or post them.

Here's this week's menu (mostly pantry/freezer items):

Monday - Black Beans and Rice
Tuesday - Miso Soup and Egg Rolls
Wednesday - Tacos
Thursday - Turkey Pepperoni Pizza with salad
Friday - Chicken Tikka Masala with Rice
Saturday - Keenan and Sara's Date Night :)
Sunday - Super Bowl Party at a friend's house

6 Months - Part 2

We had Keiras 6 month check-up this morning and she continues to do great! She's now 15lb 5oz and 25 3/4 inches tall and healthy as ever. I forgot to mention in my last post that she's been sitting independently the past few days for minutes at a time. She really seems to enjoy this new perspective. I started adding juice to her rice instead of milk and she thinks that's great as well.

Here are some pictures from our photo sessions over the weekend and a video of her rolling attempts.

Fuzzy Bunny


"Are you done taking pictures yet, Mommy?"


"Like this?"


And the winner is....

Menu Plan Monday

It's that time again. I received my latest issue of Real Simple magazine that has a great section on comfort food faster and heathier. We'll be trying 4 of the recipes. Unfortunately they don't have the recipes online yet so no links this week.

Here we go...

Monday - Smothered Burritos (made with leftover beef and beans from last week)
Tuesday - Beef Stroganoff
Wednesday - Turkey Meatloaf with mashed potatoes
Thursday - Mac 'n Cheese with Cauliflower
Friday - Orecchiette with Roasted Broccoli and Walnuts (vegetarian)
Saturday - Chicken Cesar Salad with Sourdough toast
Sunday - Eat Out

Happy Half Birthday!

Today our sweet little girl turned 6 months old! She's still as happy as can be and lights up our lives. We started solid food and so far pears are a hit, but the rice cereal isn't. She rolls from her tummy to her back and can almost go the other way. She's taken up babbling and just the past few days has added "ba" and "da". As always she loves to squeal quite loudly. Monday we'll find out how big she is. We love you Keira! :)

 

 

 

Menu Plan Monday

This is something I've been doing for a while now and have been wanting to share here, but just haven't had the time. Every Sunday night I make my menu for the week to go grocery shopping on Monday morning. Now that things are more settled I'm hoping to make this a weekly post. I found a site called OrgJunkie.com that "sponsors" this great way of sharing menus to give others ideas and new recipes. I'm hoping to get the ball rolling with those of you checking in here (I think many of you have a similar way of grocery shopping), but please don't feel obligated. You can leave your menu in the comments section or let us know if you've put your menu up on your blog. For now I'll just be putting up the menu and I'll try to link to the recipe if it's available online. If there's a certain recipe you want, just let me know and I'll email it to you :)

That said, here's this week's menu at the Roach Motel:

Monday - Shredded Beef Tacos & Mock Refried Beans (thanks Kelsey)

Tuesday - Jambalaya

Wednesday - Ravioli Soup

Thursday - Chicken Nuggets and Sweet Potato Fries

Friday - English Muffin Pizzas

Saturday - Breakfast - Brunch Pizza; Dinner - Hot Dogs & Baked Beans

Sunday - Eat Out

FYI - we pick and choose which meal we want each day and I try to use the meals with fresh ingredients first before they spoil. I just write it out this way to make sure I have 7 meals planned.

Bon Appitit! :)

January in Texas - Part 2

So after 2 beautiful days allowing picnics outside, an arctic blast has hit. Today it's raining and there's ice forming on the trees. Gotta love it!

January in Texas

The past two days have been absolutely gorgeous here. Yesterday was in the low 70's and today was in the 80's! Keenan has been off of work since Wednesday and has started working on our next piece of bedroom furniture. Ari just loved being outside with Daddy, playing with his tools, riding his trike, coloring with chalk and who knows what else. Yesterday he did not want to come in for lunch so we decided to have a picnic. Keira woke up from her nap in time to join us. We all had such a great time! Ari stuffed a grape in each cheek and told us "I'm a miley face!" What a silly boy!

Oh...the Aggie shirt is out of the hand-me-down clothes we're borrowing from friends down here. I knew he'd be getting dirty so I didn't put him in any "nice" clothes. No worries, we're not becoming that Texan ;)