Cousins

My sister Janelle was in town yesterday, so we decided to get a pic of all the cousins together.

Here they are 2 years ago:

And here they are now:

It's funny, they're in the same order on the couch and it wasn't even planned. It must just be the way they naturally like to sit :)

Pioneer Activity at the Covey Center

Kooky Alyssa... and Nina trying to steal the spotlight
Nina and her penny candies
Silly Lou
Oddball pioneer children
Here they are again
Me :)

Pioneer Day

I love the pioneers. I have such appreciation and love for them, for their faith and the trials they went through. To celebrate pioneer day we went to This is the Place Heritage Park. We used to volunteer there once a week for a summer & the kids loved it. We try to go back at least once a year. We bought a membership this time, so we can come back when Ken is here with his kids in a couple of weeks, and then we can go again the beginning of next summer. Ken's sisters are here visiting and they went with us, along with my brother Brian, my sister BJ and her son Gabe.

Baseball & Pirates

My girls went with their dad to Colorado for their grandparents 50th wedding anniversary party. Caleb didn't want to go and miss his last baseball game & since it wasn't his dad's day to have him anyways, I let him choose. He really loved baseball this year and was sad to be done. We went to his game at eight in the morning, and then went to work & put on a big pirate activity. It was a lot of fun. Everyone that came really enjoyed themselves. Caleb & I dressed like pirates... AAARRRGGG Matie!!! We went to lunch afterwards and then he played on the computer in the box office while I cleaned up. It was a nice day together, just the two of us.

Artichoke Hummus Recipe

I meant to post this on my other blog... lol, I'm getting confused in my old age.

Even non-hummus eaters will enjoy this. I love hummus and I don't have to feel bad if I sit and eat a whole bunch of it. It's a little plain-looking, but yummy.

1 15 oz can garbanzo beans, drained (reserve small amount of liquid)

1 6.5 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts, drained and rinsed well

pinch of cumin

pinch of pepper

small amount of olive oil (garlic infused if you have it)

Mix all ingredients in a small food processor, including the beans liquid. (I use a Magic Bullet, which isn't near as cool as the infomercials made it out to be.) Add olive oil small amounts at a time, mixing after each, until it is a nice smooth texture. Serve room temperature or chilled with pita bread, crackers or rice chips.