Aunt Jessi (Jay's sister) came to visit this afternoon for a few hours and although it was short, it was fun and the kids were sad to see her go!
Thanks Aunt Jessi for coming to see us! Hope to see ya soon!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
I am grossed out!
Ok so living out here in the country there is lots of dirt, bugs and junk that gets trapped in our house. Our floors are very hard to keep clean! But we have lived her almost 4 years and our carpets have never been professionally cleaned. I have done it myself several times but that doesn't work as good as the professional cleaning. So we decided to have them cleaned because they needed it really bad. I was GROSSED OUT when I saw this....
Disgusting!
Oh this is bad!
It feels so good to have them clean. I am such the clean freak so it really made me happy to see the finished product!
Low fat Baked Ziti
We had a yummy dinner tonight that I wanted to share for all of you who are tired of your same 'ole usual recipes. I took it from our Biggest Loser Family cookbook which we love and use very often. However tonights was especially delicious. It is low fat and actually I prepped and made it yesterday and put it in the fridge to cook tonight since I knew I wouldn't be home all day today (our carpets were cleaned and we had to let them dry...post to come about that).
Before I cooked it...
Let me know if you cook it and how it turns out!
Low Fat Baked Ziti
Serves 8
one 14 1/2 ounce box fiber-enriched ziti or penne (I only used about 3/4 of the box..it was too much)
one 15-ounce container fat-free ricotta cheese
2 large egg whites
3 cups finely shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese (divided use)
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
3 1/2 cups low-fat, low-sodium marinara sauce (divided use) (I would use every bit of this and if you like lots of sauce use a little more)
2 tablespoons grated reduced-fat parmesan cheese
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Lightly mist a 13-by-9-inch ceramic or glass baking dish with olive oil spray.
Cook the ziti according to package directions until al dente. Drain. In a large mixing bowl, mix ricotta, egg whites, and 1 cup of the mozzarella until well combined. Add the garlic powder and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the cooked pasta until well combined.
Spread 1 cup of the marinara sauce on the bottom of the prepared dish. Add half the pasta in an even layer over the sauce. Top the pasta evenly with another 1 cup sauce. Layer the remaining pasta over the sauce. Spoon remaining sauce evenly over the top of the pasta, then sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and the parmesan over the top.
Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake 10 minutes longer, or until the mozzarella is melted. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 8 pieces or spoon among 8 bowls and serve.
Recipe and analysis from The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook
Per serving: 350 calories, 22 grams protein, 57 grams carbohydrate, 6 grams fat, 3 grams saturated fat, 20 milligrams cholesterol, 8 grams fiber, 429 milligrams sodium
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Lucy's date with Jake!
Lucy has this boyfriend from church named Jake. They were due 3 days apart and ended up being almost a month apart (Lucy was born early and Jake born late). They had a date tonight but it didn't go so well. You see Lucy has the hots for him, but um...he doesn't care too much about her. Well, let the pictures speak for themselves!
They began the date by sitting by one another and making eye contact. Lucy liked what she saw and gave him one big happy....BURP...then a grin ....
And he didn't reciprocate. When she grinned at him, we got this...
Then they got closer and she tried to make the moves. Yea, we must talk to her about that. The MAN is supposed to make the moves after all.
But he didn't like that either! Isn't this a horrible pic of both of them? Lucy has like a quadruple chin and her head is about twice his...
I think this is the best one we got of them...
Then she tried to hold his hand and he didn't like that either! Did I mention we need to talk to her about making the moves???
Not too sure the date went so well. I wonder if there will be a second date?
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Riverbend SPLASH
Riverbend Splash last night was at our pool and we had a bunch of people come! It was so fun to get to hang out with everyone and fellowship. The kids got to swim, go down the water slide, picnic with friends, eat slushies, and have a shaving cream fight (which my kids didn't participate in).
BEFORE the shaving cream fight...
My kids WATCHING...they thought it was hilarious!
Nathan
...and AFTER the fight. Nope, I can't tell who anyone else is either!
Eating slushies
And Lucy got passed around quite a bit and was loving every minute of it. Here is the #1 Lucy hog!
Jan
Amber
Don't know how this got out of order but this is Liz our children's minister. She is awesome with the kids!
What a fun evening!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
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