Monday, January 31, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Hi, Big Truck!!!

So E's latest obsession is "Big Trucks" which his daddy taught him to say with lots of gusto. It may sound like "Di Duh" to you, but he's most definitely saying "Big Truck" in his manliest voice!

We watch for them in parking lots, while we are driving, on TV, and from the window. The MOST exciting is when the trash truck comes RIGHT outside our house to collect the trash.

Can you even stand it?

Untitled from adam r on Vimeo.

Friday, January 21, 2011

RaeRae and Ellie

RaeRae + Ellie (as she calls him):

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011

Playtime at Grandma Chaundel's!

We were so excited that Brittany and Reese were in town last week that we decided to all go over to Grandma Chaundel's to play!







Friday, January 14, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

The Chair

One of Elliott's favorite Christmas gifts is his comfy chair! He had it at Mimi and Grandaddy's house, but we returned it in TN and just re-bought it in CA!

He looooved playing with it in TN, and was pretty excited to see it re-appear at home after naptime yesterday:

Untitled from adam r on Vimeo.


I think someone is finally feeling better and back to their old tricks:





Friday, January 7, 2011

Soup

Well, as we all know, I'm no Suzie-Homemaker, but I do my best with all of the hats that I wear!

I thought I'd share a recipe that we've been loving this winter that's super easy, quick, with only a few ingredients. We are home in California, it's chilly, and my boys are feeling a little under-the-weather, so I took a break from editing this afternoon for soup!



White Bean-Chicken Chili (prep time: 4 minutes (love that!), cook: 22 mins)

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onions
2 tsp. bottles minced garlic
2 (15.5 oz) can cannellini beans, undrained
3 cups chopped chicken
1 14.5 oz. can chicken broth
1.5 t salt-free Mexican seasoning (or white chili mix)
1/4 t salt
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

~ Saute onions in oil and garlic.
~ Mash one can of beans.
~ Add all ingredients to pot (except cheese).
~ Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
~ Add cheese; simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.