Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Squash Anyone?

 Each spring I get so excited to plant my squash!
(I stole this picture from here and hope Roxanne doesn't mind ~ isn't it cute!)
I wait breathlessly for our first little summer squash to appear.
We love to eat them steamed when they are young and tender,
but then the plants start looking like this.
By this time the squash goes from young and tender to
huge in about 24 hours!
 Until I have more than I ever know what to do with!
Last week I found this post on my very talented niece's blog
and made her Zucchini Bread recipe.
These muffins were a big hit and I made another batch yesterday.
In my search for something to do with
my abundance of zucchini I found this recipe
 and they are yummy!
  
And I already have more zucchini in the freezer
 to make more cookies and muffins!
 So your question may be
 What are you making your family for dinner?
Why squash casserole
of course!!!

Monday, September 12, 2011

A family wedding and some good friends

9.10.11
Started at the temple
Where Lara and Stephen got married!
The bride and groom
Some family
Some sisters
  
  The reception 
Some more family
 
The chocolate and lemon cake (not together)
 
The cheesecake
 
More family
 
 
 
  
 
 Then on 9.11.11
we partied like we used to
with
The Booths!
What a great weekend!

Thursday, September 8, 2011

9.8.11 Flowers

I love all these flower arrangements
but this one is my latest favorite!
 These beautiful Protea
remind me of my time in wonderful South Africa!
I learned today that sometimes these flowers
are also called Sugarbushes.  So great!

Saturday, September 3, 2011

New/Old Tradition

Mark and I started our tradition of Swiss Days in 1987.
There have not been many years
that we have missed it.
This year I decided to start a new tradition to add to our old one.
We are going to stay at the Park City Marriott
every year so we can attend Friday and Saturday
Swiss Day activities!
 Yay for Marriott beds, bedding, and pillows!
 One of our favorite parts of Swiss Days is .  . . 
 the breakfast of pancakes, eggs and ham!
So good!
 We eat . . . 
then we shop!
 And shop.
And shop!
Other things we love about Swiss Days:
 The fun
 photo ops!
 The port-a-potties.
The insane beauty of the Heber Valley!
 The great music.
 
 And the fact that it usually coincides with the first BYU football game!
 
Goodbye Swiss Days for another year
I already can't wait till you are here again!

Friday, September 2, 2011

Bonjour Mackenzie!

She left in March of 2010
 And she came home last night!
Welcome home Sister! Thanks for representing
the Church and the family in France for 18  months!

9.2.11 Flowers

Another nice arrangement.