Happy 4th of July!!!

So its 4th of July weekend and here we sit alone and in the rain. Thanks to tropical storm Alex that is. Kinda bummed about this weekend, since my family is having a get together on Sunday. No offense Theresa, but no one ever gets together when we are home :( And I love get togethers! (There better be a Xmas party somewhere we can go to....hint, hint) If only the plane tickets weren't crazy outrageous this weekend!

Anyways, I started repainting our master bedroom yesterday during Zoey's naps. I didnt like the way it looked and a "bump" friend of mine recommended Gobi Desert by Behr. So far I have 2 walls done and it looks great! I will post before and after pics when I am done. Someday It will look even better when we get new bedroom furniture! Please Santa bring me some....LOL!

Today Zoey got invited to her first party!!! It is for my friend Brandy's son Jack's 1st Birthday! She is so excited to go and make some friends!!!

Oh yeah, I should have bought some worms! Remember those little black things you light with a lighter and they grow like worms on the ground! (Leslie & I's favorite!) I did by some of those snap things!

Alright! Everyone have a fun and safe weekend!

Belated Daddy Day Post!

This is what Zoey made for her Daddy for his 1st Father's Day! We put it in a 3 picture frame for Daddy to take to work and display on his desk!!!

We hope everyone had a great Father's Day! And Happy First Day of Summer today!

A little behind.....

Zoey had her 2 month well appt on Friday the 11th! She weighted in at 12lbs 2oz, is now 22 3/4 inches tall! She received 5 shots :( and one oral vaccination. She did great until she woke up from her nap after appt. Poor thing! We think her legs really hurt her when she stretched them and she sobbed and cried for a few hours. She is starting to smile more and is now making sweet baby noises! Aunt Leslie is flying in tomorrow! So we are ready to have a fun filled girls weekend! And of course Happy Father's Day to all of the dad's out there!!!

Recipes

These are 2 recipes I tried last week from my Low Fat/ Low Cholestol recipe book! They were really good, so I thought I would share!

Countryside Pasta Toss

1 cup uncooked rotini pasta (I used whole wheat pasta)

3/4 lb new potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch wedges

1 cup fresh broccoli flowerets

1 cup fresh baby carrots

1/2 cup fresh pea pods

1 tablespoon margarine

2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley

1 teaspoon dried dill weed

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 ounces fully cooked low fat/low sodium ham, cut into thin strips

Cook & drain pasta as directed on package. While pasta is cooking place steamer basket in 1/2 inch water in 3 qt saucepan. Place potatoes and vegetables in basket, cover and heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low. Steam 5 mins. Steam until potatoes are tender.

Place vegetables in bowl. Add margarine, parsley, dill weed and salt; toss until coated. Stir in ham and pasta; toss. Enjoy!

Southest Chicken & Chili Stew

1lb boneless, skinless chicken breast

2 1/4 fat-free chicken broth (I used organic and 2 containers to make more soup)

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 to 2 Jalapeno chiles, seeded and diced

2 t flour

1 med red bell pepper diced

1 med carrot diced

1 cup whole kernal corn

2 T finely chopped cilantro

1/4 t salt

1/4 t pepper

1/2 t ground cumin

1 t cornstarch

1/4 cup cold water

Baked Tortilla chips if desired

Remove fat from chicken, cut into 1 inch pieces. Heat 1/2 cup of broth to boiling in saucepan. Cook chicken in broth about 5 mins until white. Remove chicken with slotted spoon.

Cook garlic and chilies in broth in Dutch oven over med-high heat 2 mins stirring frequently. Stir in flour; reduce heat to low. Cook 2 more mins stirring frequently. Gradually stir in remaining broth.

Stir in chicken and remaining ingredients except cornstarch, water and chips. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 20 mins stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Mix cornstarch and water; stir into chicken mixture. Cook, stirring frequently, until heated and thickened. Serve with tortilla chips. (I also added my own brown rice to this stew and it was yummy)

I am so slacking on the blog updates :( I think I enjoy reading everyone else's blogs instead of writing my own! Well Zoey is 8 weeks tomorrow and will be 2 months old next Friday!!! We go for her 2 month checkup and shots that day. She is smiling at us alot now! And has slept at the most almost 11 hours at night! If she wakes up it is usually around 5am, eats then hopefully goes back to sleep! She got to meet her Grandma Evans last weekend! And in a couple of weeks gets to meet Aunt Leslie! I just hope she remembers everyone! So much for a little person to take in!

As for me I am starting to cook from my Betty Crocker Low Fat/Low Cholesterol Book. I made a few things and one we really liked. I took a picture of it, I will post the pic and recipe later for those interested! It is starting to get hot here in Dallas! Supposed to hit 100 today. Yuck! I am not excited. Only would be if I had a pool! Well I must go wash bottles!

P.S. Those who haven't seen Sex in the City 2 yet.... I highly recommend it! Great Flic!

5 week update!

Newborn rash! Yep, thats what is all over my dear child's face and neck. Poor thing! Apparently it appears between weeks 4-6 and last till 3 months. We were told to change over to Aveeno products to bath her with and got some hydrocortisone cream for her lil face. The dr things she is prone to develop allergies and skin irritations since she is red headed with blue eyes! Very fair skin! They also weighed her today....10lbs!!! I must say she looked like such a big girl sitting in that scale today! Last time at 2 weeks she slid down the lil scale seat, this time she stayed sitting up all by herself in it! She is getting so big!
We are slowly starting to get used to things around here! Mom left last week and since then we are trying to plan the days out so we get things done around the house while Z naps. Craig's mom will be here next week! Zoey can't wait to meet her other Grandma!
I tried working out today! Ha! I made it 1/2 way thru a 25 min video I found on TV! It was mostly all lunging and squats and it literally killed me! Must keep trying! Must lose weight!
Alright Z is making noises so I must go! Have a good day everyone!

Zoey is 1 Month Old today!

I can't believe that 1 month has gone by already! She is getting so big already! Happy Mom's day to everyone out there also! My mom watched Zoey for us last night so we could go out to dinner. Craig suprised me and took me to Nick & Sam's! Mom took the picture below of the 3 of us before we went out!