What a difference a year makes

I was looking back at some pictures from last year and I'm amazed at how much the girls have changed.  

Rachel one year ago:

Rachel reading with Daddy yesterday: 

 Jenna one year ago:  

Jenna standing and walking yesterday:

Ready, Set:

Go! 

In the past week, Jenna has gone from taking 1 or 2 steps to taking up to 8 or 9.  In another week, I'll bet she'll be walking even more.  Right now, Rachel is content just to crawl although she loves to walk while pushing things and cruises around the coffee table and along the couches.  

Freezer Cooking

A few months ago I was introduced to a website called Pinterest.  It's basically a place to keep different ideas you come across when searching the internet. You "pin" things that "interest" you..."pinterest".   I love finding new recipes and ideas for the home.  One of my friends had posted a something she found about freezer crock pot meals.  This looked interesting and after mentioning it to Kenny we decided to try it.  I used this website for ideas: http://www.ringaroundtherosies.net/2012/02/freezer-cooking.html

We bought the ingredients for 6 meals, which is actually 12 meals because each one was put into 2 bags.  Here's the before picture: 

We made: Savory Chicken, Teriaki Chicken, Healthy BBQ Chicken, Lazy Day Beef Stew, Sausage and Peppers, and Sweet and Tangy Meatballs.  Here's what it looked like when we were done. 

The night before you want to cook it, you take one bag out of the freezer and let it defrost over night.  The next morning, you dump the entire contents of the bag into the crock pot and follow the directions.  I was going to do one today, but I forgot to take a bag out of the freezer last night...oops!  We'll try one tomorrow.  
If this works out well, I think we may try again.  There are so many recipes on the internet and one other blogs that looked delicious too!