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My Fav Chicken Recipe

I am very blessed to be married to a man who will eat almost anything! Ilove trying new recipes and if I don't like them, Ryan will eat it! I wanted to share one of our favorite recipes. It's one I've had for years. The ingredients can get a little pricey, but it is worth it!!

Greek Feta Chicken

4 chicken breasts
1 cup fat-free Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup chopped, drained artichoke hearts
1 jar sun-dried tomatoes
2 T chopped, pitted black olives
1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh oregano
1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
1 T toasted pine nuts (I use more-yum!)
2 ou feta cheese, crumbled (I use the whole container- what calories?)

Marinate chicken in italian dressing and put in the fridge at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350. Coat a baking dish with Pam and arrange drained chicken in it. Bake for 20 minutes. Mix all other ingredients except feta. Top each chicken breast with the mixture and put feta on top. Return to oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is softened. Serve immediately.

If you try it, let me know how you like it in the comments!!

Update

It wasn't until we went to Brushy Creek last Sunday that we realized we have done a bad job of keeping everyone updated on our crazy life! Well, we are having another baby. S/he is due November 19th. I am very excited to be seeing my second trimester approaching in a couple of weeks! We have been telling Kristen that she is going to be a big sister, but I don't think she really understands that she will be sharing the spotlight! ;)
We are in Greenville right now. I am sorry if we haven't gotten to see everyone- we have been visiting 3 to 4 sets of people a day! Whew! Tomorrow we are renting a Penske and moving our family to Summerville, SC. Ryan is going to be working as a manager for a CFA there. We are excited to be near the beach and to be closer to family.
Kristen will turn a year old (where does the time go?) this Sunday- Mother's Day! We are so excited to be in Summerville for her birthday! Ryan has something special planned for me that day for Mother's Day. It will be a NICE break from all of the chaos!!
Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there!!

Busy, busy

We have been very busy! I am 10 months old now and have flown 3 times! I'm a pro now like mama and daddy!

I always watch football, basketball, really whatever sport is in season, with daddy! Mama and daddy took me to an Airforce basketball game and I learned how to clap and say "Yay!" from watching all of the fans. Now, out of nowhere, I start clapping and say "Yay!".

Grandmama Baughman came to see me! We had so much fun! I showed her all of my toys and we played a lot!

I don't have any teeth yet, but I still want to learn to feed myself, so mama gave me yogurt!

It was so fun!

What I have to stop?

Ok, here's your smile!

Can I stop smiling now and go back to making a mess?

I've been a bear:

and a dinosaur:

I tell ya- it's a busy life! Here I am talking with Austin. I have been standing by myself without holding anything for a few seconds. I did it twice in this video but our camera doesn't have 'zoom' and 'unzoom' on the video part, so mama couldn't get a good angle. I think it's because she has to stay close so I don't hurt Austin.

All in all, I've just been having fun and being a sweet girl!!!

Prayer

Please pray for my sister, Elizabeth, her husband, Jay, their five kids and the rest of our family. Elizabeth was 28 weeks pregnant when her placenta abrupted and she had to have an emergency c-section. She and the baby were fine, but while in the NICU, the baby caught an infection. It destroyed her brain. Today, at 3 weeks old, Hunter Kate died in her father's arms. Please pray for strength as they try to be strong for the kids. They don't understand why God didn't heal her when they kept praying for it. Thanks.

Kids Club

I (Sherry) have a part time job working in the Kids Club at a gym. It's great because it gets me out of the house one day a week and I get a free gym membership! It's great for Kristen because she is a social butterfly! She loves playing with the big kids! I'm not sure how the laws work here, but at times I watch 25 kids by myself! Whew! Makes having another baby seem easy!

Welcome to the jungle...

Poor Kristen, the other kids don't pay her much attention ;) haha

Not only does Kristen learn a lot from the kids, I do too. Today I learned about 'Island Barbie'. She can entertain the kids for a long time! The girls know the songs by heart- so cute!

Come Visit!!

It's time for visitors! We hope that they can see some places that they want to visit from our blog. Uncle Anthony came yesterday. Of course, he wants to go straight to the slopes!!


Here are some pics from a trip that we took to the Rocky Mountain National Park last fall. We got an annual pass, so we can take visitors! Right now, part of the park is closed until April or May, but you can still see a lot.



Cre was still preggo when we went!

We met Bullwinkle's wife...