Update

We are eating better!!! This is our healthier dinner menu for the coming week!  Nothing fried! Not even using any butter!!  It's kind of hard, but it's better for all of us! I hope it lasts..lol!
Sunday: Steak Kabobs with Sweet Onions and Green Peppers
Monday: Chicken Marinara with Asparagus
Tuesday: Baked Cod with broccoli and salad
Wednesday: Tomato Bun Burgers
Thursday: Rosemary Chicken with Asparagus
Friday: Green Onion Burgers
Saturday: Blackened Chicken
I got put on call tonight for work, which isn't really a bad thing.  I get to stay home and relax since I was up late last night having a blast with some friends here at the house.  We had a fun mini girls night we hope to make a monthly tradition!  I have work Thursday and Friday night.  I hope the weather stays decent so I can plant my garden this week! 

Newest Pictures

Looking at some pictures!

Getting ready to go play at the park

Tyler practicing his swing

She was a good fielder

Playing catch

Easter Pictures

It's been a few weeks...

Since I last blogged three weeks ago we have been a little busy which I guess is why there wasn't any time for blogging!  I'll give you a quick run down on what's been happening and what's coming up next in our lives!

• Celebrated Easter with Matt's family
• had a nice quiet Easter Sunday at home together
• i started my training in the O.R and totally love it!
• had a couple bar-b-que's with some friends
• worked!
• cleaned the yard
• prepped the garden
• hauled some scrap metal
• did some shopping
• i got sick with what we thought was strep but thankfully just a bad sore throat
• tyler started t-ball
• kylie started softball
• took Karissa for pre-school screening, but she is too young and not ready to sit still!
• i painted my kitchen cabinets
• got to visit with my sis in from San Fran for a weekend!
• put up a clothes line

So I'm sure there are things I'm forgetting, but just quickly thinking back that's kind of what we have been up to!  What's coming up?  Well as always...there is work, work and more work!  I've got to decide what class I am going to take this fall.  The kids just have a month of school left to go!  We are making our plans for our summer vacation to Disneyland and Sea World in June.  I'll add some recent pictures later on tonight along with my menu for the coming week!  Hope to hear from everyone soon!

Egg Coloring

Last night we sat down after dinner and colored our eggs!  Kylie and Tyler each got a dozen a piece and Kennedy and Karissa split a dozen between them.  I wasn't overly happy with the color, as they weren't as vibrant as I think they should have been. I used vinegar in some of the colors and lemon juice in others to see if they showed any different, but they all turned out a little too pastel, but anyway it was still fun.  So we have a few dozen hard boiled eggs to gobble up which probably won't take too long at our house!  A few pictures...and Kennedy loves to say cheese anytime we tell her we are taking a picture, so notice her CHEESE face!

Spring Break

We got a mini camping trip in to Roosevelt over our Spring Break.  It was a nice little break from the real world, but it ended much too quickly!  The weather was perfect, not too hot and not to cold!  Tyler had a blast doing a little fishing with daddy.  We also enjoyed riding the quad, the beautiful scenery, scoping out quite a bit of wildlife which included some quail, coyote and whitetail deer!  We had some fun target shooting, exploring the area and of course eating a lot of yummy food!  We are already ready to plan our next trip and hoping some friends will join us as well!  I think the kids would love to have some additional play buddies along!  Here are a few pictures!

This Week..3/21

  We are going camping! We are all so excited, it's finally spring break and time for a campout down in the desert where the weather is warm and beautifully perfect for camping!  We had initally planned to leave a couple days ago, but then realized we had a friends wedding reception we wanted to attend on Saturday evening as well as a couple things we needed to finish up before we could leave.  I am also taking a class at work that takes place on Tuesdays which was going to interrupt our trip so we figured we could leave after class on Tuesday and things are right on track for that as of now!  The kids are so excited!  Kylie and Tyler love to set pretend traps for different animals and check it out the following mornings to see if anything has been disturbed.  The kids love being outdoors so it's going to be a great time!  I'm still posting the menu for this week because obviously I"ll still be cooking a little, but pretty laid back this week!!  So here goes...
Sunday...Pot Roast with Potatoes and Onions
Monday...Beef and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Tuesday..We will grab something on the road
Wednesday..BBQ Ribs on the grill
Thursday..STILL DECIDING
Friday...No Bull Burritos
Saturday...In Class I'll bring home a pizza!
Sunday...Gonna be in a class again so I'll put something in the slow cooker before I leave