Christmas Preview

I've been trying to find the time to get on here and post our Christmas pics. Hopefully I'll get around to it before next Christmas! In the meantime...

That's our boy...can't keep his clothes on!

Mr. Mischief

He was walking around everywhere like this one day.

Bathtime fun

Silly Sammer the Whammer

Our kid makes the funniest noises. Here he is below with his newest sound. This is self-taught...I don't know where he got it! And no, we don't always eat dinner in front of the TV. Our dinner table was (and still is) a complete mess. Ha!

We are leaving for Texas tomorrow morning to see my family. Looking forward to seeing them and my little niece Taylor. She's a cutie! When we get back, I'll post pics of our Christmas and the blizzard of '09. Wow. 14 inches of snow! IN OKLAHOMA.....ON CHRISTMAS EVE! What are the odds...

Random Pictures

Just was going through some of our pictures and came across these! Thought I'd share since it's been a while since I've posted.

Jon holding a snake!

This was NOT my idea....

mmmm....spaghetti.

TANTRUM! MEAN MOMMY!
I can't remember what he was mad about,
but this look was just priceless.

Already flipping through the toy catalog....

Who wants white chili???

With cold nights in our hopefully near future (I am so dang ready for cold weather!) - what better way to warm up than to eat a nice big bowl full of white chili. This is my most favorite recipe - and I'm sharing it with you! I got it from my boss' awesome family cookbook - and made some adjustments to it as well. Enjoy!

White Chili

1 med onion, chopped
1 tbsp minced garlic
1-2 tbsp olive oil
4-6 chicken breasts, cooked (chopped or shredded)
6-8 cans white beans (navy, northern, garbanzo, cannellini, etc)
1 14oz can chicken broth
2-3 tbsp cilantro (chopped)
2 4oz cans green chilis (chopped)
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1-3 jalapenos, chopped (optional)
1 1/2 tsp cumin
1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 lime - use only juice
1 8oz package colby jack cheese

Saute onions and garlic in oil. Combine all ingredients in large crockpot. Can cook all day on low. It makes a big crock full!!!

Jon is a big fan of putting it on top of Fritos with some sour cream, shredded cheese and jalepenos. Yummmmy!

"Tisses....Tisses"

"Tisses....Tisses" - that's what Sam said tonight as he came up and planted one big fat slobbery kiss on me! Be still my heart :)

This kiddo is growing like a weed! My goodness!!! Here are a few pics of our busy little bee :) Some are from a few weeks ago when we went to the park, and some are from Halloween.

Sam....a.k.a Super Pooper!!

First time in a big boy swing....can you tell he loved it!

yummmm.....goldfish

he's not too happy with Mom's choice of costume -
but isn't he just as cute as a bug!!!

Trick or Treat!!

He's such a camera ham!

tuckered out....

Sam's 12mo portraits!

We had Sam's 12mo pictures taken today. He was all over the place - it took 2 photographers and a mommy and daddy to try and keep him in the area to take the pics. But, we got some really cute ones!!!

The place we take him is great. They take the pics, we choose the ones we like, they print them right there and we walk away with our pics and the cd of ALL the pics they take, not just the ones we buy. And it's relatively inexpensive too!

Here are the ones we bought. I posted a link below to the rest of the pics on the CD. I didn't realize how red my kiddo's hair is.....I wonder where he got that from??? (*wink*wink*)

 

 

 

 

And here's the link to more!

Sam's 12mo portraits

Happy Birthday Sam!

A year ago today, our family grew by two feet....two adorable, walking everywhere, tripping over everything little feet! I can't believe my little guy is one. He has brought us so much joy this past year.

We had a little birthday bash for him this past weekend. My entire family came up from Texas to help celebrate as well as Jon's family and a few buddies. Boy our house hit it's maximum capacity, but we had a good time. And let me tell ya - this kiddo is SPOILED! We need a bigger house to put all of these toys :)

Here's some pics of his big day.

Sam's 1st Birthday