1st Day - Second Grade

The title says it all.. Kaylee started 2nd grade this morning!! After a rushed morning of fighting with the dresser to put out the PERFECT outfit and finding the run away glasses that little miss Sticky Fingers Natalie hid in the case on MY dresser, Kaylee got herself to school looking as cute as always and even more grown up then I am ready for! Daddy sent a text to me this morning after I sent him a picture of her waiting for the bus that said "she's getting too big.. stick back in the crib mama" my response.. "yeah... right." lol! There is no stopping her or any of the others from growing up too fast!! The world has rushed todays children to become "older" sooner.. There is no such thing as letting a kid be a kid anymore.. Thank heavens we live on the farm right now.. My girls have already experienced way more then I did as a kid in just the two years that we have been here!! From riding on tractors, to bailing hay, to feeding the cows they have done it all! I hope that it stays with them for the rest of their lives and that they will always find a place for the farm in their hearts! I've even grown a little more attached then I thought I would... For example, a few nights back, Lily and I took a half a loaf of bread down to feed it to the cows.. They LOVE when you bring them 'treats'! They will come right to you and take a slice of bread right out of your hand! Their tounges are icky feeling (scratchy like a cats)!!!

Now that I have babbled on about more then just Kaylee starting second grade I'm going to give you the pictures of the day! Enjoy!

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Marry Me Meatballs

I can’t say no to crockpot recipes and Your Barefoot Neighbor shared this one so I had to try it. I’d like to say my children aren’t picky but they all have their own quirks when it comes to food and my youngest daughter didn’t care for the sun-dried tomatoes. Everyone else enjoyed it as it is. Marry Me Meatballs Ingredients 2 lbs frozen Italian meatballs 4 C chicken stock 1 jar sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped 1 can cream of chicken soup Italian seasoning Garlic powder Onion powder Red pepper flakes 2 lbs gnocchi (shelf stable ones) 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream Baby spinach Shredded Parmesan cheese (I used shaved Parmesan) Directions Add meatballs, chicken stock, cream of chicken soup, sun-dried tomatoes and seasonings to crockpot. Cook on high for 3 hours. When that is done add in your gnocchi, heavy cream and baby spinach and cook for another 30 minutes on high. Top with the Parmesan cheese. Serve with garlic toast.

Sausage & Rice Casserole

Last night we failed to pull anything out of the freezers for dinner. Seems to be a common thing here in this house and it’s quite frustrating. I went to my fridge and saw the mushrooms I had gotten and remembered there was a TikTok recipe for them. Y’all this was the EASIEST meal! Sausage & Rice Casserole Ingredients 1 lb Jimmy Dean sausage 2 pouches of Uncle Ben’s long grain and wild rice 1 1/2 C. Mozzarella or Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 can of golden mushroom soup 1 package of sliced mushrooms Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown sausage, add in mushrooms once almost all the way cooked. While that’s cooking down, pop your rice pouches in the microwave per the instructions. When they’re done add them in with the sausage and mushrooms. Also add in your can of golden mushroom soup and the shredded cheese. Mix it all up and put in the oven for 15 minutes.

Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes

Oh man! This side dish is absolutely one we will be keeping around! It’d be really good on the smoker too! I do feel like it’s missing some seasonings so the next go around we will play with adding in some smoked paprika and garlic too! Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes Ingredients 8 medium russet potatoes, thinly sliced 2 medium onion, sliced into rings salt and ground black pepper to taste 6 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 4 cups milk 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese Directions Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 2-quart casserole dish. Layer 1/2 of the potatoes in the bottom of the prepared casserole dish; season with salt and pepper. Layer onion slices over top, then top with remaining potatoes. Season again with salt and pepper. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour and salt and cook, whisking constantly until raw flour flavor has cooked off, abo...

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