Monday, June 22, 2009

Oregon Strawberries!!! YUM!

Uncle D & Aunt M sent us a whole flat of sweet 'n' lovely Oregon strawberries via cousin A who was visiting there this past weekend. So we spent the morning putting up strawberries for the freezer...and of course eating them by the dozen. Mostly eating them by the dozen. :) Mmm Mmm Good!Miss Kate usually tries to keep her hands fairly clean...even while eating.
But after a small bit of contemplation she decided the berries were worth the sticky fingers and she thoroughly enjoyed them. :)
Did I mention that we love strawberries! :) And for those of you who can view them, here are a couple of videos of what we do when its time to freeze strawberries.


FIRST WE EAT ALOT!!!



THEN WE WORK A LITTLE...



THEN WE SORT OF GET DISTRACTED AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN. :)
At least the kitchen was thoroughly washed by the time we were done. All I had to do was grab a rag and mop up the floor and wipe down the counters. There was already plenty of water to go around. Hope ya'all enjoyed the show. :) Happy week to ya.
(P.S. Please ignore any bit of "the belly" that snuck into the camera lens while videoing...TOTALLY UNINTENTIONAL. The camera was just sitting on the counter so I didn't know til later that I was sticking out so far.) :D

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Here's to all you cousins out there

(WARNING: This post is full of attitude that is not to be taken seriously. Only take the invitation to visit seriously.) :)

HEY THERE!


Here's a shout out to all you cousins of mine... You should come on over and visit me sometime. You know, like have a cousins road trip or something.I know what your thinkin'... How can I shout with a binky in my mouth. Well, I CAN, and I only just got out of bed, that's why I have a binky in my mouth...and no pants on...and ...a pair of boots?!?!Hey, they're new boots and I can put them on all by myself so I like to wear them......like all the time, even first thing in the morning.And I like to make sure they are up where everyone notices them...even though Daddy says they can't be missed.
Aren't they pretty?

I really like my boots! Oh, did I already say that. Sorry, I got a little carried away. Just give me a minute to admire them and then I'll get back to the subject at hand...
Okay now,
I was askin' ya'all to come visit...
so I can share my smoothies with you and stuff.

They are SOOO good!!!
I just know you'll love 'em!Of course, if you're not a smoothie person we can always do something else
Like...oh...I don't know...but I can probably think somethin' up.
What do you mean 5 hrs is too long a drive just to see me?!?!
Do you know how many times I have done that drive in the last six months?
I don't either...but its like... alot! I can't believe you WIMPS!
Well then, next time I come to visit you I'll just give you the cold shoulder.
Take that!!!

Oh, and if you like smoothies here's my secret recipe. :)

Dump into blender:
1/2 a jar of canned peaches
1/2 a quart sized bag of FROZEN strawberries
a couple generous spoonfuls of orange juice concentrate (straight out of the can)
2 Tbsp. sugar (opt)
and 1/2 bananna (opt)
Blend until smooth.
ENJOY! :)