Odds and Ends

Just a few cute pics of the girls to end the week. Hope you're all having a great Mother's Day. I'll try to post some scenes from our day tomorrow. Love - T

Pose!!

Brad snapped these pictures of our little Lulu!! She loves a camera. Hmmmmm...wonder where she gets it? HER FATHER - of course!! Ha! Just a quick post. It's been a crazy week. My dad is still struggling and we're all trying to balance time at work, at the Hospice House and at home. It's a battle we can't win. Bless my poor, sweet father. Say a prayer for God's mercy.

Stop the Press - She's an All-Star

We are so proud of Faith. This is from her last awards assembly at her school. She received an "All Star" kindergartner award. It basically signifies that she's mastered all the skills (reading, spelling, counting, etc.) required for graduation. And she was the only student in her class to have perfect attendance for the whole year. We still have about 4 weeks left - so hopefully we'll avoid any illness. No, I'm not a crazy mom who sends her child to school no matter what - we've just been very blessed this year with healthy kids. Take a close look at the third picture. The boy next to her looks really impressed huh?

Meghan Sewell's Famous Granola!

This had quickly become a family favorite. Serve with non-fat yogurt and fresh blue berries and strawberries....Yum-Yum! Thanks Meghan.


3/4 C Canola Oil
1/2 C honey
1C Brown Sugar
1 T vanilla
1/2 t. salt
11/2 C dried fruit (raisins, craisins, apricots, cherries etc.)
8 C oats (not instant!!)
1/2 C coconut
1C almonds
1/2 C sunflower seeds

Line 9x13 pan with foil. Preheat oven to 325. Combine the following ingredients together in a sauce pan: canola oil, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt. Bring to a boil. IN a large bowl combine the next ingredients: oatmeal, coconut, sunflower seeds, and nuts. Mix well. Pour brown sugar mixture over oat mixture and stir well. Pour thins into 9x13 pan and bake in oven until toasted - stir every 10 minutes to keep from burning. (burns from the bottom!!) Let cool completely. Add in fruit once cool. You can change out fruit and nuts. DO NOT TOAST FRUIT IN MIXTURE!!

Easter Pics and Pics and Pics!

Hello all!! We had an awesome Easter weekend. In fact, I'm still floating on the high of a near-perfect celebration. I've included several pictures to document what we did. Not many of Brad and me. But please know that we celebrated our Savior more completely this year than ever before. He has blessed us so much - and these pictures are proof. Enjoy. We begin with a sweet kiss between two sweet girls, as we headed out to church.


We also attended an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday. Both girls scored lots of colorful treats (the dentist is going to LOVE us!!). They dressed alike in cute Happy Easter outfits. So fun.


Here's a couple of shots with my mom and me. Olivia was particularly happy!!


Faith took her turn "boxing" in the big jumpers they had at the party. Her cousin Josh was the target. They had a blast "fighting" in the ring. That's right up Faith's ally.

Meanwhile, Olivia had her first experience with face painting. At first she was scared of the clown and said, "No!" But for some reason she relaxed...sat in the chair looking somewhat confused...and was quite happy with the outcome. She kept her face paint on all day.