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Chasing the Sun

That is what Joey calls it. The sun seemed as if it had been setting forever as we drove closer and closer to the coast. Remember in my last post how I said I couldn't wait to go back to Laguna Beach? Well I didn't have to wait long. haha
Don't pay any attention to the dates on the photos. These are from my digi cam and Joey needs to change something. I don't want to post anyone elses photos without permission so I will just stick to Joe and I and our kids. This is eldest ds#1.

This is a picture of Joey and I and dd#3. There were 17 family members at the party total. The night after the wedding of our friends my cousin was hosting a big family party at her house in Laguna Beach. I remember when I was a child we used to have 40-50 people at these gatherings. 4th cousins and your mom's dad's 3 nieces who were all a good 20 years older than my mom who would of been in her mid 50's now, and all their kids, etc. It was really neat. We always met on Thanksgiving and always a few days before Christmas. But over the years a few people have died off, and lots more have moved out of state. That is a picture of ds#2 opening a gift.

Now we are down to mainly my immediate family(my two aunts and grandma, plus one of my aunts is married and has 2 kids, my lil family of 7 over here.)

That is a picture of dd#2 with window paints. There are 2 nieces of my grandpas(who passed on in 96 at 84) still out here and their husbands. One of their sons is still out here with his wife and 2 kids but I guess they are mad at each other. :( The other son lives in Las Vegas and did come out for the holiday with his mom and dad and is moving back next year.

The other niece and dh went out of state for the holiday. They have 3 grown children and all are married and 7 ot 8 grandkids and one great grand kid now. The other niece and her dh and her 2 kids and their kids moved out of state years ago. I think there is 15 all together. I could go on, but you get the point. There is alot of family but they are all gone.

My immediate family trys to keep it together and my one aunt hosted turkey day at her house and invited everyone but the 18 or so still living in Ca, besides us and the immediate family, only 2 showed. The one niece and her dh who are now visiting out of state. This is a picture of our eldest dd.


My aunts daughter hosted the x~mas party at her house this year and the other niece and her dh and son came. Of course we came and her mom and dad and my other aunt and my grandma. but besides the immediate family, only 3. It was still a very nice time. I got to wow everyone with my awesome vanilla cupcakes. I also realized my cousin can make some awesome appetizers. There was way too much food and we all ate way too much of it.

We did a gift exchange and the kids had a present to open.
As you can see youngest dd is really enjoying her new sleeping bag! Do you get together with distant relatives or is every one too spread out?

The Birthday Girl

So our youngest dd is 4 this month! Normally in the past we tried to keep birthday and x~mas presents at $50.00 each. This year money has opened up a bit more so I told the kids $100.00 each and that is it! That adds up quickly when you have 5 kids. Well her birthday falls in December so basically $200.00

Well back in late October or so Joey seen a Barbie Big Wheels car for her at Costco, $189.99. I checked the other stores and seen them for like $235.00-$250.00! I told him to get it as soon as he got off work! Good thing we did. A few days later there were no more and have not been in that store since!

But how to split that up between birthday and Christmas? lol We found a kitchen playset at Walmart for surprisingly only $38.00! We also wanted to get her some stuffed animals. SO we got her a bear rug for $15.00 and a pack of 7 bears for like $10.00 from Costco.



Well we celebrated last Saturday. Home made cake, 2 different kinds of ice cream, hot dogs, nachos and lots of nachos with nacho cheese sauce! Yeah I am glad all the food is gone. lol Here are some pics of her in her new ride. Oh and yes those are garage couches.

Yeah I know, now we are spending like $255.00! She wants a baby doll too. *sigh* Maybe she needs to write a letter to Santa cause I don't want to go broke! lol What are you getting your kids for christmas?

Chuck E Cheese's

Okay so we wound up getting roped into going twice last month! We hadn't been in like a year or so. Our middle daughter was at a sleep over at a friends house and we took all the other kids. I told Joe she would be mad but he didn't listen. So two weeks later we got to go again. haha Otherwise we wouldn't hear the end of it! There is the youngest on the horse and with barney and on the jeep. Her older brother is trying to ride with her on the horse. That one is kind of blurry.

A lake near us

All the houses up there are so beautiful.

