More Summer Fun

So I may just make my goal to post once a week and anything over that is great. These are just some random summer fun pictures. We have been spending time with family enjoying the little bit of summer we have left. Fall is right around the corner! 

My girls have a really good Daddy. He lets them do fun girly stuff and he joins in! I love it. 

This one right here....... I tell ya she is something else. This was her outfit of choice the other day and I jut love it. Those are Lily's new soccer shin guards/socks. Which by the way she starts in a couple of weeks and Nathan and I got asked to be coaches. Should be pretty fun. I really hope she likes it. 

These pictures of Lily are from my Mom's house. She had picked her up one day while Avery was napping and took her back to her house. This is what they did with their quality time. I sorta love it. Lily always wants to put my makeup on but I'm usually not up for the mess but Nana can spoil her. 

That last picture just cracks me up. How beautiful. : ) 

State Fair 2013

So I feel like a broken record every time I blog. I have been a total slacker this summer. But we have been having a good time and that's what counts right? Nathan randomly had a Monday off of school so we took advantage and took the girls to the WV State Fair. 

With all the rain and weird weather we have been having this summer i figured our trip would be cut short from rain, but it was a beautiful day and actually pretty hot. 

Daddy and the girls rode a couple rides which included the Ferris and Lily called it. It was the first they saw when we drove into the fair grounds and all they talked about until we finally got over to the carnival part. 

The girls absolutely loved the ferris wheel and I wasn't a bit worried that one of them would go toppling out of the car (sarcasm). 

We broke out the double stroller which we haven't used forever, but I really didn't want to end up carrying a kid all over the fair. They were pretty good about staying in too. I think they were hot and tired. 

The girls loved the tractor area and all the animals that were on display. I think my favorite was the bunnies. There were some pretty cute ones. We gorged ourselves on fair food. I had ribbon fries and a chicken philly sandwich and the girls had pizza before we headed out. 

And we picked up one of these to go as well. The best cinnamon roll I have ever eaten, and it was huge! Lily and I shared this for two days. It was heavenly. I don't even care how much sugar and fat was in this thing. It was so delicious. I would eat another one right now. 

Ave was out in the car before we left the parking lot. They had such a blast and I'm glad the weather held out for us!

Lately

So I sorta stink at coming up with things to blog about. Unless we have some sort of event with lots of pictures, I'm kinda at a loss. So basically you get what we have been up to lately. 

My  in-laws bought a new to them boat recently so we have been enjoying some time on the lake nearby. The girls love it and Avery calls it her boat. I enjoy time on the lake too, but it is a lot of work with 2 little ones on a small speed boat. All the things you need to take on board and then corralling the girls so they don't take a plunge while we are riding. Avery really loved the tube and cried when we tried to make her get off. 

We have been having fun summer. Like most of the US we had a heat wave a couple weeks ago and now we are having fall like temps. So weird. I would like to have a little bit more of summer before we start doing the fall thing. Speaking of fall things, we signed Lily up for soccer. I'm not quite sure she grasps the idea yet, but I think she will like it. I played soccer forever growing up so I'm excited to see her play. 

Lily has been interested in using our camera lately. So she went around the house and took some pictures. It was pretty cute. 

We are having a pretty good summer. Just hope the weather turns around so we can enjoy the last couple weeks of "summer". 

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BBQ Chili Pasta

If you are looking for yummy summer pasta dish I have one for you! I found this recipe online a couple years ago. I just have the paper copy I wrote down, so I have no idea who to credit for this recipe. If this is yours, please let me know!

BBQ Chili Pasta

Ingredients: 

1 (8oz.) Package of rotini pasta (I used macaroni since that was what I had on hand)

1 tbl. olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

8 ounces ground turkey (I usually just use the whole package)

1 8 ounce can of tomato sauce

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 15oz. can of corn (you could also use frozen)

1 tbl. chili powder

1 tbl. dried oregano

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 cup barbecue sauce

1. In a large pot cook pasta to al dente, drain.

2. In a large non-stick skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper and cook until softened. Add ground turkey and cook through. Stir in chili powder, dried oregano, salt, corn, tomato sauce and BBQ sauce. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer until slightly thickened, about 3 to 4 minutes. 

3. In a large serving bowl, combine turkey mixture with pasta and serve immediately. 

This is a perfect weekday meal or addition to any cook out.