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The Lone Ranger At One

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  • That is a really cute picture!

  • Hi there! Nice picture!

  • Precious! Now if Disney ever makes a Lone Ranger prequel…

  • That is stinkin cute!!

  • Jennifer @ The Quirky Momma

    Beautiful photo of a beautiful baby, momma! The black and white adds so much emotion–it’s very well composed. Good job!

  • Donna

    He is without a doubt the cutest Lone Ranger I’ve ever seen!

  • That lil pardner is just rootin’ tootin’ cute!

  • Is he really 1 already? What a sweet sweet photo!

  • That’s such an adorable picture. I love the black and white.

  • Penelope

    He is 1 and 1/2! Doesn’t it go too fast??

  • That may be the cutest Lone Ranger I’ve ever seen!

  • He is much more adorable than The Lone Ranger, but probably just as brave and honorable ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Gah! I love this so much. What a cutie. I always love coming to your blog and seeing your beautiful photography.

  • That’s am amazing shot!

  • That is the kind of face that, on first impression, makes people melt!

  • Mellisa

    This photo is adorable!!! Really he is so cute.

  • How sweet is that picture!? Love it!!

  • Oh SOO handsome!

  • What a cutie!

  • That is so adorable, definitely what the Lone Ranger would have looked like at 1.

  • So adorable! Way cuter than Armie Hammer! ๐Ÿ˜‰

  • Aww this is the CUTEST. My son’s school had a Western Day today so he got to dress up & now he wants to be a real cowboy.

  • I love this shot. The props are so perfect for a little boy ๐Ÿ™‚

  • How does such a photo with no color speak sooooo many words! I seriously love this shot.

  • Love the photo gorgeous!

  • Awww!

  • Love, love, love, love.

  • Oh he is just too cute.

  • Love that photo. Great shot.

White Chicken Chili Recipe

This post brought to you by Hungry for Football. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s that time of year again, time to cheer on your favorite team and get the Gridiron fans together to party and eat. We are making all our favorite recipes from the Hungry for Football site, which features a huge selection […]

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  • Slow cooker meals are perfect for game day. I’d like to try this one because it’s a relatively healthy recipe!

  • Jennifer @ The Quirky Momma

    I can’t wait to try that recipe! I am trying really hard to create a menu plan which includes my slow cooker and this definitely looks like something the picky eaters in my house would inhale!

  • This looks good. I’m not a huge tomato fan but I love beans and chili this may be just up my alley.

  • I love white chicken chili – pair it with some cornmeal and I am one happy gal.

  • This is a nice spin on regular chili. I bet it smells amazing while it’s simmering away in the slow cooker!

  • Penelope

    It really does! But doesn’t the slow cooker fill the house with yummy smells all the time? I LOVE slow cookers ๐Ÿ™‚

  • I am so making this the next time I have to bring something to a potluck.

  • That looks really good! I love chili, especially in the fall. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • MMM we love white chicken chili here. I’m so excited the cooler weather is here and I can begin making some comfort foods again!

  • Oh this looks really good! I love using my slow cooker. Makes dinner time super simple.

  • I am so going to make this chili. It looks incredible, Penelope!

  • Donna

    I made crock pot chili for our staff appreciation lunch at my son’s school today, and my husband already asked me to make us a crock pot of chili tomorrow. ๐Ÿ™‚ Your recipe sounds delish!

  • That chilli looks really good and super easy to make!

  • Mellisa

    I absolutely LOVE white chicken chili! My mom makes it every Halloween. This recipe looks great.

  • I absolutely love chili and this looks like a recipe I can wrap my lips around ๐Ÿ˜€

  • Oh this is perfect timing for fall recipes as well. Love chili when it gets cool out.

  • My husband makes a great sweet chili, but I’ve never had chicken chili. Sounds delicious.

  • We sure do love our football chow, and since we don’t eat much red meat, this chicken chili would be great!

  • That sounds really good! I love RO*TEL, it adds just the right kick to anything.

  • That looks amazing! I am going to have to try making this!

  • This looks so good!!! I love slow cooker meals.!

  • Great recipes in that booklet and this is the next one I am going to try ๐Ÿ™‚

  • This looks yummy!

  • I love, love, love, love, love, love chicken chili. Now I want some!

  • Oh man I could use a big huge bowl of this right now! It’s so cloudy and gross out. Time to bust out my slow cooker ๐Ÿ™‚

  • This looks so good!!! I am going to have to try and make this!!!! I got a pork roast cooking today so I might do this next week when it is supposed to be chilly out!

  • Mellisa

    What a great recipe. I actually prefer white chili over the regular kind.

