Summer Recipes

I have intended to add some recipes lately. Here are a couple of our summer favorites. 

They are easy and very tasty! 

Our Favorite Salad

4 Cups mixed greens

2 Cups Grilled chicken breast

1 Cup cherry tomatoes

Shredded cheese

1 Peeled avacado

A few chopped green onions

1 Can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 Ear corn grilled and cut off the cob

Peppers of your choice

Dressing of your choice

Prepare chicken and corn. Wash and chop all veggies. Toss together.

Blackberry Cobbler

1 1/3 cups sugar

½ cup all-purpose flour

½ cup melted butter

2 teaspoons vanilla 

2 (14 oz.) bags frozen blackberries, unthawed

1 (15 oz.) package refrigerated pie crust (or you can make your own)

1 Tablespoon sugar

Stir first four ingredients in a very large bowl. Gently stir in blackberries until sugar mixture is crumbly. Spoon fruit mixture into a greased 9X9 baking dish.

Cut piecrust into ½ inch wide strips and arrange diagonally over berry mixture. Sprinkle top with 1 Tablespoon sugar. 

Bake at 425 for 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and center is bubbly. Serve with ice cream.

Birthday Fun!!!!

Well we had a great time celebrating our birthdays! It is so fun having them so close together! Mr. T's is coming up (the 30th) and Baby's is on the way too! Here's a picture of the ice cream cake I made for David. It is supposed to be a swimming pool--hence the blue top, the lanes and the M & M Olympic rings. I even had a Happy Birthday banner to go over it--but I forgot to use it... :) It was fun to make and super easy. You should try it! Here's the instructions:
Ice Cream Cake:
1. Layer ice cream sandwiches, cool whip, syrup and candy pieces.
2. Then freeze for a few hours.
3. Let sit out a few minutes before you cut it. That's it!
*If you use the whipped topping in the can, I recommend doing that right before you serve it. It didn't hold its shape very well in the freezer. :)

The Crib

Well, we are checking things off of the list.... David did a wonderful job getting the crib put together on Monday evening. In spite of what everyone told us, it was easy to assemble and he got it together super fast! Thanks to Rob for helping us get it to the house over the weekend. We were a bit surprised that something for a tiny baby could come in such a big box!!!

Another Bunny Update

This morning, I went out to check on the bunnies and found their nest empty. We were so proud that they were all grown up. I kept a close watch on T anyway, since I knew they may be close by. Well, later we left T unattended in the yard and he discovered this one. Here it is.
Here's David moving the bunny to safety before he mows the grass.

And Mr. T is currently grounded... again...

Bunny Update

The bunnies are growing!!! We saw the moma last night--they are so cute!

Hope you all had a happy 4th! We had a great weekend! We saw some great fireworks at the Lake on Thursday night. Friday evening we spent at some friends’ home, also on the lake and saw more. The weather was wonderful and we actually got a little cold, which is amazing!
Saturday we went to breakfast and then spent the day shopping for some things for baby. We ordered a crib and hopefully it will arrive within the next week! Woohoo!
We discovered some baby birds in our backyard over the weekend and also some bunnies! Actually, Mr. T found the bunnies… Then we found them in the grass Friday morning. They were not hurt and David put them back in their nest. We keep checking on them and they are doing just fine. Mom even added some grass to their nest so they are harder to see in there. Mr. T is now grounded from being in the backyard alone until they are big enough to hop away.


And here's me 8 months pregnant--I know you all wanted to see this! :)

Everybody Clap Your Hands!

Well, June was busy around our house as I am sure it was at yours! We are counting down the days until the baby is due to arrive (about 5 weeks). I love how people keep telling me that the baby may not be born on the actual due date. :) We are so thankful to the Lord that I have felt so great lately! David and Mr. T are feeling great too! Please keep praying for us!

We had VBS last week and it was a blast! I helped with crafts and we made some cool bracelets and painted some flower pots. There were no disasters and very few melt downs. That is a blessing! It was fun to see all those kids in their little helmets and the chapel all decked out like a tent!

Last night we celebrated Ethan's 3rd birthday! I am debating whether or not to post the video of David and Daniel doing the Cha Cha.... Does Preston ring a bell for anyone? Other than that, we have been doing lots of swimming, lots of dr. appts, taking some childbirth classes (which so far have been very good), had another great visit with Dani and Jeni and are looking forward to hopefully seeing some fireworks this weekend--I love the 4th!