look at him go. .

Kayzer wanted to roller blade with the big kids, and insisted on putting the fisher price skates on, and to my surprise he could actually do it all on his own. I am completely amazed sometimes at his ability to do things, mainly because I still think he is a baby. Isn't he cute?

Lunch anyone?

Mckay wasn't held very long with coloring eggs, lunch was definitely more interesting. We had a busy weekend with everything, but Easter. So we worked in coloring eggs after the primary song practice. I actually bought a ham this year. It has been a few years since I actually bought a ham for anything. It was easy and yummy, and I am glad we did it. It probably helped that it was free with a deal at albertson's, I saw it on couponandsave.blogspot.coms
Gotta love FREE and YUMMY, right?

These two were having fun, and making a good mess in the process. Ethan was way more interested in other things this year. I am guessing I am not the worlds best Easter egg coordinator. . . hmmmm. The kids have eaten alot of eggs in the past few days, and potato salad is probably on the menu for tonight. . . I have passed on a bad habit to the kids. I always toss the egg yolk out of the boiled egg, and just eat the whites. . . I now have kids that do the same. I always ate them as a kid. . . I think I convinced myself that they were fattening until I just didn't like them anymore.

Flashback Roller Derby. . .

this is my rollerblader, he insisted I take a picture of him in his roller blades, good thing he was smiling. . . ha ha. Our friends from Canada are total hockey lovers, and so my kids are trying to keep up and learning to roller blade. The boys are getting pretty good, with their occasional fall on the rump. H asked me why they don't make a pad for your butt like knee pads, and elbow pads. I didn't have an answer other that "that would be a great idea".

Easy Freezer Meal. . .

Warning this is not your average cream O' chicken freezer meal . . . it has serious taste.

Ritz Chicken has been a favorite of ours ever since I learned it in a freezer meal class in our last ward, we had it for dinner tonight so I thought I would share. I should also add that I made one for dinner, and put two other casserole dishes of it in the freezer.

1. So to start, Lay out three medium size casserole dishes
2. Lay frozen chicken tenders on the bottom of the pan. (I cube chicken breast when I don't have tenders.
3. I sprinkle salt and pepper on the chicken.
4. I then mix the following in a bowl:

• 4 cans of cream of chicken
• 2 c. sour cream
• 4 tsp. garlic powder (fresh finely chopped garlic can be substituted)
• 1/2 pound of cooked chopped bacon (precooked bacon bits work great)
• 2 Tbs. melted butter (at our house the butter is usually omitted)

Divide over the three pans and spread to cover chicken, then sprinkle 1 1/2 packages crushed Ritz crackers or Saltines mixed with 6Tbs. of Parmesan cheese over the top of the all three pans. Throw one in the oven at 350 degrees for 35 min. , and cover the other two with tin foil and freeze until the next time.

* serve over rice or noodles.

*note that it takes more time to cook when frozen solid.

Prep time is less than 20 min., and you made three instead of one!

This is the transportation train apparently. . . matt pulling the girlies in the trailer, and our little friend Evan(who was having a hard time keeping up on his roller blades) tagging along on the back. Cruising around the neighborhood.

this mug is bigger than my mug. . .

Color is a big concern at our house. Notice the ikea kids plates. . . and if you don't get a matching cup, then life is not complete. Eth had taken the cup that sid felt was hers. . . so to squash the squabble I gave her the Nintendo Mug, hubby brought home from his last trip. The boys were severely envious, but the part I liked was that "the Mug" was bigger that her face. . .

Glorious Sunshine!

This is squid and her friend, on the first photo I took of them they were closing their eyes. . . so here we have sid physically keeping her eyes open. Too Funny.The hubby and I both agree that Kayzer was looking like he could go change water in the irrigation canal with those boots on. They totally reminded me of the farmers and their boys riding around on their motorbikes with a shovel hanging off the back on route to change irrigation water. Maybe you had to grow up in a farming community to understand. . .

The past two days have been like summer, I absolutely LOOOOOVVE it! It has been over a month since we have seen the sun. The kids were wearing shorts in 60 degree weather. It makes me more anxious for summer more than ever.