Chicken Caesar Tetrazzini

SHOW US YOUR LIFE... FAVORITE RECIPES!!
I am participating in Kelly's show us your life blog hop! This week, it is recipes and I am sooo excited to read everyone's and hopefully get some new ideas! I am TIRED of making the same things over and over and over again!
We have lots of favorites at our house, but the one I make the most and get the most compliments on when taking to a potluck is chicken caesar tetrazzini! It is KILLER! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

CHICKEN CAESAR TETRAZZINI

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, boiled and shredded
1 box of your favorite pasta, cooked (i use angel hair, but spaghetti, linguini, etc. will be fine)
1 can chicken broth
1 bottle caesar dressing (i like creamy caesar the best and walmarts great value brand is cheap and perfect!)
1 can (4 oz) of mushrooms (optional: it is great with or without, so if you dont like it, dont put it in!)
1 cup of shredded colby jack cheese (or your favorite cheese)
3 table spoons of dry bread crumbs

In a large mixing bowl, combine shredded chicken, broth, dressing, cheese, and mushrooms. Stir. Add in cooked pasta . Stir all together. Pour this mixture into a 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle with a tad more cheese or parmesan if you like, and top with bread crumbs.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. This is also great to make up a head of time and freeze. Just combine all ingredients and put in fridge or freezer. Pull out and bake when ready! If frozen, it may take about 45 minutes to 1 hour to heat through.
I serve this with corn, green beans, and garlic texas toast! YUMMMMMMMMY!

So, hop on over to Kelly's Korner and check out all the other great recipes!

STAR WARS EXTRAVAGANZA

This has been one WILD weekend! I did not go to bed before 3 a.m. any night last week in preparation for Garrett's Star Wars extravaganza birthday party! We had a blast and all the late nights of sewing 23 jedi robes paid off when Garrett's eyes lit up the morning of his party! He was DELIGHTED!! We had a houseful of kids and parents and it was pure chaos, but it was the most fun birthday party we have had yet! (I like to kid that it was the last birthday party we will ever have, too! haha!) Garrett got a ton, and I do mean a TON of Star Wars stuff and he and Jacob have had a blast assembling it all! So, thanks to all who came and made his 6th birthday an event to remember! Here are some photos of our fun day!

Little Jedi

Cupcakes

The Birthday Bar

The cake

Opening TONS of gifts!

Jacob filming

The smiley birthday boy

Blowing out candles

Mom and Garrett and lots of little friends!

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY, GARRETT COLLIN!

MY, MY, MY! Where has the time gone? My first born is turning 6 today and it absolutely blows my mind! He has turned into such a young man! It seems like only a few days ago, he was toddling through the living room and now he is a big brother, plays all kinds of sports, and runs around with the "big kids" in the neighborhood! This has been an emotional week all around with school starting (kindergarten) and such a big birthday and party in the works, but I am so tickled that I get to share my Garrett with so many people. He is such a blessing to us and we are so proud to be his mom and dad! Happy Birthday, Little Man! We Love You! Hope you enjoy my trip down memory lane!

FINALLY, home from the hospital! He was born Sept. 1, 2003, but had to spend 13 days in NICU. We got home on Sept. 13! What a GREAT day!

Dancing with Mom. Jan. 1, 2005
age: 16 months

Christmas 2005
age 2

FIRST TEXAS TECH GAME
COTTON BOWL
JANUARY 2006
AGE 2

AT THE BIRD LEASE WITH DAD
SEPTEMBER 2006
AGE 3

Our family picture! May, 2007
Garrett - age 3 1/2

Our Rockin' Christmas Picture 2007
Age 4

Dallas Stars Game
March 2008
age 4 1/2

T-ball
April 2008
age 4 1/2

Meeting baby brother for the first time
December 18, 2008
age: 5

Easter Sunday 2009
Age 5 1/2

T-ball 2009
age 5 1/2

End of School Program with best buddy, Cannon
Kiddie Kollege 2009

First fish
June 2009

swimming lessons
July 2009

50 years of MOJO football with Nanna and Pa
July 2009

With our FAVORITE neighbor, Christy
FBC Family Picnic 2009

First Day of Kindergarten
August 24, 2009

Cant wait for the big Star Wars party to celebrate you turning 6!
Happy Birthday, Garrett Collin!

