Fall Family Pictures!

Yesterday we met up with Angie, our friend and Parker and Camdyn's babysitter for family pictures! It is really the first time we have had family pictures taken since Camdyn has been born (unless you count the ones we had taken when she was a week old).

I wanted to share... LOVE the fall colors, especially with their little ginger heads. :) This weekend was peak fall foliage photo weekend! :)

11 months....and a few days... :)

I can't believe my baby girl is 11 months old.....less than a month left in her first year. The time when she graduates from being a 'baby' and becomes a 'toddler.' :(

Camdyn is such a sweet little girl. She is quite needy and emotional but also very silly and loves to play. She absolutely loves Parker. I can't wait to watch them grow up together, they are going to be super close!

She has 1 tooth and a smidge of a second tooth (both bottom teeth). She said her first word (Mama) a couple of weeks ago. Since then she has begun saying Dada and can also repeat other words such as Uh oh, Mmmm mmm and ba. I'm actuallly quite surprised at how well she repeats words/sounds. I don't remember Parker being like that but I'm sure it is because she has him to learn from. Hopefully some of his naughtiness doesn't wear off, which I'm sure it will. :)

She is now drinking whole milk and eats like a little piggy. Breakfast is cereal and a banana and then lunch and dinner is pretty much anything we eat. The only thing she really doesn't like at this point is Velveeta Shells and Cheese which blows my mind! We also gave her plain wheat penne pasta this weekend but little Bean is already spoiled by the world of spices and sauce because she seemed bored with it. :)

She wears size 3 diapers and 12 months clothes.

I just cannot believe that we are a couple of weeks away from a Princess birthday party! I feel like I was JUST pregnant! :( We are going to Bloomsbury this weekend and it seems like just yesterday we were on the way back after the BEST time out there and I told Brian that next year we would have a baby almost big enough to walk out there with us.

Well, that's all for now! I will check back in a few weeks with a first birthday post!

YUMMY Chicken and Rice Casserole

I found this on the Paula Deen website and made it tonight. It was SOOOOO GOOD! I've come to realize that you really can't go wrong with a Paula Deen recipe. And the best part - this is a healthier version of the original!

You can find the recipe online here or view below. I added some pictures, too! :)

Bobby’s Lighter Chicken and Rice Casserole

By Bobby Deen

542 fewer calories

42g less fat

Ingredients:

1/2 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 (8-ounce) package cremini mushrooms, sliced

1 onion, thinly sliced

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed fat-free cream of mushroom soup

3/4 cup lowfat (1%) milk

2 cups cooked cubed chicken

1 (8.8-ounce) package cooked long grain and wild rice

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup French fried onions

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 1 1/2-quart baking dish with nonstick spray.

Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the beans; return to a boil and cook until just crisp-tender, 3 – 4 minutes. Drain.

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, and bell pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 6 – 8 minutes.

Whisk together the soup and milk in a small bowl. Add the soup mixture to the mushroom mixture, stirring until the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in the beans, cooked chicken, rice, and salt. Spoon into the baking dish. Sprinkle the fried onions over the casserole and bake, uncovered, until the casserole is bubbly and the top is golden, 20 – 25 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Difficulty:  easy

Yield:  5 cups - 6 servings



I don't know why it won't rotate for me.... ;)



Per Serving (generous 3/4 cup): 261 Cal (31% from Fat, 27% from Protein, 41% from Carb); 18 g Protein; 9 g Tot Fat; 4 g Sat Fat; 2 g Mono Fat; 27 g Carb; 3 g Fiber; 5 g Sugar; 65 mg Calcium; 1 mg Iron; 778 mg Sodium; 37 mg Cholesterol

Even Camdyn loved it!