Lily's first birthday party! & Nathan's baptism party!

Today was a day dedicated to the party for Lillian's first birthday and Nathan's baptism! Cleaning = 1/2 of the day, running errands = 1/4 of the day, and the actual party = 1/4 of the day! We had a great turn out of family and friends that joined us to celebrate such special times in our kids' lives!! Thank you SO much to Grandma and Grandpa Breeggemann for the food! Thank you to Lori and Dan for the use of their home, thank you to Grandma Rand, Katie, Kimmy, Mikey, Joey, and Josh (old neighbor) for the cheeto puffs that the girls love and for coming! Thank you to Grandma Candi, Papa John, Bre and Josh for coming and for bringing the ever so yummy noodles that Kaylee and Natalie request each time there is a party! Thank you to Amy and Matt Jung for the yummy chips and dip and for coming!! Thank you to Auntie Vicki and Great Grandma Vonnie for the rice crispies, deviled eggs, the use of the trio crock pot system, and for coming! Thank you to Uncle Eddie for coming! Thank you to Uncle Danny, Auntie Andie, Caitlyn and Nick (slept in the car after being up all night at the river cat fishing contest- we will have to bring you some cake Nick) for coming! And thank you to everyone for the gifts!

Oh and I can't forget to say thank you to Amy for snapping pictures with my camera for me!!!

Lily holding a card trying and eyeing up a gift!

Trying to put on some of the clothes that she got

Lily and the baby doll that she got from Grandma Rand

Lillian absolutely loved her book and baby doll! Oh and her crayons and notebook and her clothes that she kept trying to put on!! Each time Joe held out his hand for her to give him her book so she could open another gift, she would scream at him and yank the book closer to her body! It was just too cute!! She even gave her Teddy bear birthday card kisses because she loved that too!! And the baby doll she tried ripping it out of the box while Auntie Vicki tried opening it for her! She couldn't seem to get the doll out fast enough for the sweet little lovey!!

Now the girls are all tuckered out and are fast asleep!! As for Nathan, well typical little guy isn't wanting to go to sleep just yet.. He has been very of schedule all day today!

Oh the joys of busy unusual days for little kids.. :)

Today was another hot and humid and icky kind of day.. Tomorrow however is supposed to be a whole 77 degrees and NOT HUMID!!!!! Praise God!! I can't wait for a nice day!! Maybe we will be able to turn the A/C off and open some windows and turn the fans on! Fingers are crossed!

Now I'm off to tuck Lily into her bed and help figure out what it is that Nathan needs to get to sleep!

G'nite! <3

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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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