Nothing in particular

We've had some wet, windy typical Idaho spring weather. One day it rained so much the ducks decided to hang out in the neighbor's lawn.Here is this week's bountiful basket. It really is almost like Christmas waiting to see what I'm going to get. Any ideas what to do with bok choy?

Misfortune #3

Not to be left out of all the fun, Jace came down with pink eye this weekend. Yuck. We're crossing our fingers (and sanitizing everything) in hopes that no one else gets it too. At least he's still smiling.

The day after.

Here are a couple of day after pictures. I took the band-aid off this morning, which was an ordeal in itself. But now that it's off Gage doesn't seem to even remember that he hit his head.

Butternut squash soup

Here is one more recipe I made from my bountiful basket...Butternut Squash Soup. It is now one of my favorites. The original recipe is here. I tweaked it a little and loved the result.

Butternut Squash Soup

1 onion, chopped
4 T butter
6 c cubed butternut squash (I baked mine first)
3 cans chicken broth
1/2 tsp marjoram
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pkg cream cheese (I used light)

Saute onion in butter. Add squash, chicken broth, marjoram, and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer until squash is tender. Puree squash and cream cheese in blender or food processor until smooth. (Make sure soup isn't too hot or your blender container could explode. I actually used a hand blender and it worked great.) Return soup to saucepan and heat through. Do not boil.

A week of accidents...

Actually, every week is a week full of accidents...lots of falls, bumps, and bruises...but this week we were hit harder than usual. On Wednesday Katie fell in the bathroom and suffered a mild concussion. We were pretty worried at first. She was very pale and lethargic and just wanted to lay down and sleep. She also threw up, which is another sign of a concussion. She could walk and talk normally so the doctor said we didn't need to bring her in. We just continued to watch her and she ended up being just fine. We're taking some precautions for about a week...no bike riding or soccer playing...but otherwise she's back to normal.

Our second accident happened today. Gage was running down the hall at church, tripped on his shoe, and fell head first into the glass of the door. Scott bent down to pick him up and saw that he'd split his head wide open. He rushed to find me so we could head to the ER, but luckily two doctors in our ward helped us out and we fixed him up at one of their offices. Thankfully, Gage ended up not needing stitches. They just glued him back together and stuck a big bandage on his head. Since he's so young, he should heal up quickly, but he'll have an big battle wound on his head for a while.

Poor kids. Hopefully we're done for a while.

Gage and his big band-aid.

Still happy and giving us a big cheese.

At my parents house today.

Had to get one of Jace in there...eating, of course. Some day he'll learn to put food in his mouth instead of around it.

p.s. The butternut squash pizza and key lime pie were delicious!!

Bountiful Baskets

We tried a new thing last week. We ordered produce from Bountiful Baskets. It's a produce co-op, and for a great price you get a laundry basket full of delicious fruits and vegetables! Generally you get 6 fruits and 6 vegetables. The fun part is that you never know what you're going to get so it's a great way to try new fruits and veggies. We dug in too fast for me to get any pictures, but our basket consisted of...

10 limes
7 bananas
11 peaches
5 mangos
3 lb apples
1 personal watermelon
1 lb baby carrots
3 butternut squash
Brussels sprouts
7 ears of corn
7 tomatoes
1 head of leaf lettuce

So far, the mangoes and corn were amazing! The Brussels sprouts were not good at all (although I don't know if I'd like them no matter how they were cooked). Tomorrow I'm making Butternut Squash Pizza for dinner and Key Lime Pie for dessert. Can't wait to try out some new recipes!

p.s. Several states participate in this co-op. Check it out if you're interested!

Not a lot going on...

I've been wanting a picture of the kids in their Sunday clothes for a while...this is the best I could get. At least they're all looking, right?
Today we went to the Kindergarten round-up. The kids took a tour of the school and made a craft while the parents sat in the gym getting prepped for the upcoming year. I'm excited for Katie...she is so ready and can't wait to go to school!
Katie's such a nice big sister, getting Gage all comfy in the Tonka truck with his hat and some babies. He loved every minute of it.