Shaelee's First Black Eye

Shaelee got got her first ever black eye. Poor girl... :( She fell on her little stool that sits under her little vanity in her bedroom. Except, the stool was not were it should have been, like under the vanity. She hit it very hard. This is her first black eye and I felt so bad for her last night. Emilee has had several, and so has TJ. Shaelee has her first ever and she asked me this morning to take a picture of it.

Etsy Shop is Now Open...

Bows are now listed on Etsy...
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7755511

Hopefully someone likes them :)

Dress up time for Shaelee...

Aren't they just so cute....Shaelee loves to "Dress Up"!

Finished Butterfly

It's not perfect, but hey...IT IS DONE!!!!

Rockie Road Brownies....MMMMM

These are very easy and very yummy.

I took a basic box brownie, made them as directed on the box. Cooled them completely, then comes the yummy stuff. I took 1 tub if whipped chocolate frosting, then I to the frosting I added chopped pecans, and miniture marshmellows. About 1 cup of each. Then spread that over the cooled brownies and oh my!! This will cure any chocolate craving and it is sooooo easy and pretty quick.

Spaghetti Carbonara.....Tonights Dinner

This is a new recipe for me....So I will leave an update on how it turned out.

8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
1 tablespoon cornstarch
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup half and half cream
3/4 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup frozen peas
8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
Additional parmesan cheese, optional

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the cornstarch, eggs and cream until smooth; set aside.
2. In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in oil unitl tender. Gradually stir onion mixture into egg mixture. Add peas to hot skillet; cook and stir for 1 minute or until heated through. Pour egg mixture into skillet at once, stirring contantly.
3. Cook and stir over medium low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon with a thin film and a thermometer rades 160 degrees, about minutes. Remove from heat.
4. Drain pasta; transfer to a large bowl. Pour sauce over pasta; toss to coat. Sprinkle with bacon, cheese, salt and white pepper; toss/ Serve immediately with additional parmesan cheese if desired.

YIEDLD: 5 servings

UPDATE.......
Ok, so I made this for dinner Saturday night. I fed the kids first cause it was getting late. I thought Tad and I could enjoy a quiet dinner....even Tad thought I was making something romantic...LOL! Well, I would consider this a flop!! After Tad added a few things to it, the dish turned out tasting ok. It had a wierd texture from the eggs and the cornstarch....I am not going to be doing this one again. I am marking a big X over this recipe in the cookbook I got it from!! I was looking for more of a creamy white sauce....not a lumpy one!!

Homemade Blue Cheese Salad Dressing

Lastnight for dinner we did a chef salad and I made homemade blue cheese dressing. It is so yummy and great for dipping veggies in too.

2 cups of Mayo
1 cup sour cream
1/4 white wine vinegar (I use red wine vingar)
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley (I use dried parsley)
1 garlic clove, crushed (I use a big spoon full out of the jarred garlic)
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 ounces crumbled blue cheese (I always use more...I LOVE blue cheese)

Place all ingredients in the blender, cover and blend until smooth. This makes about 3 cups.

Moats Baby # 5....

It is official....we are expecting a girl. We are all very excited. Shaelee most of all, I think. She was so excited to her it was a girl. After the ultrasound she came home and walked in the door and paraded through the house saying "oh yea, it's a girl, it's a girl...oh yea, it's a girl, it's a girl". We said we are ending on a girl so this is it for us. Her name is Kaylee Jane.

The ultrasound pictures left to right.....

Top picture: It's a Girl.

Next: two little feet.

Next two: waving (arm), face and arm.

Last two: profile, profile.

4th of July Goodies

Yummy 4th of July Goodies.....

TJ Decides to Climb the Latter

Ok....so TJ decided he was going to climb the latter and luckly his big sister, Shaelee, knew that he was not supposed to be on the roof. By the time I got to him he already was on the roof. He is such a dare devil.....

4th of July Fun...

This was a great 4th of July. We spent it with friends and had great fun and good times.

Grand Conyon....

This is for Kira....here is our recent Grand Canyon trip. Here is the wall that Emilee was standing on...have fun!!

Magic Cookie Bar Update

I made these cookie bars. I have not cut into them yet and tried them but here is the picture before I baked it and the finished project right after it came out of the oven. I baked this in a glass pyrex dish and baked it for 26 minutes at 325 degrees.

Magic Cookie Bars

Monday morning when my sister called she said she was making Magic Cookie Bars. She said they are good. So I was looking through a cookbook lastnight and seen a recipe for them. I am thinking I am going to try them out today. I am not sure how well they will go over with my kids because of the coconut, but I am going to give them a shot.

1/2 C. butter
1-1/2 C. Graham Cracker Crumbs
1 (14-oz.) can condensed milk
1 (6-oz.) bag milk chocolate chips
1-1/2 C. flaked coconut
1 C. pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (325 degrees for a glass baking dish). In a 9 x 13-inch pan, melt butterin the oven. Sprinkle crumbs ove butter. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the crumbs. Top with remaining ingredients. Press down lightly. Bake 25-30 minutes or untile light brown. Cool and cut into bars.