GARRETT'S BIG WEEK

WHAT A WEEK WE HAVE HAD! ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, THE BOYS AND I LOADED UP FOR GARRETT'S "BIG ENOUGH" BREAKFAST AT CHURCH! IT WAS AN INTRODUCTION TO HIS FIRST SUNDAY IN UPSTREET AND GETTING TO OFFICIALLY SIT IN "BIG CHURCH"! SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, GARRETT GOT TO GO TO UPSTREET SUNDAY SCHOOL. HE WAS SOOOOOO EXCITED TO FINALLY BE IN THE BIG KID SECTION AND GET TO GO DOWN THE AWESOME INDOOR SLIDE! WOOHOO! ;)




MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009 -- FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN AND A CHANGE IN OUR SCHEDULE FOREVER! IT WAS A VERY BITTERSWEET DAY FOR ALL OF US! GARRETT WAS EXCITED AND NERVOUS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK HIM INTO HIS CLASSROOM, PUT AWAY HIS SUPPLIES, AND HELPED HIM FIND A SEAT. I HUGGED HIM GOODBYE AND WITH GLASSY EYES, HE SMILED HIS "TOUGH GUY" SMILE AND I TURNED AND LEFT. OUCH! MY HEART WAS BROKEN, BUT I WAS NOT TURNING AROUND FOR FEAR HE WAS REALLY CRYING! THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO JUST ALL GO HOME AND SAY TO HECK WITH SCHOOL! HAHA! FOR ME, THE WEEPINESS SET IN AT THE END OF THE HALL, WHEN THE PRINCIPAL AND GOOD FRIEND ASKED IF I WAS OK! HAHA..... NO!! IT WAS MOST BIZARRE NOT HAVING HIM AT LUNCH WITH ME... MOM AND I WERE NOT IMPRESSED TO HAVE TO EAT WITHOUT HIM! WHEN I PICKED HIM UP AT 3:15, HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD A GREAT DAY AND WAS SO GLAD HE DIDN'T HAVE TO STAY THAT LONG TOMORROW! (OOPS.... ALL DAY, EVERYDAY IS GOING TO BE HARD TO SWALLOW!) WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT WAS HOW LONG SCHOOL LASTED NOW, HE REPLIED, "WELL, I DONT KNOW WHO SIGNED ME UP TO STAY ALL DAY, BUT IT IS WAAAAAAAAY TOO LONG!" POOR KID! ONCE PAST THE INITIAL SHOCK OF HAVING TO BE AT SCHOOL FOR 7 HOURS, HE HAD A PRETTY GREAT WEEK! HIS TEACHER IS PRECIOUS AND I AM GRATEFUL HE HAS HER... TURNS OUT, SHE LIVES AT THE END OF OUR CULDESAC! HANDY!




WELL, HERE'S TO ANOTHER GREAT WEEK BECAUSE GARRETT COLLIN TURNS 6 ON TUESDAY! WE WILL BE GEARING UP FOR THE BIG STAR WARS BLOWOUT ON SATURDAY, SO STAY TUNED FOR PICTURES OF THE CHAOS! HAHA!

LAS VEGAS, 30TH BIRTHDAYS, NINE MONTHS, AND RACHEL'S ENGAGED

WOW! THAT'S ALOT TO COVER IN ONE BLOG POST, BUT WE HAVE HAD A BUSY 10 DAYS!

ON JULY 30, WE HAD A GROUP OF 8 OF US HEAD TO LAS VEGAS FOR A CELEBRATORY 4 DAYS! WE ATE, PLAYED, GAMBLED, SHOPPED, WALKED AND WALKED AND WALKED, AND HAD A BLAST CELEBRATING OUR 30TH BIRTHDAY MONTH! LEE, RACH, AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE TINY AND CELEBRATE OUR AUGUST BIRTHDAYS TOGETHER EVERY YEAR, SO WE THOUGHT VEGAS WAS FITTING TO RING IN THE BIG 3 - 0!

