Finished Book!

Keegan finished his AWANA book for the year!!! He's so proud of himself and so are we! He's worked hard this year memorizing all of his scriptures. He will be awarded at the commencement in May. Way to go!

Happy Birthday

We had such a good time celebrating Lathen's first birthday and Tony's 40th! We ate Mexican food, cupcakes, Pineapple upside down cake (made in my Grandmother's cast iron skillet) and icecream. We ended up outside to let Lathen have a ride in his new wagon. He loved it and outlasted all the other little ones. Others played football and some just enjoyed the beautiful weather. We ended the night going to POPS. Everyone enjoyed picking out their flavors. It was a great day with family. Macy has some pictures on her blog, too.

Ouch!

Lathen found a cute little red wasp on the floor and tried to eat it. Poor baby! This happened on Friday. Thankfully the swelling went down after a few hours. I'll post about our great weekend tomorrow.

Chicken Tractor

Tony has been working on our chicken tractor. The chicks will be needing the big coop soon and this tractor will be a nice retirement home for the 3 year old girls. A pretty nice one, if I do say so myself. The first picture shows the drawing Tony made using SketchUp. It's nice to see what it will look like before it is built. It doesn't include the handles that will be used to roll the tractor around the property. The second picture is what he has done so far.

Proud Son

Mathias is so excited! He finally lost his second tooth and can now go back to eating his apple.

BRACES!

Macy got her braces put on today! Here are the before and after pics. Isn't she cute?

Tater Tot Casserole

Okay, so this isn't the healthiest dish I have ever made, but it sure is tasty! Four out of six loved it!

Tater Tot Casserole
32 oz. package frozen Tater Tots
1 lb. browned ground beef
16 oz. container sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
4 oz. can mushrooms, drained
1/4 to 1/2 onion sauteed (I left these out)
6 oz. can french fried onions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 casserole pan. Place frozen tater tots in bottom of pan. Sprinkle beef over tater tots. In a bowl, mix sour cream, cheese, soups, mushrooms, and sauteed onions. Pour over beef. Top with French fried onions. Bake for 50-60 minutes.

We had Cottage Cheese and Pineapple for the side. I got this from a great website that I use for our weekly menus. You can browse around at http://menus4moms.com

Let me know if you try it!

Giddy up!

I can't believe Tressa is 8 years old! God has blessed us with such a sweet little girl. We had a long weekend of fun and festivities. Every year, for their birthdays, the kids get to pick a parent with which to dine. It was my year, and Tressa wanted Chuckie Cheeses. Usually it is a fast food place, but we had a great time and had fun playing the games together. Guess where everyone else wants to go for their birthdays this year? : )

Saturday morning my sister Kim's church had a Ladie's Tea. We got to taste test many teas and then had a delicious lunch and listened to a guest speaker. My niece, Sheena, was also there! Macy enjoyed lifting her pinky as she sipped her tea.

Then came the big day! A horse party! Sunday we brought 7 girls home with us from church and with a little help from my Mom, got everyone there safely.

The highlight for me was "pin the hat on the cowgirl!"