Saturday night the kids were begging for marshmallows and we were out of firewood - so we did the next best thing! I tried my friend Miguel's recipe for fish tacos, and wow were they good! It's the most authentic-ly Mexican tasting thing that I've ever managed to cook before, only took 11 years....
We took advantage of the gorgeous weather, and after church Sunday the kids helped Daryle wash the car. They thought this was SO much fun - funny we have done it much before - so we'll have to make this happen a little more often!
Holidays around here for me sometimes don't have that special holiday feel - without the big family gatherings and other various adventures that usually accompany a weekend like Labor Day! But every year God does something to my heart a little bit, and He does it through my children. And I remember how it was when I was a kid, just knowing that the day was a holiday made it FEEL special and exciting, and I want to create those memories for my kids. So we make LOTS of food, and try new recipes, and play games and go to the park and have together time, not even anything all that special, but I know how special it is for them. The girls adore helping me in the kitchen and the boys do too. Our little family is growing in love together and with one another more every day!
Ni'ke's new favorite outfit - a too small romper that shrunk in the wash and she still wants to keep it forever. I was horrified when I found out she made it out of the house to SCHOOL in this outfit the other day - Mommy was at work, and Daddy needs to practice his attention to detail.... :) Thankfully she had a tshirt on underneath, but yowsa - a wee bit short.
These are my mom's famous molasses cookies - they are perfect for every occasion, or for no occasion at all. I always make these for the kids on the first day of school this year, and now I call them back-to-school cookies!
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