Alphabet Crown

Today Logan earned his Alphabet Crown at school!!! This is a huge deal and the prize of all his hard work through out the year. In order to get an Alphabet Crown you must know all of the letter by site and know their sounds. This includes the vowels and BOTH their short and long sounds. When A child earns this coveted crown (they act like the thing is actually made or gold) the principle present it to the child in front of everyone and the entire class screams (in Logan's words) "Hip-hip- horray!!!" lots of times. I wish I could of been there to see him beaming.

When he got home he wanted to call and tell everyone. Papa was first (because dad wasn't picking up) and the pride in his voice was unmistakable. I am very proud of him and I am pretty sure he is darn proud of him self which is far more important then my approval.

Lemon Chicken

This is my new favorite recipe. Super easy and YUMMY.


INGREDIENTS
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch strips
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

In a bowl, stir together paprika, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle seasoning over chicken pieces. Dip pieces in egg, then dredge in bread crumbs. Arrange chicken pieces in a single layer in an aluminum foil-lined 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, turning once.

In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stir together sugar, lemon juice, and curry powder, stirring until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.

Drizzle lemon sauce over chicken, return to oven, and bake 5 minutes more.

Photographer

If you are interested in having your having pictures taken I have found an incredible photographer and right now she is have a contest for a free sitting. Visit her at www.shellygellerphotography.com the photos she takes are amazing.

Aubrey's New Bed

We converted Aubrey's crib into a toddler bed and she loves it!!! I always rock her to sleep and last night she didn't want me to because she wanted to be in her bed. So sad but kinda nice to have the extra time, even if it only was 10 min.

Jazz Game

Last Thursday while Logan was at Aunt Kori's and Scott had to work late again us girls went to the Jazz game. My great friend, Monica has season tickets to the Jazz and couldn't go, So, me Barbra and Aubrey went to the game our self. We had a blast, we were giggling so much the parking attendant swore we high and couldn't believe we would do that with a kid. Trust me we were not. The best part of the game was half-time. This dancing group of ladies, ages 50-92, did this hilarious sexy old lady dance. Then at the end the 92 year old started doing a solo. This granny was cutting a rug, I was afraid she was going to break a hip and then she did the splits!!!! Not the lazy half splits, I mean she looked like a high school cheerleader. Then the Jazz bear carried her off the floor, new bride style, she was doing the beauty queen wave the whole way off. She was Awesome.

It was nice to jut be with the girls. We with everyone else not even knowing what we were cheering about half the time. Aubrey loved all the clapping and yelling and was doing it right there with the rest of us. Thanks Monica for a fun night.

Easiest Chicken Soup

This is the best, easiest chicken soup recipe I have ever made. Just remember adjust the ingredients to your taste and family size.
I will put the approximate amounts that I use and it feeds my family twice.

First brown chicken breasts (2) in your soup pot No need to dirty 2 dishes.
When they are browned (even if they are not cooked through) add canned chicken broth (5)
Sliced carrots ( 1 1/2 cups), diced celery (3/4 cup), dried parsley (1Tbsp.).
Let simmer until veggies are cooked through.

Take Chicken out and set aside. Add frozen cheese tortellini (2 cups) (do not use dry pasta, they will soak up all the broth). Bring to simmer. Cut up chicken in 1 inch cubes and return to soup. When tortellini is cooked, eat up!!!!

So easy, so good for you, so yummy!

Cow Boy

Over the weekend Logan went and stayed at my sisters house. He loves it there to say the least. Aunt Kori lets him pay hockey in the house, jump on the bed and the couch and eat in front of the TV. Yes, Aunt Kori is WAY cooler than his mom. Kori and Brad also have a farm. They took the kids out to help Uncle Brad feed the cows. This made paradise Heaven. He got to stand in the back of the truck while it was going and use a pitch fork to throw the hay off while the cows followed close behind. Kori told me "Watch out Logan (the city kid) might have some manure in his blood after all". Needless to say he ended up calling and begging to stay another night and trying to gain back some of my son's affection, I told him yes. He still cried when I picked him up.

Thank you Kori for being a great aunt and sister and for sending me the photos!!