June Menu Plan

June menu plan

Sunday-1
Bleu cheese chicken meatballs
Cheddar mashed potatoes
Green veg

Monday-2
Date night out- Gloria's

Tuesday-3
Sandwiches- Ryan 6pm tball
E-Mamma Mia

Wednesday-4
Chicken fried rice and vegetable dumplings with edamame

Thursday-5
Kale smashed potatoes with chicken sausage

Friday-6
Honey lime grilled chicken thighs (MPYBO 5/18)

Saturday-7
Nanny bday dinner @ Roberts 5:30

Sunday-8
Crockpot tortellini (recipes 2)

Monday-9
Spinach and chicken farfalle (recipes 2)

Tuesday-10
Hamburger Stroganoff

Wednesday-11
Chicken curry in a hurry

Thursday-12
Chicken spaghetti

Friday-13
Perot member event 6-9pm
Free food

Saturday-14
Basil tomato tortellini

Sunday-15
Pampered chef crockpot dish-Jamaican jerk pork tenderloin sliders

Monday-16
Lightened up chicken tetrazzini (recipe 2)

Tuesday- 17
Heavenly broiled fish (Madsen)
Mashed potatoes/veg

Wednesday-18
Easy Mongolian Beef (recipes 1)

Thursday-19
Cajun chicken penne (recipes 1)

Friday-20
Pampered chef grill dish-freezer
Korean sizzling beef

Saturday-21
Out

Sunday-22
Grilled lemon-honey chicken (recipe cards)

Monday-23
Chicken and biscuit bake (recipe 1)

Tuesday-24
Pampered chef crockpot dish-
Rosemary garlic beef

Wednesday-25
Fish and veggies in foil (recipes 1)

Thursday-26
Pampered chef crockpot dish-
Lemon Greek chicken

Friday-27
Out

Saturday-28
Pampered chef grill dish-
Cherry balsamic grilled pork chops

Sunday-29
Rosemary Chicken (Madsen)
Rosemary roasted potatoes

Monday-30
Pampered chef crockpot dish-
Chicken broccoli Alfredo

Ethan's 18 month word list

I remember when Ryan was 18 months old that I kept a list of the words that he said up to that point and so I kept one on my phone for Ethan as well and wanted to post it here so that I don't lose it. Now that he is a week away from 20 months old he says more things than are on this list, but I still wanted the archive for his baby book. Here it is:

Ethan words 18 mo list-

Car
Wable (waffle)
Amen
Mimi
Cracky (cracker)
Juice
Elmo
Hep (help)
Door
Nay new (thank you)
Dool (stool)
Door
Bear
Um
No
No more
One more
Mine
boo (for peekaboo),
baby
done
book
more
milk (went from muh like his brother said it and now it's mee)
up
mama
dada
nana
dis (this)
nack (snack)
hi
bye bye
Nye Nye (night night)
yeah/yay
owie (injury-ouch)
uh oh
cheese
bubba or bruhbuh (brother)
bubbles
ball
ho ho ho (Santa & Jake/pirates)
dat (that and cat)
dog
badle (bagel)
duck
brr (when it's cold or the wind blows)
bear
dar (star)
apple
ice
yum yum

sounds: meow (cat), oof oof (dog), arrr (lion), nah (horse), moo (cow)
(56 words including sounds)

Ethan also had a well check appointment with Dr Wallace at 18months and here were his stats:
23lb 8oz (50th%)
33.25inches (75th%)

Ethan is growing and changing each day and learning new words quickly. He mimics almost anything his big brother does (good and bad) and wants to be big like brother "I big" is something we hear often. He now sits in a booster seat at the table with us instead of in his high chair. He has some attitude/tantrums that have started and he definitely is striving for early independence as his big brother did as well. He is very expressive, silly, and also a little "toot" sometimes. He is still wearing size 18 month clothing, though some 18-24 month will fit. Many pants/shorts seem so big on his little frame. He is in a size 4 diaper and feet are a size 5.5 but he wears size 6 shoes since I don't like to buy the half sizes. We are so thankful for this little guy. He keeps us on our toes, but is a fun part of added happiness to our family.

Ryan is 4 years old!

Our big boy recently turned 4 years old! It is hard for me to believe it. He is growing up so fast. To celebrate, Ryan had a superhero themed birthday party where he and his guests came dressed as their favorite superheroes. I was glad so many people participated because he loved seeing everyone in shirts and costumes. I even went all out and borrowed a friend's costume so I could be Wonder Woman for the party. Ryan was absolutely thrilled and kept calling me "Superwoman". We rented the play area at 1st Baptist Mansfield for the party and served cake, juice boxes, and some fruit and veggies for snack. The grandparents joined us back at our home after the party for pizza and gift opening. Thank you for everyone who came to celebrate our big boy! We had so much fun!

