Craft Project

This is a craft project that I did in December, I had a lot of fun making this wall hanging. Of Course, it is our last name and the year Austin and I got married. I got the idea from a craft blog that I follow; I changed a few things up based on materials and price. Anyhow, I thought this would be a great idea for a homemade gift or personalizing your home decor. This was certainly my first go around with it and I would change a few things about it. I found the frame at a garage sale (I would spray paint it black to match the wording), the stencils are from Hobby Lobby, I use acrylic paint for the lettering (I would have put the lettering on the back of the glass & made the numbers smaller and put est. 2008), and the backing is a material that I picked out at a fabric store. A fun little project overall!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Yesterday Austin came home with two beautiful roses for Logan and I. What a special Valentine's Day to see my little girl get her very first rose from the most important man in her life...her amazing Daddy.

Daddy's little Valentine...Logan's shirt said "I love my Daddy" Oh, and does she ever!

Logan and I with our roses!

Snow Days

So, I think most Oklahoma people are ready for this snow to go away. Not us...we love it and have enjoyed the playing in it, cooking loads of food and having Austin home with us.

This is the snowman that Austin and I made when Logan was napping.

Don't you just love his hat???
Logan enjoying the snow....to cute!

Baked Chicken, Broccoli, Carrots and Rice

This is a recipe that I found on the back of a campbell's soup can. I took the basis of the recipe and made a few alteration to make it my own. I really like this recipe because it is a quick dinner to whip up and you get your protein, veggies and carb's all in one well rounded meal.

What you will need:
1 package chicken breast (I use fresh boneless skinless)
Head of broccoli
Carrots
Brown rice
Can of cream of broccoli soup
Shredded Cheese
Milk

Recipe:
Preheat oven to 375
Combined 3/4 cup Brown rice and can of cream of broccoli soup in a mixing bowl. Using the Campbell's can fill it half with water and half with milk and add to rice and soup. Mix!
Add pepper, minced garlic, paprika to the mixing bowl...flavor as you like (I just eyeballed it). Cut up half the head of broccoli and about 10 baby carrots (slice the carrots really thin to be sure they cook through) and add to the mixing bowl.
Pour mixture into a baking dish. After chicken breast have been rinsed place them on top of the mixture you poured into your baking dish. Season chicken with garlic salt. Cover the baking dish and bake for 45-55 minutes at 375. Option: We sprinkle shredded cheese over our rice and veggies after it is done cooking.

We added garlic bread to the meal and it was a hit. Austin even liked it...veggies and all!

Courtney this is the one that I already sent you. :)

Snow Day

Wow! The snow is here- about 8-10" of it and it is still falling. It feels like a Michigan winter...ahhh, the awesome memories! Logan and I are so excited because Austin got a snow day and is home from work. We started the morning with a bacon and pancake breakfast and a nice cup of coffee. There is nothing like a big breakfast on a cold day. This afternoon for lunch another wonderful winter treat to warm our inners...hot tomato soup and grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. It just makes my day to be snowed in and I mean literally and have nice warm comfort foods.

Logan Faith enjoying her grilled cheese and tomato soup...she loves to dip!

This is the only time Ellie got off the porch...she is a little sensitive to the cold
Now, Lic on the other hand...oh, that boy loves rip, roarand tear around in the snow! It is so much fun to watch him just go to town!

Snowed in--I wasn't joking. This is a picture of our front door looking out. The wind is blowing so hard it created this huge snow drift!

Again...Snowed in. Our cars...at least you can see the truck.

You can barely see my van next to Austin's truck!

Oh, yeah and for those of you that didn't know....I now drive a van! We sold my big SUV for our kick butt van. Why you ask? Two words...Dave Ramsey! For those of you that don't know him you need to get to know him and then you will understand!

Two more words...Life Changing...in the best way!

Quick Quesadilla Recipe

Hey guys, so I have had several people ask for some of my recipes. So, I had this bright idea to post them on my blog so that we all can enjoy! P.S. I would love it if anyone has a few recipes of there own that they would like to share with me. I am always looking for the next hit dinner for our family!

My Quick Quesadilla Recipe

what you need:
soft shell tortilla's
one can rotel (original or hot)
skinless boneless chicken breast
shredded cheese
Sour cream
salsa
olive oil
Optional-I like to add in a veggie of some sort so it is a well rounded meal. I really enjoy frozen spinach and flavor is great.

Cooking directions:
Cut up the chicken into small bit sized pieces. Put chicken into a fry pan with a little olive oil. Just before the chicken is completely cooked add one can of Rotel; let chicken and the rotel simmer until chicken is completely cooked.

Now you will need to get your flat skillet out...I crank mine to about 425 but you really have to stick around and watch as you cook!
Place as many tortilla's on the skillet as you can, then add your shredded cheese, on top of the shredded cheese add a healthy portion of your chicken and rotel mix. (light on the juice from the chicken), then you can add you veggie if you wish. Last, top with a second tortilla shell and let them cook until crisp on both sides. Heads up...you will need a large spatula and both hand to flip these bad boys! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Have fun with it and make it your own. If you find a variation of this that is a hit with your family we would love it if you would share!

January

This year we took a Landreth family vaction with to Red River, NM to ski and snowboard. We had a blast and it was really fun to hang with the family. Austin, Josh, Kolton and Dad hit the slopes everyday both morning and afternoon. Mom L went in the mornings and I went in the afternoons. Hudson and Logan loved the snow and playing outside. And for those of you that don't know...Courtney had a really good reason not to ski...She is PREGNANT!!! Hudson is going to be a big brother in August. We are all so excited to have a new addition to the family.

Logan eating her first Subway before leaving on our trip

Hudson and Logan had a ball jumping on the bed

Austin and Logan all bundled up

Heading to the slope for some snow tubing

Happy Family

Austin and I loved it...Logan not so much! Maybe next year!

Josh, Hudson and Courtney