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This past weekend Teddy and I headed to the Midwest, where the nicest people in the world live! We spent three days with our friends, The Rameys, and their family!

On our way home, we had a two hour lay over in St. Louis, which after an added delay, turned in to almost a three hour layover! Well, if you know Teddy and I, we can't exactly be in a new city that we've never been to before, and not get out there and explore! So we took a quick trip, thanks to the great public transportation in the City, to the Arch and the Cardinals Stadium!

Sit in an airport for three hours....never :)

Teresa, Kathy and The Boys!

Cute video of Eli eatting lunch...and going through the animals :)



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4th of July recipe...a little late!

Crockpot Baked Beans: the best!

8oz bacon
1lb ground beef (or turkey)
2 onions, sliced into rings
2 - 14oz cans of beans in tomato sauce
1 - 19oz can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 - 19oz can chickpeans, rinsed and drained
2 cups ketchup
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp white vinegar
1 tbsp dijon mustard

In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon for 5 minutes until slightly cooked, not crisp
Remove from pan and place on paper towels
Cool and Coarsely chop (or chop before you cook it...much easier!)
Drain the fat from the skillet
Add ground beef and onions to skillet and cook for 7-8 minutes, breaking up the meat, until browned and onions are translucent
With a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to the crockpot
Add beans in sauce, kidney beans, chickpeas, ketchup, sugars, vinegar and mustard, stir to combine
Cover and cook on low 5-7 hours (or 3-4 hours on high) until bubbly

Sooo good!

Catchin Up!

Its been an eventful couple of weeks! We spent 4th of July with Teddy's Family, and our adorable niece Avery.



That weekend we headed up to Kentucky to celebrate the wedding of my cousin Neil and his beautiful bride Rachael!

All the cousins...

Have a great week!

Teresa ;)