2013 Week 38

Our sweet girl turns three this week!

I cannot believe it, time flies.

So, birthday celebrations on top of the weather week we've had

(floods, school cancellations, etc) have made for one crazy week.

Dinners this week: (in the hopes that our live returns to normal)

Sunday - Spaghetti dinner with veggie crumbles and garden greens.  With fresh bread.

Monday - Birthday night!  The special girl requested pepperoni pizza and veggies.

Tuesday - Baked potatoes and soup. 

Wednesday - Sour cream enchiladas with black beans and a fruit salad.

Thursday - Grilled or baked salmon with a couscous salad.

Friday - Stuffed shells.

Saturday - Dinner out, or grilling.

Have a great week!

2013 Week 37

Let's go Broncos!

We had a little lawn bowling going on before the game.

With very intense placement measuring to see who was closest.

And Scott whipped up this football pizza with bacon (we were our of pepperoni). 

The kids loved every minute of playing and bite of pizza,
never mind the fact they were in bed before the game started!

Dinners this week:

Sunday - Grilling.  Dogs and burgers, garden veggies and corn.

Monday - Peanut noodles with veggies and tofu.

Tuesday - Grilled salmon and homemade caesar salad.  

Wednesday - Panini night, with chips and fruit.  

Thursday - Taco night, using veggie crumbles and all the fixin's.  

Friday - Homemade pizza on the grill.

Saturday - Dinner out or grilling with friends.

Have a great week!

2013 Week 36

Fight CU down the field...

Yay CU!

Dinners this week:

Sunday - Game food, wings and hot dogs, veggies and dip, chips and guac.

Monday - Homemade grilled pizza and a yummy pear and gorgonzola salad.

Tuesday - Leftovers.

Wednesday - It is still a million degrees here, so I'm thinking cold salads.

Thursday - Go Broncos! We are grilling out, yummy veggies and burgers.  I'm going to try a new veggie burger recipe.

Friday - Pot luck for L's kindy class.  We are going to bring a greek tortellini salad that people always love and something sweet.

Saturday - Dinner with friends, still looking for a yummy salad to bring.

2013 Week 35

We made it!

 Through the start of preschool,

 one full week of full day kindy and scooter/bike accidents,

and full blossoming independence.  

I think we're all enjoying being back in the routine of the school year.

I'm still a bit stressed on the mornings that I have to pack lunches for both kids, snacks,

and feed and dress everyone, but so far we're making it out of the house on time!

We'll see how next week goes!

Dinners this week:

Sunday - Chili rellenos (we didn't get to them last week) with rice and beans and greens.

Monday - Grilled salmon, potatoes, corn, with a salad.

Tuesday - Slow cooker summer veggie stew with homemade bread.

Wednesday - Green noodles, fruit salad and fresh bread.  Grilled chicken for Scott.

Thursday - My dad's here, maybe dinner out.

Friday - Rockies game, hot dogs and nachos for all!

Saturday - Family wedding out of town!

2013 Week 34

We had such a fun weekend in Winter Park!

 Beautiful trails,

 

 fun activities on the mountain,

 and a beautiful drive home along Trail Ridge Road.

Stunning.

It was such a fun start to my birthday week!

Dinners this week:

Sunday - Something easy at home after traveling, probably grilled quesadillas.

Monday - We are in need of some veggies tonight, I'm thinking a big salad and cold veggie dips as everyone detoxes from the weekend!

Tuesday - My birthday!  No cooking for me, Scott's in charge.

Wednesday - Back to School night, an easy pizza and salad dinner here.

Thursday - Easy pasta; green noodles and fruit salad.

Friday - Roasted hatch chilies are in season, so we are having homemade baked chili rellenos.

Saturday - Grilling with friends.

2013 Week 33

Ack!  It's a big week here.

The first day of Kindergarden for the big man (tears, many tears for mom).

The little dude himself is excited to begin,

with his new backpack, new school supplies, and new lunchbox.

Dinners for this week:

Sunday - Grilled steak and other yummy veggies.  I think I'll make this salad again, it was the perfect summertime salad.  Or this, which looks amazing!

Monday - Green noodles (pesto) with fruit salad.  I might try this pesto recipe.

Tuesday - Fish tacos with slaw and beans on the side.

Wednesday - "Night before first day of school dinner."  L planned this one with me.  We are having make your own pizzas with lots of fun toppings and homemade dough.  

Thursday - Kid favorites, mummy dogs, green veggies from the garden and fruit.

Friday - We are headed our of town for the weekend.  Dinner in the mountains, probably our favorite pizza place.

Saturday - Cooking in the condo, spaghetti, green salad and garlic bread.

2013 Week 32

Our big man learned to ride his bike this past week!

So on Sunday we did our first family bike ride to his new elementary school.

Dinners this week:
Sunday - Leftovers, we've got a ton of random things filling up the fridge!
Monday - Spaghetti with garlic bread and a big green salad.
Tuesday - Grilled salmon and hot dogs, green veggies.
Wednesday - Veggie frittata, we have lots of eggs to use.  With homemade hashbrowns and a fruit salad.
Thursday - Some sort of easy pasta salad with veggies and a grilled protein.
Friday - Homemade pizza with garden veggies.
Saturday - Dinner out, or grilling while the guys camp in the back yard.