Quotable Quote


" I bend to sweep crumbs and I bend to wipe vomit and I bend to pick up
little ones and wipe away tears... And at the end of these days I bend next to
the bed and I ask only that I could bend more, bend lower. Because I serve a
Savior who came to be a servant. He lived bent low. And bent down here is where I see His face. And people say, “Don’t you get tired?” and yes, I do. But I’m face to face with Jesus in the dirt, and the more I bend the harder and better and fuller this life gets. And sure, we are tired, but oh we are happy. Because bent down low is where we find fullness
of Joy.” ― Katie J.Davis

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Back Seat Driver

Breck found that the only way to get a decent ride was to hitch one from his sister.Image
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Image But luckily, he has more than one sister to bum a ride from. Don't ask about the stickers on Ava's face---I have no clue!
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Father's Day

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If you know me you know I hate PDA; I think getting all shmoozy on my blog about Ryan on Father's Day would be a form of PDA----so I just can't go there. But I did want to post this cute picture Gracie drew of her and her dad in primary today. I don't know why it didn't scan it in color. I am going to ask the girls a few questions about Ryan and post it on the blog, but that will come later.

Friday, June 19, 2009

UP

Ok so the picture is small :-) but Ryan and I took the girls to the movie Up the other day. I could have lived without the enormous list of previews, but the movie was good. Today I came upon this article (click link below) that just humbled me and made me so grateful for my healthy children and family.Image

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Ta Da!

Ava had her end of the semester "performance" at gym on Friday.Image
Image Miss Mel helping Ava on the bar. Miss Mel is Gracie and Ava's favorite.
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Image Gracie's performance was also on Friday, but she utterly refused to attend. She did have a few tricks up her sleeve for us though when we went to watch Ava.
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Image Breck just taking it all in.
Image I really love 'The Little Gym' because the girls just have a lot of fun. They do teach them skills, but it is a lot of just playing around and having a good time.

Monday, June 1, 2009

2 Great Recipes

I have made both of these recipes within the last few days and they are both REALLY good!

Summer Squash Casserole

Ingredients:

2 medium yellow squash, diced
1 large zucchini, diced
1 cup chopped onion
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 can cream of chicken (or mushroom) soup
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup crackers
2 tbsp butter, melted

Directions:

In a large skillet, cook top 4 ingredients until tender. In a separate bowl, combine the veggie mixture, soup, and sour cream. Transfer to a greased baking dish. In a Ziploc bag, crush crackers and add butter. Shake bag until all crackers seem coated. Sprinkle cracker/butter mix on top and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Ranch Turkey Wraps

Ingredients:

1/4 cup ranch salad dressing
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
tortillas (about 4) ---just a side note, if you aren't going to use Costco's uncooked tortillas than this recipe just won't be as scrumptious as it was when I made it---
3/4 lb sliced deli turkey
8 slices Monterey Jack cheese
1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
1 medium tomato, sliced

Directions:

Add top 2 ingredients together and stir until blended well. Just make up the rest of it like you would a taco and enjoy!