for those of you who follow my blog.. how far back should I go with pictures?
I could go back as far as Emmy's b-day.
please comment with your opinion!!
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
What do you make of it?
I found this posting in my list of postings and realized that it had never been posted as a posting so enjoy your surprise posting!
I was going to do an "Emmy's Birthday" post but then realized that I haven't even done Kenna's birthday so here are the girls' birthday pics.
Mckenna wanted ice cream cake for her birthday so I made her one.. and she wanted it caramelley! On the bottom is Lucerne Tin Lizzie Cheesecake Icecream, then a layer of butterscotch iceacream topping, then a layer of crumbled golden oreos and then vanilla icecream. Kenna had wanted cookies and cream on top, but Safeway was out so we used the vanilla that we had at home!
I was going to do an "Emmy's Birthday" post but then realized that I haven't even done Kenna's birthday so here are the girls' birthday pics.
Mckenna wanted ice cream cake for her birthday so I made her one.. and she wanted it caramelley! On the bottom is Lucerne Tin Lizzie Cheesecake Icecream, then a layer of butterscotch iceacream topping, then a layer of crumbled golden oreos and then vanilla icecream. Kenna had wanted cookies and cream on top, but Safeway was out so we used the vanilla that we had at home!
The table setting. I, personally, cannot justify spending too much money on b-day decorations. Quite often the girls will get the same theme. Between Liquidation World 2 years ago, and the dollar store, Kenna was quite pleased.
the happy birthday say on the cake flashes and plays Happy Birthday.
We had "make your own" pizzas for lunch.. enjoyed by all
Mckenna with her friend Madison from Carson School.
and Alexa from Kersley School
the neighbor kids Isaac and Zoe
and the Back boys- Ethan, Hunter and Garrett
and for something else to do, we made stepping stones. It was a bit of a fiasco mixing the concrete, but it all worked out in the end and I now have a beautifully decorated flower bed!
We are still here!
My apologies to those who sincerely care about us and stop by once in awhile to check up on us! We have not had a computer for over a month.. it stopped working and we have not been able to get a new one... BUT on Saturday, John and I are going on a "date" to Prince George to find one!
A little summary of our summer:
June. We had mine and Emmy's b-days that month. Mine was uneventful. Emmy's was lots of fun. She had one friend from the Kersley school and one friend from Carson school and then some neighbor kids. They decorated their own cupcakes and then painted some decorative birdhouses. John was not there for that, as he was working in Chilliwack. At the end of June, we had our first family visit us in our own home! We had lots of fun with Derek, visiting the lake, Barkerville, the Pinnacles and going for a drive where we saw an elk, a deer, a bear, and a baby moose.
July. John and I were hoping to go away for our 10th anniversary, but a trip to CHilliwack kinda made that impossible. Me and the girls made a quick trip to CHilliwack to do some work in the house, as we were without tenants for 2 weeks. I was not able to visit with family much, but I did get to see some. Sorry to those who I did not see.. it was a busy, crazy trip! I do think it is you guys' turn to come visit us anyhow.. we've made 3 trips in 3 months so... :) Then we had Mom and Dad Maljaars and Jake and Brent with the Dutch friends come for a QUICK visit. They arrived Thursday night. After a quick supper, we headed to the lake and then walked through town. Friday we went to Barkerville, and after pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, they were off to Chilliwack. It was hard saying goodbye.. like usual, and we miss them already.
August. We went camping in our new trailer!!!! We spent Friday night at Marmot Lake in Nazko and then headed up on Saturday to Fishpot Lake Resort 18 km out of Nazko for 2 more nights. The owners were very friendly and had 2 boys that played really good with the girls.
Other that that, it's been life happening. Nothing exciting, nothing much else I can think of.
I've been blessed with giving friends. I have received alot of raspberries for free. Some i froze, some i made jam with. I also got 6 zucchinis so far! I have grated and froze those. I will have to find a creative way to slip them into meals, as my kids were not fans of them. I canned a few peaches, made a few peach pies. I canned some cherries. I made apricot jam and froze some more apricots.
That's about all I can say :) Sorry it took so long to update. Hopefully starting next week, I can add some pictures that will entice you all to come visit me and see it for real!!
HOpe you are all doing really well.
A little summary of our summer:
June. We had mine and Emmy's b-days that month. Mine was uneventful. Emmy's was lots of fun. She had one friend from the Kersley school and one friend from Carson school and then some neighbor kids. They decorated their own cupcakes and then painted some decorative birdhouses. John was not there for that, as he was working in Chilliwack. At the end of June, we had our first family visit us in our own home! We had lots of fun with Derek, visiting the lake, Barkerville, the Pinnacles and going for a drive where we saw an elk, a deer, a bear, and a baby moose.
July. John and I were hoping to go away for our 10th anniversary, but a trip to CHilliwack kinda made that impossible. Me and the girls made a quick trip to CHilliwack to do some work in the house, as we were without tenants for 2 weeks. I was not able to visit with family much, but I did get to see some. Sorry to those who I did not see.. it was a busy, crazy trip! I do think it is you guys' turn to come visit us anyhow.. we've made 3 trips in 3 months so... :) Then we had Mom and Dad Maljaars and Jake and Brent with the Dutch friends come for a QUICK visit. They arrived Thursday night. After a quick supper, we headed to the lake and then walked through town. Friday we went to Barkerville, and after pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, they were off to Chilliwack. It was hard saying goodbye.. like usual, and we miss them already.
