20 Weeks

Here is a picture of Sarah at 20 weeks. We are halfway there.

Pictures of Baby Girl McConnell

Here are pictures of Baby Girl McConnell. She all ready looks beautiful.

The Big Reveal

With Facebook it does not take long to get the word out. But just in case BABY GIRL MCCONNELL is looking good and everything is wonderful. That's right we are 3 for 3. We are very excited and mom and baby are doing well. Ava and Ella are beyond excited. They can't wait to take care of the little one and are all ready calling for chores that they can do. I will try to post some pictures of the little one tonight or tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for the kinds thoughts and wishes.

Cooking with Grandma

My mom, Grandma Sue, came down the other day to pick up Ava from Preschool. They spent the day together and then came home to cook homemade chicken noodle soup. It was wonderful. Then Grandma, Ava, and Ella made cookies. It was fun watching them roll out the dough and attempt to cut out the cookies. The girls might have ate more dough then was cooked but that is all right. The other picture is of Ella and Cy relaxing on the couch.

Enchiladas

Sarah was home today and made homemade beef enchiladas. I decided to post a picture and the recipe (here you go Abbey). They were wonderful and the girls loved them also.

Here is the recipe:

1 lb. or more of ground beef

1 T flour

1 small can tomato sauce

1 T. chili powder

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. oregano

1/4 t. garlic powder

1/3 c. water

1 cup sour cream

1 beef bouillon cube

1/2 cup boiling water

1 cup half and half

1 pkg. tortillas (8-10)

Shredded cheddar or Mexican cheese

Brown beef and drain. Add flour, tomato sauce, chili powder, salt, oregano, garlic powder, and 1/3 cup water. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Dissolve bouillon in boiling water; stir in half and half. Dip tortillas into cream/bouillon mixture. Spoon 1/4 cup beef mixture onto each tortilla; roll up and place seam side down in greased 9*13 pan. Pour remaining cream mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. (Can be made ahead and refrigerated for several hours or frozen. Add cheese when ready to bake.)

A Couple of Videos

We recoreded the girls the other day. The one of Ella is her singing her favorite song, Lady Antebellum's I Need You Now. She loves that song and she sings it all the time. The other is of Ava trying an olive for the first time. She didn't like it. It was quite funny to see her face when she put it in her mouth.

Crepes

As many of you know I love to watch cooking shows. I even went to far to watch Julie & Julia. I love watching Julia Child whenever I can on TV. I was a very good movie and I learned a lot about Julia Child. So in honor of Julia and her French cooking I made crepes with strawberries, whip cream, and chocolate. The girls loved them and they turned out great.