For years, we have watched American Idol at our house. It's one of our favorite shows to watching from the beginning of the season to the end, and we even have some of our favorite past contestants in our iTunes library. Hello, Carrie Underwood! I can't believe that the 14th season is underway; that's a ton of music superstars over the years. I remember sitting on the living room floor at my parents' house, anxiously awaiting the decision of the first ever American Idol... Justin or Kelly?! And then squealing with excitement when the winner was announced! There isn't another singing competition on television that produces superstars like American Idol, like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
holiday happenings
Let's forget the fact that some of the events happened nearly a month ago. I'm just getting around to posting about our jam packed December. It started out with a Christmas party for BK's dance class. We showed up empty handed, no Pinterest worthy goodies, we just ran out of time this year. You should have seen BK and Sophie's face when they both realized their moms showed up empty handed. We'll make up for on Valentine's Day. We attended our local Christmas parade and both kiddo's had a blast. BK waved at everyone as they passed and Jud just watched from the comfort of his stroller. We grabbed breakfast after the parade and Jud showed us his new skill, waving and saying "heyyyy" to … [Read more...]
Whole 30: Week 2 Meal Plan
If you missed the plan for week 1, you can find it here. Would you believe we're back to day 1 over here? I couldn't let Allen start over alone after his hunting trip this weekend, so we started things over this week. It's a work in progress, friends. Here are the links (or recipes) for the breakfast options (lots of the recipes are Paleo, so you may have to make a few substitutions): Sweet Potato Hash Tomato Basil Frittata Southwestern Egg Scramble- Eggs scrambled with onions, bell peppers, and cumin. Served with salsa and cilantro. Omelet Cups Lunch (Lots of leftovers, we learned last week that leftovers make life easier :): Chicken Salad- … [Read more...]