Whats for dinner?

I remember as a little kid constantly asking my mom this very question. The only difference is that when I did ask my mom I always got an answer. These days I have to decide what to have for dinner myself. Sometimes I get a little help from the Hubsters, but that usually consists of, "I'm not hungry right now, make what you want and I'll probably eat it." <---thanks Joey!

The fact that I don't really enjoy just cooking for myself deters me from doing so most nights. Then there are these other nights where I just decide I'm going for it, and something magical happens, I have a delicious meal in front of me and Joey chows it down telling me how good it is. Maybe I should cook more often! Eh, we'll see..

The other night as I was mulling over what to cook I realized I had pretty much everything I needed to make Chicken Pizzaiola. The items I didn't have on hand I was OK with leaving out, it turned it more into a chicken bake then a pizzaiola but it was still mighty delicious!

sorry for the blurry picture, I was in a hurry to eat!!

Here's what you need:
3 cups tomato sauce (jar or homemade)
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt and pepper
2 ounces Parmesan cheese (1 cup)
4 ounces mozzarella (1 cup)
2 ounces pepperoni, sliced thin

1.  Heat your oven to 450 degrees. Spread your tomato sauce in a 9x13inch baking dish.
2. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Lay the Parmesan in a shallow dish then coat the chicken with the Parmesan. Lay the chicken on top of the tomato sauce and bake for 15 minutes.
3. Sprinkle the mozzarella and pepperoni over the chicken and increase the oven temperature to 475 degrees. Continue to bake until the cheese melts, about another 5 minutes. 

That's it, easy right? Pop that chicken out and eat it as is or cook up some pasta and eat it over pasta. I didn't have any mozzarella or pepperoni so we left that out this time. Think of all the other things you could put on this, olives, peppers, or mushrooms! Mmm! The hubby ate it all and even finished some of mine! We will definitely make this again :)

love,

 the Williams

Family Pictures

Joey and I got married pretty quickly and in the two years we have been in wedded bliss we never took the opportunity to have pictures done. With the little nugget coming it was all of a sudden very important to me to have pictures of our life before he arrived, just the two of us, how is has been for so long now. We were so blessed to find the wonderful Kierstin Yates, who was so easy to work with and gave us some amazing photos. Get ready for picture overload, I'm not going to share them all just some of our favorites, but we like a lot of them!! 

So many pictures!! ahh! There are so many more that we love but this will do for now. Enjoy staring at us :)

love, the williams

Week 26

Baby Williams is now the size of a head of lettuce! Also because of our anatomy ultrasound we know that the little sea monster is 1.7 pounds and putting on more and more fat each day! His growth rate is measuring to have him here exactly on the 22nd of august, so we'll see when he arrives :)

don't mind me, its been a rough couple days!!

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain? 9 lbs

Maternity clothes? Some, especially the really cute maternity capri's my mommy just sent me! 

Stretch marks? Nope.

 Best moment this week? Our 3D ultrasound, seeing his sweet face was amazing

Miss anything? Being able to bend over normally!

Movement? Yes, and TONS of it!

Food cravings? Cheese and Gatorade

Anything making you queasy or sick? not lately, phew!

Have you started to show yet? Oh ya!

Gender? Definitely a BOY!

Labor signs? Do Braxton Hicks count?? haha

Belly button in or out? Its still in, but pretty stretched.

Wedding rings on or off? On!

Happy or Moody most the time? Happy :)

Looking forward to? My first Mothers Day *hint*hint* Joey!!

Mmm Pancakes

When one wakes up and suddenly must have pancakes pronto, one does not simply just run to the store and buy them. No, one searches pinterest for the recipe she pinned ages ago about the fluffiest pancakes she has ever seen. Luckily I had all my ingredients on hand *PHEW* and set to mixing all my fixings together. Twenty minutes later I was rewarded with the lightest, fluffiest, most delicious pancakes I've ever made in my own home. To say they were delicious is an understatement :)

This is how mine turned out :)

Pinterest saved the day yet again thanks to this wonderful recipe!! Mine were pretty fluffy, but check hers out, holy thick fluffy pancakes!! Happy eating friends.

Love, 

the williams

Sea Monster Photo Shoot

Oh, how the days where we get to see our little man are just the best days! Yesterday Joey and I got to take a trip down to Waikele (pronounced why-kelly) and get a 3D anatomy ultrasound of him. We were able to count all his fingers and toes and make sure that everything was growing at the appropriate rate. We also saw his ginormous ears.. hopefully those things shrink because he looks like dumbo in there!! All of his measurements were great and the doctor said we have a keeper :) We think so too doc! Little nugget was a moving and a shaking all over the place, it even looked like he was trying to push the ultrasound wand away from him. He showed us all his goodies and confirmed that yes, he is a boy. We are just happy that he is healthy and growing, and all the pictures don't hurt either!

Check him out, our crazy little sea monster...

What a cute profile :)

A little foot

His tiny hand

He is still a boy, PHEW!

There is his dumbo ear :)

a wee little smile, adorable!

so handsome

Only a little bit longer now till we actually get to meet this little sea monster, we can't wait! Is it August yet??

love,

the williams

Week 25

Baby Williams and I just spent the other day at the Doctors! We love the doctor :) Everything is right on track and our little nugget is going to be here before we know it! He also is now the size of CAULIFLOWER!!

25 Weeks :)

How far along? 25 weeks

Total weight gain? 9 lbs

Maternity clothes? Some, but still mostly just belly band and leggings

Stretch marks? Nope.

 Best moment this week? Listening to the sea monsters heart beat!!

Miss anything? Jumping off cliffs.. I'm having dreams about it.

Movement? Yes, and TONS of it!

Food cravings? CHEESE, it goes on everything.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Driving in the car, sometimes.

Have you started to show yet? Yep.

Gender? Boy- hopefully that wont change, ha!

Labor signs? None.

Belly button in or out? In. I'm taking bets on for how much longer though.

Wedding rings on or off? On!

Happy or Moody most the time? Woah, Mood swing central over here!

Looking forward to? Our 3D anatomy scan tomorrow, anytime I can see the little nugget is a good time!

Week 24

Baby Williams is the size of an EAR OF CORN!

that belly is a poppin'!

How far along? 24 weeks :)

Total weight gain? 8 lbs

Maternity clothes? Still mostly just a belly band and leggings.. I love my leggings!

Stretch marks? Nope.

Best moment this week? Still all the moving, He is going crazy!

Miss anything? Um, sleep? I can't make it through the night without waking up.

Movement? YEP!

Food cravings? Watermelon! I ate two this week, and cheese of course.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Driving in the car, sometimes.

Have you started to show yet? Yep.

Gender? Boy- hopefully that wont change, ha!

Labor signs? None.

Belly button in or out? In, but it seems to be shrinking.

Wedding rings on or off? On!

Happy or Moody most the time? Happy, but I did have my fair share of mood swings this week

Looking forward to? Our doctors appointment next Monday. They are my favorite days lately :)