Photo Set One: Brayden- EXACTLY 4 months old! He's getting so big! Two of our Black Ninjas just eating sunflower seeds. They never pose, they're just naturally that cute!
Lastly, halfway through a practice/scrimmage coach yells "HOLY CRAP! LOOK AT THAT CLOUD!" Both teams stopped to see what coach was talking about, including me who took a photo.
Photo Set Two: Scottish Festival! First photo is of the Mass Bands, when all the bands play at once.
Photo two is of Bubba and little dude watching the Utah Pipe Band play
Last photo is of the Salt Lake Scots, who performed very well today.
I got this recipe from my mother-in-law and it is a definite family favorite. My husbands side of the family adores it and my side of the family has found it one of the best recipes they've discovered in years!
What You'll Need;
1 package of Chicken breasts
1 package of Cream cheese
2 cans cream of Chicken soup
1 package Good Seasons Italian Seasoning
In a crock pot add all the ingredients. Cook on high for 6 hours and on low for 4 hours. Stir occasionally, or as you prefer. Serve over white rice. If you'd like the chicken shredded and moist, stir more frequently.
Do you ever just stare at your polish and WISH you had the perfect color? Well don't go out and spend money, mix what you have to create new polish colors!
What you'll need:
Two colors to mix
Toothpick or lipstick brush you won't re-use
3 Cupcake liners
Put colors into the cupcake liner and mix well. Add colors as needed and stir, then put on nails! Now, enjoy your custom nail polish!
The month of May was super busy, and we still found time to smash some media into it all! Here's my reviews of all of it.
Read:
Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris
If you haven't ever read a book that is "creative non-fiction" I urge you to do so! If you have, you know the fun and hilarity that can come with these books! David Sedaris has a dry, hilarious and REAL LIFE sense of humor. He is someone that everyone needs to read at least once!
His other book I read part of this month is great too (Holidays on Ice). I was introduced to it in a college course, which was surprising for me, but I am eternally thankful for.
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Yeah, yeah, I know, I am late to this game, but I finally got my hands on a copy of it and dove right into it. I am LOVING IT. It is a great book that shockingly reads exactly as the movie played out, so I was able to enjoy both very much!
I did enjoy the book better than the movie, simply because it had all of Katniss's thoughts and emotions so I could read the story line better than the movie. Cannot wait to borrow the next two books!
En Route - Kelly Grayson
If you aren't familiar with Mr. Grayson via his blog, check it out at Ambulance Driver Files.
He is a Paramedic from Louisiana who writes about how he got into EMS, the adventures that come with it and the story of his life. Being a medical professional myself I was able to relate well with this novel and enjoy what was being told to me. He does speak in a lot of medical jargon so be aware of that when you pick this up to read.
Watch:
Gossip Girl
I watched Gossip Girl, finally. I watched the first episode way back when and I enjoyed it, but just couldn't get excited over it then.
Now that it is on Netflix I was able to sit down and watch it. It was actually really good - lots of twists and turns, mixed with really good fashion and good ole' fashion drama! I watched Seasons 1-4 and hope that there are more coming (the end of season 4 had a HORRIBLE cliffhanger!)
No Strings Attached
After reading the story line, I was hesitant to watch it, but after hubs started watching it I wanted to as well! Ashton played the part he always plays in romantic comedies, and Natalie played a doctor who just wants to play.
Between the medical humor, the romantic comedy and the actors, I really, really liked the show! Shockingly, I would buy it and watch it again!
Music:
Springsteen - Eric Church
The Deed and the Dollar - Shooter Jennings
Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy
Aint No Reason - Brett Dennen
What did you watch last month? What did you enjoy?
We had a big BBQ on Friday for the end-of-the-season for the soccer team Bubba helps coach. We were asked to bring a dessert to share with everyone - so I decided to make the S'Mores on a stick! (And A LOT of them - over 150!)
What you'll need: Marsh-mellows (the bigger the better!) Milk Chocolate (or semi-sweet, but add milk when melting it to make it smoother) Graham crackers
Kabob sticks
How to do it: Using wire cutters cut the tip of the kabob stick off, (childproof the stick basically!) and then cut in half. Stick into the marsh-mellow, going as deep into it as possible without piercing through the other end of the marsh-mellow.
Melt chocolate, we used our fondue pot to do so and it worked better than when we've tried to on the stove. While chocolate is melting crumble your graham crackers into a bowl. The finer, the better!
Once chocolate is ready and your crackers are crumbled, dip marsh-mellows into the chocolate and immediately into the crackers (while its still warm). Repeat until finished.
If you know it'll be warm out and you want to keep them from melting quickly, place them into the fridge for about 20 minutes before you leave. It helped them survive the hot car ride over to the park and the warm evening!
The BBQ was a hit and the kiddos loved the S'Mores! We had a great time hanging with the kiddos and our friends and really had fun playing soccer with them in a grown-up vs. kiddo scrimmage!
Last photo I want to show you is of my hubby and my adorable baby... warning, this is a cuteness overload!
The other night my husband told me he was craving something with white chocolate in it. I took to the cupboard and found that we had almost three bags of white chocolate chips, but alas, nothing I would usually make. No strawberries to dip it in... no brownies to make, all I seemed to have was a package of sugar cookie mix. With a warning, I told my husband my plan and took to making them.
They were surprisingly good and tasted great! Perfect if you need a white-on-white sugary treat!
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