August. We went camping in our new trailer!!!! We spent Friday night at Marmot Lake in Nazko and then headed up on Saturday to Fishpot Lake Resort 18 km out of Nazko for 2 more nights. The owners were very friendly and had 2 boys that played really good with the girls.
Other that that, it's been life happening. Nothing exciting, nothing much else I can think of.
I've been blessed with giving friends. I have received alot of raspberries for free. Some i froze, some i made jam with. I also got 6 zucchinis so far! I have grated and froze those. I will have to find a creative way to slip them into meals, as my kids were not fans of them. I canned a few peaches, made a few peach pies. I canned some cherries. I made apricot jam and froze some more apricots.
That's about all I can say :) Sorry it took so long to update. Hopefully starting next week, I can add some pictures that will entice you all to come visit me and see it for real!!
HOpe you are all doing really well.
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Sports Day
Kenna and Emmy's sports day was a little different than the ones I am used to.. but it was still lots of fun. The weather forecast was rain.. but there was none! It was actually quite warm, which was nice for the afternoon events... water relays!
The morning events were relays, tug-a-wars and jumping in the bouncy castle. After a lunch of hamburgers, fruit and veggies and chips (free for all!), they had their water sports.
Emmy, being up at 5:00 that morning, was done by 11:00. She didn't want to participate in anything and didnt want to leave my side. So after lunch, I took her home for a nap. Therefore, I have no pics of the water sports. But here are the ones I do have. Enjoy!Frog jump Relay
Wheelbarrow Race
In this one, there were 3 hoops in a row. In each hoop, they had to spin around 3 times and put them hands in their armpits and cluck like a chicken. In the last hoop, there were balls. They had to grab one, hold it in the air and yell chicken, and then run back to the start. Quite funny to watch.
My Beautiful Cowgirl
Good Ole Tug-a-war
Carson School Mascot racing against...
The A & W mascot!
Loving the fluffy clouds!
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
The difference of a few months!
Taken from my carport
Taken from the road.
Take from the road, also!
A couple of months ago...
NOW!!!!!!!!!
The field beside the house
My garden plot
Potluck Breakfast
It is not an unusual thing to have a potluck breakfast at a ladies get together. I was priveleged to be part of one today. It is complete yumminess. Today's menu was:
-devilled eggs
-cinnamon buns
-bacon quiche
-oven french toast
-apple crisp
-harvest loaf
I couldn't decide what I was in the mood for so I made both bacon quiche (the kind that has no crust since the crust is in the egg mixture itself) and I made oven french toast. I got rave reveiws on the french toast so I will share the recipe with you!
thick sliced white bread 2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup margarine 2 eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups milk
Melt margarine; pour over bottom of a cookie sheet. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over melted margarine. In a bowl, mix eggs and milk. Dip bread in milk mixture and lay over brown sugar mix. Bake at 350 until bread appears dry, about 15-20 minutes. With the brown sugar and cinnamon, there is no need for sticky syrup.
**I used thick sliced raisin bread and it was extra yummy!
**I halved the recipe and made it in a 9x 13 pan and it worked just fine.
-devilled eggs
-cinnamon buns
-bacon quiche
-oven french toast
-apple crisp
-harvest loaf
I couldn't decide what I was in the mood for so I made both bacon quiche (the kind that has no crust since the crust is in the egg mixture itself) and I made oven french toast. I got rave reveiws on the french toast so I will share the recipe with you!
OVEN FRENCH TOAST
3/4 cup margarine 2 eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups milk
Melt margarine; pour over bottom of a cookie sheet. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over melted margarine. In a bowl, mix eggs and milk. Dip bread in milk mixture and lay over brown sugar mix. Bake at 350 until bread appears dry, about 15-20 minutes. With the brown sugar and cinnamon, there is no need for sticky syrup.
**I used thick sliced raisin bread and it was extra yummy!
**I halved the recipe and made it in a 9x 13 pan and it worked just fine.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Home made pizza
PIZZA
Dough:
2 cups water
2 tsp. yeast
2 tsp. oil
2 tsp. salt
5 cups flour
1 tsp. garlic powder (optional)
2 tsp. italian seasoning (optional)
Combine all ingredients. Let rest for 20 minutes. Put in 3 pizza pans.
To assemble pizza:
1/2 jar classico pesto
1/2 can hunt's tomato sauce
leftover meat (I used sliced sandwich meats and chopped summer sausage. You can use bacon, chicken, ground beef, etc)
onion
red pepper ( I stir-fried onion and red pepper together before putting on pizza.
mushrooms
shredded cheese
Put pizza dough in greased pizza pans. Layer ingredients in order listed. Bake at 350 for 1/2 hour or until crust is browned and cheese is melted.
Put pizza dough in greased pizza pans. Layer ingredients in order listed. Bake at 350 for 1/2 hour or until crust is browned and cheese is melted.
ENJOY!!
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