Thursday, September 29, 2011

Menu

Ryan and I have started planning our dinner menus for 2 weeks.  We've started doing this because life is a little crazy now, and if we don't have a plan at the grocery store we just buy random things and eat taco salad or grilled chicken all week.  This also really helps with my weight loss efforts because I can pre-track my food for the day since I know what I'll be eating for dinner in the morning, and I can plan my day accordingly.  We've been trying to put at least one new recipe in each round and two meatless recipes.  We only plan 12 meal for a 2 week period because we know we'll probably eat with friends at least once and have pizza on one evening.  Here is our menu for this two weeks:

Tuna Steaks (w/ couscous & frozen green beans)

Barbeque Chicken Thighs (w/ cream cheese corn & Rice-a-roni)

Porcupine Meatballs (w/ brown rice & broccoli)

Meatloaf (w/ garlic mashers & canned green beans)

Vegetable & Cheese Quiche (w/ salad)

Butternut Squash Bread Pudding

Baked Potatoes w/ Sausage and Arugula Sauce (link posted below)

Chicken Divan

Steak (w/ baked potatoes & grilled Portabello mushrooms)

Spaghetti w/ marinara

Pesto Pasta w/ grilled chicken breasts

Marinated chicken breasts (w/ Roasted red potatoes & sauteed green beans)

We had the Baked Potatoes w/ Sausage and Arugula Sauce recipe the other night.  It was a new recipe for us and turned out really well.  I used low-fat cream cheese instead of Marscapone cheese.  I'm sure it would be even more delicious with Marscapone cheese.  Here is the link to that recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/baked-potatoes-with-sausage-and-arugula-sauce-recipe/index.html

Teeth

Lindy has her first two teeth!  They are her two front bottom teeth.  She would not let me get a close up picture, so you just get her adorable "5 Month" picture. 


She has been a champ while she's been cutting her new teeth.  We've only had two times so far when she's been fussing over her teeth.  She is just a strong little girl.  

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Happy Little Frog

I made this hat for Owen while I was pregnant.  He can finally wear it, and I think it looks great.



I got the pattern from another blogger: Sandyfroglegs Design.  

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Let the training begin!

I have started training for a 5K that is at the end of October.  I'm doing this to help me get rid of some of baby weight.  I put on a little more then I wanted to, but when you're pregnant with twins you are always worried about them arriving early and being very tiny, so I ate a ton of meals and snacks loaded with protien while pregnant thinking this would hep bulk up my babies.  (protien shakes, peanut butter, meat, meat, and more meat)  I think this may have caused the weight gain not to mention all the foods loaded with calcium like string cheese, yogurt and ICE CREAM!!!  Anyway, I am not happy with my body at the current moment so I am starting to run and am back on Weight Watchers.  I'm doing the "From Couch to 5K" program, and am in my 3rd week of training.  I am enjoying the time I get to spend with Owen, Lindy, and Marlee (the wonder dog).  The picture below is not of me running, but it is of me with my running crew, and you can see the enourmous stroller I push while I jog. 


Happy jogging!!