Car Seat Tent/Nursing Cover

 

 

 

 

 

I am so excited to have another niece. So excited also that I am now more handy with my sewing machine. I just had to make a nursing cover/car seat tent. I also just had to make some fancy burp clothes. She can't be spitting up on anything that is not all dolled up.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Made the yummiest oatmeal cookies. They stay ooey and gooey and are so yummy!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups quick oats
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
*optional 1 cup walnuts


Preheat oven 325 degrees.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt together and then add into the creamed mixture until just blended.
 Mix in the quick oats, chocolate chips, and nuts. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 12-13 minutes in preheated oven.Allow cookies to cool on pan for 5 minutes before removing.

                                                       My leaning tower of cookies :)

Strawberry Delight

Picked some homegrown fresh strawberries at my sister's strawberry patch today. We made strawberry shortcake and a yummy strawberry lemonade slushy. Found instructions for the slushy here.

This Weeks Menu

Monday: Cheddar Chicken Casserole

Tuesday: Cheddar Meatloaf and potatoes

Wednesday: Crispy Onion Chicken

Thursday: Spaghetti

Friday: Homemade pizza

My First Applique

Baby got a little doggie onsie

Here he is rockin it at the zoo.

Oh the joy of applique. I only wish that I had discovered it sooner. I decided that my little guy needed an elephant shirt for the zoo, because he has decided that elephants are his favorite animal. So I gave it a go and I love it! I also made a onsie for baby. But I'm not really digging the dog. I think I am going to make him a different one. We went to the zoo and my little one wore his shirt and we had to see the elephants. Baby elephant and mommy elephant were being reacquainted with daddy elephant so there wasn't much to see. But he sure looked good in his shirt.

Busy

I have been busy at work making Father's day gifts and baby stuff for my sister who is due in 5 weeks :D. Posts to come as soon as I can get some pictures. And also after I give my sister her things, then I will do a post about what I made for her and her baby. I've also been making pajama pants for Colton using a homemade pattern :D I'm trying to make a tutorial for those pajamas. So I hope I can get to posting soon.

Cake Balls

I first had a bite of one of these at a scout fundraiser. All it took was one bite and I was hooked. My sister and I made these for Mother's Day. They were amazing. I didn't take any pictures but I do have the link where I found how to make them along with a few suggestions. The link is www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/
My suggestions:
Use any cake mix but, strawberry cake with white chocolate was amazing!
Do not freeze them, just let them chill in the fridge.
You can also make them into suckers by putting sticks in the balls while they are chilling.
Also you can decorate them to make them look really cute.

Slacker

Wow! I really need to get updating this blog. But, I do have a valid excuse for once. I did just have a baby and I am trying to get ready to move. So I'll get around to posting as soon as I can.

This Weeks Menu

The closer I get to the end of this pregnancy the less I want to cook. So I'm going to plan a menu but I don't know if I will actually do everything on it.

Sunday: Spaghetti and crescent rolls with canned green beans
Monday: Crockpot Alfredo Chicken
Tuesday: Wiener Boats
Wednesday: German Pancakes
Thursday: This is my next doctor appointment so I am going to say leftovers or FYO (Find Your Own)
Friday: Pizza or Chinese Take Out
Saturday:  Mac & Cheese

Quiet Book

For my son's second birthday I made him a quiet book. Here is a quick look at the pages I have made. I plan on adding pages to it in the future and will post those pages as I get them accomplished.

The cover is made out of camouflaged duck cloth

A pig, a duck, and a cow finger puppets hiding in the barn. There's also a chicken hiding in the top window.

This page was inspired by the song. He loves to have me sing this song to him so I made it into a quiet book page

I had to do a clock page. Anyone who knows my son cannot doubt that.

I like to hide a treat in Daddy's wallet so he's excited to look through it

This page is perfect for the cars and the Thomas train he likes to bring to church with him

Button flowers I thought would be a great way for him to work on his buttoning skills

Stroganoff

I realize there are many variations on stroganoff, but this is the one I grew up with and is by far still my favorite.


1 lb ground beef
2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 cup Sour Cream
garlic salt



Brown the ground beef. Add sour cream,cream of mushroom soup, garlic salt to taste. Simmer for about 15 minutes. Serve with rice or noodles.

* Notes: It is the best with rice. You can add a can of mushrooms which I like, my husband and two year old do not.

This Weeks Menu

Sunday: Crock Pot Beef Stew

Monday: Cheddar Chicken Casserole

Tuesday: Stroganoff

Wednesday: Frozen Pizza

Thursday: Chicken Stuffing Casserole

Friday: Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwiches and Tomato Soup

Saturday: Lasagna

Birthday Crafts

Homemade Birthday Banner

Opening his quiet book

This year for my son's 2nd birthday I decided I would make him homemade things from me. I made him some pajama pants, a quilt for his bed, blocks, and a quiet book.

Car Seat Tent/Nursing Cover

I finally got this project done with six weeks left until my due date. I found the tutorial here at hippos and dinosaurs. It is one of my favorite crafting blogs to follow. I also wanted this to double as a nursing cover so I made it a bit bigger and added some boning and straps to one side. It turned out great and I can't wait until #2 gets here so we can try it out.

Crock Pot Alfredo Chicken

Crock Pot Alfredo Chicken

1 lb. chicken tenders
1 pkg. dry Italian dressing mix
2 (10.75 oz) cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream


Place chicken in a crock pot. Mix together Italian dressing mix, cream of chicken soup, and sour cream. Pour over chicken tenders. Cook for 8 hours on low or 3 hours on high, stirring occasionally. Serve over rice or noodles.