"Kings" for a day

Mike & Merry had the use one of many of his boss' house's for a few days and were kind enough to invite Pops and Mimi. Didn't see next-door neighbor, Julia Roberts, but the view was spectacular!

"34" and very blessed

A Lot Of Action At The Williams' Compound

Asleep At The Wheel

Seems imposible, but it happened!

Esther Bolick's Famous Orange Marmalade Cake

 My boss ( and friend) Jackie and I share a love of Jan Karon's books in the Mitford Series. Your mouth waters as you read of the yummy things the people in the small town of Mitford enjoy. One character is famous for her Orange Marmalade cake, so we just had a take a couple hours from our work to recreate this special cake. Jan Karon has wisely put together a cookbook in companion to her novels. Jackie and I decided it would be fun, like in "Julia and Julia", to make all of the recipes in the book. So. it should be an adventure

Life Has Gotten A Little Busier For Our Birthday Girl

Where's Waldo?

http://etnies.com/blog/2011/3/21/the-etnies-rainforest-is-alive/

Another recipe worthy of Mimi



Spicy Garbanzo Bean and Turkey Sausage Soup

Ingrediates

• 1 teaspoon olive oil

• 3/4 pound Italian sausage, casings removed, crumbled

• 8 large garlic cloves, chopped

• 1 cup canned diced peeled tomatoes with juices

• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced seeded jalapeño chili

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary or 1/2 teaspoon dried

• 3 15- to 16-ounce cans garbanzo beans (chick-peas), undrained

• 2 cups canned chicken broth

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Directions

• Chopped fresh cilantro

• 1 avocado, peeled, sliced

• Heat olive oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage and chopped garlic and sauté until sausage is golden brown and cooked through, breaking up sausage with back of fork, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add tomatoes with their juices, sliced jalapeño chili, ground cumin and chopped fresh rosemary and simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garbanzo beans with their liquid and chicken broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer soup 15 minutes. Stir in fresh lemon juice. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium heat before continuing.)

• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle soup with chopped fresh cilantro and top with sliced avocado. Serve immediately.

"Strawberry Fields Forever"

"Happy Birthday" Michelle

Wishing We Were With You

Pops Makes Some "Mean" Popcorn!

Carrot-top brothers!

I've always wanted to be just like my big brother. I guess it might be coming true...

Family Helps Mike Celebrate His "41st" A Week Early .... cause it's on to costa rica

Pops & Mimi Help Celebrate Caleb's 18th

Tarson Look-Alike?

#1 "Gleek"

St Patrick's Day 10k

My first 10k experience, and what a blast!!!! Sorry about the camera phone pic.

Eighteen and Growing

WHO IS THIS?

CONGRATULATIONS AARON!

Let The Games Begin

Proud owners

Cypress are down & out

This Should Be Outlawed

Sicilian Meatballs
yield: Serves 4 to 6
Another Mimi’s delight; this is one of the best meatball recipes I’ve devoured. – me.
Meatballs
• 2/3 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 large egg
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound sweet Italian sausages, casings removed (or ½ beef)
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
• 2 tablespoons dried currants

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil baking sheet. Mix crumbs and milk in medium bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Mix in Parmesan, onion, basil, egg, garlic and pepper. Add sausage, pine nuts and currants; blend well. Using wet hands, form mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place on baking sheet. Bake until meatballs are light brown and cooked through, about 30 minutes. Add to store bought tomato sauce.

My Trip To Portland

This is the only picture from my trip to Portland, I was having too good of a time to take pictures. The highlights were seeing Josh. Liz and Nate. Hanging with Josh on Campus. Seeing an awesome Portland Trailblazers vs. Nuggets game, Seeing a Varsity Multnomah game, Going to church with them, (they led worship that week) playing games, staying up late to catch up, eating at "Five Guys Burgers" and many other things that made the trip purely AWESOME!

Sisters Enjoy Mexico City

Ready For Action

Another Year For Marco ........

Happy Birthday Eva & Wylie