Week at the Beach!

This past week, Matt and I went to Wild Dunes in Charleston, SC with his family. It was Jackson's first time on the beach, and he loved it! I shared a few other pictures on my week two post of #summerdays2013 if you missed it and want to check them out!

How the Nelsens roll ;)

First time in the sand!

Love this- walkin like he's got this beach thing down

lunch and toy break :)

Evening stroll on the beach

Jackson touching a shark!

Thank you random kid for letting me semi-photograph you

Mama-son sweetness

This might be one of my all-time favorite pictures of us... even though it was supposed to look like this:

White Chicken Enchiladas & Taste of Tuesday!

My friend, Caitlyn, made these for us one night and was so sweet to share the recipe. She got it from Joyful Momma's Kitchen. Be sure to check out the link- she shares some great tips and answers common questions she's received from people who found her site through Pinterest. I've made these twice since Caitlyn made them for us (because that's how I role when I find a new yummy recipe). They are so tasty! Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:

10 soft tacos

2 cups cooked, shredded chicken*

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided

3T butter

3T flour

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup sour cream

1 (4oz) can diced green chilies (Which are surprisingly not spicy... I always thought they were)

1T EVOO

1 sweet onion, cut julienne

2 cloves garlic, minced

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9x13 pan. Saute onion and garlic together in EVOO. Mix chicken, onions, garlic, and 1 cup cheese.** Roll up in tortillas and place in pan. In sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour, and cook 1 minute. Add broth and whisk until smooth. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Stir in sour cream and chilies. Do not bring to a boil- sour cream will curdle. Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese. Bake 22 minutes and then under high broil for approximately 3 minutes or until cheese browns.

*You can use rotisserie chicken or cook two breasts in the crock pot. If going with the crock pot method, be sure to add seasoning- Joyful Momma recommends cumin, garlic powder and black pepper.

**The second time I made these, I added some of the sauce (about 1/3 cup) to the chicken before filling the taco shells. I liked it better this way.

Now for the Taste of Tuesday Blog hop!

Guest blogging today

If you're looking for me today... I'm sharing a recipe that I've been making since I was a kid plus some good old cheesy pictures of Matt and me. You can check it out here.
If you're hear from Monday Mingle, thanks for stopping by! I'd love to visit you too, so leave a comment below with your blog address so I can say hello. :)
If you missed my travel post from last week, you can find it here. You can read about some of the places we've been and want to go plus some tips of how we save when we travel.
I'll be back tomorrow with a Taste of Tuesday blog hop, so get ready to share your favorite recipes and pin some new ones!
Hope you have a great Monday!

#Summerdays2013 Week 2

Day 8: Sweet time with friends and their precious girls

Day 9: On the road again! ...headed up to Charleston for a week at the beach

Day 10: My kind of morning

Day 11: Jackson LOVED the pool!

Day 12: Family dinner at Sullivan's

Day 13: Hey from the beach!

Day 14: Shopping at Target with K girl on a rainy beach day- I'm thankful to have a sweet sis-in-law like her!

And if videos could be posted on Instagram- this would have been on there. Jackson eating spaghetti- the loudest little eater you've ever heard. ;)

You can find me on Instagram @hmnelsen

For the other places you can find me, click here.

On Tuesday of next week, I'll be co-hosting a recipes blog hop called Taste of Tuesday. Get your recipes ready to share and stop by to look for some new ones to try!

To check out my post about traveling tips and too see some of the places we've been and want to go, click here.

Have a great weekend!