Friday, January 16, 2009

Introducing....Our TODDLER!

We have a walking, talking, climbing and VERY opinionated toddler.....we are loving every minute of it! She is such a joy! She has taught us so much about love and what's important in live.....It has been such a blessing to be her parents! Enjoy these pictures.

I hope they give you a little glimpse of our Paradise :)



Playing outside...she loves being out back and is so sad when we have to go in



Pretty little Princess

Watching Elmo, Standing on her horse, ONE FOOTED!





4 comments:

  1. OH MY GOSH THAT IS NOT STEPHIE!!!! When I saw that you had posted I thought it was someone elses kid...she looks soooo old. I love the pics of her in her snow gear...way to cute..she looks 2 in those clothes. I love the pic of her standing on the horse with one leg...WHAT?!?!? thats a Jer thing to do. I can't believe that she was climbing the ladder...to funny and it is even funnier that you let her so you could shoot a pic (I do that all the time..haha). Love the pics...they look great with your new camera :).

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  2. Jonathan started doing that on his horse, too. When he started bouncing on it one-footed like that, and that's the only way he wanted to play with it, that's when I said it had to go!

    This is one of our favorite crockpot meals -

    Salsa chicken
    1 lb. chicken
    1 can yellow corn, drained
    1 can black beans, drained
    16 oz. salsa
    cumin
    chili powder
    1/2 cup shredded cheese

    Place chicken in slow cooker and dump all ingredients, except cheese, on top of chicken. Sprinkle enough cumin & chili powder on top to season. I normally put just enough of each that I can *see* it. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Put shredded cheese on top and place lid back for another 5-10 minutes, until cheese melts. Stir together. Chicken should fall apart, if it doesn't, shred the chicken.

    We like to eat this over rice or in a tortilla as a taco. Sometimes we add sour cream on top.

    I get lots of ideas from blogs. Check out www.momadvice.com and www.cookingforslackers.com are two I can think of off the top of my head.

    We also do lots of soups, chili and pot roast in the fall & winter.

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  3. Do you have huge 1st birthday party plans for Stephanie Jo? :-)

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  4. here's another crockpot recipe -
    http://www.5dollardinners.com/2008/12/frugal-food-for-large-families.html

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