  • That looks like a great recipe for game day. Quick and easy to make.

  • This looks good. I’ve never had chicken chili. I pinned it to try later

  • I’ve never heard of chicken chili before, but this looks amazing. I’m gonna have to try this some time.

  • Natalie

    I tried this a few days ago and we didn’t care for it at all…it was bland and not very good – I felt like it was a waste of ingredients ๐Ÿ™

Second Little Monkey, Swinging From A Tree

As he gets older, our littler man develops evermore into a sweet, independent, smart little bug who doesn’t like the word “no”. So I often just let him just do, and be, and watch the results. I discovered he likes to clean, and I’m fine with this: He plays peekaboo games, especially with cute girls: […]

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  • What an adorable little guy! I love the last one where he’s holding the $20. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • What a cutie! My daughter is fascinated with my wallet, too. ~lol~

  • Oh man, these pictures and him of course are just adorable! I also love the picture of him with the twenty and the little belly poking out. What great memories for when he is older!

  • Oh my goodness, he’s getting so big!

  • He’s so sweet and looks just like big brother! What a curious little guy with such a fun and evolving personality!

  • Oh LOL about the eye lids but not really!

  • He is so adorable, love the hide and seek photo, and the sitting on the table with his belly sticking out. So sweet.

  • The last picture is priceless! Such a cutie

  • Oh my goodness, my youngest loved peek a boo so much. In fact, he still plays it and he is almost 8. It’s true, you are a lot more relaxed after the first one.

  • LOL — sounds like a typical toddler boy. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Too cute!

  • He’s one handsome little guy, that’s for sure!

  • look at that adorable little expression. He’s so precious. He’s going to be a heart breaker

  • He is so cute!

  • Such a little cutie – M takes everything out of the diaper bag too (which I use as my purse still) it’s one of her favorite jobs ๐Ÿ˜‰

  • Such adorable photos. I love the picture with the swiffer!

  • Money, girls and cleaning. Quite the combination! ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Penelope

    Ahahaha!

  • Aww he’s such a cutie! The peekaboo thing reminds me of my son, he’s a total flirt.

  • He is such a sweetie. Love that picture with your purse!!

  • I want one that likes to clean. Where do I order? ๐Ÿ˜‰

  • He is so cute, my little one loves to clean and sing too!

  • He can come to clean at my house!

  • Hehe… Little rascal is already after the cash. Too cute.

  • Mellisa

    Hahaha That photo of him getting your money out of your wallet is priceless.

  • I am cracking up about him pulling your eyelids open when your are trying to take a nap. I have someone that does the same thing!

  • What a cutie pie! I can totally see why you are head over heels in love with your boys, not only are they adorable, they have such big personalities ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Donna

    He’s just precious, Penelope! My son liked cleaning when he was a toddler/pre-school, but as he gets older… not so much. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • He’s such a cutie! If he continues to enjoy cleaning get ready for a line of ladies that will be fawning over such an eligible bachelor.

  • Such a cute little guy. I can’t believe how big he is getting.

  • He is just precious! LOL to the eyelid opening… I remember that too!

  • How adorable he is! I love the photos.

  • Oh he is such a little doll!!! I love the peekaboo picture it’s so cute!

  • Your photography gets better every day.

  • Looks like he was just paying himself for cleaning jobs!

  • Penelope

    Haha!

  • Oh my gosh such a cutie pie!!!! Love his fun personality!!

You Can Help Grant Wishes

There are 565,600 minutes in a year, and all it takes is one to help make the wish of a child to come true. Make-A-Wishยฎ is a foundation I’ve known about my entire life, because it changes the lives of children diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition by granting their heart’s wish. Anything from visiting […]

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  • Make-a-Wish is absolutely fabulous!!!

  • I love when companies give back, and this is such a great charity too. I like how easy it is for all of us to get involved too!

  • Make a wish is an incredible program, I’ve personally known quite a few people that have been touched by it.

  • Mellisa

    What a great campaign. Make a Wish is a fabulous charity.

  • I tweeted the video. Thanks for spreading the word!

  • Penelope

    Thank you Jenn! ((hugs))

  • Make-A-Wish is absolutely amazing!

  • That’s so sweet that they are donating to Make A Wish.

  • Donna

    I love Make a Wish, and I’ll try to make a stop at Walmart this weekend! And share this with my friends! Going to go tweet the video, too!

  • I love them!

  • What a heartfelt campaign! I am off to share the video now.

  • Penelope

    Thank you Marcie!

  • What an amazing cause and such a generous initiative from Walmart.

