sunday\u00a0<\/em>was ahhhhmazing!!! our entire household slept until 9am…whaaaaaaaaaat. so needed, so so so appreciated! we quickly headed outside and played the. entire. morning. we’re in that stage trying to teach the girls responsibility (cleaning up their toys, putting dishes in the sink, emptying the dishwasher, watering the flowers, etc.) and it takes\u00a0forevvvver<\/em>. so well worth it in the end and if i had a free hand i would have taken more pictures. but watching these two peanuts carry their ‘wa-wa’ cans to the watering bins out to the flowers and dump the water on the flowers was well worth every ounce of effort.
\nsandbox, slide, climbing, flowers, water table, swings. all the wonderful things that come with an indian summer!
\ni got some blogging stuff\u00a0in during nap time before we headed out for our second birthday party for the weekend! lots of fun seeing more friends and of course eating cupcakes! we wrapped up the night with a makeshift dinner over at mammaw and pappaws house complete with peek-a-boo, laughing and of course, a klondike bar.<\/p>\n

so busy. so fun. it juuuust keeps getting better!<\/p>\n

i have heard from so many of you that you have been loving\u00a0meal planning monday<\/em>!\u00a0thank you so much for the feedback – i love hearing what you like seeing around here!!<\/strong>\u00a0while i love to meal plan, i’m not perfect at it. knowing you love it though, we’ll keep it going!! if you have a recipe or a link you think i’d love, please tell me!! i’d love to feature it in our post!!<\/p>\n

i hope you have a great week!<\/p>\n

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monday
\n<\/strong><\/span>crockpot veggie pork soup
\n<\/em>1 can corn
\n1 can green beans
\n1 can sliced carrots
\n1 can white beans (drained + rinsed)
\n1 can red beans (drained + rinsed)
\n2 cans fire roasted diced tomatoes
\n4 medium sized red potatoes
\n6c. veggie broth
\n1lb. bacon
\n1lb. ground sausage
\n2T oregano
\n2T cumin<\/p>\n

brown ground sausage, drain, and put in crockpot
\ncut bacon into bite sized pieces then cook. add to crock pot
\ndrain corn, green beans, and carrots and add to crock pot
\nrinse beans and add
\nadd whole can of tomatoes
\nwash and slice potatoes to preference (i just chunk into bite sized pieces for the girls)
\nadd veggie broth and spices, then mix all ingredients
\ncook on high 4-6 hours (until potatoes are done!)
\n**the girls haven’t quite mastered the art of soup yet, so i leave the broth out and they love all of the veggies and meat!** this also makes toooons and is one of my favorites to freeze for the fall!<\/p>\n

tuesday
\n<\/strong><\/span>taco tuesday –\u00a0classic ortega recipe<\/em>
\nwe enjoy soft tacos with\u00a0lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheese, sour cream, taco sauce, and avocado!<\/p>\n