Monday, March 29, 2010

Fun on the Farm...

Growing up I never thought of myself as living on a farm, yea, we had horses but I wouldn't have called it a farm. Now, on the other hand, my parents live on a farm, or at least a small petting zoo. Durke had some work up in Salt Lake last week so we stopped by my parents house and Abi would not leave until she got to ride a horse. That's my girl! So we saddled up Wrangler and the girls rode for over an hour, I think I had the most fun though. I was totally in my realm. I didn't realize how much I missed the smell of the barn, or just being around horses. It really is something I love.






My parents also have two little pigs that are hilarious. We had a good laugh trying to catch them. Notice that it is me that was wrestling the darn things, not Durke. He was dressed in his "insurance man clothes" though so I guess I'll let it slide! Abi didn't want anything to do with the pigs, but Gracie climbed right in with me. Not suprising.




They also have a cute little goat. They haven't even named the poor thing. You can tell us girls aren't home anymore. We would have given her a name. I think I might steal it; Durke says no way, do you think I could smuggle it home somehow? I just want it to eat weeds.



Louk was loving it too.





It was a fun day, one we'll have to repeat soon!

Monday, March 22, 2010

100 kids...

Gracie: Mom, I think you should have 100 kids!
Me: I can't even take care of 3 kids.
Abi: I have a super idea...Dad can help!

"I love you like a frog..."


Abi: Mommy, I love you like a frog.
Mommy: Do you like frogs, Abi?
Abi: Nope

Friday, March 19, 2010

Recipes

Here are some recipes that a few people have been asking me for. The little pies were from a Bonko I hosted in August and the Spinach dip was from the Bonko I hosted on Tuesday. They are both pretty light and perfect for Spring,oh and yummy too!



Berry Pie
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 to 2 cups fresh or frozen berries (raspberries, blueberries or blackberries)
1 (8 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (6 oz.) graham cracker pie crust (I used the miniature crusts)

In large bowl, mix together sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice; combine well. Mix in berries. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon mixture into crust. Freeze 5 hours or until set. Let stand 30-40 minutes before serving. Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in freezer.




Spinach Dip
1 cup mayonnaise
1 (16 oz.) container sour cream
1 package Hidden Valley Ranch Dip Mix
1/2 cup grated cheese
1 (10 oz.) package frozen spinach, thawed and drained
1/4 cup minced, dried onion

In a medium bowl, mix together all ingredients. Chill in regrigerator 6 hours, or overnight.

Serve with fresh vegetables and/or french bread.

Goal....BLOG!

So it has been one of my goals for 2010 to keep our family blog up-to-date, and so far I have failed miserably. But I am going to try again! I thought I would start with a little family update.

We have been really busy lately, the only problem is I can't remember exactly what we've been doing. We had a quick trip to St. George with my family and had a really great time. We haven't ever been on a trip with all of my fam and it was nice. We ate well, swam a lot, and enjoyed the warm weather. The only problem was we didn't get to shop much. Durke probably didn't mind.



Durke: Durke's life basically consists of selling insurance and riding his bike. Well he is a very good dad and an awesome husband too. He had his first bike race the first of March. He competed in the Single Speed class and did really well. I love watching him race. He is also busy in his church calling as the Teacher's Quorum advisor. He really loves his calling and has a good time with the boys. I think they are pretty lucky to have him as their leader, he does some pretty fun stuff with them.



Me: I have been busy with kids and work, taxes, and the Relief Society birthday party. I have also enjoyed planning our garden for this year. We are going to do a square-foot garden and I am way excited. Durke helped me build the boxes last Saturday, and the girls and I have started our tomatoes and peppers. I hope it turns out and we can reap a great harvest. I also joined a card exchange group with my cousin and have had fun making cards. I have also been exercising like crazy and have actually been doing pretty good. I am on my way to meeting my goals. One of the reasons I haven't been updating my blog so much is because, like everyone else I know, I am addicted to Facebook. I swore I wouldn't get hooked, but I am. Mostly though I have just been doing mom stuff, which is good.



Gracie: Gracie is growing up so fast. She is so fun! She competed in the St. George race in the 9 and under age group and took 5th place among the girls. Durke was so proud. She was so cute and I had to laugh how competitive she is. She is way excited to do more bike races. She is also LOVING preschool with Lori Schaeffer. We had her Kindergarten registration and assessment. I can't believe my little girl is going to be a kindergartner. She is very excited though and I think she will have fun.




Abigail: Abi is a little fireball and she keeps us all on our toes. We cut her hair short in January and she looks so darn cute. She is loving ballet with her Aunt Brooke and is making lots of new friends. She loves to follow Gracie around and do whatever she is doing. She is my challenge in life, but I love her to pieces.



Louk: This little guy is the funnest kid ever. We all just want to squeeze him. He has been so happy from the day he was born. He is always smiling and he has a way of making people around him happy. He is almost 9 months old which is totally crazy. He's got a ton of curly hair, which is funny because I always knew it would be my boy who got my curls. He is starting to stand up on furniture and he has this funny way of crawling that we call his "wounded soldier crawl". I should try to get a video of it, because it's pretty funny. One of my favorite thing he does though is he gives the BEST kisses ever. There is nothing like baby kisses. He is an eater and is making us bankrupt from having to by so much baby food, but he is still a skinny little guy. Everyone who sees him says he looks like a little man and it's true. We all love our little "Loukey"!

We have been doing really well. Life is good.