Happy (late) Birthday!

Ruby turned 3 years old on the 8th! We were in Cincinnati checking out the sites on her actual birthday. Believe it or not we forgot our camera and still haven't found it. Therefore, we have no pictures of anything that we did. bummer.


Ruby got to celebrate with her friend Nora (whose birthday was on the 4th) by getting dressed up and eating at The Old Spaghetti Factory. She also celebrated with a few other friends and family this past weekend. We opted for no big parties this year and instead just made a cake at Mamaw and Papaw's house and gave her a few presents. Here she is with her Cinderella cake that she requested.

Ruby's Uncle Joe also had a birthday last week on the 5th! We had fun with him and his new bride (and lots of other family) that day celebrating their recent marriage.

Dress Up

Ruby had a wonderful time last weekend in Northern Kentucky playing with some new friends (they had met before but they were babies). It was fun to watch the girls running around the yard playing dress up...Ruby even had a wardrobe change.


She has also enjoyed playing with Jessica...not sure who is having more fun here...Ruby or Jess?

By the river...

Play time

Ruby got to hang out with her old pal Moses (used to call him Mo Mo) last week. They are so cute together and seeing Moses reminded me how big they both had gotten. Telia liked hanging with the big kids too!

Telia loves to climb on the bottom shelf of the changing table these days.

Meal Plan Monday

I'm gonna go ahead and put this out there...this weeks meal plan is not really interesting. Here ya go:

Monday- pizza with veggies and salad

Tuesday- slow cooker cowboy beans

Wednesday- baked spaghetti squash and salad with bread

Thursday- breakfast for dinner- potato's, Canadian bacon, eggs, and biscuits

Friday- sandwiches and fresh veggies

A Day with the Cousins

A couple of weeks ago we got to hang out with Ruby and Telia's cousins, Logan and Lauren, and with Aunt Kate. We had fun splashing around at one of our city's many splash parks.

What ya got good for supper?

Willie Mae, a neighbor, used to ask my roommates and I that when I lived in West Philadelphia. We didn't always have good things cookin but she usually took us up on whatever it was we were cooking or would take us up on the offer to go get her a cheese steak. She always always always said "Don't let them steal your joy!" She was 80 something and had been in the same Tuesday morning bible study for 50 something years...but, I digress. This post isn't supposed to be about Willie Mae, although I do miss her.

I have indeed been cooking on these hot hot summer days. I don't know if I will remember everything but here are a couple of great recipes that I tried out

I made this great slow cooker green pepper chicken recipe because somehow I had all the ingredients. Using the crock pot is so great for these hot summer days.

We have been getting potato's these last couple of weeks from our farmer and I am happy to announce that I have figured out the best thing to do with them. Thanks to the Pioneer Woman I now know how to make the Basic Breakfast Potatoes

Recipe Review from the last meal plan I did:
Everything tasted great but the Chicken and Avocado Soup was AMAZING! My favorite recipe of the summer so far. I found it on my new fave cooking website called Skinny Taste. The girl cooks real healthy, has great recipes, and has great pictures. Until next time...