Growing to Four

March 21, 2013

Marley is FIVE

Wednesday was Marley's 5th Birthday! I can't believe she's already 5. Here's how we spent her special day.

She got a card and a dollar in the mail from grandma, grandpa, and Simba.

Her Citrus Lane box also came in the mail so that was a nice surprise for her.

We made cookies for her class.

Mike picked up a Ninja Turtle ice cream cake on his way home from work.

We went out to dinner at Cracker Barrel and stopped at the toy store and Petsmart to look at the animals.

She ate a piece of cake almost as big as her head.

Then she relaxed with Zeus.

She had a great day.

Next up is Mason's 1st Birthday, and I may cry a little...

March 17, 2013

I posted back in December that I was on the hunt for the perfect potato soup. I found another recipe on Pinterest and of course since I love potato soup I decided to give it a try. It was pretty similar to the recipe I tried before, but I liked this recipe much better.

30 ounce bag of southern style hashbrowns

1 medium/large yellow onion, diced

64 ounces (8 cups) chicken broth

16 oz cream cheese, softened (I only used 8oz)

1 tablespoon seasoned salt

optional garnishes: crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, green onions

Combine all ingredients except for the cream cheese in your crock pot. Cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10 hours.

Put cream cheese in blender and fill with soup. Blend for about 30 seconds.

Pour cream cheese mixture back into crock pot and mix well.

Added some bacon and cheese.

It was so good. This recipe filled the entire crock pot so I have 4 containers in the freezer.

Cupcake Pizzas

Usually we have left overs or chicken nuggets for lunch since it's just me and Marley at home eating. I decided to make these since Marley likes the pizza rolls. They were pretty good!