Natalie's 5th Birthday Party

Tonight we celebrated Natalie's 5th birthday with family and friends!! Our house was packed but it was fun. Natalie loved her gifts from everyone! A HUGE thank you to everyone who made it tonight! You are all amazing! Here are some photos from the party.

The Cake! made by Amanda with AJ's Cakes it was AMAZING!

Natalie beginning to open presents

a book and sweatshirt from Auntie Kimmy

opening gifts from cousin Shelley

a box ...

filled with nail polish, earings, and a watch!

Natalie and her cake

and even her own personal mini cake

singing "Happy Birthday" to Miss Natalie

the gift from mom and dad.. yeah a target bag wrapped it.. so shoot me!

OMG! yeah SO glad I caught this expression! She has been asking for an iPod since the older sister got one last year! I even took her to Target to pick out which color she would get after I had already bought the gold one (which is the color she chose too)

Barbie case from Auntie Vicki

and a Barbie, bath set, and photo book!

Clothes

she just learned that the paper in her hands is valid for a sleep over at Amy & Matt's house

another Barbie

and lip gloss! she was so sweet when she found the 2nd one she said "I'm going to share this one with Kaylee"

a Barbie doll and DVD combo from Grandma & Papa B

getting the card open from Grandma and Papa R

A SCOOTER! She was excited when she realized what it was!

a gift from big sister Kaylee and Benji

Flash cards and gum!

and another barbie from K & B too!

Comments

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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