recipe post

  The other day I made the perfect cold weather soup, I loved it because it was easy to make and was so hearty and flavorful. It has chicken and couscous with yummy lemon and turmeric spices.

link to recipe :) enjoy!

xoxo
Ashlea

2.5

My first little baby is 2 and a half years old. Since I dont do the monthly updates are her I wanted to take a post to mark what she is up to these days :)

Miss is super smart, super chatty, super nosey, and super funny.

She can count to 20, count out objects up to 5, sing her ABCs, identify all her letters, knows what some words start with, recognizes a handful of words on sight, knows all of our full names and ages, is memorizing and reciting songs and books

She is potty trained and never has accidents, she can put on her shoes by herself, undress herself and put her dirty clothes in the hamper, put away her dishes from the dishwasher, throw away her trash, she can draw circles and lines, use stickers and glue

She eats just about anythings but loves fruit, olives, hard boiled eggs, quesadilla and beans the best, she can jump, climb and swing and hop, she is so good and using her manners and routinely says please, thank you and excuse me, she takes turns (most of the time) and loves playing with her friends

She loves her brother and takes such good care of him, she brings him toys, helps me change diapers, always has to know where he is and tries to calm him down when he is crying

She is just the light of our lives and makes us smile everyday. I cant believe that her next birthday she will be 3! To end the post here are some of my favorite things she has said lately......

"what kind of jelly is in a jellyfish? strawberry?"
at church she was trying to give me a bible and said LOUDLY "its a book that says JESUS LOVES YOU!"
" i have to eat this candy corn so I have energy Mom, that way I can help you clean"
"you are my best of friend" to cooper while they were playing
"I want to listen to jingle bells because I love jingle bells the most forever and ever!"
"mommy, you tired? you need starbucks?"
when I asked her what she dreamed about "my toes are caterpillars"
she put a bowl on her head and moved in slow motion "im an astronaut"
she tripped and looked back at me "well that was awkward"

<3 <3 <3 <3

xoxo
Ashlea

have yourself a merry little......

December the 10th :)

we couldnt all be together as a family for Christmas this year so we made the weekend of December the 10th our own little Christmas and let me tell you we packed a lot of holiday cheer into those 3 days. Exchange gift game, Bing Crosby, holiday cocktails, a Christmas roast beef, old house holiday tour, ice skating, looking at Christmas lights, cutting down and decorating the tree, breakfast casserole, board games we did it all :)

picture time.....

xoxo
Ashlea