Erin Elizabeth McTigue

My friend Diane gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on Thursday night, March 26th at 8:10 PM. Erin Elizabeth weighed 7 lbs, 17 oz and was 20 3/4 inches long. Diane only had to push for 5 minutes, so I was very happy for her!

I set up the schedule for all of Diane's friends to take her meals for the next couple weeks, so I got to sign up for the first day :) After Jen Wilkin recently made stuffed bell peppers for me, I decided to make up my own recipe for stuffed peppers, which came out REALLY good!!

I had a really nice time visiting with Diane and holding her precious 3-day old baby girl.

Mommy and baby are both doing well and I'm in awe of her relaxed nature, considering she now has 3 kids! Way to go Diane!!

We are looking forward to getting to know Erin better ... maybe Diane can plan another Mom's weekend away to her Lakehouse and she can bring Erin this time!

Go Giants!!

By looking at the spread, you never would have guessed that this was the Trimm's first Super Bowl party! We had so much delicious food, and of course, we all ate way too much. My bacon-wrapped dates and spinach balls (the ugly green things on the white plate) were a huge hit, as well as the 7-layer dip. We had so much fun mingling, eating, and watching the game, so thanks for having us over, Lizzie and David!

Reagan had fun playing with this red cardinal


Reagan and Emily on the piano ~ Hattie and Reagan on the floor

Reagan had a lot of fun with David

Here's the recipe for the spinach balls, courtesy of Alexis Martinez:

• 4 packages of frozen chopped spinach
• 4 cups of herb stuffing mix (Pepperidge Farm)
• 2 chopped onions (small to medium)
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup of Parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp of thyme
• ½ tsp of salt
• ½ tsp of pepper
• 1 ½ cup of melted butter
• ½ tsp of garlic powder

Squeeze water out of uncooked spinach. Mix all ingredients w/spinach in a mixing bowl. Roll 1-inch balls. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 50-60 balls.