It's enchilada night!

Hokay, today has been kinda nutsy.

So this morning, I vaguely wake up to hear hubby coming home, and fall asleep again. I wake up to my alarm later (close to 45 minutes after Jesse should be home) and no hubby next to me. I listened to the monitor to see if maybe he got Andrew up but don't hear anything. So, anyhoo, I get up and hear the door downstairs open.... it's Jesse. He comes in a few minutes later saying he came home, noticed we were out of milk, and went to buy more milk for Andrew (and Cidre for mama!). So sweet :)

After Andrew ate, I unloaded the dishwasher and got the little man dressed, he and I took off for our first EVER grocery run on our own. Usually Jesse gets up a bit early since he gets to sleep at home every other Friday night, but I thought it might be nice to let him sleep/ have a bimonthly "adventure" with my little guy.

We head to Whole Foods, get all of our shopping done rather quickly, check out and take off -- reason #63,287 I love it there: as I am putting the last bag in the car, my anxiety rising about leaving Andrew locked in the car while I return the cart (and double checking I have my keys for the hundredth time), a worker comes out and offers to take it in for me. Score!

Afterwards, we stopped at Payless, they know us there.....is that bad? I had been looking online and found two pairs of sandals I wanted for the little man and they were on BOGO but by the time we stopped in that sale was over. We found a dressy sandal and fun time sandal in the next size up (now all we need are rainboots (kind of a necessity down here, plus he has grown out of his first pair) and water shoes). We go to check-out and the lady gives me a 20% off coupon, double score! So I spent less than I budgeted for, which is great because as per usual, Target hypnotized me into going over budget....ahem. AND the coupon is reusable! Dang, another reason to buy shoes.... ;-P

Obviously, we headed next door to Target next. Spent tons of time there, and ended up getting a few things not on the list. BUT I would just like to say that it was only a $2 bouncy ball and a $12 blow up palm tree pool for our balcony, hehe. P.s. I promise it's kid size.... and I promise I won't treat it as mommy sized lol

So spent more here than planned, but no worries! We got the beer ;)

The nice cashier gave Andrew a sticker to wear, and when we first arrived I got a parking spot near to the front, in the shade of a tree AND bang next to a cart return. Day made.

Once we got home, though, I realized I could carry maybe 1/4 of our bags up with Andrew so I ended up having to wake Jesse anyways. Oh well. He got some cuddle time with munchkin and I fed Andrew lunch while Jesse hauled up bags and ran out to mail our bills because I forgot while we were out. Oops.

After putting everything away, Andrew and Jesse played with the new ball while I folded laundry and then munchkin went down for a nap and hubby and I retreated to the bedroom to watch the season finale of Grey's Anatomy.

Kind of bummed that munchkin has such long naps. It's usually awesome, but there was a potluck meet-and-greet for some of the families going to the baseball game on Sunday that we were hoping to go to. It is currently 5:30pm, and the potluck is already happening. Sigh. Oh well, that means we're making enchiladas tonight and can eat the organic guacamole and chips I bought for the event hahaha....

Here is the VERY simple method we use to make our yummy enchiladas:

Brown 1 lb of hamburger...

Add enchilada sauce, and put some in the bottom of your baking pan

Add meat with sauce and shredded cheese in each tortilla

pour on the rest of the sauce and add cheese. Cover in tin foil and bake 15 min at 400 degrees.

Time for a Cidre break

Aaaaaaaaand stuff your face. ;)

Oh and P.S. I heard about this earlier today-- SO awesome!!! I want one of these knife sets sooooo bad! So. Check out this awesome 50% off Rachel Ray knives sale! No coupon code needed, and free shipping if your order is over $79

Alright, that's all for now. Have a great weekend! TTFN! <3

Easter and playing catch-up

Wow, the past month has been way too busy! So we got home from Minnesota the week of Easter and since I had stomach flu (see previous post) I was really in no mood for celebration/ barely aware of the holiday/ had been on a liquid diet for 4 days so just toast made my stomach hurt I was so full..... SOOOOOO Easter was pretty 'whatever' here. We got up, went to church, had an Easter PILE in the afternoon since mama was too sick to search the closet for his basket, and had family time. Really dropped the ball.

The next morning, however, we all packed up and hit the after-holiday deals at Target. I give myself $50 each holiday to stock up on half price goodies and it's working quite nicely. We realized early this year that little man still has no idea what a holiday is so this year until Thanksgiving we will just kinda half-ass it and gear up for big, fun holidays beginning next year.

