All Boy

We had some rain storms last week and we were basically housebound for days. So when it stopped raining for a couple of hours one day we headed outside in the backyard...and Makenna and Benjamin was in mud heaven:)
I had to drag Benjamin in afterwards when it started raining again...and put them right in the shower. But it was fun and messy while it lasted:)

Benjamin in a huge puddle on out lawn

This is out parking area and it rained so much it was flooding...
Great splashing puddles though....

Marvelous muffins

I rediscovered a recipe I used to make while I was at BYU, and had forgotten how good and healthy they are. My kids love them too..with a little jam on it and a glass of milk...perfect snack:)

Makes 12 cupcakes with 148Kcal and 3g fat in each.

Marvelous Muffins

1 1/2 cup wheat flour
3/4 cup oats
1 ts baking soda
1ts baking powder
1/2 ts salt
2 eggwhites- slightly beaten
1/2 cup milk
2 Tbs oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup pureed beans ( I used re-fried beans)

Mix dry ingredients and wet separately. stil til moist. grease muffin tins and fill 2/3 full

Bake at 375F for 15-20 minutes

To make Apple cinnamon muffins just add

1ts cinnamon
3/4 cup diced apples


Enjoy

Benjamin and his new tricks....

Benjamin is always coming up with all kinds of new games and tricks...this is what he was doing one day as I was cooking......

New Years eve

New Years eve we had a little party at our house witha couple of families over. All the kids were dead set on staying up until midnight...

Jonah and his friend made it way past midnight and was so silly at the end playing the Wii

Heather and me getting really tired

Matt and Nikki

Brother Jones and Matt

makenna tried soo hard to stay awake...but 9:30 came and she was out...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

Dennis the Menace park

There is a free public park in Monterey called Dennis the Menace park. It is awsome with tons of play structures, slides and a full size play train. We spent a couple of hours there and the kids were just in heaven....I think they went down the rolling slide at least 30 times each....

Monterey...

My sister Andrea and her boyfriend Mark came down from Canada to visit and we took them down to Monterey....

Christmas morning...

Christmas morning the kids were up bright and early...well actually Jonah woke up early and then woke up everyone else...

Benjamin got a little overwhelmed and stood by the door for a few minutes

Makenna was so excited to get her own Leapster

Benjamin and his new blocks

Jonah and his new Martial arts gear

Happy times....

Christmas time....

It has been a long time since any posts at all, it has just been too crazy. The 2 week Christmas break is over tomorrow, and it is back to the craziness....

The night before Christmas the kids always gets new PJ's....

Benjamin and Makenna dancing...