Last night, Jordan and Nathan were playing on a blanket in their p.j.'s and they suddenly started "talking" to each other. It was so sweet! I was lucky to catch part of the "conversation" on my camera.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
A Birthday Party for Two Special Boys!
Brayden and Bryce had a very cute Jungle Birthday! I thought it was a perfect theme for these two little monkeys! Aren't they the cutest?!
They rrrriiiipppped into the presents!
This was their favorite!
Time for cake!
PaPa and Jordan were a little worn out!
P.S. - Summer is almost here! I got so excited at the grocery store because the milk I purchased had an expiration date of 06/05/09!!! Do you know what day that is???? The last day of school!! If my milk expires on the 5th, then summer is just around the corner. :)
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
A Taste of Texas
This is one of my favorite recipes ever! I got a recipe for salsa from a teacher friend of mine a couple years ago and I have made a few changes to make it my own.
FRESH SALSA
2 -3 fresh jalapenos (I keep the seeds too, but if you don't like your salsa to be hot, take out the seeds or use jalapenos from a jar)
1/2 yellow onion
1 Tbsp minced garlic
3 15 oz. cans original stewed tomatoes
5 fresh Roma tomatoes
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp ground cumin
juice from 1 lime
1/2 tsp. sugar
3/4 of a bunch of fresh cilantro
1) Cut the stems off the jalapenos, and quarter the onion. Put jalapenos, onion, and garlic in food processor. Chop fine.
2) Quarter Roma tomatoes. Cut thick ends off of the cilantro. Quarter the lime and squeeze juice into the food processor. Add Roma tomatoes, cilantro, and remaining ingredients to the food processor. Turn on the food processor until all ingredients are well blended and tomatoes are chopped fine.
** I only measure the salt, cumin, and sugar. The rest of the ingredients I increase or decrease each time depending on the taste. Sometimes the cilantro is super strong and I use less. Sometimes the cilantro has a weak flavor and I use more. The number of jalapenos depends on how spicy they are as well. I always buy 3 or 4 and use 2 first. Add more if you like it hot! I usually buy a few extra tomatoes too just in case I accidently get it too spicy! Enjoy!
Please share one or two of your favorite recipes as a comment. I would love to try out something new. :)
FRESH SALSA
2 -3 fresh jalapenos (I keep the seeds too, but if you don't like your salsa to be hot, take out the seeds or use jalapenos from a jar)
1/2 yellow onion
1 Tbsp minced garlic
3 15 oz. cans original stewed tomatoes
5 fresh Roma tomatoes
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp ground cumin
juice from 1 lime
1/2 tsp. sugar
3/4 of a bunch of fresh cilantro
1) Cut the stems off the jalapenos, and quarter the onion. Put jalapenos, onion, and garlic in food processor. Chop fine.
2) Quarter Roma tomatoes. Cut thick ends off of the cilantro. Quarter the lime and squeeze juice into the food processor. Add Roma tomatoes, cilantro, and remaining ingredients to the food processor. Turn on the food processor until all ingredients are well blended and tomatoes are chopped fine.
** I only measure the salt, cumin, and sugar. The rest of the ingredients I increase or decrease each time depending on the taste. Sometimes the cilantro is super strong and I use less. Sometimes the cilantro has a weak flavor and I use more. The number of jalapenos depends on how spicy they are as well. I always buy 3 or 4 and use 2 first. Add more if you like it hot! I usually buy a few extra tomatoes too just in case I accidently get it too spicy! Enjoy!
Please share one or two of your favorite recipes as a comment. I would love to try out something new. :)
Saturday, May 2, 2009
I am so far behind!
Bryan and I are sitting here watching basketball (well I am not really watching basketball, but it's on TV). Jordan and Nathan are in their bed. The dogs are chillin' on the couch. Bryan is playing a hunting game on his computer...whatever. He said he saw it at Staples for $9.99 and thought it sounded like fun. Oh yeah, and he does not hunt. If it isn't called "Duck Hunt" and you can't play it on an old school Nintendo, then it doesn't sound like fun to me. Anyway, this is the same guy that told me tonight that he had a red gumball machine in his room growing up and it always scared him when he woke up at night because he thought it was Mario from "Mario Bros." Ummm...since when is Mario scary? My hubby can always crack me up!
Okay, that is not what I was going to share with you tonight.
Here is our week in pictures...
Libby's Birthday
Brayden and Bryce helped Aunt Libby open all her cute gifts!
Nathan and Jordan now have their very own big boy seat!
Bathtime with Nathan
Bathtime with Jordan
Jordan and Nathan were sportin' orange and navy the other day and I had to take a picture to support my Auburn cousins! We love you Rob, Elizabeth, and Zachary!
Oh, and these are the adorable bibs that Megan made for the boys. Thanks Megan!! I asked her to embroider some bibs for me because every time I try to shop for boy bibs, they say "chick magnet," or "big flirt." And, I really do not find that appropriate for my 12 week old boys to be wearing message bibs. These turned out great! Check out the other great items Megan and Ellen have created here.
I still plan on posting that salsa recipe. In fact, it is sitting in my "draft" folder on Blogger. But, now I am tired.
Much love,
Becca
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