Around the house

Addy the chicken whisperer

Fried tofu and cilantro parsley pesto

 I made this tofu tonight and Daron ate not one, not two but THREE slices of the Parmesan crusted tofu! The recipe is here http://ifoundhappy.blogspot.com/2008/08/tofu-parmesan.html 

mason jar drinks - lemonade and crystal light mojito with fresh mint

April Happenings and Whatnot

The family heading to Zoe's Rock Star 7th Birthday Party

My friend Amanda and her husband Fernando moved to Mexico - miss them!

constantly rearranging ugh!

looks like rain

lilac bush - just like in Michigan

Sunset on rocks from backyard

1.50 stools from thrift store -will be painted and redone soon

Perfect height for Addyson

Priceless.

Addy had just gotten out of the shower and did her nightly naked run through the house.  The funniest part is her giggle as she runs, shakes her butt at us and then zooms away.  Tonight I started going through her clothes so instead of putting on a nightgown she put on a blue tank top with gold on the front.  She put it on backwards but I didn't correct her because A. it doesn't really matter and B. She would have yelled no it's noooot.  She overheard me singing "I'm begging you for mercy" as best I could - which isn't very good - but that is beside the point.  I was in her closet sorting clothes and I turn around and see Addy running a comb through her hair, standing in a wide stance, bear butt with a gold emblem sparklin on the back of her blue sweatshirt and she is singing "I'm begging you for Mercy Mercy..." and watching herself boogie in the sliding glass door.

What the???

TALK HIM!!!!!!!!

All the kids were putting the crawfish buckets on their heads.

Addy sing Adele song all the time. She knows all the words. We were both singing the lyrics "there's a fire burning in my soul" and Addy asked what's a soul. That is a tricky one to explain. I said it is not your body but what's inside. What makes you funny, sweet, your soul tells you what to say... Then I had to explain how the fire burning was not literal. She said "good I thought someone was burning up!" She initially thought a soul was a house. Makes sense - a fire burning in the house. We have a fireplace that burns many days in the winter!


Another word that Addy has been using lately is realized. She'll say "Momma you know what I realized?" and I would say "No" and she would say something like I realized the cats meow for food every morning. She also calls me Mom or Momma. I prefer Momma because it sounds so cute when she says it.

Yesterday we went to a crawfish boil in Lake Powell. I have missed crawfish ever since we left Texas. Addy looked at the pile of crawfish and taters and corn and her face said it all! I believe she was thinking something like "hell no I am not eating that!" She did however have fun playing with the crawfish and as you can imagine she said "TALK IT! Talk that one" The folks we shared a table thought we were insane!

No sooner did David and Paula get home they then had to get back in the car and travel to Baton Rouge because Paula's wonderful mom needed hip surgery. I am surprised David and Paula visit us at all - we either all get sick while they are here or someone gets sick or is hospitalized while they are here! I am going to assume it is coincidence and that we aren't cursed! We hope she makes a quick recovery and we miss and love her very much!

My parents with my Uncle Bill and Aunt Jean

Robert, Brian, and Dan so cute!

Cute Family

My Dad's like What? What?

Addy and I went to Lake Powell, Arizona to visit her best friend Isabella.  The girls were so happy to be together and I will be so sad when Isa goes back to Mexico in May.

The other night I was in bed reading a book and Daron and Addy were clipping their nails in the bathroom. The next thing I know they had painted nails. Addy had her toes and fingers done and Daron had his two big toes done. So funny. I told Daron that I couldn't believe he was doing that so late. He asked how long it took them to dry. When I told him he was a bit surprised. Luckily they dried pretty quick we got a kick out of watching them hobble around the living room letting their nails dry.

Grandpa Andrews transported the workbenches/island up from Texas for us and we like them A LOT! In addition, Daron and David made a coffee table with the reclaimed wood from an old old old barn in Kanab. This photo is pre-stain pre-polyurethane.

So Easter Sunday Grandpa took pictures and Daron, Paula and I followed around Addy as she gathered Easter eggs that the Easter bunny hid. I love the photo of Addy searching and Daron, Paula and I huddled together drinking coffee. We had beautiful warm weather and then on Wednesday we had a lot of SNOW. By Friday it was gone luckily the little flowers seemed to have bounced back ok!

Grammy and Grandpa Andrews came for a visit!  We always have a great time when Daron's parents come and visit.  We went to Paria for a barbecue and live blue grass music. Addy showed Grammy and Grandpa the flowers that popped up in our yard.  We moved in in November so we didn't know what the garden/landscape looked like.  It is looking beautiful. Daron and his Dad and Mom all participated somehow in the following-  repaired the ceiling in the guest room and washroom, made the "dog room" door a half door (I'll have to add a photo), built a coffee table from our reclaimed wood, installed some shelves that were in the guest room and now look great in the garage, planted a rose bush, planted flower bulbs, stripped the leftover wallpaper off the guestroom wall, put together the two workbenches that now make up our kitchen island. Grandpa also scheduled Home Depot to come out and give us a bid on our front three windows.  Ours have broken seals which cause condensation and they are not at all energy efficient. The guys came out and Daron and I bought three new fancy schmancy energy efficient windows.  They should be installed in about a month. 

Addy found two horse toys in Grammy's purse!