Hiding Treats

Apparently I am not very good at hiding treats. I just found Robert and Katelyn downing the Costco size bag of chocolate chips (that I hid two days ago for the same reason.) Saturday I bought raisins in those mini snack boxes. They make a good snack for church. While Robbie and I were getting ready for church the kids found them. Robert doesn't like raisins so his box was empty, but with chewed up raisins spit at all over the floor. I figured Katelyn downed only two boxes, until after church when I found 7 more empty boxes in the garbage can. I also found some of Tanner's toys and an empty bottle of his in the trash too. (I blame Robert for this one.) I guess I better start going through my trash before I take it outside.

Happy Birthday Elder Gardner!

Uncle Kenny gets hotter as the sun goes down!

It's not what you think...

First of all Robert is not sitting on Tanner's head. See Tanner below. If the picture could move he would be waving his arms and kicking his legs.
Robert keeps getting into Tanner's crib. If Tanner is not in there, then we will leave Robert in the crib when he yells for help to get out. The strategy, if he can't get out he won't get back in, apparently doesn't work.

No one else probably even noticed, but Robert does have more than one shirt...at least two. It just is a coincidence he is wearing the same shirt from the last post about him. As far as shorts, yes he only has one pair and they are in the wash. He would have more, but my skinny boy needs me to fix them so they will stay on. And speaking of wash, that is why Tanner does not have a sheet.

Thai Beef Salad

1/4 C. soy sauce

1/4 C. brown sugar

1 lb. sirloin steak cut into strips

mix together and marinate 30 minutes or more

Brown beef over high heat. (We like our steak on the grill.)

combine the following:

Lettuce or Spinach

cooked beef

chopped carrots

chopped green onion

cooked liguini (I like to cut my spaghetti into smaller pieces and I like more spaghetti than the picture shows.)

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Dressing:

1/4 c. soy sauce

2 T. brown sugar

1/4 C. rice vinegar

2 T. lemon juice

2 tsp. sesame oil

1 large garlic clove minced

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

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mix together and pour dressing over top of salad.

Thursdays = good food

I love Thursdays! Thursdays are lunch days. (and the Office is on.) Which means yummy food, talking with friends, and tons of chaos with 12+ kids 5 yrs. and younger. Yes, I am happy to host and happy that my turn only comes every six weeks. I posted the recipes below that I used for lunch.

Fresh Mexican Salsa

My aunt Cindy shared this family favorite salsa recipe with me. I made it for my friends and everyone loved it and ate it until it was gone!

10 fresh tomatoes (Roma)

1 medium onion, chopped

1/3 c. chopped cilantro

1 pkg. Good Seasons Italian dressing dry mix

2 avacados, chopped chunky

1 can corn drained

1 can black beans

1/8-1/4 c. lime juice

1/2 to 1 tsp. salt

Garlic powder to taste

1 small jalapeno, seeded and chopped fine

Mix all together and enjoy with tortilla chips.

Mango Salsa

I love salsa! This salsa is not so traditional with the mango as a base. Thanks Julianne for sharing this recipe with me!

2 mangoes, diced

1/2 finely diced red onion

1/4 c. chopped cilantro

2 Tbs. dice jalapenos

3 Tbs. fresh lime juice

Mix together and refrigerate.