Mushroom Beef and grilled Asparagus

We made this for guests Saturday and it was soooo yummy! I have been making the entree for years, but the asparagus was a pleasent new surprise :)

Mushroom Beef:

• 1 Pkg of stew beef
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 packet dry onion soup mix
• Assorted cut-up veggies (I used thick slices of potato, onion and carrot)

Sprinkle the dry soup mix over beef, massage in the mushroom soup mix and toss in a baking bag. Then chop up the veggies (boil the potatoes and carrots first with some seasoning), season, toss into bag and shut.

Bake at 350 for about an hour depending on how much beef you use.

Cut open bag and dig in!

Grilled Asparagus:

• Bunch of asparagus
• Lemon zest
• Lemon juice
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper
• Feta cheese

Toss the asparagus in olive oil and salt and pepper, then grill until limp.

Toss in zest, juice and feta (plus more salt and pepper).

Enjoy!! :-)

Happy Thanksgiving y'all! :-D

Happy thanksgiving!!!

Today was so nice. I got up early so Andrew could have breakfast and I could pre-make some of the food. Got some stuff made, turned on the Macy's Parade and played with the little man still in his PJs.

I guess his room got super cold last night as he was shivering as I changed him.... so we had some warm oatmeal first off, almost a whole banana and a bottle. He also got to stay in his PJs and got lots of cuddles. Today is his last day with his truck until Christmas so we've had him on it all day haha

After lots of smiles and cuddles he went down for a nap and the cookin got serious. About 1/2 hour before dinner I woke Jesse up (he worked an overnight) and he got Andrew up and dressed while we finished up the food.

Somehow the green bean casserole, cheesy hashbrowns, glazed ham, and stuffing all got done at the exact same time which was awesome. Andrew had a little bit of everything. His favorite, like his daddy, was the stuffing! He gobbled it up like he'd never eat again lol!

After we ate, there was some playtime and skyping with Jesse's family and then naptime/movie time/ baking pumpkin pies (here's the recipe I used-- it's yummy!!) and homemade buns (courtesy of my mama).

Also today I did a good amount of our Christmas shopping! Some clothes for baby 30% off, a wooden bead maze free shipping, and some very cheap electronic stuff from Amazon all from the comfort of my couch :)

Later on, hubby went to work while we had leftovers and lots more playtime with baby. Finished the evening by making plans for grocery shopping on Black Friday, lol, and watching another movie.

I am so thankful for so many things but mostly for the two men in my life:

I could not have asked for a better baby, and I am so thankful that he is happy and healthy.

I also could not have asked for a better hubby. He has given me so much. I know he will always be there for me and our kids. He made me a mother and lets me stay home with Andrew which is such a blessing. Thank you babe, for all you do, I love you so much!

TTFN! <3

Thanksgiving is almost here!!

Wow, can you believe that the Holidays are already upon us?!? It seems like only yesterday that we were still enjoying summer!

We have been listening to Christmas music in the car once in a while for the past two weeks or so but I can't wait until Friday so we can decorate and truly start listening to the Christmas music I love so much he hehe :)

I figured I'd just do a quick post and then share some fun holiday stuff today.

So to start, Andrew is going through a phase where his schedule is beginning to shift and it is throwing me for a loop. There was a point where it seemed like he was going to move to one nap a day, then he reverted to two or three two hour naps, and now we're operating on two two - to - three hour naps. It's proving challenging but I think I'm finally starting to get inthe groove. One thing iI've learned is that though snack time never worked out before,  it needs to work now or the naps are was any too short. So we now get up, eat, play for a few hours, snack and then nap. It's VERY recent but seems to be working great!,

Okay that's about all for now. So here's some holiday fun!

Doesn't this look delicious???? And so simple!

And then ya just gotta have the Black Friday deals , right? I don't plan on going out but it's always nice to know what's out there :)
Oh and p.s. THIS

Wishing y'all a wonderful, stress - free holiday. And safe travels!!

TTFN <3