This past weekend we did a lot of the norm, grocery shopping, hanging out, etc. but we also shopped for flip flops at Old Navy-- $2 per pair! Though I got too small of a size so I need to exchange a pair.... but drove my mom to and from the car fixer and ran a few other errands.

We also made it to the zoo and spent two days at the pool where Andrew had a blast running all over with daddy trailing him and then throwing himself head-first into the pool (where I was swimming along with them to catch him). We had a blast!

Today I felt so accomplished. We found a missing bag of Andrew's things from the trip, cleaned out his drawers and pulled out the next size up clothes, started my chili at 10am, pre-made a bunch of waffles to take out and toast for quick breakfasts, and we even got to go play! We went to PetCo to see some animals and Andrew ended up loving the cats and -- get this -- no allergic reaction, yay! He stuck his finger in a kitten's mouth and poked an adult cat in the eye but they were very calm and good. We are thinking we may have to invest in a cat one of these days ;)

Also, we went to the park purely to let Andrew run around in the grass but on our way to the slide we met a nice family, his mother and their son who is only weeks older than Andrew! We ended up staying for a while talking with them and letting the boys play and it was wonderful. As we left they told us they are at that park pretty much every day and the first thought in my mind was "we have to come here every day." LOL being a parent is so strange. I am a total loner but I want Andrew to interact with kids his age so the though of this kid and little man getting along got me soooo excited, haha! We'll see, maybe we'll see them again and maybe we won't. It's so freaking hard though to meet other parents. The ones at music class were super cliquey and I haven't gone to stroller strides more than the one playdate so no idea if anything will come of that. We're hoping to go to a few more events of theirs in the next few months here though.

Date Night! Home state team TWINS vs. Rays :)

It's been wonderful having our routine back! Little man is so much happier and I am so much more relaxed. And I am finally feeling like I'm getting out of my funk!! 

Last but not least, here's our dinner menu for the week! TTFN! <3

Monday: Roasted Garlic Mushroom Lentil Soup and Salads

Tuesday: Crockpot White Chicken Chili

Wednesday: Creamed Peas on Toast

Thursday: BBQ Chicken legs (got these pre-made from Whole Foods!) and salad

Friday: Breakfast-for-Dinner

Saturday: Dinner Out

Sunday: Homemade Fettuccini Alfredo

A week of Lunches...

Is it just me or is finding good lunch ideas ridiculously hard? I kind of envy those who only need to really come up with dinner recipes. Kind of.

Anyhoo, since I stay at home with Andrew and hubby is home most days, I figured it's something I should start doing a better job of.... you know, no more tuna salad sandwiches or cereal or "I don't know, grab whatever looks good I guess." LOL

Here is our full menu for this week:

Monday: Sloppy Joes for Lunch, Mac and Cheese for a quick Dinner before hubby goes to work.

Tuesday: Tuna Wraps for Lunch, Shrimp Stir Fry for Dinner.

Wednesday: Homemade Chicken Pot Pie for Lunch, Salad and Soup for Dinner.

Thursday: Leftovers for Lunch, Ordering Pizza for Dinner.

Friday: Deviled Eggs and toast for Lunch, Turkey burgers for Dinner ...REALLY excited about the Turkey Burgers! We got "Cowboy" ones from the store that have jalapenos, cheddar, bacon, etc in the meat. Also got a spinach and feta one to split :)

Saturday: Sandwiches (Ham or Turkey and Swiss) for Lunch, Skillet Sausage and Pasta with veggies for Dinner.

Sunday: Denver omlets for Lunch, Out to the Hibachi grill for Hubby's birthday dinner.

....Of course our menu starts with Saturday and ends with Friday because we do our grocery shopping on Friday mornings.

Not much new going on here, baby and I caught colds around the 16h, so I was pretty much MIA for 2 days straight. Baby has been pretty good, but STILL has a runny nose, so we will be going in to the doc later this week. Hubby has been pretty good about keeping away from it but started feeling sick today so I'm pumping him full of OJ, water and Cold Care tea. Echinacea is going on the shopping list, lol.

Our weekend was a LOT of fun! Friday we rented "The Butler" and "Captain Phillips", ordered pizza and had a nice night in.

