Team Smith

Cass just started her first dance class a month ago. Every Friday her energy levels skyrocket higher than usual, and that is saying a lot, as she slips on her ballet flats and leotard. When watching through the glass, I laugh as she jumps around and smile at her twirls. She looks back at me every 10 minutes or so to wave. It is a fun time.  My girl gets home, sheds her dancewear, and dons a serious face as she helps her daddy put up shelves and hooks in our new home. The same delight that bathed her face as she spun around to whimsical notes and melodies is alive again as she puts her finger on the trigger of the drill and drives a stud home.

Sunday is our day to prep for the week. I'm sure this ritual is not unique to our family. If laundry doesn't get done and meals aren't made, our whole week is off! I would love to know what y'all do to get your meals together. What do you cook that keeps well throughout the week? Below are a few of our easy go-to's... Quiche! 5 large eggs 1 cup of frozen tri-peppers some sliced ham, chopped seasonings Mix it up! Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or so. Broccoli and Beef 1 trader joe's frozen bag  1 cup of jasmine rice cooked Done! Chicken Pot Pie 1 crockpot Frozen peas and corn, about `1 cup of each 1 cup of chopped carrots 3 frozen skinless boneless chicken breasts 1 cup of chicken broth (Trader Joe's has an awesome box of 12 individual packets of concentrated chicken broth) Seasonings Everything goes in the pot for 6 hours on low except for the pancake mix The chicken comes out once done and is chopped up, then

Well hello family and friends! We have been MIA on the blog- our apologies! Long story short, thanks to some four legged hanta virus carrying friends, we moved out of our apt into a new rental in one of my favorite neighborhoods! We just moved last weekend. The internet came back yesterday and our phone charges were unearthed from a pile of boxes. We are once again "connected" as they say. One of my favorite parts of this new place, and Matt gets the credit for finding it, is that we share a backyard with a nice person named Kevin. Kevin has a gorgeous siberian husky named Riley. It gets better. Kevin has said we are allowed to play with Riley anytime! Are you kidding me? A nice backyard and a dog? Too good to be true, except it is. Cass played with Riley yesterday and they have the same energy level. It was glorious. Savvy is not so sure yet about Riley. This will be good for her. We are also walking distance from Savvy's new daycare and the school Cassidy will at