Friday, June 3, 2011

As promised, the pizza crust

 

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Whole Wheat Pizza Crust!

I don’t know why they don’t include baking instructions. I just roll it out to just past the sides and then pinch around the ends to make a raised crust. I bake it about 8 minutes at 425, add sauce and toppings and bake another 10 minutes or so.

This time I sprinkled in some oregano. I haven’t tasted it yet, but it smells great. Next time I think I’m going to substitute honey for the sugar. Also, I’m going to try baking it on the grill tonight.

I even impressed myself

 

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I’m not one to brag about my cooking…because I never have anything to brag about. BUT, yesterday was different. We were having grilled chicken for dinner and needed a bread to go along with it. We’ve been out of the ‘ol Pillsbury crescent rolls I usually grab, so (since the babies were taking a nice nap after a morning at the pool ) I went to the computer and looked up a homemade roll recipe. It was a total hit! I’m planning on making a bunch of these to freeze and I’m sure they will become a family favorite. I also split it in half to make a chicken sandwich and can’t wait to use these as slider rolls, or rolls for Italian beef, and the list goes on and on! Yes, I am getting this excited about bread. It’s pennies to make and healthier make with Whole Wheat flour and yummier then any roll I’ve ever had. Here’s the recipe…

Quick and Easy Yeast Rolls

I just substituted half the white flour for whole wheat flour.

I’ve also been making a great whole wheat pizza crust. We usually have pizza on Fridays, so maybe I’ll post pictures of that later.

Monday, April 11, 2011

It’s a Beach Party!

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Apparently sand is very yummy to a 14 month old.

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After being in the car for 3 1/2 hours we went straight to the beach and the babies were amazed at the huge sand box!

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Aaron and Daddy having a blast in the waves.

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This sand castle lasted for a about 3.2 seconds

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Greg dug a hole in the sand and Grant though it was a great place to play!

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Freedom!

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Eric’s new pose lately. I think he likes the different view.

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A couple of lessons learned taking three little boys to the beach…

1. Don’t take three little boys to the beach until all the little boys are a little bigger. Although over all we did have a great time and we will definitely take another beach vacation, the babies didn’t last long before they needed a nap and I ended up driving them up and down the beach until they fell asleep. I guess I’ll have to wait a few more years on any relaxing vacation!

2. Sand will get everywhere! Everywhere!!! On Saturday after our beach fun Greg and I had a assembly line going with the little beach showers. We stripped a baby, ran the baby under cold water, dried the baby and dressed the baby. While I was dressing them, Greg took out the car seats and beat them as free of cracker bits I kept feeding them to keep them from screaming and, of course, sand. Now, how do you wash off your feet and get yourself back into the van without again getting sand back on your feet? Greg chose to wash his feet, dry them and put on socks and shoes. I chose to fill up the sand bucket with water and have Greg wash my feet while I was sitting in the van with my feet hanging out.

3. Block off at least 3 hours to clean the van the next day of sand, dirt, cracker bits and crayon marked on the inside of the van by your 4 year old who dropped his coloring book and just had to color on something. Thank you to Greg for taking on this task!

We did have a nice little get away and enjoyed seeing our boys laugh and play and look forward to watching our family grow, just maybe not at the beach again any time soon.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Summer Fun has begun!

 

P4010006Yes, one of the great things about living in Texas is that summer fun activities begin in the middle of March. If I could just get all my family to move down here it would be perfect! I decided to get my fair skinned boy these uv shirts…and they match! How cute! We’re leaving for a beach trip TOMORROW in Port Aransas, Texas. I can’t wait to see their matching suits out on the beach.

P4010014Eric’s favorite backyard toy is the water hose. It’s the first thing he always goes for.

P4060031Somehow our neighbor friend Madeline got Aaron to lay still for quite a while. She and her brother James come over to play in the afternoons sometimes and they all have a great time.

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Cedar Creek Dino Park

Wow! A blog post after almost a year. We'll see if this keeps up.

On Saturday we visited the Dino Park in Cedar Creek, close to Bastrop, TX. Like many little boys, Aaron has developed a fascination with dinosaurs. he has dinosaur wall stickers, finds dinosaurs on the computer, studies their names, watches dinosaur shows and can tell you a lot about dinosaurs.
The park had a scavenger hunt sheet that made the walk very interactive. As we walked through the marked trail we rounded corners and Aaron screamed at each new dinosaur he saw. I thought this park was very well planned and a great adventure for a little 4 year old boy.


It took us about an hour to walk through the dinosaurs and at the end they have a nice picnic area with a dino dig area. And, of course, you have to walk through the gift shop to get in and out! But, we had a great time with out little paleontologist today.

Monday, April 12, 2010











Since we are now Texans I'm supposed to go out and take pictures of the kiddos with the bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas. My neighbor told me about this great place just outside of Kyle. It was a beautiful morning, so I dressed the boys up and went out. We had a great time, I just wish I could have gotten a better shot of the babies! Maybe next year :)

Monday, February 1, 2010

Beautiful Pictures!
















A friend of mine took these beautiful photos of our new twin boys.