Saturday, June 21, 2008

Jen, Jen, Jen

One day a couple of weeks ago I go to the mail and there's this big huge envelope addressed to me from my sister, Jen. I open the oversized envelope and this is what I find...
No note...just a self-portrait of her after her marathon. Oh Jen, I love you! Congrat's!! You look GREAT!!!
Baylor...he looks so innocent here, I don't know if I agree with the nickname you have given him. You can ask her his nickname!!
Wow...you guys are getting soooo big!
Saige, you are a gorgeous girl!!

Father's Day is a very special day...

Happy Father's day to all Father's, especially to all the Father's who have been a special part of my life!































To daddy, who is an awesome dad to Bella & Luke!






















Who is also a WONDERFUL husband!! XOXOXOXO!







To my father, I love you and miss you and will never forget you!! I know you are watching over our family!! I can't wait to hug & kiss you again!












To my step-father, Grandpa Bill...who is so good to us & is an AWESOME grandpa to our kids! I will never hear the end of your truck ride with the kiddos!





To Jordan's dad, Grandpa Jeppson...who is an amazing man in many ways! And who is THE biggest sucker for little brown-eyed girls who want snack after snack-even when mom says, "no!"
To my Bro, Abe...who our kids & I adore! Who lets the kids crawl, jump & play with him...even with a long day of work! You are going to make an AWESOME dad!


...and to my in laws, cousins, nephews and all the other Fathers in my life, I LOVE YOU guys!!

Friday, June 20, 2008

What a FUN week!!

We took the kids to hit a bucket of balls.
Bella is anxiously awaiting her mini golf lesson from dad.
Luke is getting his lesson!
He insisted on finding his yellow golf ball that Tyson (one of his cousins) gave to him!
Just having fun!
We found a really cool 20 ft. 'fort' on our hike.
Isabella was a good sport on the hike until she was attacked by mosquito's!
We decided to go on a family hike. Some of us like heights better than others! Sorry Luke, we won't torture you like that again!
Daddy & Luke are working hard on another puzzle!
Luke & daddy having some afternoon fun!
Jordan requested Carne Asadas for dinner...Wow, were they yummy! This is one of his favorite desserts. Mom Jeppson's...June's Raspberry Cheesecake Crunch! The missionaries came over for dinner tonight! The kids just LOVE when they come over!
Our 2 CUTIES!!
Luke likes to dress just like daddy! (especially on Father's Day)
Father's Day started out by Bella helping me make scrambled eggs & crepes for daddy! More on Father's Day later.
We have no idea where the other 2 are!! Cute little chicks! You have to look really closely! Congrat's SUNSHINE on your cute little babies. We already miss you!!

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Yummiest Lemon Shoyo No Yaki Tori...or a super good Chicken Marinade

My family LOVES this recipe!! I'm making it for dinner tonight & I'm salivating already! Sorry, no pictures...but if I think about it, I will post them later!

1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup soy sauce (I use low-sodium)
1/4 cup canola oil
1 T sugar
1 clove garlic minced (I double because we love garlic)
1/4 tsp pepper
2 T fresh finely grated ginger (or you can sub. 1/4 tsp ground ginger-I use fresh ingred. whenever I can!)
1/4 tsp Accent, MSG or Bon Appetit (opt., I have never used this)

Marinate strips of boneless skinless chicken breasts for at least 2 hours. We love to grill on skewers & serve with white sticky rice & broccoli!!! YUMM!!