Thursday, February 28, 2013

Hee-Ya!

This is Leila's latest lesson from the boys on how to be a super hero. Hee-Ya!

"Mom, how do these look?!"

Getting ready to cut some hearts out...

Happy Valentine's Day!

This year I finally was able to join my mother in law along with other great relatives at the Ostoff Resort for the annual Women's Celebrate Retreat. We had a blast! The picture above is a collage of some clay pieces our class designed.

We have these candles that turn on, and no joke, every time I come into our room, I find them on. This time I found the culprit behind the candle :)

Making homemade pizza...yum!

We saw an episode of Cooks Country on tv and had to try this recipe for fried fish and chips. Besides the house smelling like fried fish for a few weeks after, we'd definitely make this one again. 

All three older kids have swim lessons together. It brings joy to my heart to see Silas holding on to the kickboard and not the teacher. He's never done that for me!

Leia drew a picture of Gretta, and Gretta drew a picture of Leia.

Do you have recipe burn-out? Just check the side of the saltine box. That's where we found this winner- italian sausage & tomato soup. It was delicious!

I found Silas fast asleep on the living room floor. Someone else found him too...

...and he didn't even wake up from her love taps!

I confess, I totally checked the bed for cray-pa marks before I looked in detail at Gretta's latest creation..our family! Next time, the fridge might be a better choice!

The kids have been sledding down this teeny tiny hill on that green saucer right outside of our kitchen window. They love playing in the snow!!

What is this, you might wonder. It is our first batch of home-made yogurt! I could hardly believe it turned out. We can add whatever ingredients we want; it's a big hit around here!