I thought I would take a turn to talk about the music on my blog. So the first song I put on because it seemed like a happy song to introduce our blog and I, like Debbie, Love U2. The next song is one of my favorite I think I like it cause the guy sounds alot like Bonno haha. Billy loves Techno so the next one is for him. Then Davis all time favorite song "It ends tonight" is next followed by some from my girls favorite singer Taylor Swift. Then my extremely patriotic Mercedeez insisted we do "God Bless the USA" We all cry when we hear it...I guess patriotism was kind of thrust upon our family.
The rest are songs I love stingy me.

I am a Sunflower What Flower Are You?

You Are a Sunflower
"When your friends think smile, they think of you. There is not a day that goes by that you can't find something good about the world and your fellow human."

Little Scientists

So here is Alexus newest bug ( Sorry no ictures of the trianchula shed). He is a BIG ugly spider that we found at our house. She put him in a container and cought a couple of flies that we got to watch it eat, it spun a web in the tupperware and then she decided it was time for it to die. I couldn't have agreed more! So she killed in with rubbing alcohol and she has been examining it ever since! I am actually really proud of all my kids. Yesterday they were all sitting around the table talking about what they want to be when they grow up as they disected the spider and played in all the first aid supplies we own, and they all three have very high aspirations. I hope they reach them!

Another popsicle

While I have been sitting here updating my blog this baby of mine has brought me 3 popsicles to open for him!! He has been getting them everywhere and so when He brought me this one I was irritated and I started yelling at the older kids for giving him so many...it wasn't them! Talon can open the freezer!! What am I going to do?

Like Father Like Son

Here is Billy coaching Davis though, if I might brag, he doesn't need it much!! This studly boy of mine (Davis not Billy) was SERIOUSLY one of the best on his team. Yes there were a few other players that played just as well as him but I should mention that they are in 2nd grade!!! (Davis is in Kindergarten for those who don't know) The coaches and other parents were very impressed. Billy told him that if he hit it up the middle he would buy him a milk shake. The coaches probably want to kick Billy's butt for that cause he did it twice and he hit his coach both times!! once in the head and once in the shoulder he made it to first base both times.

Make a GIANT wish!

Mercedeez is chees'n it big! These massive wish makers grow in the field next to our house. The kids love them and they are sure that because they are so big that they really will make your wish come true!! I wished that when they blow them and they land allover my grass that they won't start to grow!! I won't hold my breath!

My Monkeys!

I wish billy was a better example but here he is jumping on the bed with Talon! That is Talon's favorite thing to do! Unfortunately someone gave me some bunk beds and now he can't jump anymore!! Not on his bed anyway.

These are the boys new bunk beds. They are just the classic old wood design that alot of us probably remember. Davis and I worked hard and sanded them down and painted them black. Davis was my motivation and he really was a big help! Nothing fancy but pretty cool eh.

I did it!

I have been married almost 10 years (on July 18th! hooray for us!) and my fry bread has never turned out soft and yummy like I want. I used Grannys simple recipe from our books and some how I did it! It was soooo good.
Any one who wants a great recipe for WHOLE WHEAT bread, I have the recipe for you!! NO white flour (very healthy unlike frybread! haha) and it is very soft not heavy or dry! I got the recipe from Camille Ward who got it from someone who has spent YEARS attending conventions and whatever else about bread. I really think it is the best. So here it is!
You need 7 cups wheat flour 2/3 cup wheat gluten flour
2 1/2 TBL instant yeast 5 cups HOT water
Mix this for 1 Min. and let sit for 10 Min. Then add
2 TBL salt 2/3 cup oil 2/3 cup Honey 2 1/2 TBL lemon juice
Knead for 1 Min (always measure the oil first then when you measure the honey and pour it in it will just slide out)
Then add 5 cups Wheat flour 1CUP AT A TIME! Knead on OILED counter top (not floured) for 10 Min the dough will be soft and moist
Turn on oven to 350 for 1 min then turn off
divide dough into 4
Mold each piece and slam it onto the counter 5 times!
Put the molds into your oiled pan and place them in your warm oven for 20 min.
turn your oven back on to 350 and let them bake for 30 min!

Our Hard Work!

So Debbie once mentioned that I should blog pictures of our remodeled home. So here are some pics though anyone who didn't see my house before probably won't appreciate it as much! It is pretty bare cause we don't have many furnishings yet but that is ok. We have couches in the basement but i didn't take pictures of it I guess I should we did a ton of work down there too!!
I wish we were done but we have the upstairs bathroom and the outside still to do...maybe next year we are tired!!

This is a view of the living room upstairs. Sad we do not have furniture yet!
Another view of the living room
This is my bedroom we do have some furniture in here
My room again