Pause for Memorial Day

Just wanted to take a moment to thank all of those who have severed our country and all those family that have stood by their sides here while their loved ones were away!  Thank you for your service, so often we forget to Thank those that make it possible for us to have our freedoms like the freedom to write this blog, to say what I want to say with out the free of going to jail.   For our freedom to believe in God or for those who don't for their freedom to not believe.  Just think of those who don't have these simple luxuries we take for granted every day!  Make sure to thank not ONLY today but everyday for those who have fought and many who have given their lives for these freedoms!  Take a 60 seconds pause, only 60 seconds for all they do REALLY is that too much to ask for?

We End with the Boy Who Cried Wolf Play

Cole's class had their play last night they did a spoof on The Boy Who Cried Wolf.  It was very funny and the kids did great all the kids had speaking parts EXCEPT two.  YUP you guessed it Cole sadly was on of the two.  Talk about dreams stomped on.  We all know Cole is Cole he is very hyper, but if you give him a mission he will get it done especially to please an adult who is not his mom.  He was so excited for us to see the play, then when we got in the car he was so visibly hurt.  He said he was upset he just stood in the corner and didn't say a word in the play.  Poor thing thought if he was on his best behavior at school they may add in a line for him.  Almost like he is being punished and if he showed them he could be good he could have a line.  The mom in me of course wants to go yell at someone that every kid should have one line, come on class of 18 kids and 16 speak. But as we all know this is life, just sucks to learn it at a young age.  We hope and pray if we move Cole to a new school this coming school year he will maybe fit in a bit more, one can hope.

Now to the play pictures!  They did a great job building the set. 

Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Weekend.  Not sure if I'll post on Monday, so I may see you all next Tuesday.

Where The Wild Things Are Kindergarten Play Night

The school year has gone in a blink of an eye and we come upon the last 5.5 days left!!!  I'm a little sad at how fast it has gone.  Caden has grown so much and he has been thriving in Kindergarten.  He is reading books all by himself and writing stories along with drawing me great pictures!  Our graduation will be next Friday so I'll try to hold the tears until then!  But I must be that crazy mom that shares some of the fun photos of our play "Where the Wild Things Go".  It only last about 10 minutes but the kids did great and where so proud of their hats they made all by themselves!

Sorry a little blurry didn't have time to download camera

you would think my iPhone did better pics but it never does :(

Hope you have a great day! 

And to any of my readers effected by the horrible weather my prayers are with you all!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner ... Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken And Rice

So this is not a pretty looking meal but it sure was a pleaser for the boys!  I found this Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice recipe on Southern Plate.  It was a super simple recipe to make throw it in the crock pot and go!

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 large onion, chopped (I use Vidalia)
1 -8 ounce box Zatarain's Yellow Rice Mix, cooked according to directions
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 - 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup (regular or fat free)1 -15 ounce can whole kernel corn, drained

Instructions

Place chicken in bottom of slow cooker. Scatter chopped onion over top. Spoon cream soup over top of that. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or on high 3-4 hours. A few minutes before serving, add in cooked rice, corn, and cheese. Stir to combine. Serve hot.

ALEXIS NOTES:   I put the chicken in frozen (because I'm lazy like that). I used the brown rice I buy in bulk instead of the Zatarain's rice.   I put my rice in my rice cooker and right before it was time to serve I added the rice so it didn't get soggy.

Another yummy and quick recipe for a busy night!

What's on your menu tonight?

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner ... Crock-Pot Italian Chicken

This was another simple recipe I made for the boys, it was just for the 3 boys and I knew they wouldn't be wanting left overs so I halved a recipe for Crock-Pot Italian Chicken on The Girl Who Ate Everything.  I even threw the recipe in my mini crockpot to have less to clean!  When it was all done I threw some spaghetti noodles on a plate and topped with the shredded chicken.  It smelled so good I wished I could have just a small bite, but I resisted (stupid diet .. lol).  So it's not the prettiest meal but packed with flavor.

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts
1 packet dry Zesty Italian dressing (Regular is fine but I like zesty better. Sometimes I use a packet and a half.)
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1-2 cans cream of chicken soup (depending how cream cheesy you want it)

Instructions

1. Place the chicken in a crockpot and sprinkle Italian dressing over it. Combine cream cheese and cream of chicken soup in a small pot over low heat and pour over chicken. Cook on low in the crockpot for at least 4 hours. You can leave it in there all day. Once chicken is done you can leave the chicken breasts whole, cube it, or even shred it. I always cut the breasts into tenderloin size strips.
2. Once you have cut up the chicken, throw it back in the crockpot and stir into the sauce. If you feel the sauce is too thick you can thin it to your preferred consistency with a little milk. Serve over pasta or rice.

Alexis Notes: I halved the recipe and used my little crock pot.  I put the chicken once it was cooked in my mixer and used the paddle to shred the chicken and put it back in the sauce and mixed it all up.  I served of spaghetti noodles.

Give this one a try it was so simple and you can even put the frozen chicken in and let it go!   You know me anything that makes my life easier is a winner!!  This will be one I make when I can eat real food again :).

What's on your menu tonight?

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner ... Slow Cooker Chicken Taco's

We had our dinner friends over the other week and I knew taco's are always a big hit with all the boys (her one and my two).  I bought Chicken on sale so we had a week of chicken recipes.  I didn't want to do taco's with ground beef, so I wanted to go with chicken.  BUT I didn't want it to be just plain chicken so I found a easy 3 ingredient recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Taco's on the Six Sister's Stuff. Looking for a way to spice up Taco night well you found it!

Ingredients:
1 envelope taco seasoning (I used reduced sodium seasoning and it was still delicious)
5-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (mine were frozen)
1 (16 oz) jar of your favorite salsa

Directions:
Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray for easy clean-up. Place chicken in the bottom, pour salsa on top, and sprinkle with taco seasoning. Cook on high for 4 to 6 hours or on low for 6 to 8 hours. When done, the chicken should shred easily when stirred with a fork.

ALEXIS NOTES: I buy taco seasoning in the bulk section at winco and store in my plastic spice bottles.  I again use the mixer to shred the chicken!

Hope you give this a try it I swear took less then 5 minutes to put it in the crockpot, then before time to serve I put the cooked chicken in my mixer with the paddle and shredded the chicken and done!

What's on your Menu Tonight?

Don't forget to see the parties I link up to HERE.