Salt Lake City Cousin/Aunt Visit

So this weekend we were lucky enough to have a quick visit from Braden, Dylan and Emily for Braden's gymnastics meet at Stanford Sunday morning.  We had lots of laughs, firsts, good food and some great tumbling.  Couple good pictures out of the visit as well.  Enjoy and we can't wait to see them again soon (hopefully the whole crew next time).

 

 

 

 

 

WALKING!!!

Oh Crap, things just got interesting fast!!!!

GO BRONCOS!!!

 

At the request of Grandpa Childers, here is his Broncos cheering video

Killian and his new truck

Boys will be boys and boy does this boy love his trucks!!!  Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Childers for the fun truck and adorable outfit.  Can't wait to see you all very soon.  Much love XOXOXO

Here are a couple other pictures I couldn't resist posting :-)

Skillet Lasagna Recipe

Skillet Lasagna

No boil lasagna noodles (I used 10)

Spicy Italian sausage that crumbles when you cook it no casing

Raw baby spinach (square box from the salad section)

Ricotta cheese (15 oz container)

Shredded mozzarella cheese small pre shredded cheese

2 cans of diced tomatoes (1 olive oil and garlic, 1 basil and garlic)

2 eggs

Minced garlic

Salt and pepper

Dried basil and parsley

Instructions

Sauce - In a sauce pan warm the 2 cans of tomatoes, don’t drain. Salt and pepper to taste and a teaspoon of minced garlic.  Once it boils for a few minutes, blend it with an emersion blender or put it in the regular blender, blend until almost smooth or however you like your sauce.

Meanwhile in a medium bowl mix the ricotta cheese, 2 eggs, salt and pepper and basil and parsley to taste.  Mix well.

Brown the Italian sausage in the skillet you will make the lasagna in and remove it from the pan.  I used a skillet about 10” diameter. 

Put in some of your sauce to cover the bottom of the skillet.  Put down noodles to cover the sauce (I used 2.5 noodles).  I think put about half the sausage down, covered it with a healthy layer of spinach, remember it wilts down to a lot less than it starts out.  Then put down a layer of the ricotta mixture, sprinkle with a layer of mozzarella as much as you may like.  Put a few dollups of sauce on the mozzarella followed by another layer of noodles, sausage, spinach, ricotta mixture, mozzarella and sauce.  Finish with a final layer of noodles, coat with sauce, sprinkle with mozzarella and a small bit of leftover sausage.

Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes.  Enjoy J

Voting Closed ....

Well this is a new one, we have a four way tie for the title.  We only received 10 votes total so the spread wasn't very large.  Below are the winning pumpkins, their carver and the pie chart showing the results. 

Thank you everyone who carved and those who voted, I love this time of year and it fills my heart with love having our home filled with friends and family :-)

Pumpkin 3 Carver - Shalyce

Pumpkin 4 Carver - Ariel

Pumpkin 7 Carver - Mychal

Pumpkin 8 Carver - Kyle

Pumpkin King 2015 Voting is OPEN

Vote for your favorite pumpkin....voting will close the end of day Thursday, winner will be announced Friday November 6!!  Good luck to everyone

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2421533/Pumpkin-King-2015