Wednesday, April 13, 2011

I know, I know..

I've been a bad blogger...but cut me a little slack, tomorrow's my birthday! :)
And what's worse...I'm going to leave this a {mostly} wordless Wednesday. Let's just say that it's been a crazy week of traveling, having our house on the market, and putting an offer on another house!!!
{yes, we're still planning to build...eventually...but realized that the smartest decision for us right now is to buy a place to live for a couple of years until we figure out exactly what we want...building takes a while, and TONS of decisions}
I'm majorly behind on photos, too...so here is more catchin' up with my main man...
 yep, pretty much adorable.
 A few other men, too! :)
 Jess doing the Wiggles impression...if you have kids {or know kids} then you probably know the Wiggles, ha!
two cutie pie boys,
 who happen to be cutie pie cousins!
 just chillin'
 my {almost 28-year-old} self swinging with Millsy
 Mills "supervising" at the fountain...haha
 Gray was going for it!!!
 ...and finally Mills was convinced!
 Oh man!
And then Nicholas, Mills, and I headed back for another day of fun...
 It's a shame that we never have any of that - fun - around here, huh?!? :)
 rooftop.
 hottie hubby.
marvelous mango mojito.

That's all, folks.  See y'all tomorrow!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Golf PRO

While we won't be attending the Masters this week in person, we have been tuning in on the TV...and this afternoon we watched our own little golf pro strut his stuff on the course {aka our front lawn}
He looks pretty famous, right?!?
 Who needs the masters?!?  :)
 ...Lessons from the other "pro" {right, babe?}  :)
...walkin' the course...
...dealing with the occasional sandpit gutter...
 ...it's all in day's work, people.  And the posing, too.  Oh, the posing.
Giving love to the fans.
 Don't lose the game face.
 Victory club raise!
Justin puttin' around...

Then we enjoyed a little fun inside...
 Trying to fill Dad's big shoes! :)
 It's really HILARIOUS!!!
Hope your Thursday was this much fun! :)

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

CRBR continued, fun afternoon, and recipes...

Katie brought her camera over today so I could get the rest of the bridge run pics...
 Such an attractive pic (thanks, Richard!)...snacking on a bagel and talking on the cell to try and find my boys! :)
 precious boy...Nicholas had to wake him up to come to meet me and he was in a daze the whole time!
 Then yesterday afternoon we took advantage of the beautiful weather and had a little neighborhood fun with Katie, Kirksey, Stephanie, and Kate!
 Feeding the turtles and fish in the pond...
Mills was more into eating the bread than throwing it...ha!
cute little family pic
 Mills didn't want to leave the water...he kept trying to go swimming...yuck!
But thankfully the girls had picked up some sidewalk chalk and bubbles!!!
...which quickly caught his attention.
 sweet little blonde curls blowing in the wind...
 Look at Kirksey's cute smile! I kept her today and we had a big time!
 {on a side note, I really love our neighborhood and I'm really gonna miss it once we move...it is such a wonderful place for the kiddos!!!}
Then came the BUBBLES! You should have seen Mills' face right when we blew the first batch! Unfortunately I didn't have Katie's camera out then, but he kept pointing and was really excited.
We had a super fun day, friends!

AND, I've made some delicious dinners this week so far, so I figured I would go ahead and share them! Monday night I made this Mexican Chicken Bake...sooo good!  Now I couldn't find the crescent seamless dough sheets at Publix, so I just got the can of crescent rolls and kept them pieced together - worked like a charm! I also used 3 chicken breasts that I boiled and shredded {instead of the rotisserie chicken} because they were on sale and I think it's just as easy.  This meal was seriously so good that Nicholas begged to eat the leftovers last night instead of burgers at the Heards' house...and this is my husband that before we met did not eat leftovers...what?!?  So easy, so good!

Tonight I made this delicious Sauteed Tilapia with Lemon Caper Pan Sauce - wow! 
Again, the tilapia was on sale at Pubix {that's how I roll these days} and this recipe is amazingly healthy and you would never know it to taste it...and I mean that in the best kind of way! I served it with my crispy roasted broccoli {which I've posted before} and it was a hit!
I did, however, make these amazing Key Lime Cheesecake Bars to throw all of that out the window! :)  Moderation, people...moderation! {Right???} Plus I used 1/3 fat cream cheese and added 1/4 cup of flax seeds to the crust mixture to add in some healthy benefits! It's surprisingly not that bad for you.
I didn't take a picture, but you can just imagine...
:)
 Tomorrow we're headed to the Family Circle Cup, but I have PW's Spicy Dr. Pepper Shredded Pork recipe planned for Thursday {except I am modifying it to a crock pot recipe} which we'll eat in soft tacos and then have as sandwiches for leftovers...I'll let you know how they turn out {considering my husband's love affair with dr. pepper - and all things spicy - I'm hoping it'll be a hit}. YUM! 

Monday, April 4, 2011

Bridge Run Fun!

My girlfriends and I ran our third bridge run together on Saturday! I'm not gonna lie, I was a little hesitant this year because...well...this momma's out of shape! Yes, I ran it last year with a two-month-old, but I've run maybe five times since then...pathetic, right?!?
But, WE DID IT! :)
The whole gang after the race!
Nicholas worked all night the night before and I wasn't expecting him to be there, but he got off in time to go pick Mills up (I got a babysitter) and meet us at Marion Square. We enjoyed lunch downtown and got to catch up with some great friends {who literally ran into us on the bridge}!! Afterwards I completed my yearly ritual of a hot bath and afternoon nap...ahhh!
I didn't have my camera so thankfully Calee took the ones above and Katie took some, too - so I'll share them when I have them!

Millsy had his 15-month checkup today, so I'll update on that tomorrow {I forgot to get his stats} and I can't wait to share this week's menu with y'all after the week is over...holy cow last night's dinner was delish and I made the dessert for tomorrow night's dinner tonight and it was all I could do not to eat it before popping it in the 'fridge!  Happy Monday, friends!