smores Sunday, June 29, 2008

Chap sticks Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Can your 3 yr old do this? I bet tessa can't with her strict grapenuts diet...

good things utah Monday, June 23, 2008

a big round of applause for taylor and mason

wolf Sunday, June 22, 2008

dallin's a wolf




go dallin

mom's chocolate mousse

this recipe really should have been in our cookbook... don't know how we missed it

(by the way Joelle- you don't get a copy of next year's cookbook because of your grapenuts remark)




Chocolate Mousse
via Diane

3-4 oz dark chocolate
1/4 c sugar
5 T milk (or less)
3 eggs (separated)
1 cup heavy cream

Melt chocolate, add sugar, add milk. Stir until sugar dissolves
Beat egg yolks in a separate bowl. Put a little of the chocolate mixture into the egg yolks, and then mix it all slowly back into the pan. Beat egg whites in a mixer until peaks form. Fold into the chocolate mixture. Beat 1 cup cream until whipped, fold into chocolate mixuture... Save a bit to put on top for garnish. Shave a little chocolate on top of that. Cool then serve.

Lisa at 13 1/2 weeks with twins

At about 12 weeks I just popped out and started to show. This week I finally started wearing some maternity clothes. My next door neighbor has been so nice (she had twins 4 months ago). She brought me over 3 bags of clothes. Now I have size S, M, and Large clothes. More pictures to come!

hello from the kids Saturday, June 21, 2008

And amanda's latest watercolor:

like my new look? Friday, June 20, 2008

more daddy day Wednesday, June 18, 2008

we had quite the crowd at our house on father's day, including 1 year old twins

but we were still pretty spoiled and managed to find some time to relax


blueberry pancakes, turkey sausage, eggs over medium, and the sunday paper



a mousepad from amanda with her orginal art


we even made a few attempts at a family photo after church










some of us took a stroll in the neighborhood... it was hot.


"MOOSE POOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!"


here's what happens when 3 little girls say 'I'm tired' at once




and you can see why they were tired:









oh, and here's a photo from our pizza party at the park (after swimming at grandma/grandpa's hotel) the night before

bison

here are a few of our bison sightings in yellowstone

bison

and more bison


they even came up to the bus for some high fives

Fathers day mug Sunday, June 15, 2008

Dallin put his watercolor painting on a mug for me. You like?

gardner reunion 08 Thursday, June 12, 2008

Here are a few select photos from my phone from the recent trip. More are coming soon from the real camera...

lisa getting some practice:


amanda posing in the backyard


climbing rocks by the river


the kids, banished to the mud room for dinner


it was too cold to eat on the deck, so the dinner table got pretty crowded



the girl cousins are outnumbered


3 year olds being silly, and teenagers texting in the background


the noise level was pretty crazy at times


a game of name that tune




Candee bought a school bus for the occasion (instead of 35 people in a caravan through yellowstone and jackson hole)



an evening at a cattle ranch in jackson hole for some BBQ and cowboy entertainment


the old fashioned soda machine at city drug in ashton


see that moose in the river?



a trip to the rexburg temple



while the cousins babysat eachother in the theater room back on the homefront



and a communal dinner (wash your hands first please...)

r&r Saturday, June 7, 2008

Hello from Yellowstone

Name that cellist Thursday, June 5, 2008

At the 3rd grade talent show

1st grade graduation

hula party Tuesday, June 3, 2008

here's the last batch of photos from amanda's big day.


after breakfast we went down to the childrens museum with the kamauu's





followed by some fun at the gateway fountain



and a little ben and jerry's





then we rushed home for her 3 o'clock Hawaiian birthday party

with some dancing


and fruit kabobs and south african sorbet (remember those from the costco on Sanibel Island?)


with a game of musical presents




here's a slide show of all the action: