Maybe???

According to the internet, you can all expect to see something looking like this running around in the near future! I am not sure how it got those blue eyes, but Mom can keep on hoping!

Cami

Coming to this earth to partake of our Heavenly Father's plan, to follow the Savior must have been so important to Cami that even though she would endure great trials and tribulations and have to leave so early and leave her husband and two young sons she wanted to come. She was such a beautiful girl. It is amazing how much in life and in death Cami and Ashley were alike. I am sure that the reunion with these two sisters made the angles weep. The Calls have taught us all so many great lessons. Through it all they have never lost faith and hope. I cannot as a mother even imagine, as Marilyn said in her talk, having to explain to my daughter how she would die. What remarkable people, what great faith.

To read Cami's obituary, click here.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to two of the best Daddy's I know and one Pa who we love so much!

And someone turned 3 weeks old this weekend...ahhhh, love her!

Show Off

K always surprises me when she can recite books or songs back to me. She also surprised me when she agreed to capture a couple on camera. The first is the Nursery Rhyme: "There was a little girl that had a little curl right in the middle of her forhead, when she was good she was very very good and when she was bad she was horrid." Somewhat similar to a little blond girl I know:)

This is "I am a Child of God" of course. It always makes me smile and yesterday in the car when Avery was crying she started singing it to her, so sweet.

My Kind of Salad

Tried this salad recipe recently and loved it. A great salad to take to parties and share with a lot of people. It is a lot of ingredients and takes some time to make but really worth it. I cooked 3 chicken breasts in the crock pot for about 4 hours with some teriyaki sauce to get my 2 cups of cooked chicken and that worked great.

Spinach Chicken and Pasta Salad with Teriyaki Vinaigrette

*Plan Ahead: the pasta needs to marinate in the dressing for at least an hour.*

Dressing:
1 cup canola oil
1/3 – 2/3 cup bottled teriyaki sauce (I used 1/3 cup but you may want to add more depending on your taste)
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/3 cup cider vinegar
6 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Salad:
16 oz. bow tie pasta, cooked al dente, drained and cooled
1 bag fresh spinach (9 – 10 oz)
6 oz. craisins
2 (11 oz.) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 (8 oz.) can water chestnuts, drained and slivered
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
4 green onions, thinly sliced (white and green parts)
1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
6 oz. honey roasted peanuts
2 cups cooked chicken, tossed with 2-3 tablespoons teriyaki sauce

In a blender, combine all the dressing ingredients and blend until well combined and smooth. Mix about 1 cup of the dressing with the cooked pasta in a large bowl and marinate for at least one hour (Judy has left this step out many times with still great results). Combine the remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl. Just before serving, add pasta and toss. Add dressing to taste and toss. Serve immediately.

Recipe from: My Kitchen Cafe

So Beautiful

I have to give credit to Kristen for all of these wonderful pictures of Kadence and Avery. This picture truly captures how beautiful Kadence is, what it doesn't capture is how hard it is to get her to sit still long enough to take the picture!!

2 weeks old

Our sweet, beautiful Baby Avery is 2 weeks old.
Already is seems like time is going by so quickly.
I am sure that I heard Dr Jeff say that she is just perfect!
Of course I already knew that!!

"Pa's" Birthday

We celebrated "Pa Randy's" birthday in Midway with a cake from the Midway Corner Bakery! What could be better then that! Everyone was able to come and Kadence was ready to help blow out the candles.

Winter in Midway

I could not resist posting these pictures of Kadence sledding during winter break in Midway. I mean winter in Midway...what could be more fun!!

Picture Perfect

I don't know why I buy pictures of the temple when Dad takes such great ones!