Fantasic Voyage

Well We've had a busy week! It started out great with a wonderful lunch at Sam and Bobbie's house! Of course Bobbie had everything looking gorgeous:)John and Dan were informed they were beer snobs..... They took no offenseWe had a wonderful lunch and even better conversation.
It started out a little weirdand got stranger from there.We had a great afternoon, Thanks Sam and Bobbie!Then my sister (Valerie) arrived with her husband (Doug) and my two nephews Caleb and Jacob. We headed across the mountains to mama and Daddies house. Of course we had to stop at Miner'sMax liked that idea (of course)We sure did have fun at Nani and Papa's
playin' at the parkrollin' down hillssquatin' in Teepee'sBeing all around mischievousNani got a chance to brush up on her Max impersonation!Max really loved having his big boy cousins (or "my boys" as he affectionately called them:) around to play with or watch them play:)
We sure did have some dirty boys to cleanGood thing they're cute!What started out as good "clean" funTurned quickly into Chinese water torture!But ended on a good note:)And of course there was was candyVal wasn't a fanbut Max liked it!Then it was back over the pass (through quite a bit of snow) to spend a couple of days at my house!:) In effort to not have this post be entirely too long ( you mean it's not already?) I'll post the rest of our time another day. Stay tuned.....

New arrival!

Guess what came in the mail Tuesday....NEW KIDS!!
NOOOOOO! I didn't order new kids, what could it be?
A new dog?although we could use one, we love our stinky old one too much
AH HA!A new computer! YAY! Now it needs to be hooked up!:) Can't wait!
Who needs toys? Seriously, my kids played with a box full of peanuts and bubble wrap for hours!
They would have played even longer but we had to put it away for Parish group:)
This week, Esther organized a "Man cook off 2009!"
John brushed up on his skillzmakin' the famous Tom Douglas curried cashew salad with honey, sesame vinaigrette. Yummy!Arthur making his family recipe biscuits and gravy. It was quite tasty!Lyle made homemade lemon meringue pie! Very impressive!Tim's oven roasted chicken (it sounds like a restaurant chain!) was my second favorite.and I failed to get a picture of TV with the yummy lasagna he made:( I'VE never even made lasagna! Nice job dude!
And the winner is.........Nice job honey! I knew you were as good as I thought you were!
$15 Starbucks gift card! (Nice prize Tanders! Thanks!)
It was fun, good sportsmanship all around. There were only a few incidents of vote buying!:)

A wee bit O' Parish group

This week for Parish group Whitney organized a St. Patties day feast! It was great fun! They even brought the tunes:)And we of course the green beer:)
You gotta' have a little bit of thisand of course thatThe kids were sporting the green and orangeThanks Whit! We had a great time:)Then Wednesday I Took Mina, Max, Lily and Addy to the Library for story hour....Well they did other things too:)Then it was time for....Pinocchio! Good times:)
And here's the kiddo's sporting their new robes!Gotta' love the cuteness:)

I heart "Just for Kids"

Well I decided to go to "Just for kids" today to pick up "a pair of shoes" for Max for summer. Well I came out with......Look at all the cuteness! Summer clothes for the boy, bathrobes for both kids (Pirate and Pink Flamingos:) and of course....SHOES! The aforementioned summer shoes for Max and another pair. And although Mina needs NOTHING I couldn't pass up the "Dorthy" shoes or those adorable pink shoes! Isn't it great to be a girl Mina?:)
And don't forget about Mama!I know the sign says "just for kids" but I guess it's just for kids at heart. EVERYTHING was cheaper than Value Village (which isn't saying much) and Monday's are 20% off all clothing! If you live around Everett it's the pink Victorian house on Beverly, you can't miss it:)

For dinner tonight I found Thisat Trader Joe's. Hmmm...I usually make a (great if I don't say so myself) Cauliflower side dish to eat with our grilled chicken Monday meal but I thought the "broccoflower" looked clever. It was quite tasty! John and I have been looking for good BBQ sauce with no HFC (It's not as easy as it looks) BUT we found this at Albertsons SundayRaspberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce. It's like sweet & sour sauce from HELL. It was AWESOME!!I recommend it. I've been looking for things to dip in it:)
After dinner the kids did this...I dunno, but they kept fighting over who got to play with the trash can!! Kids:)And of course, Mina had to put on her Dorothy shoes:)
There's no place like home:)