365...13 days in.

I'm pretty excited to be able to look back on 365 images a year from now. A little look into the everyday lives of two toddlers and a work at home mom. I promise to get more creative, but for now, it's just a bunch of shots of my kids, and nothing "spectacular" photographically, but memories all the same. This is what I have thus far.

playing dress up

So this evening Kalli decided to put on one of my (very ratty) PJ shirts and she thought it was hilarous! And, not to leave Parker out, we put one of Joe's shirts on him. We laughed and laughed. Just love moments like these :)

365. Day one.

I am doing it. I'm committing to it! I've decided to take part in a 365 project. I think it's probably going to be hard some days, but I really think I'll love having it to look back on. So, here goes. Day one. And no, I won't be posting them on my blog everyday, but I will here and there.

Picnic.

Kalli thought this was a fantastic idea (even though she didn't want her picture taken). It's crazy that it was 66 degrees yesterday in the middle of December, but I'm not complaining. After lunch we went to the park - the kids had a blast.

White Bean Chicken Chili

This was DELISH! We all loved it. Parker loved it the most!

1 lb ground chicken (or turkey)

2 cans green chili

28 oz chicken broth

2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed

1-2 cans white beans (I used Northern Beans)

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp chili powder

1 onion

Shredded Monterey Jack

Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice

Fresh Cilantro for garnish (optional)

Cook the onion and ground chicken until cooked thoroughly. Add the garlic and sautee about 1-2 mins. Add the spices and cook another 2-3 mins. Combine the broth, beans, sauteed chicken/onion and simmer for 10-15 mins. Add 1 tbsp of shredded Monterey Jack to each bowl and squeeze generous amounts of fresh lime juice on top.

Mommy's Helper

This is by far our favorite winter meal - Pasta Fagioli - sans pasta. Kalli loves to help :)

oh, beans!

I really needed to get some work done this morning but my little Parker was having none of it. I tried all sorts of toys, a snack, some cartoons. Nothing. He wanted mommy! I remembered how much he loved the corn kernals at the Molasses and Music Festival so I dumped some black beans in a tupperware and he had a blast. And, it bought me a good 30 minutes to get some things done :)