Memorial Day Weekend!

Ben and I went camping over Memorial Day with my family. We had so much fun hanging out with everyone. And we got to spend a lot of time with my cousins' kids.

This is Bethany. She was a lot of fun. Definitely the smiliest baby I've ever met!



Autumn and her dad decorated a car for the mini Indy race.



She also had a lot of fun at the pool!



Autumn decided not to race after all. Maybe next year. Her little brother Paul "drove" her car instead.



So serious:).



At each lap, the kids had a different pitstop. The first one was a "fill up". The girls gave him a mini marshmallow.



He got a medal and a little car for participating!!



Isaac went fishing and caught 2 bluegills. He named them Supper and Dinner.



He thought they were pretty yummy.



On Monday, we went to Ben's grandma's because his aunt Judy was visiting from Colorado. Everyone enjoyed playing (or watching:) ) a little family Rock Band.

New Recipes to Share!

We tried a couple new recipes this week - 2 of the 3 were a success:). I highly recommend this recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup. It's supposed to taste like Max & Erma's. Ben thought it tasted even better! And wasn't difficult at all!

And tonight, I baked Orange Dreamsicle Cookies. They were really fun.... and tasted like an orange dreamsicle. (You just have to be careful not to bite into a pocket of the Tang:) .)

Our strawberries made the picture, too:). We decided to grow them on a whim but have been very impressed with their flavor!

We've done a little flower planting since our last post. There's an AWESOME plant nursery close to our house.... dangerous:). Here are a few pictures: