Friday, May 20, 2011

The Long Drought is Over! (Hopefully)

Posted by Jaicee

We know, we know... it's been a long time since we've informed the world of the comings and goings within the Jordan Knutson household. We hope this hasn't caused anyone undo stress or great concern. There may be a few cases of "Knutson Korner withdrawl" and for that we do sincerely apologize.  But there is cause for rejoicing because we have decided to once again post on our blog!


Last weekend, because of the WONDERFUL weather, we took the opportunity to BARBECUE!


Kabobs were the items on the menu on Friday evening.  They were DELICIOUS!  We all enjoyed a gorgeous evening in the backyard with the heavenly aromas of cut grass, sunshine, charcoals, and grilling meat!  I want a candle that smells just like that.


Everything went well until the cat. She's a very friendly feline who has really taken to the girls. She has no objections to letting Naivie carry her around everywhere.  And she keeps the nasty voles down so I give her table scraps when I have them, especially chicken bones, and she has basically become our pet. Catherine is her name now, and the girls LOVE her. Most of the time we like her around, but on Friday she certainly made Daddy mad...


...by tipping over the grill and dumping his last kabob into the dirt.  Luckily she sensed she had made a fatal mistake and dove for cover under the table, then ran for her life!  If she hadn't, she certainly would have died that day!



 

The next day was Smithfield Health Days (which doesn't sound exciting... I was afraid they'd throw sugar-free candy in the parade)



But we never miss a chance to see a parade!


And we had lots of fun!  It was a good parade.
 


Afterward, there were vendors and music and rides at the fairgrounds and we took the girls to have a little fun! They loved it!








This is just the beginning of a fun-filled summer, and I say WE ARE READY!!!

Saturday, January 29, 2011

We're Twisted, I know (Vol. 3)

Posted by Jordan

Lime twisted. We can't help it! We love limes. And we love the faces our babies make when they try limes for the first time.

A couple of nights ago we were making some of these delicious Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas (the recipe is our own modified version of one we got from our friend Amanda's blog):

1/2 cup honey (be generous)
1/2 cup lime juice (also be generous)
1 tsp chili powder (to taste depending on how much kick you want)
1/2 t. cumin
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 (or so) TBS of diced green chilies
1 lb. chicken, cooked and shredded (2-3 large breasts)
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed.
1 cup of cooked rice (original recipe said a can of corn, but we like rice instead)
1 lb monterey jack (or pepper jack) cheese, shredded
16 oz. can green enchilada sauce
6 large flour tortillas
1 fresh lime sliced into six wedges (for garnish)
Fresh chopped cilantro for garnish

Mix together honey, lime juice, chili powder, garlic, cumin, and green chilies together and toss with chicken. 
Let it marinade for a several minutes before adding rice (or corn) and beans. Mix well. 
Fill tortillas with chicken mixture and cheese, roll tightly and put in pan. 
Pour enchilada sauce over tortillas and sprinkle with cheese.  
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until brown/crispy on top.
Top with chopped cilantro and a slice of lime 

If you want to get really fancy, top it also with shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes or pico de gallo Cafe Rio style (we have tried this, and it is excellent).  I liked the cilantro garnish so much, I'm tempted to chop some and put it inside the enchiladas next time.

Anyway... that recipe has nothing to do with the purpose of this post.  But if you try this recipe, you'll thank me for including it.

As you may remember from an ancient blog post, we enjoy entertaining ourselves at our children's expense, including but not limited to giving them limes when they are infants. You can see the pictures of Naivie and Norah by clicking HERE.

It's really hard to beat Naivie's "one-eye-open-mouth-agape" look, but newest installment of Daphne are enjoyable nonetheless.







Do yourselves a favor and cook those enchiladas. And while you're at it, make sure to leave some lime wedges within reach of your curious grabby baby. And have the camera ready!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Our Christmas!

Posted by Jaicee

It's been a while since we posted!  Things have been busy for sure!  But even though it's late, I wanted to put up some Christmas pictures to show off my cute girls :)

Our little house was really fun at Christmas!  Especially because the kitchen and bathroom have red walls!  I was so sad to take the decorations down.
 



Before Christmas, my family came up to make Christmas candies and do a little playing in the snow.  It was awesome!  Before they left, they made us an AMAZING snowman.  Sadly, it only graced our front yard for a day.  The next day it rained :(





Christmas morning was SO much fun!  The girls could hardly wait to get out to the living room.  Jordan set up the camera in the corner of the living room to catch the morning! 



As is tradition in our home, Santa covered the Christmas tree in candy canes.





Daphne LOVED it!  Never had she seen so many pretty things!






Mommy got cake-decorating stuff!  YAY!  Thanks, Mom and Krista!





We are SO blessed!  I love Christmas!  I love my family!