Shelby's Music Program

Circuit Assembly Pics!

Here's some pictures from our Circuit Assembly 4/2 & 3 in Salisbury, NC. What a wonderful program! The emphasis on maintaining your spirituality was just what I needed! The kids did great! Especially Shelby! Alyson is only 4, so she still has a hard time with the long days.

Shelby's First Talk!!!!

I was in such a rush to get this online, I forgot to do anything else! Yes, Shelby did great & he was sooo excited! He wasn't even nervous! Afterwards, we had some of his friends(and their parents) over for ice cream cake. It was crazy, but he loved it! Denver's parents came up & my dad did too! We were all so proud! We hope this is the first of many!

Lego Party!

After months of telling Shelby I would have a party at our house with his friends, I finally broke down & had it yesterday. Four other boys came over & it was like having a herd of elephants running in & out! But they seemed to have fun & that was worth it! I planned a few games like pin the dot on the lego, Lego car races, a Lego tower contest & a Lego chopsticks game. I also had a small treasure hunt around the house & they got pieces of Legos then had to race to put together a penguin.

After they made their own pizzas they played outside in the snow until I made them come in. Then they watched movies until who knows when. This morning was just Legos & more snowball fights until parents came! My floors took a beating but I held out mopping until there was just one left, but it was hard!

Let It Snow!!!!

Well, we've had a very interesting weekend! We were supposed to go to DC & then Northern VA to visit family. But a snow storm came through & now we're snowed in. We have an average of 15" here at the house. Here's a few pics of the kids!

A friend of ours gave Alyson her daughter's old Easy Bake Oven & here is Alyson's first masterpiece!

Cards & more cards!

I finally got to make cards! I was sooo excited! A SU demonstrator here has a great setup in her home where we can sit down & be creative! We bought Simply Scrappin' kits & made cards! I didn't realize the kit was for a baby scrapbook but at least I have stuff to make for a couple of preggos I know!

Also, I'm planning a party for Shelby in a few weeks and the theme is Legos! So he helped me make these invitations! They are so cute!

Garlicky Shrimp Tacos

I am not a good cook. I cannot whip up something by looking in the fridge or cupboard. It just isn't going to happen. So I have to rely on recipes. My husband LOVES mexican food so I found this great recipe for Garlicky Shrimp Tacos on myrecipes.com. I used Denver's hot banana peppers out of the garden instead of serrano but he loved it!!




Ingredients
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 pound white onions, peeled and thinly sliced
2 or 3 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced (see Notes)
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons finely chopped garlic
2 1/2 pounds shrimp (21 to 25 per lb.), peeled, deveined, and halved lengthwise
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
Kosher salt
32 corn tortillas, warmed (5 to 6 in.; see Notes)
2 limes, cut into wedges
Preparation
1. Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add onions and chiles and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Pour vegetables into a bowl and set aside.
2. Melt butter in same frying pan over medium-high heat, add garlic, and stir until sizzling, about 1 minute. Add half of shrimp to pan. Stir often until shrimp are bright pink and no longer wet-looking in thickest part (cut to test), about 5 minutes; transfer shrimp to bowl with reserved vegetables. Add remaining shrimp to pan and cook as above, then return cooked shrimp and vegetables to pan and stir everything together until hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cilantro and salt to taste.
3. Serve shrimp in a large bowl with tortillas (use 2 tortillas, stacked, per taco), accompanied by lime wedges to squeeze over top.