FISH in the Crock-Pot!??!

Yes, I cooked fish in the Crock-Pot! It was yummy and easy...what more could you ask for? You wrap each fillet (I chose Tilapia) topped with the "mixture" in foil. Put it in the Crock-Pot, on high, for about 4 hours.

It turned out perfect. I made it once before and it was also perfect. The recipe is from the blog at the right called "A Year of Crock-Potting". She has tons of other great recipes. I've tried several, but this one was the best.

Of course, Nathan has a Peanut Butter sandwich. I won't even go there...

Kyle is acting like a pain in the rear. He is tired of me always taking pictures. He really did like the fish, he ate 2 fillets.

My dear Husband also being a pain in the butt! The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. SO...try the fish and let me know if you like it...

What Did YOU Do Today??

Darrell and Kyle played ping-pong. I forgot to ask who ended up winning, but the competition was getting fierce!!

Darrell, Kyle, and I went to Huntington Beach and had lunch and celebrated Zachary's 2nd Birthday!

Early this morning, I drove Nathan to Lake Elsinore to spend the weekend with Eldon (on the left) to continue his birthday celebration. In our family, we celebrate birthdays for several days...not just one day! Their friend Jake is on the right, he was on Nathan's travel baseball team last year and was also in Eldon's class at school.

Zachary Bennett Groff turned two years old this week, he belongs to Darrell's brother and his wife. He is going to be a big brother soon...maybe it'll be a girl. Darrell's parents have 2 sons and 3 grandsons right now...would they know what to do with a girl?? Pink. Ribbons. Dolls...

Darrell and Mini-Darrell (Mini-Darrell is actually taller that Darrell) driving to Joe's Crab Shack in Newport Beach for dinner. SO DELICIOUS!! Kyle is getting a bad cold or his allergies are bugging him, so he is cranky, but still cute!!

So, we spent about 4 or 5 hours on the road today. What did YOU do today? Please tell me.

Sorry my pictures are TOTALLY out of order, I'm still getting the hang of this new camera!

Tomorrow is 4 baseball games in 2 different cities...I love being a Mommy!

Rock Band...Oh, Ya Baby!!

Tonight we went to dinner for Eldon's birthday! I cannot believe he and Nathan are 10 years old! First, Tanya took them to play LaserTag and then the whole family, and some of Eldon's friends, met for dinner and cake. We had fun, but I didn't think to bring my camera.

When we got home the neighbors came over and played Rock Band. It's hysterical to watch them play, they are all so serious. We have daily "jam sessions" at our house with a variety of kids, young and old. I must go now and tell them to "TURN IT DOWN!!" I think that means I'm old, right?

Hey...TURKEY!!!

Today was "put the turkeys out" day at my house. The Jack-O-Lanterns are packed away in the attic and the turkeys are proudly on display. I am making Thanksgiving dinner here on the Sunday before the holiday as we will be in Vegas the whole 4 day weekend for a baseball tournament for Nathan.

President-Elect Obama

Congratulations to President-Elect Obama. I have liked him since I first saw him on Oprah a couple of years ago. Change is coming...
YES, WE CAN!!

Entertainment by Molly Mo!

Many of you know that Kyle begged me for about 12 years to get a dog...and I always said NO...and I had really good reasons (excuses)...and then Nate started begging...so finally we said YES. After a sad search, we ended up with Molly (full name is Molly Mo StinkyButt, but we usually call her Poopie) and can I say she provides so much love and entertainment, I'm not sure how we got along without her! Here she is with the boys this morning in their baseball uniforms...SO CUTE. And I gave her a yogurt container to play with and she walked around with it over her nose and cried because she couldn't find a place to hide it...TOO CUTE! So, go ahead and get a dog...alot of work, but she adds so much to our family!

Trick-Or-Treat??!!

We had such a fun time last night, and we all have a candy hangover to prove it!! I made my famous homemade chili and the Butlers (our neighbors), the Lopez's (friends from school), and my Mom and Larry came over. Totally low-key and relaxing. So, you can see the kids just raided the "dress-up box" before going trick-or-treating and this is what they came up with. Nathan came home, dumped out his candy, and divided it into 3 gallon zip-loc bags...and they are full. TOO. MUCH. CANDY.