Cooking with the kids.

Some of you that know me know that I am not the same person I was before I got married.

When Erick and I were newly weds, I couldn't cook. My parents are both excellent cooks, but I didn't really care about that much.

Erick mom is a fabulous cook and so is he, so he taught me how to make his favorite dishes. I was determined to be a cook for my family. I would cook every meal and through lots of trial and error I must say I have become really good at it.

Anyway, some of my sweetest memories are cooking with Kiah. I am not a patient person so I used to like to get things done quickly. Kiah wanted to be a part of everthing I was doing. I remember sneeking into the Kitchen to start cooking and a few minutes later I would hear the dining room chair scooting across the floor and there was Kiah saying I want to help. She would help me this way everynight and I soon gained more patience as we would cook dinner together. I have a picture of her flipping pancakes at age 2. I have tried to carry this tradition on with each of my kids. We make cookies on sunday night and we trade off night for cooking dinner. Friday night are the twins night to help me make homemade bread and pizza. I hope all of my kids love to cook.

Happy St. Patrick's day.

St. Patricks day at our house has really turned into an event, thanks to Kiah. Last year her friends and she designed shirts from ribbon, fabric, and puff paint. She liked that so much we did that again this year with Kesli's friends as well. Monday we had a group of girls over designing there shirts. I made green pancakes for breakfast, the kids thought that was fun. Sadie kept asking me why do we wear green and eat green food. The best way for me to describe it all was, It's green day. She was satisfied with that answer. I also got to go to lunch with my friend Jenn from high school, it has been years since we have seen each other and I really enjoyed catching up with her. Isaac sported a green mohowk today and the twins wore cute green dresses. What a fun holiday (not really).

12 year anniversary.

Erick and I celebrated our 12th anniversary Friday night. We were married March 13, 1997. Seems like just the other day, but we are now at 12 years. Erick and I lived in Logan Utah for the first 4 years of our marriage and we still have some of our most precious memories there. So we decided to go over night up to Logan. Corey took our kids over night, (bless her heart).We had a nice weekend we left about 4:00 friday afternoon and arrived about 6. We took a little drive down memory land and then ate at one of our favorite resturants El Toro Viejo, it was as good as we remembered. Then we walked around the mall for a while and went for dessert at Iggy's. The next morning i had a day at the spa planned, so Erick got an hour massage while I got a facial and pedicure, it was so nice and relaxing. Erick loved it to, he wants to keep it a tradition every anniversay. We ate lunch at another one of our favorite resturant The Mandarin Garden, Erick waited tables there the first year of our marriage. We love there food and have many friends there. Then we headed for home. We had such a great time and I am glad we are in a stage of life that we can take some time for ourselves. I am so greatful for Erick he is such a wonderful husband, he is the perfect match for me. The last 12 years have been so wonderful, full of up's and down's. We have accomplished so much together. I have never had anyone in my life make me feel more beautiful and loved. He has shown me the true meaning of loving someone.

Great Breakfast Recipe.

A few weeks ago I had my niece and nephew over for a sleep over. I made them breakfast the next morning and they ate it quietly and got down from the table. A few days later my sister in law calls me saying Madi loved the breakfast I made and she wanted the recipe. I thought this was so funny because I had no idea she liked it so much
I thought I would share it with you.
Buttermilk Syrup.
1 cube butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp karo
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp baking soda.
Combine all ingredients in saucepan, except for the soda. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and add soda. It will get frothy.
This is amazing with your favorite pancakes, waffle, etc. I make it for dinner sometimes as well. Try this out on your family they will love you for it.