LEE, JAKE, ME, RACH
LEAVING FOR LAS VEGAS

THE 30TH BIRTHDAY GIRLS!!

TODAY WAS MY 30TH BIRTHDAY.... DO I FEEL OLDER? NOPE... SAME AS YESTERDAY! HAHA! BUT I DID HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND! MY SWEET HUBBY, MOM, AND FRIENDS PLANNED A SUPER FUN SURPRISE PARTY IN MY HONOR ON SATURDAY NIGHT! I CANT BELIEVE THAT NO ONE BLEW THE SURPRISE! I HAD NO IDEA! WE HAD A BLAST AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE THAT CAME AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT PUT IT TOGETHER! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

MY SWEET BABY BOY IS 9 MONTHS OLD! WOW! I HAVE NOW HAD HIM OUT LONGER THAN HE WAS IN! HAHA! I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY TIME IS GOING! HE IS STILL SUCH A SNUGGLER AND I LOVE IT! HE IS ROLLING LIKE A WILD MAN, PUSHING UP, AND STARTING TO SCOOT! HE IS TOO TOO CUTE AND WE LOVE HIM MORE EACH DAY! HAPPY 9 MONTH BIRTHDAY, JACEROO!

BROTHERS! TOO TOO SWEET!

OUR PRECIOUS 9 MONTH OLD BOY!

AND OTHER EXCITING NEWS... OUR SWEET FRIEND RACHEL IS ENGAGED!!! YAY!!!! RACH AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE 8... DO THE MATH... 22 YEARS! SHE IS SUCH A SPECIAL PERSON AND HAS BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR HER PRINCE CHARMING AND HE FINALLY ARRIVED!!! BRYON HAS SWEPT OUR RACHIE OFF HER FEET AND PROPOSED THIS WEEKEND! WE ARE NOW PLANNING A FALL 2010 WEDDING AND I CANT WAIT! CONGRATS, SWEET GIRL! WE ARE SOOO TICKLED FOR YOU AND BRYON!

THE HAPPY COUPLE!

THE RING SHOT! HE DID SOOOO GOOD!

HOPE YOU ALL (ALL 6 OF YOU THAT READ THIS! HA!) HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK! JUST TWO MORE WEEKS OF SUMMER, SO BE SURE TO ENJOY! BLESSINGS!

8 MONTHS!

SWEET JACER IS 8 MONTHS OLD! NOT SURE HOW THAT GOT HERE SO QUICKLY! HE IS AN ABSOLUTE DOLL! SO SMILEY AND GROWING LIKE A WEED. HE WEIGHS 14 POUNDS AND IS FINALLY LOOKING A LITTLE MEATIER! I CANT BELIEVE WE ARE GETTING SO CLOSE TO OUR 1 YEAR MARK! WE LOVE YOU SWEET BOY!

ENTRY HALLS

ANOTHER WEEK AND ANOTHER ROOM... THIS WEEK IS ENTRY HALLS.

WELCOME TO OUR HOME!

HERE'S OUR FRONT DOOR!

MY ENTRY HALL IS PAINTED SEATTLE RED AND I AM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THIS COLOR!

A VIEW FROM THE LIVING ROOM

AND FROM THE FRONT DOOR

A CLOSE UP OF OUR WATKINS SIGN THAT I PAINTED.
it's hard to read but it says :
May these walls know joy, May every room hold laughter,
and every window open to great possibility.
I LOVE THAT QUOTE AND THOUGHT IT WAS PERFECT FOR A NEW HOME!

OUR ENTRY TABLE:
THE FRAMED PRESSED FLOWERS ARE FROM BOTH OF MY GRANDPARENTS MEMORIAL FLOWERS AND MY FRIEND, KIM, MADE THE BEADED CROSS.


JACOB AND I BOUGHT THIS CLOCK FOR OUR 5 ANNIVERSARY!

THANKS FOR TOURING ANOTHER ROOM OF MY HOME! PLEASE BE SURE TO COMMENT AND LEAVE YOUR BLOG SO I CAN RETURN THE FAVOR!
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!