FINGER LICKIN' GOOD!

We love Corn on the Cob. My kids ask all winter long "when is it corn season?" They lovaa it alotaa! YUM.... (even Taylee loves it)

Baby Trey

My newest nephew Treyson is here. My brother and his wife Cari had their baby yesterday. He is so beautiful! Congrats!!!

Memorial Day

We went and had a picnic at my little brother Clints' grave yesterday. The weather was so nice, it was great to just relax with the fam. WE LOVE YOU CLINT!!

Tay Tay

 

My baby is 8 months old. She is the cutest thing ever!! She is crawling everywhere, she pulls herself up to standing to just about anything and everything. She has 6 teeth (Is this normal? None of my kids have ever had this many teeth so early.) She has the cutest laugh, and she loves her mommy. I love her so much!

This is going to be long!

Wow it has been along time since I have posted anything. I didn't realize it had been so long! Well here is what we have been up to....
K.C. had his Pre-school Graduation Program on Thurs. It was so cute. I can't believe school is already out for the summer. Are any of you dreading the summer as much as I am. What am I going to do keep my kids busy? Any suggestions!?!?


Kevin had to work in Laughlin Nevada all this last week. So me and the kids went down to stay the week. We just bummed by the pool, went shopping, and played all week. FUN!!!





We went to a Birthday Party at Fiesta Fun for my neice Justine. We had so much fun riding the go carts and the bumper boats. He Birthday was "Cars" themed and the Birthday Cake had a BLACK road down the middle, hence the black face smile from Allee.






Other than that, we took the kids to JUMPIN JACKS, went bowling, and played outside. K.C. lost another tooth, and Taylee got another one.(Thats six and one more is trying to break through!!) It has been a busy couple of weeks. I guess it is time to get back to real life - (work, laundry, dishes, etc.) YUCK!

Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles!!!

Water and bubbles were everywhere!! But, K.C., Mckell, & Allee had sooooo much fun.

T-Ball

K.C. is playing T-Ball and loves it. His team is the A's. He does really well at hitting the ball, and is getting better at catching the ball. It is so fun to watch him play!

Happy 31st

Yesterday was my parents 31st Anniversary. My mom and dad are the greatest ever! They would do anything for anyone, they are fun, they are loving, they are the best gramma and papa ever! They are such an example to me. They are so cute, they are always holding hands and I would catch them kissing in the kitchen on a regular basis. They are such great missionaries. I love them!

The "BIG APPLE" = loves and, not so much...

Loved
*Wicked
*Max Brenner Chocolate Factory (yummy!!!)
*China Town -shopping-
*Ground Zero
*Union Station
*Time Square
*Being with my parents
*Going to Church in The Bronx
*Girl Talk (and boy talk, Love ya Dad)
*Crazy Drivers, Busy, Busy, Busy, no sleep
*The Beautiful Buildings.
*No kids, New York is not a place for 4 kids!

Not so much...
*Crazy Drivers, Busy, no sleep
*How it takes forever to get anywhere. (It took us an hour to drive 13 miles)
*The stupid Ferry ride to Statten Island to see the Statue of Liberty (waste of time)
*coconut milk straight from the coconut (yuck)
*Missing my kids and hubby
*It is sooo noisy

 

 

 

We had so much fun. Loved it! Thanks mom and dad for everything. Miss you already!!

Fun in the SUN

We went to the Main Street Water Park today. It was such beautiful weather, it was actually HOT! The kids had so much fun even though it was CRAZY BUSY! I am not sure how we are going to handle (we being ME) it being 30 degrees hotter in the next few months.

 

YUM!!!

Has anyone tried these? Yummy to my tummy - thats all I can say.

a little of this, and a little of that.

Thank you Grama & Papa for the Easter Dresses. They are so cute!

M & A love to play dress up. They were so excited to go to their friend Carly's B-Day party. They looked so cute, and had a ball! Thanks Carly!

Oh my gosh, there is no way my son is old enough to be losing teeth already, (there is no way I am old enough to have a son this old:) or mabey :()K lost his first tooth last night. It has been loose for a while now. He finally decided he wanted it out so Kevin got the dental floss out and yanked it out. He was so excited to have the Tooth Fairy come.

