Still posting

Hey all....do me a favor and leave me a comment if you still check the blog. I wanna make sure I am not just doing this blog just for myself. :)

Gracias to all of Kiera's little followers.

Christmas with Kiera

Videos for your pleasure. :D

It is about that time to get the little on into the climbing gym. She went up the climbing wall at least 20 times...and no I'm not exaggerating! She is such an athletic girl!

Kiera has had this little tricycle for over a year now and she is just now wanting to try and she basically got it on the first couple of tries! :D

We went out for a bit of chinese and Kiera desired to try eating her food with chopsticks just like mommy so we got her the kiddie chopsticks and she had a blast!

Slow Cooker Potato Soup

9 potatoes, cubed
1/2 c diced carrots
1 can of cream of chicken soup
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 lb bacon, cooked & crumbled
1/2 c diced celery
3 can chicken broth (14 oz ea)
1 tbsp parsley
1 clove garlic, minced
5 tbsp flour
1 pkg cream cheese (8oz)

Combine all ingredients in crock pot EXCEPT flour and cheese. Cook on low for 8-10 hours, or until potatoes are done. 1 hour before serving add cheese, 1/2 hour before serving add flour.

This is the recipe exactly as it appeared on the Pioneer Woman website but I think that the next I make it I would make a couple of adjustments. The soup was thick, thick, thick and so next time just do 3 tbs of flour rather than 5. And I think that the soup could've handled 1 cup of diced carrots AND diced celery, their taste got lost on the potatoes....poor carrots, poor celery...dontcha feel a little bad for them?? So next time, we will represent those little veggies a bit better. :D Otherwise, it was a fantastic soup and it made it into my cookbook, which means a lot. Many have strived to be in "The Cookbook" but many have failed.

Kinda like a bad version of American Idol.

I digress......anyway, enjoy the recipe. Ta ta!

Diapers - 0 Potty - 1

Finally little Kiera has learned how to use the potty. *round of applause please* I wanted her to be potty trained before now but my second wish of her at least being potty trained before age 3 has been fulfilled!
I tried the whole - let's try to go potty while continuing to use her diapers/pull-ups and yeah, well, that didn't work. Why go to all the work to get the diaper off when she could just stand and pee?? So, I decided to go cold turkey on the diapers; date: March 14, 2011. She had only little kid panties on with no pants and played all day that way. It only took one time of peeing down her leg that she found out she needed to use the potty - she's a bit of a princess (which we love) and HATES to be dirty. I mean the kid doesn't even like having pen marks on her hands...... Anyway - since that time she has been potty trained with only one other accident. I have to say, my baby girl is a quick learner!