catch up...

It has been a busy few days for The Kucera Fam!

On Friday night, we met up with some sweet friends for dinner. Celeste is due 3 weeks before we are! They have a darling little girl Cielo and are expecting..... ANOTHER GIRL! It was nice to have family time shared with dear friends.

{Celeste and I - can you believe this is my first preggo picture?}

Grace just thinks the world of Celeste and Alex's little girl, Cielo. She is 4, full of sass and ALL girl! Her and Grace get a long so well. They are like 2 peas in a pod and when together absolutely inseperable!

{Grace and Cielo}

On Saturday, Grace and I spent the day shopping with MiMi and GiGi and then finishing off the day with some much needed R&R. One of Grace's favorite things to do at MiMi and PawPaw's is to help water the flowers around their fish pond. She is such an outdoors girl, I love it! She is a 'girly-girl' but is definitely not afraid to get her hands in some dirt. This is God's way of preparing her for her little brother! I just know it!

{Grace showing off her watering skills - she is so presh - I can't believe she is almost 2!}


Sunday, as always, was a very special day. But, more special than usual because Justin and I were able to share a precious moment with some very close friends. Our friends Whitney and Ryan were baptized together. What an amazing and sweet moment. I am so happy for them!

{Sweet Whitney and Ryan preparing for baptism - "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."}






After the baptism service we had a delicious meal at Gringo's with the entire family! It was so much fun to see/meet everyone. What a fun and blessed day!





{Daddy and Grace}


Today, I spent most of the day cleaning (of course with ALL of the help in the world). I cleaned out closets and did all of the usual house cleaning chores. And to top it all off I cooked an AMAZING meal (if I do say so myself). I just couldn't help but share the delicious recipe with ya'll. So here it is......... Enjoy!

Cheesy Baked Ziti

Ingredients:

1 pound ground hamburger meat

3 cups of ziti (cooked and drained)

1 jar of spaghetti sauce (I prefer Prego Traditional)

8 ounces of shredded mozzerella cheese (I actually use more than this)

3/4 cup of shredded parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet, brown meat. Drain. Stir in (cooked and drained) ziti, spaghetti sauce, and mozzerrella cheese and 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese. Spoon into a 9 x 13 (glass) baking dish and cover with the remainder of parmesan cheese (I also add more mozzarrella here - we love cheese!). Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. DELISH!

{The aftermath of dinner tonight!}

Hope everyone had a FABULOUS weekend and a wonderful Monday!

XOXO