When you know your kids have watched too much T.V.

This morning I was driving in the car on my way to a baby shower and my kids kept on telling me all the advantages of Roll and Grow and Aqua Globes.  They have seen the commercials on TV and seem to know everything about them.  Do you think they've been watching too much?!  

Tortellini al Prosciutto

I was just typing this up for a friend.  This is one of our favorite recipes and really is easy.  Enjoy! 

1 package fresh tortellini – it tastes best if it has Italian sausage with chicken in it.  We are on a budget so I use frozen tortellini with cheese in it and I think it tastes just as good.  **One package of tortellini serves about four people

½ lb. honey ham from the deli

1 cup whipping cream

3 oz. butter (6 tablespoons)

pinch of grated nutmeg

¾ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese – I like Locatelli or Romano cheese

salt and freshly ground pepper

 

Combine the ham, cream, butter, nutmeg and half the Parmesan cheese in a saucepan and heat slowly.  Do NOT boil or the sauce will curdle, season with salt and pepper.

 

Bring a large pot of salted water (1 tablespoon salt) to boil and cook the tortellini in it until done.  Drain.  Serve topped with the ham sauce and the remaining Parmesan cheese.

 

If you use more than one package of tortellini, you will need to double the recipe for the sauce.

What would you do for free Chick-fil-A?

Today we went to Chick-fil-A for lunch.  Today is cow appreciation day.  So if you dress like a cow you receive a free meal!  The kids dressed in white and we cut out spots and taped the spots to them.  The kids really had fun cutting out all of their spots.

The free grub.

There was free face painting too.

We had a late lunch so the store wasn't as busy.  The manager took the kid's picture and took their picture with the staff behind the counter also.  When they finished their meals they were allowed behind the counter to serve up their own ice cream!

Outside there was a guy with model trains and the kids were allowed to control them for free!  

Thanks for the fun free afternoon Chick-fil-A!

The Boys

Reuben asked me to take a picture of him with Lincoln the other morning.  Lincoln is usually really happy in the morning so he was pretty smiley.  Reuben is a morning person too.  Maybe it's a boy thing.

4th of July

We were able to meet up with Kaitlyn's friend and her family.  The girls had so much fun together.

The fourth was a relaxing day for us.  Ryan studied for boards in the morning and part of the afternoon.  I mowed the lawn for the first time without a self propelled mower!  It was a workout!  Hopefully I can do it more often!  In the afternoon we went on a bike ride as a family which was soooo fun!  I love to ride bikes!  In the evening we went to the Lowes down the street from us and parked there.  It was perfect to see the fireworks.  We loaded up the bed of Ryan's truck with blankets and pillows.  It was so fun!  I love the fourth!  I like to pick out my favorite fireworks while I watch them.  My favorites are the gold ones that look like glitter almost.  What are your favorites?

Summer Nights

One of our favorite things to do on summer nights is to have a fire in our fire pit and make s'mores.  Here are some fun pictures taken by our friend Noel.

Liquid Gold!

This is not the best picture, but last week we received a package of enchilada sauce from Ryan's parents!  Yes, there is a difference in enchilada sauces!  We have tried others but no enchilada sauce compares to ROSARITA!   Unfortunately they don't sell it out here :( .  Thank You Ellsworths for the wonderful package!