Wednesday, March 16, 2011

There's no crying in baseball!

Unless you're at my house.  And then there is.  Lots of crying.
And yep.  We are totally those parents.  The ones who find it ridiculously funny slightly amusing that our son hates the baseball toy....so we taped it.  Oh, and before you go calling child services on us, rest assured this was the last time we have tried to make him play with it.  
(Pardon the crappy quality of this video....and my apparently really annoying "mom" voice)




Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Tasty Tuesday ~ Chicken Quesadillas

Ok.  So I know Quesadillas aren't exactly culinary genius.  Nor do you actually need a recipe to pull them off, but when I flipped my handy dandy work calendar to March and saw these delicious beauties starting back at me I knew I had to try them.  Believe it or not....I've never actually made a Quesadilla.  Shocking considering the amount of times I've eaten them at restaurants.  This version seems very healthy though and with my new MILF makeover in the works I've been trying to find good low cal recipes.   I haven't made these yet, last night was bit crazy but they're on the menu for later this week.  Enjoy!

Chicken Quesadillas
What you need:
4 oz Chicken Breast
1 (8 in) whole-wheat tortilla
2 oz low fat shredded cheese
1/8 medium onion, thinly sliced, rings separated
1/4 medium bell pepper, cut into strips

What you do:
Cut chicken into thin strips.  Coat a frying pan with cooking spray.  Saute chicken until cooked.  Add pepper and onion; cook until soft.  Set aside.  Place a tortilla in the frying pan; top one half of the tortilla mixture and the shredded cheese.  Fold the tortilla and press down slightly.  Brown on each side, cut into wedges and serve immediately.

Makes 2 servings: 168 calories, 4 grams of fat
Bon Appetite!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Can I have my hour back please?

Why is it every year when the clocks "spring" forward I'm dragging serious ass for days.
I mean seriously....it's ONE hour, but apparently it makes all the difference.
I did NOT want to get out of bed this morning.  Not only was it Monday, but even though my clock said 6:05 I knew it was really only 5:05 and getting up that early is NOT cool.
To make matters even worse, as the hubs went to let the dogs out I heard:
"Are you freaking kidding me?!"
I peaked down the hallway to see what the problem was only to notice it was snowing.
Seriously Mother Nature.
W.T.F.
Wasn't it in the 70's on Saturday?  We were cruising the outlets and Jamie was sporting his new shades and now I'm searching for his hat and gloves?!
Ugh. 
Come on spring.  I've sprung forward, lost an hour of sleep.....now throw me a bone with some nice weather!



Saturday, March 12, 2011

Our Saturday Morning Scene

Saturday Morning Scene

What are the EyeCanSee's up to this weekend?
We're down at the lake visiting Grampa!
Nothing better than waking up to this!

What are you doing this fine Saturday morning?  Link up with Katie over at Loves of Life!


Friday, March 11, 2011

Hello Friends!

Hi all, Jamie here! 
Looks like I'm bit late to my own party considering I turned 7 months on Wednesday. 
Oops!
Mom blames it on me....she's been a bit on the sleepy side since I've decided to be a screaming banshee the past few nights between the hours of 1 and 4am.  In fact I've earned a new nickname around here....High Maintenance Jamie (pronounced "high-may")  I don't know how I feel about that, but since my language skills these days don't go much past "bababa" I guess there's not much I can do about that.  Except maybe sleep through the night, but what fun would that be?!  
Check out my official 6 mos pics!  Aren't I a ham!?!
I'm slooooowly coming around to solid foods.  I eat half of the tiny stage 1 containers a day....if mom's lucky enough to get me to choke it down.  I definitely prefer the fruits to the veggies, I'm no fool, I like the sweet stuff!  Mom just picked up this fancy new food that's spinach, peas and pears to try and sneak the veggies past me, we'll see how I like it.
I'm sitting like a champ these days....so much for rolling over, mom thinks we may just skip that milestone.  Though I sleep on my side now, and mom find me in all sorts of crazy positions in the morning, so she's pretty sure I could roll over if I wanted to.  I've also started trying to get up on my knees when I'm on my tummy, but tend to get frustrated easily when I fall back down.  I'll get the hang of this crawling business eventually, but for now mom says she kinds likes that she can still leave me for a minute and know I'll be right where she left me when she comes back!
Our weather around here has been better, I even got to go the the park for the first time!  Mom put me in my big boy stroller and off we went.  I LOVED the swing and laughed the whole time!  It's right up the street from our house so I'm sure we'll be spending lots of time there this summer!
I still only have 2 teeth on the bottom....mom finally caught them on film!  (Only took her 2 months, she really needs a new camera....hint hint ;)  For awhile there she was convinced I was cutting my top two teeth, all the tell tale signs were there....but now they've come and gone with no teeth.  Hmph.  Guess she was wrong, fooled her again!
I've become quite the snuggler this month.  I love to reach my arms up when I want you to pick me up and then I'll wrap my arms around your neck and give a big ole bear hug.  I've even been known to give a wet sloppy kiss or two if you're lucky!  Mama thinks I'm going to be quite the flirt when I grow up!
That's all folks.  Until next month...peace out!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Tasty Tuesday ~ Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry

So the calendar hanging in my office at work has recipes on it every month, fun right?  Well this one was staring me down the entire month of February and I finally got a around to making it.  Chicken stir fry is a staple in our house so I always jump at the chance put a twist on our usual Asian cuisine.  This one fit the bill nicely....plus it's good for you and totally Project MILF friendly!  Double bonus!  My only complaint is the 2 T of soy sauce left it a bit lacking.  Next time I may add a little of our usual stir fry sauce just to spice it up a bit, otherwise it was delicious....enjoy!


Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry
What you need:
1 cup uncooked brown rice, cook according to package
1 T vegetable oil
1/2 lb beef sirloin steak, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups broccoli florets
4 green onions, thinly sliced
2 T light soy sauce

What you do:
While rice is cooking, brown beef with garlic in oil over high heat.  Stir in broccoli and onion; stir fry for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are tender.  Add soy sauce.  Stir in cooked rice; heat thoroughly.
(Makes 4, 1 cup servings with 204 calories and 3 grams of fat)

Bon Appetite!

Monday, March 7, 2011

You shut your mouth

Me: You realize our son will be SEVEN months old on Wednesday?!
Hubs:  I know, he's getting big.  Pretty soon he'll be driving.
Me:  You shut your mouth

What happened to our little boy?!?
See this infant carrier?  The one that 7 months ago practically swallowed him up?!?  Well he's about 1 inch away from outgrowing it!
So this weekend we went out and bought a big boy seat.  Mama is NOT ready for this, stop growing Mr. Boo!