Weekend Fun

 

We took the four wheelers, and a picnic, and went for a ride. We had a lot of fun.

SOCCER

Leisure Services Soccer has started. K.C. had so much fun at his first game. He even scored a goal. He loves that Easton is on his team, and that uncle Brax, and uncle Brandon are his coaches.

Candy, & Bunnies, & Eggs OH MY!!

 

What a fun weekend filled with Easter Egg Hunts, great weather, and family.

Happy Birthday Grandma

Toady is my Grandma Elletts Birthday. We had a Surprise Birthday Party for her last night at my Uncles. We had so much fun.




My Grandma is the best. She has always been an example to me. I love you Grandma. Happy Birthday!

Sleepy Girl.....sshhhhhhhh!

I walked in the kitchen and found Allee like this.

ST. PATTIES DAY

I love holidays! (any reason to do something out of the norm) I like dressing my kids for the occasion. Red/pink valentine's shirts on Valentines, Patriotic get up of the 4th of July, etc. -And St. Patricks Day is no exception. We will be eating green food, wearing green clothes, and drinkng something green. My friend gave me THE LEGEND OF THE LEPRECHAUNS. I thought it was so cute! My kids will love it! Will the Leprechauns be coming to your house???

This St. Patrick's Day, let your child in on a well-guarded secret and start a new family tradition in the process. The fun begins with the legend of the leprechauns and leads to a treasure box filled with goodies and gifts. Here's what to do. On the day before the holiday, read aloud the following tale:

LEGEND OF THE LEPRECHAUNS
Full of magic and trickery, the leprechauns remain in their hidden world until the night before St. Patrick's Day. On that one night of the year they appear throughout the world to dance and sing and frolic.

Disguising themselves as leaves and grass, and sounding like the wind and the crickets, they come and go unnoticed.

However, it is said that if a decorated treasure box is left empty under the moon, the leprechauns must fill the box with gold or jewels or gifts. But then they will hide the filled box in the most unlikely of places.

If the box is found on St. Patrick's Day, the treasure remains in our world. If not, the leprechauns may retrieve what is rightfully theirs. And though the leprechauns are very clever, it is not impossible to find the treasure because, unknowingly, leprechauns often leave a trail of greenery behind them.

MAKING THE TREASURE BOX
Now, have your child decorate an empty shoe box or tissue box with paints, glitter glue or stickers. If she tries to bargain for a bigger box, explain that leprechauns are tiny and if they can't reach the top of the box, it will remain empty. Just before bed, she should place the finished box on a windowsill where the moon will shine on it.

Once she's sound asleep, the resident leprechauns can fill the box with small treasures, such as foil-covered chocolate coins, costume jewelry or a bag of marbles, and then hide it in a special place. All that's left to do is lay a trail of green leaves or paper shamrocks from the windowsill to the box. An older child may even enjoy the challenge of several trails to follow, some with dead ends (you know, trickery of the leprechauns!).

Is this the style?

K.C. loves his hair in a MOHAWK. He thinks he looks so cool! He begs me every morning to comb his hair in a MOHAWK. The higher the better. I think he is cute no matter how his hair is combed, but he seems to disagree. I picked my battles and this is not one of them:)

I love, love Mexican Food!!

I made these the other night to go along with our fajitas, and YUM!

STRAWBERRY ENCHILADAS
(note: insead of flour tortillas I used the fresh uncooked tortillas and grilled them before I put the filling in them. And... instead of the sauce I just topped the cooked enchilada's with sliced strawberries and sugar, oh and I also put some sliced strawberries in the filling. They were really really good-even my brother liked them and he doesn't like anything!!! Love ya Brax:))

Flour tortillas

FILLING:
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup powdered sugar

STRAWBERRY SAUCE:
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup pureed fresh strawberries
2 cups sliced strawberries

INSTRUCTIONS: To prepare the filling: Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla and powdered sugar in the bowl of a mixer; beat until fluffy. Set aside.

To prepare the sauce: Combine the butter, orange juice, sugar, salt and pureed strawberries in a 3-quart saucepan. Add sliced strawberries.

Bake the enchiladas in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the filling is puffed.