Sushi Night with New Friends

We didn't have church this last Sunday, so a group of us from church decided to make it a sushi night and we had so much fun. The food was pretty good too! After sushi we all went and made italian cream sodas which were fabulous!

It took a long time to get this picture cause the waitress couldn't figure out my camera.

Our food came by on a train! We were just supposed to grab what we wanted and they counted the plates at the end

My man is the one at the end in case you were wondering. :)

Enjoying our italian cream sodas...Yum!

Chicken Florentine

I tried this recipe out the other night and Tim told me that it was a "masterpiece". I think he kind of liked it. :) I had to share it...
Ingredients:
~2 10 oz. packages frozen chopped spinach (I could only find 16 oz. bags so I got one of those)
~1/4 cup butter
~1 clove garlic, crushed and minced
~dash dried basil
~dash ground thyme
~1/4 cup all-purpose flour
~1/3 cup half-and-half or whipping cream
~5 cups cooked chicken, sliced (or cubed)
~3/4 cup half-and-half or whipping cream
~3/4 cup chicken broth
~slat and pepper
~6 thin slices of ham
~1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation:
Cook spinach according to package instructions, drain well. In a skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter; add minced garlic, basil, and thyme. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, for about 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon flour and blend well. Add 1/3 cup half-and-half and the spinach; simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Put spinach into the bottom of a lightly buttered 2-quart casserole or baking dish. Cover with cooked chicken slices. Over medium low heat, melt remaining butter and blend in remaining flour, stirring until smooth. Gradually stir in 3/4 cup half-and-half and 3/4 cup chicken broth; continue cooking and stirring until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut sliced ham in strips. Add to sauce and pour over chicken. Cover all with grated Parmesan cheese. Bake at 400º for 20 minutes, or until cheese is lightly browned (It took less than 20 minutes for the cheese to brown for me). Enjoy! Serves 6.

Lucky...The Cowardly Lion!

I was given these outfits that someone had used for his dog when it was a puppy and I had a ball putting them on Lucky and taking pictures. I laughed so hard. As you can see she did not find it as humorous as I did. :) I can just imagine what she was thinking...

"Do you really hate me that much?"

"Fine I'll stand here for the picture, just PLEASE take this off when you're done!"

Tim's Little Helpers

Tim and I were able to go to Branson a few weeks ago and when we were there he was going to go and get firewood for Mom and Dad. Nolan and Cy decided they were going to help him. As you can see with this first picture they had a little bit of fun with their work. After they were finished they volunteered Tim to pull them around in what they had used to bring in the wood. I think Tim was having just as much fun as they were.

Here's Cy walking behind Tim and Nolan carrying his own piece of firewood. As you can see it's huge! :)

Nolan was a big help handing Tim the wood. I was surprised with how much he could actually lift.

It was a team effort. Way to go boys!

This was what Cy did most of the time. The pieces were a bit to heavy for him, but he lifted what he could. Mostly he just tromped around.

Here's Nolan getting all excited to go get the wood.

I love this picture of the boys all dressed and ready to get the wood. They all have cheezy grins.

Okay, so Maya didn't help, but I had to put this picture in cause she's just so adorable!

Frisbee Golf Pros...That's Us!

Well, I am not really a pro, Tim isn't either I guess, but we sure had a lot of fun throwing the frisbees and trying to get them to go the right direction. The hardest part was that they kept wanting to curve and then we would end up searching for them in the woods. Not Tim's really, but mine. :) A couple of times we had to fish mine out of the creek nearby. It wasn't all that bad though because the water was down. Good thing. We were able to bring Lucky along and she had a great time running around and sniffing everything. What a good hunting dog she'd make...okay, maybe not, but it was funny watching her jump around and play. Then, towards the end of our game I squatted down to pet her. Not a good idea with a pair of jeans that are old and well worn. When I say well worn I mean WELL worn! They tore right on the seat of them. Yikes! Fortunately it was cool enough outside that I had decided to wear pants underneath my jeans for some extra warmth. So much for the extra warmth.

Look at him go! He's pretty good at it...a great teacher too!

I think I look a little on the girlie side...it's a good thing I am a girl! ;)

I just couldn't resist his charm.

My handsome prince and our hunting hound going for a run.

Oops! Thank goodness for wearing two pairs of pants!

Happy Birthday Honey!

My wonderful hubby turned 25 last Thursday, so I decided we should spend the day together and do something special. After much thought and a great suggestion from Tim we headed off to go bowling. He looked on the internet and found a great place that was smoke free. Another little perk that he found was that after you payed the regular price for two games the rest of the games were only $.99! What a great deal. How could we pass that up. When we got to the bowling alley we discovered that we were the only ones there! We played our first game and were in the middle of our second and Tim says:

"I think I'm going to go buy 5 more games."

My thought was..."FIVE games!? Holy Cow! How is my arm going to stay on after all of that!?"
Instead I said, "Okay honey" After all it was his birthday.

By the end I am pretty sure that I was just trying to get the ball to roll to the other side...forget about actually knocking any pins down! :) It was a lot of fun and even though I was sore the next day, I think it was worth it.

After bowling I took him to one of his favorite places to eat...Oklahoma Joe's BBQ. I'm not a huge BBQ fan, but it WAS really pretty good. All in all, I think it was a success. I love my cute husband!

This was the first game, if you can't tell by my enthusiasm...I'm not pooped out yet.

Look at that form! Wow! What a pro!

Sunshine and Smiles

Lucky and I just had to take advantage of the nice weather a few days ago. It was chilly, but with a light jacket and a camera it was bound to be a perfect day. Lucky enjoyed the walking part and patiently put up with the picture taking. It kind of turned into a mini photo shoot. Here's a taste of the fun we had.