Our family at 7 months

Lila is 7 months old today! She is (army) crawling and keeping us BUSY. She is still a good eater (no surprise) as you can see my her carrot-stained face below. She has just learned to move from sitting to crawling and back. I found her sitting up tugging on the bumper in her bed last week. She likes the pool and baths with her brother.

Above is a picture of Lila, below a picture of Andrew at 7 months.

Most people look at our kids and think they look just like me. Other than the blond hair (which Drew had as a kid), it is hard to see Drew in Andrew. I saw this picture of Drew (above) and realize how much Lila looks like him. Above is a picture of Drew around 6 months, below is me at about the same age.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to the dads in my life...

Drew and Andrew "chilling" in the backyard.

I am so amazed that Drew can work and study for law school and STILL have energy to play with Andrew and Lila. He is such a good Daddy and the kids and I adore him!

This picture of my dad and me was taken nearly 6 years ago.

Love you, Dad!

Drew, Andrew and Papa Joe last Christmas. Thanks for giving me such a wonderful husband!

A Father's Blessing
"A righteous man who walks in his integrity -How blessed are his sons after him."
(Proverbs 20:7, NASB)

Summer Fun

Family Favorite!

Hope you enjoy this recipe, we certainly do!



Chicken Enchiladas (sort of like #59 at Lupe's)



1 -2 pounds of chicken (I've used skinless, boneless breasts and thighs)

1 can of diced tomatoes and chilies (Rotel - get mild if kids will be eating)

1 large can of enchilada sauce

1 can crm celery soup

1 can crm of chicken soup

1 onion

1 package of crm cheese (I use fat free)

1 package flour tortillas

1 package of shredded Mont Jack cheese (or the Mexican mix)



In a slow cooker, combine first 5 ingredients. Cook all day. The longer you cook, the more tender the chicken and easier to pull. Remove chicken from cooker. Add sliced onion to soup mix. Pull chicken.

Mix pulled chicken with cream cheese. Use 1/2 package for 1 pound, 1 package for 2).

Place chicken in tortillas. Add a spoon of soup & onion mix to each enchilada. Sprinkle with cheese.

Roll enchiladas and place in a baking dish (last night 1 pound of chicken thighs gave me 5 hearty rolls). Pour remaining soup/onion mixture over top of enchiladas.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Take out and add remaining shredded cheese. Cook 5 more minutes.

Serve with Spanish rice.

What's the best stain remover?

On a trip to the beach, we acquired a few mildew stains. It must something in the water there, because I've only had this happen once or twice over the past 2 years. One of each of the kids' outfits were stained. I bleached to no avail. Does anything take out mildew? I've almost resigned myself to throwing away these clothes, but what about food stains.

What's the best stain remover? Please post comments to help me out!

One vote for Finazzle. Anyone else?

*UPDATE*

I tried Oxi for laundry because it was in my cabinet. Lifted a little, some stains still there. I'm going to try some of the others when I get to the store to buy them. Thanks!

**I treated the stains (mildew in particular) with the Oxi Clean 3 or 4 times and it has taken care of it. I just needed to be persistent!