first day of school

it has begun..WAHOO!!!!...we started school today.. 7, 4, and 2.. carter ended up barfing so he is home but what a way to start the school year off with a bang.. and yes i have a kid in junior high.. ahhhhh im old.. A-

labor day weekend

 

we had a great but busy labor day weekend.. well first we bought a new/used car well not a car a surburban for our family.. we were so excited to be finally able to upgrade vehicles.. anyway i had lots of practice with the band and we had our first performance on sat in the parade and they did AWESOME....i was so proud of those kids.. we then headed out to my aunt and uncles for a family filled weekend.. we ate a ton of course but had some good time playing and visiting.. the kids had a great time with there couisns and hardly saw them all weekend.. we eneded it monday morning with a yummy breakfast and goodbyes.. i have also been canning like crazy.. u name it and i have probably canned it in the past few weeks.. we had a great weekend.. hope yours was too A-

catch up

needless to say the past few weeks have been CRAZY.... samantha and cameron finished up their last games of soccer and did amazing.. the both did really well this year and are already to start next year.. i think carter will be in the mix too.. wow 3 kids 3 games a week next year.. oh boy.. we also had a great ice cream social for the year end of the season and had a great time.. wyatt had a court of honor for scouts and earned 7 merit badges from scout camp.. good job kiddo.. i had band camp and the kids this year are doing AMAZING... i cant wait for them to show there stuff this year at competetions etc.  it was a busy week but very rewarding as well.. i have also been canning already.. lots of jams and pickles and tomoates and peaches are just about there.. the kids start school in a few weeks which finally means a schedule for this house again.. yes please.. corey will be done with school on sept 6th.. WAHOO.. we made it and i am so proud of him.. who knows what that means but atleast we are done the schooling part..anyway we are on the crazy train right now but hopefully things will calm down just a little soon.. nothing else excting but hope u are all doing well..A-

family pictures

eggplant parm..

so ridleys had there 10 produce bag a few weeks ago and there was eggplant in it.. we have never really eaten it before but i thought we would try it since we like other sqaushes..

so here is what i did.

1 bowl with 3 eggs

1 bowl with bread crumbs. ( i made mine in the food processer with just white bread)

i added italian seasing and garlic powder

so peel and slice ur egg plant.. i got enough thinner slices for 7

dip it into the egg and then the bread crumbs and then pan fry to a couple of minutes.

while ur doing the other peices have the cooked ones rest on a cooling rack ontop of a cookie sheet.  after there all fryed layer them in a 9x13 pan.. cover with ur favorite spagetti sauce and sprinkle with cheese.. bake in 350 oven until cheese is melted.. we had steamed peas from the garden and cinnamin toast as sides.. my kids loved it.. couldnt beleive it but they did.. def doing this one again..A-

chicken fingers and fries

so this is one of those take time meals and it is def not figure freindly but u sometimes just have to splurge and do it.

homemade fries, the key is to fry them twice.. i fry them 1st and then put them in a 300 degree oven while im frying the chicken in its batches. also i put a cooling rake on a cookie sheet in the oven to hold them. once you are done the chicken fry them the second time and dont forget the salt.  sooo good..
chicken fingers are a little messy but so worth it..
start with defrosted chicken and cut it into strips.. coat in egg (just egg) and then into your flour mixture ( i use 2 cups flour, season salt, garlic powder, italian seasoing and sometimes that bottled parmasen cheese).  mix that up and coat your chicken in the flour mixture and fry in batches.. wait till it floats and is brown.. put into the oven with the fries while your getting it all fried.. also make sure u cut through a couple to make sure there fully cooked..
we eat with homemade fry sauce.. i also have a fry daddy which makes this whole process easier.. enjoy.. A-

july 4th weekend

 

so for our 4th of july weekend we stayed home and just hung out as a family.. it was so nice.. we spent the 3rd and went to the dollar movies. i still dont know why we havent done this before.. it cost us 14 bucks for us all to get in.. after ward we went to jimmy johns and split some subs.. so yummy.. they need one in blackfoot.. 4th we just hung out at home cuz it was so crazy around town..we did do fireworks later and the kids enjoyed that.. friday corey took and few kids fishing while i mowed and did some yard work.. then on sat we went as a family.. prob wont be doing that again for a while.. emmett was a little too crazy.. cameron caught a couple fish and corey caught one but they were both too small to keep.. we then came home and enjoyed the air condiitoner..it wasa nice family weekend..A-