photo booth

Photo Booth shots from the Mighty Moose's 1st birthday party! 

loving lately | birthday edition

lovely little details from amos' first birthday 

exploring the lights

cake details

two 

favors | famous amos cookies + a picture of the birthday boy

"amos is one" banner | by me 

birthday breakfast

I wanted to start a birthday breakfast tradition that can be carried on for all of our littles...one that would be quick, easy, special - and of course, could be done before school (thinking ahead). So, I put Mike on figuring out what this could be! He came up with the perfect idea: donuts, milk & balloons. What kid doesn't love these things first thing in the morning?! 

Amos turns one!!

November 13, 2013



new super hero pjs and cowboy boots from mama and daddy
krispy kreme donuts + balloons
a teepee with lights
showin' off his new duds with daddy
things i want to remember forever
smash cake (by Haley)
birthday cake + wooden cake topper (by Haley / by me)
happy, happy boy
how he really felt about the smash cake ... crazy kid. 

| early | birthday celebrations for Moose

Celebration number 1 with aunt Carolyn

Celebration number 2 with M & our buddy, Mason

loving lately | front porch ed.

ornamental cabbage 

lovely details 

caught 

"patting" the pumpkin 

Mexican |Shredded| Chicken Stuffed Peppers

The 2nd new recipe I tried last week was Mexican shredded chicken stuffed peppers. Healthy and delicious. Win, win! Plus, I usually have bell peppers in the fridge and chicken in the freezer, so this was the perfect recipe to use up those items. We'll definitely be adding this to our rotation.

Mexican Shredded Chicken Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients: 

• 4 large bell peppers, any color is fine
• 3-4 chicken breasts, depending on size
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 c. the tomato juice from the can OR 1/2 c. chicken broth
• 1/4 c. finely minced onion
• 1 jar salsa (to cook the peppers in)
• shredded cheese
• 1 package of Simply Organic Taco Season 

Directions:

1. Put whole chicken breasts and all ingredients in crockpot and stir and set on low for 6-8 hours.
2. When it’s finished or after at least four hours in, shred chicken using two forks until it’s all complete. Mix well.
3. Using a sharp knife, cut the top of the pepper off and pull out all the inside ribs and seeds.
4. Run under cold water to wash and remove remaining seeds inside.
5. Stuff peppers with chicken mixture, cover with salsa (so they don’t dry out) and bake at 350 for 20 minutes until pepper is soft.
6. Top with shredded cheese and the salsa!

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|almost| paleo pepperoni pizza casserole

I've been in a cooking rut for a little while  about 6 or 7 months now. We have a pretty good rotation (mostly Whole30 dinners) but after going through this rotation over and over (and over and over) the same meals get old! So, thanks to Pinterest we added a couple of new things to our rotation last week and they were delicious! Plus, I still got to use my beloved spaghetti squash! Yummo!

|almost| paleo pepperoni pizza casserole

Ingredients:

1 pound ground meat of your choice

8 ounces chopped pepperoni, divided

1 small onion, diced 

garlic powder to taste

1 teaspoon sea salt (or more to taste)

1 teaspoon EACH pepper, oregano, basil, and thyme

4 cups roasted spaghetti squash noodles 

2 cups favorite spaghetti sauce 

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese or pecorino romano, and few tablespoons extra for sprinkling

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the ground meat, 1/2 of the pepperoni, onion, and garlic powder.
3. As the ground meat cooks, sprinkle in the seasonings.  Taste  (when cooked!) and add more to your liking if necessary.
4. In a large bowl, mix the warm beef mixture, spaghetti sauce, squash threads, eggs, and cheese of choice.
5. Place into a greased casserole dish ( I used a 8x8 and it was FULL).
6. Top with the remaining pepperoni and a sprinkling of cheese.
7. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and bubbly

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Halloween on Tyler Street

We combined 3 houses into one yard on Halloween. We moved our couch to the front yard (we may have a hint of redneck going on over here...), ate dinner and passed out candy to the few trick-or-treaters that came by. If nothing else, we had a blast catchin' up with our neighbors and watching these two little guys enjoy their very first Halloween! 

the cutest monkey on the block 

Lucas loved the Reeces (who can blame him?!)

candy for everyone

few trick-or-treaters = candy heaven for the little guys

caught red handed

Amos' choice