Princess Cupcakes

For Millie's birthday party at school this year, I let her pick out Princess cupcakes. They turned out so well, thanks to Publix, and she said that everyone enjoyed themselves very much.

Green Eggs & Ham (sort-of)

On Saturday morning (a couple of Saturdays ago) we had Green Eggs & Ham (well, bacon) for breakfast and read the book too! Jacade had brought home a few green shelled eggs from work (one of his bosses raises chickens that lay green eggs) and then after I cracked the eggs, I added a little green food coloring.

Mac-n-Cheese pizza!

A couple of weeks ago, we had Date Night at home with Millie and the task was to make a homemade pizza. We asked Millie what she wanted on her pizza and she replied, "Macaroni and cheese." So we went to Publix Friday afternoon and bought the fixin's for the pizza - homemade pizza dough from Publix, ground beef, onions, mushrooms, pepperoni, cheese, pizza sauce, and a box of SpongeBob SquarePants macaroni & cheese.

We cooked the pizza and while it was cooking, we finished watching a really good movie - Ponyo. You should check it out sometime. The pizza finished and it was actually really good, even with the mac-n-cheese. But guess who wouldn't eat any pizza? Yes, Millie didn't want any pizza. Go figure. It was good though and we watched the movie Up! before drifting off to sleep.

Dinnertime!

Last night, Millie fixed dinner for everyone, all by herself. She picked out four of her bowls, four of her spoons, and four of her cups. She then pushed the chair over to the counter, climbed up and got the box of Cheerios out of the cabinet. She poured everyone a bowl of cereal. Then Mawt Maw came home and she ran to the door, saying, "Mawt Maw, are you hungry? It's time for dinner!"

So all of us sat down, she said the blessing and we all enjoyed our bowl of Cheerios together. Such a big girl.....

Smashed beans are better

One of Millie's favorite foods is black beans. She's loved them since she was a toddler. And what's better than black beans? Smashed black beans!

Millie and the dogs

Now, don't be jumping to conclusions with this post, but I had to put it on here because it was so funny.

One evening we were sitting down for dinner and halfway through dinner, Millie got out of her chair and wouldn't eat. But Jacade started feeding her while she was standing beside him and then sat down with the rest of the dogs, "begging" for food. It was really funny, but I promise, we don't feed Millie on the floor.

Strange Combination

Last night for dinner I was going to make tuna sandwiches but decided at the last minute to make a garden salad and just put the tuna on top. It was an "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" salad. Mixed greens, tomatoes, pickled beets, chickpeas, avocado, sliced apple and tuna. And no, Millie doesn't eat salads yet. But I did put on her plate some chickpeas, tuna and sliced apple, and she ate it all. What was funny was that she was picking the skins off of the chickpeas. But, she ate it. Can't complain with that.

Millie is sneaky

We went to the grocery store yesterday and when we got home, Debbie (Mawt Maw) was helping me unload everything and cleaning out the fridge at the same time. I had given Millie some Cheerios and I thought she was in the dining room eating them. So I peeked in to check on her and noticed she was eating something other than her Cheerios. She was chowing down on a cup of rice pudding.
Apparently when Debbie had the fridge door open, Millie helped herself to the pudding, got a spoon out of the drawer, took it to the dining room, opened it up and fed herself.
Too funny!

God Bless....

At every meal, Millie says the blessing. Last night when she said it, she started looking around the table and said, "Bless Mommy's food, Daddy's food, Mawt Maw's food, Mommy's sweet tea, Daddy's sweet tea, Mawt Maw's sweet tea," and then Amen. It was so funny. But she was definitely sincere.

Pretend vs. Real

Last night, after coaxing Millie to eat more of her dinner, she and I shared an Edy's Frozen Fruit Bar - Mixed Berry. Daddy came into the room and sat down to watch her many faces as she enjoyed the cold, tart bar. And then she said, "Daddy, bite?" And Daddy said, "Yes, thank you." And he took the bar and acted like he was chowing down on the bar and then kissed it and gave it back to her. She looked at him, handed it back and said, "Take bite." She knew that he was just pretending and she wanted him to really take a bite. How fun is that?