  • I don’t know if I can make it to a local Walmart, but I can definitely share a video. What a great cause!

  • Make a Wish is another organization I support.

  • My husband makes a weekly donation to several charities and this is at the top of his list.

  • LOVE when companies are willing to do things like this!

  • I think Make-a-Wish is such a great organization!

  • Penelope

    Thanks Kathleen!

  • fabulous and I pledged to make a wish. Such a great cause

  • I have a totally new found respect for Straight Talk now, I love that they do this.

  • Make-a-Wish is such a wonderful organization. I love that companies are helping them gain more funds to add happiness to the lives of children.

  • Penelope

    That is great Tricia!

  • As a fan of Straight Talk, this makes me like them even more!

  • I’m a huge fan of Make-A-Wish. My cousin actually got to benefit from them.

  • I’m sorry I missed this, would have loved to have joined in. I think what everything Make-a-Wish does is fabulous.

  • Penelope

    You only missed the Saturday “Ask about Straight Talk at Walmart” aspect, but they are still donating $1 for each share on twitter or facebook so you can still help Make-A-Wish ๐Ÿ™‚

  • This is such a good program. Thank you for sharing! Such wonderful things done for these children.

  • It is such a worthy cause to help kids who need it most.

  • We totally LOVE Make-a-Wish!

  • I shared the video! Make-A-Wish is such a great organization.

  • It’s such a wonderful organization!! I hope I will never know anyone to use it though.

  • Penelope

    Thank you Shell, I appreciate it so much ๐Ÿ™‚

  • I absolutely love the work the Make A Wish Foundation does each year. Truly touches my heart.

  • I’m a huge supporter of make-a-wish. It’s such an important organization to support.

  • I LOVE this program!

  • Make a Wish is a fabulous organization.

  • I’m really glad they did this every week. I so hope a lot was raised during the month!

Car Clean Ups And 5 Minute Home Cleaning Fire Drills With BISSELL

This post brought to you by BISSELL Homecare, Inc.. All opinions are 100% mine. In our home, the floors are all hard wood or carpet, and because I have children, I like to keep it all super clean (if they drop food, they will pick it up and eat it, so I need floors clean […]

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  • I’ve owned many vacs in my day. My current Bissell is my favorite as it is lightweight and actually works, with a swipe of the area that needs to be vacuumed. I really need to clean my car more often, it is trashed from the kiddos.

  • I’ve never had a Bissell vacuum before, but I have their carpet spot cleaning machine, it’s wonderful for those accidental spills.

  • The long cord alone has me sold!

  • I love our Bissell! Always does a great job!

  • I would love to get a new vacuum – with two kids and two dogs, I think my machine has lost its power.

  • I love Bissell vacuums, they always work so well, same with their steam cleaners.

  • I have a Hoover right now that was pretty good in the beginning but not so great now – we’re looking to upgrade! This vac sounds pretty impressive.

  • Our vacuum does a good job but it’s so heavy – I dread having to lug it out every other day to keep our carpet clean. I would love a more lightweight one like this Bissell.

  • Only the upper level of our home is carpeted so having a vacuum that is lightweight with a good hose is key for our stairs and baseboard areas.

  • This sounds like a fantastic vacuum!

  • Donna

    I don’t have a Bissell, but a place I volunteer at has one that I use there and I’ve been very impressed with it. The contest looks good, too!

  • I seem to be vacuuming all the time, between a messy 6 year old and big hairy dog.

  • I have never owned a Bissell personally, but it looks like a great tool! Love that the plug in cord is so long, that makes it super convenient!

  • Mellisa

    Your carpets look super clean and nice! Bissell is a great product.

  • I love cleaning fire drills, they are an easy way to get so much done in a little time throughout the day.

  • My car definitely needs a good vacuuming, but my current vacuum isn’t any good for that. I may need a second one!

  • The swivel steering is a great feature!

  • I hate having to plug and unplug the vacuum over and over as I move through the house. This would be so convenient!

  • “Cleaning Fire Drill” – love that term. I need to implement that.

  • Your carpets look amazing!

  • Beautiful carpet, we have some carpet in our house but the landlord put in cheap carpet. A good vacuum cleaner can make a world of difference.

  • We have a Bissell for our carpets…love it.

  • I like your cleaning fire drill idea. You can get a lot done in 5 minutes. Kudos to you for keeping your house so clean. I wish my floors were clean enough to eat off of.

  • We don’t have carpets any more but I still own a vacuum, and it’s a Bissell.

  • We only have carpet upstairs but it would be great to have something like this to help keep it clean.

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