Two weeks after Ryan's birthday, he had the dreaded 4yr old well check. His stats were 41" tall (which fell between the 75th-90th percentile lines, so somewhere in the 80's I guess.) He weighed 37.6lbs (75th%). He was not a fan of the gown this year (it was cool last year) and was very grouchy about it until he finally got to take it off. We were in a new room this time with fish on the walls and it had a Doc McStuffins play area so he pretty much ignored me and the doctor to play instead. He passed his hearing and eye test-yippee. Unfortunately, he had to get 3 shots (which he knew about). He said he was going to be brave, but as soon as she stuck the first needle he tightened up and started screaming and crying and trying to kick his legs. It was sad. After it was over we went to get a Braums ice cream to help make his legs feel better. He complained about them hurting for 2-3 days. The afternoon of his appointment he actually came out from nap walking on his knees because he said it hurt too much to walk. It was so pitiful. Glad to have it all over with.

While Ryan speaks mostly clearly at this point, he still has several funny words that we try to teach him the correct pronunciation, but still joke about. Here are a list of a few I thought of.

Hos-a-fital (hospital)
Refrig-E-ator (refrigerator)
Blank-let (blanket)
Opacle course (obstacle course)
A and T (AT&T where Daddy works)

***I am realizing now 3 months after Ryan turned 4 that I never actually published this post as I was waiting on photos from our family photo session to attach. Here are a couple of Ryan 4yrs old and then a few from his Superhero party. We love our smart, silly, strong, sweet & sensitive Superhero Ryan!!

May Menu Plan

I just realized I never posted May's menu plan, so here it is for those who may be looking for a new idea. MPYBO refers to the shrinking kitchen menu plan with a particular week listed, the recipe folders are found in my Facebook photo albums. Feel free to ask if you need help finding a particular recipe as some I know by heart.

May menu plan

Thursday-1
Hamburger stroganoff

Friday-2
Homemade pizzas
Salad

Saturday-3
Out-San Antonio

Sunday-4
Out-San Antonio

Monday-5
Chicken quesadillas

Tuesday-6
Mandarin orange chicken (recipes 2)

Wednesday-7
Spinach and chicken farfalle (shrinking kitchen MPYBO 4/20)

Thursday-8
Pesto Cheese Ravioli and spinach salad
(Ryan tball game)

Friday-9
(RCMA's)
Spaghetti and meat sauce and salad

Saturday-10
Easy Mongolian beef (recipes 1)
with rice & Veg stir fry

Sunday-11
Mother's Day

Monday-12
Hawaiian chicken (St luke cookbook)

Tuesday-13
Turkey and avocado burgers with Mexican stir fry veg (MPYBO 4/6)

Wednesday-14
Poppyseed chicken
Egg noodles
Green beans

Thursday-15
Crockpot BBQ pulled pork

Friday-16
Chicken fried rice and vegetable dumplings

Saturday-17
Out

Sunday-18
Crockpot salsa verde chkn tacos
With spring hummus (MPYBO 4/6)

Monday-19
Goulash

Tuesday-20
Beef tacos/taco salad

Wednesday-21
Bleu cheese chicken meatballs
Cheddar mashed potatoes
Green veg

Thursday-22
Loaded vegetable frittata and French toast (shrinking kitchen MPYBO 4/6)

Friday-23
Crab cakes side vegetable/salad

Saturday-24
Brisket?
Lifegroup cookout

Sunday-25
Hawaiian falls
Grilled chicken salad with poppyseed dressing

Monday-26
Grill burgers
Sweet potato fries

Tuesday-27
Kung Pao tacos (recipes 1)

Wednesday-28
Crockpot tortellini (recipes 2)

Thursday-29
Ginger garlic tofu (allrecipes)
Brown rice

Friday-30
Margarita lime chicken skewers (cards)
Black beans/rice

Saturday-31
Afghani style chicken pulao (shrinking kitchen MPYBO 4/13)

April Menu Plan

April meal plan

Tuesday-1
Sirloin strips cooked in tomato soup with mashed potatoes and veggies

Wednesday-2
Taco bake (Madsen cookbook)

Thursday-3
Heavenly broiled fish with veggies (Madsen)

Friday-4
Kung Pao Chicken tacos

Saturday-5
Ryan baseball game 5pm
Out

Sunday-6
Lifegroup
Crockpot chicken stroganoff (recipes Facebook)
Egg noodles

Monday-7
Chicken divan with rice

Tuesday-8
Honey dip chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans

Wednesday-9
Turkey sausage links and macaroni and cheese

Thursday-10
Chicken and dumplings

Friday-11
Out

Saturday-12
Fajitas (Tyler's ultimate recipe), rice and beans, guac

Sunday-13
Rangers game

Monday-14
Teriyaki Beef stir fry with veg and rice

Tuesday-15
Ranch Parmesan chicken bake with quinoa and spinach

Wednesday-16
Crockpot chicken pot pie (email recipe)

