Talon's guitar concert

Talon's guitar II class

Look! There's Mercy too.

There's my cute boy!

Safia's class play, Henny Penny Operal

Michael Peraza as the King

Safia was one of the narrators.

These are pictures of Safia's class play, "Henny Penny's Opera. I have it all recorded and posted it on youtube. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPGY7f_Fgnw&feature=plcp
It's 11:42 minutes long.

Fruit breakfast

Angelique

Safia

Beau

Jaren

Let me just say that Blogger has changed their whole format. Little did I know that they only have pictures horizontal now. Stupid.
Anyway, On a Sunday morning in May, we had a fruit breakfast with whipped cream mixed with yogurt. The kids wanted me to take pictures of their creations.

Happy 5th Birthday Beau!

Beau helped hang all the springs

Beau was the first to jump on the new Trampoline

Assembling the trampoline

This is the morning of Beau's birthday. We wrapped his present up in sheets.

We got a Trampoline!

Beau wanted pumpkin pie for dessert

Beau's birthday party at the park with Matt's family.
Grandma H got him a t-shirt and some cars.

Beau and Chad share their birthday celebration along with the 5th of May.
We had a potluck Mexican buffet for dinner.

This is the 2nd pumpkin pie that was in the frig that Elody got her hand into.
She ate nearly a third of the filling, then had the gall to be indignant when
she only received crust with whipping cream in it when we dished it out!

Beau is my little Love. He is the sweetest, caring, kindest, considerate, precious, little boy. I am honored to be his mother.

Recipe for White Bean and Chicken Chili Soup

Today for picnic at the park I quickly made this soup. My friends wanted me to share the recipe, so here it is. I didn't actually saute onions and garlic this time because I was in a hurry. I just added some deydrated onions and garlic granules. I even used canned chicken this time.  :) It was fast and easy.

White Bean and Chicken Chili Soup

2 quarts drained small white beans (1 lb dried beans cooked)

2 C chicken, cooked and diced

1 quart chicken broth

1 large onion, diced

1-2 cloves garlic, minced

2-3 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt (to taste)

1 tsp dried oregano leaves

pinch of cayenne pepper

2 cans green chilies

In a stock pot, sauté onions. Then add garlic and cumin.  Then add chicken broth and the rest of the ingredients.  Heat through.

Optional:  In each bowl, top with a dollop of sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and fresh chopped cilantro.  Serve with corn bread on the side.

Jaren's pack meeting - receives Wolf badge

Tonight was Beau's Kindergarten Round Up at 6:30pm and then Jaren's scouts pack meeting. He earned his Wolf badge last month and they gave it to him tonight. Sorry I look so aweful. Next time I will try to remember to look presentable for pictures. hahaha!

Jileigh's art 2

This is the first picture Jileigh created with all her new markers. She calls it: Zentangled. I love it!

Day at the Dunes

The kids had the day off school and Matt took the day off work. First we cleaned the house up and then Matt and I made bar soap. I have been wanting to do this for a while, but didn't have the guts to do it by myself. Together, we made our first batch of bar soap.

The soap is resting on top of the ledge for two days. Then they are cut into bars.

This is the link for the instructions I followed: http://millersoap.com/soapproc.html

This is the link for the recipe I used: http://millersoap.com/soapanimal.html#BlendedCoc

Then we went out to the dunes with the 4-wheelers.

These are two videos of my little Beau riding with his Dad. He loved it!

Jileigh and Angelique
Jileigh and Angelique
Safia
Jaren
Talon
Talon, Jaren, Beau and Jileigh
Angelique, Talon, Jaren, Safia, Beau, and Jileigh
Jileigh, Talon, Angelique, Jaren, Safia, Beau, Elody
The family - We used the timer on the camera
Guess Who's covered in sand?
It's Jaren!
Angelique half covered in sand
Safia Covered in sand
Talon covered in Sand
Jileigh on her 4-wheeler
Elody, Matt and Beau
Beau and Matt
A very sandy Talon

Jileigh

I put a meal in the crock pot before we left, so all I had to do was make rice while all the kids showered. Then we ate and went to bed. We were all so tired.

Easter Morning and Happy Birthday Jileigh!

This little baby bassinet was hand knitted by a lady at Matt's work.
This is Easter Morning. We woke the kids up at 9am, lined them up, and they received their baskets. It's also Jileigh's birthday, so we gave her the present we got her, a webcam and Phoebe's present and card.