love oven bake dinners

http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/lazy-sunday-casserole

tonight I made this for dinner but used a summer link sausage, my own spices, and added corn per request of Adey.  turned out really good and we ate ours with ketchup:

Movie on the porch

After I had my snuggles with Paisley and getting her to sleep (yes I know she turned 1 yesterday but I still nurse her...trying to decide when/how to go about weaning her), anyway Adey and I took some blankets outside, cookies we just made and my laptop along with Mulan.  We ate our cookies, drank our cold drinks (because boy was it ever so HOT) and watched our movie.  We got lots of snuggles in along with tons of questions asked (don't we love the many endless questions from 3 almost 4 year olds?).  It was a nice memorable night with one of my special little girls:

DIVA

this not so little girl of mine is turning into such a DIVA...we were at the children's place store yesterday and all she wanted was jewelry and body spray.  She always has to wear dresses or skirts (hard to get her to even consider shorts or pants).  Today when we were swimming before church she had to lay out and "work on her tan" she said.  Then before dinner I catch her painting her nails.  Wow and we aren't even 4...what are the next 15 1/2 years going to bring me?!  HELP!

even using those toes separators

first PB and J...

Today for an afternoon snack after church Adey wanted a PB and J sandwich and I started thinking well Paisley is 1 so lets see what she thinks:

picking it up...

and we have success!

and of course a picture of this beauty...although you can see sandwich through her teeth.  oh well doesn't take even slightest bit of gorgeousness away!

new recipes

so I made both of these this week and they both were the only ones I would consider remaking...but I forgot to take pictures but for my own records I wanted to still blog the until I had time to add them to my recipe book:

http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2010/06/poppyseed-bread-from-not-so-desperate.html

I didn't make the glaze with this bread and it was still yummy and made my house smell really good

http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/459807145/blt-chopped-salad-with-corn-feta-avocado/

I didn't use corn because I forgot and I didn't use avocado because I am sensitive or allergic...but I did use turkey bacon and a cilantro dressing and it was really yummy!

Happy birthday Paisley

Today is Paisley's 1st birthday.  Me and the girls went swimming, had snuggles, went to another friends kids birthday party, and had a few more presents for Paisley to open:

I love how her face was captured in this picture!

my little heartbreaker diva!

i thought these were too cute to pass up!

my other little heartbreaker diva!

Happy 1st birthday party

Last Saturday June 22 I threw a small party for Paisley at the big park in West Jordan over by the courthouse...it was for her 1st birthday and yes I am gonna ask: where has this past year gone?  Can't believe we are already around to this time of the year.  Anyway...I did a Minnie Mouse theme and we did sandwiches with strawberries/blueberries with two fruit dips and carrots/celery with ranch and waters/yummy pink punch/juice boxes.  I made Paisley a big cupcake along with little cupcakes for everyone else.  She loves her new presents and I am grateful for all the PJ's she got!  Thank you so much to everyone for making her "day" so extra special!  Happy Birthday party day my little Princess!

she can always make me laugh...thanks grandma Astle aka "grammy"

love this man...such an amazing story teller and example in my life aka "grandpa"

two handsome little boys...can't believe how big they are now.  When they came into my life they were not even 1 yet and now look at them...my how time flies

I am so proud of how her cake turned out.  I definitely have more appreciation for those that decoration these bad boys for a living...so much work and time but I did have fun!  Can't wait to make Adey's 

part of her cake

part of her cake

these were the cupcakes (thanks pinterest)

her first dig in to her cake...she loved the oreo's on top but not sure what to think of the rest...i had to help her.  if you scroll down you can see how much she actually enjoyed of her cake

her cousins wanted to dig in too...such pals!

this is the aftermath of her cake...at least she did some damage!

present time...she got some pretty fun stuff: water table, tons of little people princesses, little mermaid princess little people car, baby doll, stuff animal, pj's, tights, bibs, clothes, shoes, foam ABC's for the bathtub

these girls are not only cousins...but they are BFF...I love when they get to spend time with each other!

London can never leave anywhere and I mean ANYWHERE without giving someone hugs and kisses...I love how she is grabbing Paisley's face...so dramatic this little one is (understatement)

letting her balloons go (a new tradition I have started...at the end of every birthday party I want to have the girls let their balloons go and make a wish)

up up and away...heres to many more years with this beautiful little girl of mine!