Lauren meets the family, and Kinzies 9th Birthday!!!!!!

Lauren Leaves the Hospital and Goes Home!!!

Lauren Tylee Dana

Welcome Lauren Tylee to our family!! We are so glad you are here, and all went well.  Just know Lauren that we love you so much!!!

February 9, 2010, 6 lbs 7 oz, 19.25 inches long!!!

What are you Grateful for???

Gratitude

"There is gratitude for our mothers.

"Mother, who willingly made that personal journey into the valley of the shadow of death to give us birth, deserves our undying gratitude. One writer summed up our love for mother when he declared, 'God could not be everywhere, and so He gave us mothers.'

"While on the cruel cross of Calvary, suffering intense pain and anguish, Jesus 'saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!' (John 19:26-27.) What a divine example of gratitude and love!"

--Thomas S. Monson, "An Attitude of Gratitude," Ensign, Feb. 2000, 4

What to do with Zucchini's

Zucchini Casserole

This recipe had rave reviews from my family! For a slightly different flavor, try sauteing the zucchini, carrots, and onion together.

3-4 medium zucchini, sliced 1/2 inch thick or cubed
3/4 c. carrots, pared and sliced
water, salted
1/2 c. onion, chopped
6 T. butter, divided
1 package (or 2 1/4 c.) stuffing mix, divided
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 c. sour cream (I used milk)

Set 3/4 c. stuffing mix aside. Bring salted water to a boil. Add zucchini and carrots and simmer 15 minutes. Meanwhile, saute onion in 4 T. butter. Add cream of chicken soup and milk to onions. Stir remaining 1 1/2 c. stuffing mix into onions. Drain vegetables and add to onion mixture. Place in 9x13 pan. Melt 2 T. butter and add to stuffing mix which was set aside. Sprinkle over casserole and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

24th weekend

This weekend we went camping up by East Park and had a really great time.  Jerlyn took Jadyn, Josh took Will Jackson, Shane Helms and Cody Perry.  So we definitely had a "Yukon" full.  The kids had a great time, we played a lot of "Texas Hold Em" and they ate me out of house and trailer! :)  But I loved it.  It rained a little bit and was a nice "break".