Radical Recipe

I got this little package of goodness in my stocking this year.
Thanks, Karmen!
I have always wanted to try a white chili.  



1 package chicken chili seasoning
2 cups chicken broth
2 cans white beans
1 can corn
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 to 1 can diced chilies
1 can green enchilada sauce
3 chicken breasts (diced or shredded)




I diced the chicken and cooked it first.
Then added all the ingredients.
I added them all in different spots so you can see the corn, tomatoes, beans and chilies.
Mix all together and let simmer.
The longer the better, I say.




It will simmer and make your house smell incredible.
 You should use this time to make the best cornbread you have ever eaten.
Trust me.
Mix one Jiffy's cornbread and one Jiffy's yellow cake mix.
Prepare them both as directed on the box and mix together.
Bake as directed.
You won't even need butter and honey.
Make no mistakes, I still put butter and honey on mine.
I said you won't NEED to, obviously you still can and will.
Hee hee. 




Now when it has been simmered to your heart's desire;
And the cornbread is golden brown. . .
Scoop out a big bowl, add some pepper jack cheese on top and a slice of heaven cornbread.
You will thank me.

Simple and delicious.
And now my stomach is growling.



Mama's Boy



mad baby




mad
mad
baby



sometimes
only a mama
will do


You know I'm loving this, right?
He adores me.
Which is perfect since I adore him as well.

My brother and sister and law had him one night so we could go to dinner.
He cried the whole time.
Until I walked in.
He giggled.
Not funny, Asher man.

Last night I was at my parent's house.
I handed him to my dad so I could get all of our stuff together.
My dad had to follow me around so Asher could see me.
Oh, boy.

I'm not complaining.
I mean, sometimes, I would like a break.
But, if that is my biggest problem with him than I am damn lucky.

Abby Antics



Um, someone gave herself a mani/pedi.
What a big purple mess.
Luckily for her, there wasn't any on the carpet in her room.
Phew!

Note to self: Hide all polish waaaaaaay up high.  

Sleepover

Adam, my nephew, stayed with Aidan last Friday night.

They had fun with video games, Pokemon and Legos. 

They ate pizza.

Homemade cracker pizza.

We named it that when I had to make the crust extra thin so there would be enough for all of us.

Then we had a dance off.

A dance off. . . pants off, if you will.

Abby won the pants off part since she is very rarely in clothes.

Adam wasn't a big fan of her nakedness.

Apparently my sister's family keeps their clothes on.

Odd.

I don't want to brag, but I won the dance off part.

Yep, mama still knows how to shake it.

Then it was quiet time.

Which meant Adam and I were going to bed.

Abby and Asher were going to bed.

Adam and Aidan were going to watch a movie on a bed we made on the living room floor.

Super fun.

There was, however, one problem.

Abby thought she got to stay up and watch the movie with the boys.

She crawled right in the middle of them and snuggled down.

I didn't want to break her heart.

I also didn't want to hear her scream like a little Ada.

Soooo. . .



Do you see the look on Aidan's face?
 It is the "please mom, don't let her stay here" look.
Sorry, Bubba.




Still silently pleading with me.

She didn't make it very long before she went to dream land and was carried back to bed by her daddy.
The boys stayed up until midnight.

Or at least they say they did.
My beauty sleep begins much earlier than that.
Much, much earlier.



Come Here Often?



Hey, baby wanna see my crib?



No?!!?!!?
 Wait, what?

Birthday Party

Aidan had his birthday party at the theatre this year.
Eight boys to watch Journey 2 the Mysterious Island.

 

The decorated table.



I made totem poles full of candy for treat bags.



He got some Star Wars Lego's.
Just what he wanted.

He also got The Spiderwick Chronicles series from Raine.
He has turned into quite the reader.

We put his candle in his banana split.
The kid won't eat cake.
Crazy.

Then we made islands.
Except for one of the boys who just spelled out "I'm sexy and I know it" with his play doh.
Um, ok.

This is Aidan's island.
  I'm not sure what that little animal is.
The yellow thing is a volcano and of course the palm tree in the back.



All the boys.
What a fun day we had.
The movie was great.
The boys were great too.
Even if they were a little rambunctious.
Oh, and if you don't know what a Pec Pop of Love is, you may want to find out.


Happy 9th Birthday Aidan! 



Happy Birthday Aidan

Tradition is that Aidan does not have to go to school on his birthday. He gets to spend the day with me.

I love it.

He loves it.

This year we went bowling.

He got a 97!

Great job, Bubba!!

Then we picked up Abby from school and we went to lunch as a family.

He wanted soup, salad and breadsticks.

I think that choice is fantastic.

When we were all stuffed of goodness, we went home to open gifts.



Aidan was super excited.
He counted them first.
He thought that since we got Aunt Jen forty for her 40th birthday he should have nine.
He had seventeen.
He looooooved that.




Sissy opened one for him while he wasn't looking.
She was nice enough to show him what he got.



Star Wars Legos.
Just what he always wanted.
Since last week.

Asher and his round belly watching the action.
He is intrigued, can you tell?

He let Abby open a few gifts which surprised me and made me proud.
Being an only child for six years didn't really help with his sharing skills.
He is getting much better.

He is smiling this big before he opened them.
It was the Harry Potter series on dvd.
His smile was even bigger at the end.
We need to have a movie weekend.

No more presents to open and someone is not happy about it.

Someone else has no idea why his sister is crying, but he thinks it is pretty funny.

Happy Birthday Bubba!
We love you to the moon and back.