Sara's getting chubby!!!! (pictures to prove it) by Heather

These are really overdue, but here are the pictures I promised. She looks like a chunk to me now, but maybe it's just because I was so used to the skinny little girl she was.

This picture is after a few weeks of the extra formula in the bottles, and trying to squeeze in 6 bottles a day.



This picture is before all the extra calories the doctor said she needed.


It's not as noticeable to me in the pictures, but hopefully you can see the difference.

Kaylee Soccer

Kaylee warmed up to soccer a little faster than her sister. She also enjoyed playing goalie and made some pretty good saves. Don't get me wrong, she was scored on, just not as frequently.

One thing about Kaylee was her attention span. If she was playing defense she lost track of what was going on. We caught her doing the Macarena dance among other things in her down time.

Kaylee's team did pretty well, and they had a coach who knew what he was doing. She says she wants to play again next year. We'll see what happens because Bryant will be included in the mix...

Rachel Soccer

Rachel's soccer season was, let's say, interesting. She was pretty timid at first and all she wanted to do was play goalie. She wasn't very good at that - she was scored on the first two times the other team had a chance.

I wasn't too fond of Rachel's coach as he barely seemed to know the game and basically acted as a game monitor rather than a coach. Rubbed me the wrong way a couple of times...

In the end, Rachel liked playing and got after the ball a few times (despite what some of the family saw). Here are some pictures of Rachel chasing the ball on a good day.

Peach Blossoms

Alright, now that there's some extra time on a long weekend, I'm doing a few posts to get caught up. This first one takes us back to April 20. Our trees were in bloom with a nice, sunny day. I found one of the bees responsible for helping with our peaches this year.

Of course by now all of the leaves are there and we have the starting of fruits growing...

Recipe Friday

(I know it's been a while since we've posted. I hurt my arm rollerblading and haven't been able to use my right hand for much of anything for two weeks. I'm getting to where I can use it more, but typing is not very easy yet. Here's a recipe that is super easy and doesn't take a whole lot of typing. I'm trying to convince Caleb to post something tomorrow. If he doesn't I'll at least post some pictures next week.)

Easy Parmesan Garlic Chicken

1/2 C Parmesan Cheese
1 pkg dry Italian salad dressing mix
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 tsp garlic powder

Mix cheese, garlic powder and salad dressing mix. Moisten chicken with water(I skip this step); coat with cheese mixture. Place in shallow baking dish. Bake at 400 for 20-25 min. or until chicken is cooked through.