Tuesday, March 29, 2011

When Pets Aren't Allowed


Sometimes, we want pets in our family....so we get hermit crabs, goldfish and tadpoles. There are days though, that the desire for a cat or dog is so great that we go to extreme measures to try and get a pet that we can actually "pet". On this particular day, Caleb and Sierra decided to "turn" Zac into a cat....a calico cat to be precise. They thought that if Steve liked him enough...he just might actually get a real one after he found out it was Zac. That was six months ago, and we still don't have a cat. I tell the kids that trying to get a pet is funner than actually having a pet, especially when it involves turning your little brother into an ANIMAL!

Friday, March 25, 2011

Hello Again!

Baby Trevor


Sierra told me the other day, "Trevor is so cute, I can see why you paid a hundred dollars for him!"

Zac's 4th birthday!





Sierra dancing to.....Justin Bieber?!


Double trouble!


Sierra in her height of glory!

This is a picture from last summer. We recently had a fun vacation visiting the Williams in FLORIDA. It was a great time. More pictures on that as soon as I get them off Steve's phone.

Thanks to Jenny and Kempton for having us!





It's a small world after all, and apparently everyone in this world goes to Disneyworld during spring break! It was CROWDED...but it was fun and the kids loved it. Steve and I gained a greater appreciation for our parents who took us there when we were kids. We were dead by the end of the day!



Zac one morning at 7:00am. Let the day BEGIN!
Messes are our speciality!


Caleb staring in his class Christmas play. Can you spot him?



School spirit day! I am not sure where Sierra is learning to pose like that?!



Caleb and Sierra all dressed up for a fifties sock hop. They had a blast! On the way home, Caleb said that all his friends told him he should dress and wear his hair like that more often. Sierra then said something so sweet....she said, "The whole night, I kept seeing Caleb and thinking, who is that handsome man?" Those were her exact words....definitely a night to remember!







Caleb played basket ball this year. Here he is getting ready for a game. The highlight of the season was when he made a basket at the buzzer in the end of the fourth quarter. He made the basket and then grinned from ear to ear at the cheering audience.



A few shots of our Christmas fun. This year some great memories that we made were going to Bethlehem revisited, having a family "Christmas Sleepover" where we left invitations on the kids pillow to a sleepover party in the living room, and making way too many Christmas goodies including root beer float fudge, which was a little disgusting. It was a great Christmas.



Finally, there's nothing like a good Granola Bar recipe to get you back to blogging. After five months of no posts.....here's a little recipe that was given to me by my friend Missy. She made these for me the other day.



Granola Bars


3 cups oatmeal

1 (14 oz) can eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk

2tbs melted butter

1 C coconut flakes

1 C choc. chips

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 C craisins

** You can add nuts, or any other granola bar treats you want...design your own!




Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spay. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Press granola mixture into baking pan. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Cut into bars while warm and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Once they are cooled break them apart and serve!


See ya in another five months! Just kidding....I hope!