Millie ate something new

Jacade and I were given a gift certificate to Gritz Restaurant in Forsyth, and decided to use it Saturday night. (Gritz was gracious enough to allow us to use the coupon b/c the coupon expired in 2006). Mawt Maw watched Millie so we could go out for Date Night.

We arrived early in the evening, which was great, because there really wasn't anyone there yet. The atmosphere and ambience were great, as were all the artwork on the walls. We started off with an appetizer, Fried Green Tomatoes with shrimp. We then ordered our drinks. Jacade got a Stella Artois and I got a Lemon Drop Martini. For our entrees, Jacade had steak and shrimp, and I ordered grilled salmon with sauteed spinach with a provolone cheese sauce and potatoes. Our meals came with their house salad. There wasn't much to the salad, but it was so delicious (lettuce that had been tossed with a vidalia onion dressing with cranberries and spiced pecans). Needless to say, everything was delicious and I had to take home the rest of my dinner.

Which is where the post title comes in. On Sunday after church, Millie and I shared the leftovers. And yes, she actually ate several small pieces of grilled salmon. Yes!!! Another thing she likes. I was so excited!!!

Millie's Birthday Party

We had a fairly low-key birthday party for Millie on Saturday, May 16. She wore her birthday outfit (most of the day) until she got chocolate cake on it. Her cousins, Sara and Will, came and kept her entertained. Also present were Nana and Papa, Mawt Maw, NeNe, Aunt Noalee, Aunt Bonita and Jacade and I. Since the theme was polka dots, I made a homemade chocolate cake (the chocolate cake) and decorated it with M&M's. We also had shrimp, homemade salsa and a fruit tray (courtesy of Nana and Papa) and sweet tea. Millie got some a neat ABC toy and clothes (lots of clothes). It's always so hard to resist clothes for little girls.

Blow out the candles!

Spaghetti & Chocolate Cake!

Spaghetti and Chocolate Cake is the BEST birthday dinner ever! That's what we had last Thursday, May 7, for Millie's 2nd birthday. She ate some of the spaghetti, but mostly made a mess with it. But truly enjoyed the chocolate cake!!

The Crab Shack!!!

I know, I know, I am late in posting, but still wanted to record our trip.

Saturday night, the three of us drove out to Tybee Island to go to one of our favorite eateries, The Crab Shack. Of course, it was PACKED! We have never been where there were so many people. But we tried to stay entertained with all that was going on.

Mmmmm....taffy!!!

While in Savannah, on Saturday, we went walking in City Market, and stopped for a break, right outside the candy store. So I took Millie in and we were given a free piece of taffy. We also looked at the train and watched the conveyor belt pushing candy around the store. We then went outside and sampled the taffy.

A new taste

On Saturday night, Millie surprisingly ate TOMATO SOUP! And this was chunky tomato soup. I was really surprised. She had never had it before and I thought she could only push it away. But she ate it. She and I both had soup and crackers.

Bear for Breakfast

Two weekends ago, I made pancakes for breakfast and Jacade fixed this one for Millie. She ate some of it, but we actually ate the rest. Pancakes are really good with whipped cream. 

Millie eats chili

Last night, Jacade was nice enough to remember to put chili in the crockpot yesterday afternoon. So when I got home last night, I didn't have to cook!!!! But I was wondering what Millie might eat - would she possibly eat the chili? Well, I took a chance and guess what, SHE ATE IT! I guess it was the beans - black, pinto and red kidney beans. But I am not complaining. And she ate some Progresso Lentil Soup Sunday night. She loves her beans!

Fairy Slippers

For Christmas this past year, Mawt Maw gave Millie some Fairy Slippers. Millie hasn't been very interested in them but last weekend, I managed to get her to put them on and wear them for a little while. So needless to say, I had to get a picture to prove to Mawt Maw that she really was wearing them. And she was having some grapes in her kitchen.