Catching up on some soccer moments...

this year. The boys had a blast in soccer. Kadan says that soccer and football are now his favorite sports. Hunter chose tennis and football but says he still likes all sports like soccer and tennis (just like Hunter to make sure that nothing is left out). Kadan was Mr. Striker -- scoring at least 1/2 of the goals each game. Hunter was defense extraordinaire -- it was nice to see him being more aggressive and stopping the forward from scoring.This picture tells it all -- my aggressive, stop-at-nothing son!Kadan made sure that I got a picture of him making a goal. He would look up and me and say "mom, take a picture. I am going to get a goal now." And so he did.Of course, after his excellent shot, he had to turn and show me how many goals he had already.After the game, the kids' favorite part was going under the tunnel.Kadan with his excellent coach.

Hunter with some of his team -- The Red Ninjas.Hunter handled the ball so well this last game and almost got a goal. Nice job buddy!

Some beautiful and totally amazing photos...

of Christ were just recently completed by a local Arizona photographer Mark Maybry and crew. He has been showing his work at exhibits in the western US and just published a hardbound book, DVD and CD for his work. It is a MUST see. You can check out the website Refections of Christ at the following website: http://www.reflectionsmg.com/reflections-of-christ-exhibit.php

"I now what a PT is, Mom"

Hunter said to me after he heard Ian and I talking about PT (AKA physical therapy).

"Really? What does PT mean?" I said.

"Well, you know mom, "P" stands for pregnant and "T" stands for teacher so if you put it together it means that you have a pregnant teacher" Hunter replied in a completely serious tone.

Giggle, giggle! Oh, how FUN! I love how smart and creative little ones can be.

Who likes cottage decor?

I do, I do!

I found another awesome company and just love getting shipments from them. Their name is K & K Interiors and they are from Sandusky, Ohio. I told my sales rep that we must meet for business on the Millieum Roller Coaster -- she just laughed.

Here are some copies of their catalog and I must admit this is just a little glimpse into what they have and I LOVE it ALL.

Where is Russ when I need him?

In Idaho of course!

So, I have a new goal -- to make healthy food from scratch just like Dana Ellsworth. Well, yesterday I tried my hand in several recipes from Martha Stewart. Boy-o-boy was I in trouble. Not only did I not understand some of the instructions but I did not have a ricer (BTW -- now that I looked them up and know what they are, I just HAVE to get one). But, with some improvising I was doing quite good.

If you can believe it, I was trying to make gnoccie from scratch -- yep, I am a gluten for punishment. But I thought to myself, "Hey, there are are less than 10 ingredients and it looks a lot like making rolls so I should be just fine." Oh man -- it was a little more difficult than rolls. I did everything just as Martha directed (with modifications since I did not have a ricer -- thank goodness for rotary cheese graters) but left out one major ingredient -- the FLOUR! In the ingredient list it mentioned 2 cups of flour but in the instructions all it said was to lightly dust the potato mixture with flour. Well, long story short -- water + potatoes = HUGE mess and pot of water boiling over.

It is times like this that I miss calling Russ up in the middle of dinner for him to help me step-by-step to create yummy dishes.

BTW -- Russ and Tia -- what is your yummy mashed potato recipe?

To Stacie and Kendra...

I had to change my email/identity to get in and now I am locked out of your blogs -- can you allow me access with my new email address:

jenbrimhall73@gmail.com (this is my email address for blogging only). I still have my jenbrimhall@gmail.com as the one I use everyday if you want to send me a message.

Thanks gals!

This is an awesome find...

I just love this artwork by Raymond Designs. He has taken photos and pictures from well know artists like Dale Parsons and has created a fantastic look. I am hoping to become a retailer for them. Here is just a sneak peek. Isn't it a funny coincidence that their established picture is of my last name -- FUN!