Pinterest Recipe Favorites

I love new recipes and I love Pinterest. Before Pinterest I was stuck in a boring dinner cycle, but lately I have added a ton of new recipes to the rotation and it is all because of recipes I have pinned. I thought maybe I would share some of our new favorites. Who doesn't love a new recipe?

Alice Springs Chicken (from Outback)
http://amysfinerthings.com/sherrys-aussie-chicken
We have made this one three times and it is good! This is my favorite dish at Outback and tastes just like it!

Pasta with Cream Pesto Sauce
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/06/pasta-with-pesto-cream-sauce/
Who doesn't love the Pioneer Woman? This dish is good and even worth the 8 dollars pine nuts cost here!

Chicken Crescent Roll Casserole
http://pinterest.com/pin/214272894740877746/
We have made this one a few times and it does not disappoint. I am a huge roll/chicken/cheese fan, so what could be better than putting them all together in a casserole?

Bean and Beef Enchilada Casserole
http://www.recipe.com/bean-and-beef-enchilada-casserole/
We made this one a few nights ago and Charlie declared it his favorite. It is super yummy!

Beef Stroganoff (crock pot)
http://crockingirls.com/recipes/beef-stroganoff/
This one of our all.time.favorites.ever! We like it over rice, but I am sure it is great over noodles too!

We are trying out some more new meals this week, I'll post the recipes if they turn out good! Happy cooking!

One year, one week, and five days old

Grayson is one year, one week, and five days old! I guess this will be my last monthly update on him. Maybe I will sneak another one in on occasion! I can't believe I have written about his growth and milestones twelve times! Where did this past year go?

Doesn't he look so BIG here?

I feel like between eleven and twleve months old, Grayson changed a TON! It all started when I put away the pack n' play and let him play on the floor. At first he wasn't in to much and he didn't go very far, but now he is in to EVERYTHING! I think the sentence I say most frequently is "Grayson, WHAT are you DOING?" 

And then he started pulling up on everything. At first he could pull up only to his knees, but now he is full blown standing up! I know it won't be long until he is cruising around the coffee table! :)

One day while I was washing dishes he pushed Claire's chair across the kitchen...

my little baby is not a baby anymore!

Grayson doesn't have his "one year" checkup until next month, but I know he now weighs over 20 pounds. He is eating so much and is in a really good eating stage because he loves everything. He has gotten pretty good at feeding himself and spends most days feeding himself every meal. His favorite food is peaches. He can put away some peaches!

Grayson is still wearing 12-18 months onesies and 6-12 or 12-18 months shorts. I just bought him so new carpenter jeans for the fall and bought size 18 months. Don't get me started on how much I love little boys in their carpenter pants....sooo cute!

We have finally reached the sleeping-through-the-night-every-night phase and it is wonderful. I did take him to the doctor a few weeks ago because he was having screaming fits at night, but they finally stopped and it has been smooth sailing since. We think that the screaming was due to a tooth coming in, but we may never know for sure. It will be so nice when he can tell us what is wrong!

We are still working on the sippy cup, though. Grayson still takes three big bottles and has little interest in drinking out of a sippy cup. I know that this isn't a huge deal, but I am still working with him. No bottles allowed in college, haha!

I know some people would love to turn the clock back and re-live the "baby" days again, but not me. There have been some things this past year with Grayson that were just plain hard. I am happy that he is healthy and happy and am enjoying watching him grow and change everyday. I am so lucky to be a "Mama" to this sweet boy!