So my best friend called me up last month and wanted us to meet her at a cabin she rented. It was up in Big Bear lake. So we went up there. It is gorgeous. There was about 15 miles of twisty's and steep inclines getting up there that I didn't care for but...WOW It was amazing!

A view of the mountains and lake.

There is the youngest on the front porch sitting on a reindeer? lol

What places do you like to go visit?

The Fun Park!

Okay so on one of Joe's days off work last week we decided to take 4 of the kids to Scandia. The eldest didn't want to go. There was mini golfing, bumper boats rides, race car driving, video games and best of all was the sky scraper!!! The middle two had so much fun on that! I am surprised they didn't get sick. lol

What places do you like to take your kids to?

Old Widow Walker's Ziploc Omelettes

Omelettes in a bag!

Mrs. Walker was my Sunday school teacher and we used to do this in the church kitchen, occasionally. This is my first memory of cooking that I cherish to this day. She keeps her age a closely guarded secret but is rumoured to be 115+ years old and perhaps, immortal. She has out lived three husbands and four children. She is still sharp as the Bowie knife she carries in her purse. I don't know why she carries a Bowie knife in her purse- but she always has. I asked her about it years ago and she said, "You would be surprised how often it comes in handy, Honey." I suppose it does, Mrs. Walker. God bless you. BTW- she is thrilled that I want to pass this on to another generation of schoolchildren. She was surprised that I remembered doing this with her over 35 years ago and was touched. When asked how to do it- she rattled off the instructions faster than I could write! Edited: Mrs. Walker died peacefully in her sleep 3-31-06 of natural causes a few days before her 106th birthday. She is mourned by our community because she had a hand in raising and teaching generations of our families. Thank you Mrs. Walker. You are loved, missed, and remembered.

Omelet in a Bag

33 min 20 min prep
Change to: omelettes US Metric
10 eggs
2 cups cheese, grated
1 cup ham, chopped
1 cup bacon, crumbled
onions
green peppers
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
1 cup hash browns (purchased and thawed)

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* < 60 mins Breakfast
* Eggs Breakfast

1. Have children write their name on a quart-size ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.
2. Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them.
3. Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, bacon, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, etc.
4. Each child adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake. Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.
5. Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelettes in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.
6. Open the bags and the omelette will roll out easily.
7. Be prepared for children to squeal with delight at their first meal they have cooked. A lifetime memory has just been served.
8. Note: I had to fill in SOMETHING regarding cooking time, serving sizes, and amounts. This of course, depends on your situation and how carnivorous the kiddies are. I've tried to guestimate for five servings.
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SOme one elses recipe~~ okay so we did these with the kids one morning and they were all excited to "make their own". They tasted good although for ME I love it when dh makes them regular in the pan but it was a big hit with the kids. Karolina said she wants to make them EVERY day!

The Lake....

....Well this is the second weekend that we have gone up there. It is only about a one hour drive there so not too bad. Next month is Joey's vacation so we are going for at least 4-5 days. I can't wait! It is so beautiful there!! So peaceful even when you have kids hanging on ya. The most annoying thing is the bees trying to eat lunch with you! haha I can't wait to go back. Though this last time really did a number on my heel. I have been having trouble on and off, just a little bit of pain really for like a month now. But boy did it sure act up saturday! I was fine all day but when I woke up sunday morning I had to hobble to the bathroom it hurt so bad! I spent part of the day in bed and Joey wrapped it in a hot towel and I just tried to stay off it. He chased the lkids around and took care of dinner so that was great! I am feeling much better today and am going to go for my walk today Probably around 4:00

The Lake....(last month)

....Well this is the second weekend that we have gone up there. It is only about a one hour drive there so not too bad. Next month is Joey's vacation so we are going for at least 4-5 days. I can't wait! It is so beautiful there!! So peaceful even when you have kids hanging on ya. The most annoying thing is the bees trying to eat lunch with you! haha I can't wait to go back. Though this last time really did a number on my heel. I have been having trouble on and off, just a little bit of pain really for like a month now. But boy did it sure act up saturday! I was fine all day but when I woke up sunday morning I had to hobble to the bathroom it hurt so bad! I spent part of the day in bed and Joey wrapped it in a hot towel and I just tried to stay off it. He chased the lkids around and took care of dinner so that was great! I am feeling much better today and am going to go for my walk today Probably around 4:00