Thursday-17
Basil and tomato balsamic cheese tortellini

Friday-18
Out

Saturday-19
Grill Ribs and baked potatoes, corn on cob salad

Sunday-20
Easter with family

Monday-21
Chicken green bean and rice casserole
Rolls

Tuesday-22
Cream cheese chicken sandwiches
Fruit

Wednesday-23
Out

Thursday-24
Verde green chili chicken enchiladas
Rice and beans

Friday-25
Uncle Jack's marinated grilled chicken with sweet potatoes and corn

Saturday-26
Beer can chicken

Sunday-27
Breakfast for dinner

Monday-28
Honey hoisin chicken with rice and sautéed mixed veg

Tuesday-29
Spaghetti and meat sauce with salad

Wednesday-30
Chicken salad

March menu plan

Just realized today that our page has hit 10,000 page views, now that is pretty crazy. I am continuing with my 2014 monthly menu goal and am posting March now to share with others who might need some ideas or inspiration for their family. I also realized as I went through last month that I had quite a few errors with days of the week and dates so if you were following I apologize and hopefully will have fewer mistakes this time. Remember if something comes up you can always adjust and push back meals or eat an extra leftover night if you have too many. Mike is great about taking leftovers to work each day and we save Saturdays to go out or have leftovers so one day a week I do not plan. Here is March!

March meal plan

Sat-1

Out

Sun-2

Breakfast for dinner 

Eggs, bacon, fruit and toast

Mon-3

Spinach salad with grilled chicken sliced, strawberries, pecans and feta

Tues-4

Caesar chicken and parm Bow tie pasta (recipe cards)

Wed-5

Rotisserie chicken with squash casserole and potatoes

Thurs-6

Sliced Steak salad (spinach&romaine) w/bleu cheese and pecans

Fri-7

Pesto chicken and Parmesan garlic orzo (both all recipes)

Sat-8

Out

Sunday-9

March bday brunch Blue Mesa

No Lifegroup 

Sandwiches/leftovers for dinner

Monday-10

Mike's bday meal his pick

Tuesday-11

Crockpot Ginger lime pork tacos with avocado/corn/tomato/lime salsa

Wednesday-12

Turkey Chili w/ rice and cornbread

Thursday-13

Grilled fish with

roasted vegetable orzo (all recipes)

Friday-14

Wheels pasta with cucumber 

(Recipe cards)

Saturday-15

Out

Sunday-16

Crockpot garlic chicken (MOPs)

Monday-17

Mediterranean pasta toss

Tuesday-18

Hamburger Stroganoff

Wednesday-19

Poppyseed chicken (Christie)

Thursday-20

Crockpot tortellini (Vivian)

Friday-21

Crockpot chicken tacos

Saturday-22

Out

Sunday-23

Lasagna and salad

Monday-24

Goulash

Tuesday-25

King ranch chicken

Wednesday-26

Ginger garlic tofu with rice

Thursday-27

Ranch Chicken bake 

Friday-28

Chicken pad Thai

Saturday-29

Out

Sunday-30

Taco salad/nachos 

Monday-31

Chicken spaghetti 

February Meal Plan

*So many people asked for my meal plan for the month of February I just decided to post it here. We typically eat out once on the weekends or have leftovers so when it says "out" that is my night off. ;-) Hope this is helpful.

February Meals

Sat-1
Out

Sun-2
Chicken/red potatoes/green beans bake (Marisa)
Recipe: 9x13 pan, 2 Chicken breast, red potatoes, fresh green beans.  Top with a package of Italian seasoning mix and then 1 stick of melted butter.  Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

Mon-3
Ground Turkey lettuce wraps (Lisa)

Tues-4
Kung pao chicken tacos (recipes Facebook)

Wed-5
Crockpot Zuppa Toscana (recipes 2 Facebook)

Thurs-6
Ryan's Birthday his pick!

Friday-7
Cajun chicken penne (shrinking kitchen)

Sat-8
Out

Sun-8
Crockpot Roast, potatoes/carrots (st luke cookbook)- packet onion dip mix and can cream of mushroom

Mon-9
Chicken curry in a hurry (Renee- in recipes folder)

Tues-10
Mustard and dill fish filets (Madsen cookbook)

Wed-11
Chicken fried rice

Thurs-12
Loaded baked spaghetti (Kelsey)

Fri-13
Garlic ginger tofu (allrecipes)

Sat-14
Family Vday celebration
Homemade pizzas & movie

Sun-15
Chicken enchilada casserole (MOPS)
Rice and beans

Mon-16
Baked ranch chicken with mashed potatoes and veggie

Tues-17
Caesar chicken and parm Bow tie pasta w/ salad (recipe cards)

Wed-18
Amatriciana (all recipes)

Thurs-19
Hamburger stroganoff (Mimi's recipe)

Sat-20
Out

Sun-21
Crockpot chicken tacos/nachos
(Vivian)

Mon-22
Baked eggplant Parmesan with noodles (recipe cards)

Tues-23
Fish and veggies foil bake

Wed-24
Mac n cheese and turkey sausage

Thurs-25
Sausage pasta (all recipes)

Fri-26
Hamburger tacos/taco salad

Sat-27
Out

Sun-28
Breakfast for dinner