Saturday hubby and I went to see "Catching Fire" finally. It was SO good! It was my favorite book of the series so I was a bit apprehensive but overall I really loved it! It felt so nice to have an outing just to ourselves. It's been a long while since we've had a real date night type of thing. 

Later that evening we headed out for hubby's birthday surprise. I'm pretty sure he thought I was literally leading him to be axe murdered, haha. We drive half an hour NorthEast of home, into a small town, parked in front of a park, and walked to a house on the corner. After a while though, he realized I brought him to a house concert for Bill and Kate Isles! They are a couple from Minnesota that we went to see a few times, on tour here in FL! It was a great night, we both love their music and we got to chat a bit which was a lot of fun :)

Sunday was hubby's actual birthday. We went to church, new member class and later that night, a hibachi grill with a bunch of his work friends for another worker's birthday. He got sung to, a few gifts, a cupcake and pretty drunk by the end of the night so I think he enjoyed himself.... and we got back in time for Downton Abbey so I had a pretty good night too hehehe ;-P

Weeeellllll, I think that's about it for tonight! Off to take advantage of some rare reading time! 

TTFN <3

Stuff-your-face time!

At least, that's what Andrew must be thinking every meal time. You'd swear we starved that kid with how he shoves food in his mouth, haha!

Here is an example of a fairly routine week:

Monday:

Breakfast- we all had pancakes for breakfast (Syrup for me and hubby, applesauce for baby), and Andrew also got 7ish ounces of formula, some oatmeal and blueberries (I bought a package recently so we're using them almost everyday!)

Lunch- (hubby and I forgot to eat this day lol) bottle, apricot/pear/carrot pouch, tried cottage cheese for the first time (he was not the hugest fan).

Dinner- We all had some creamed peas on toast, and baby also had a bottle, applesauce and more cottage cheese (it is now a hit!)

Tuesday:

Breakfast- Coffee and bananas for the adults (we were running to a class first thing). Bottle, oatmeal and blueberries for the little one.

Lunch- Hubby and I shared an omelet. Bottle, mango banana yogurt smoothie pouch and applesauce.

Later we ate lots of Cheerios with our Cheerios book.

Dinner- We all tried Mushroom Quinoa for the first time....Andrew was the only fan haha. He also had a bottle, some spinach puffs, and 1/2 an avocado cut up and salted.

Wednesday:

Breakfast- Bottle, oatmeal and 1/2 a banana cut up and rolled in cheerio dust (we had toast with Nutella).

Lunch- Salads. The little man had a bottle, 1/2 an avocado, apple/carrot/squash pouch and blueberries.

Dinner- Pulled pork!! Plus Andrew had cottage cheese and soft carrot sticks.

Thursday:

Breakfast- We had our favorite sauteed potatoes and onions alongside scrambled eggs with cheese for Jesse and over easy eggs for me. Bottle, blueberries and egg yolk for baby.

Lunch- Tuna Fish sandwiches, toasted and with cheese. Andrew had some toast, cheese and tuna fish plus banana/raspberry/brown rice pouch, a bottle and blueberries.

Dinner- Leftovers! And a bottle, purple potatoes and Banilla yogurt.

Friday:

Breakfast- Pancakes (we usually don't have pancakes this often BUT we had pre-black friday browsing, a playgroup and grocery shopping to tackle this day. They were needed haha). Blueberries, oatmeal and a bottle.

Lunch- ON-THE-GO, banana/acai/granla pouch, cheerios, bottle, applesauce and we had Peanut Butter and banana sandwiches along.

Dinner- Tuna pasta, bottle and 1/2 an avocado.

Saturday:

Breakfast- Yogurt with granola for mama; bottle, oatmeal and banana for baby.

Lunch- Mango/apple/sweet potato greek yogurt pouch plus a bottle and avocado. Mama will probably have more leftovers (Daddy works all weekend).

Dinner- Chicken Kiev with Mashed Potatoes. Andrew will also have a bottle and ripe mango sticks.

Sunday:

Breakfast- Bottle, oatmeal, toast, egg yolk (Eggs and toast for mama).

Lunch- Leftovers. Bottle, cottage cheese, pears/peas/broccoli pouch.

Dinner- Auntie Annies. We will be at the mall all afternoon.... Andrew will try his first pretzel and also have a bottle, applesauce and some cheerios.

We also fill in gaps with all kinds of puffs, cheese crunchies, rice cakes and wagon wheels for baby. He is absolutely loving feeding himself :)