Whole wheat Blueberry Muffins

I have been baking these muffins for 30 years.  Today I'm sharing the recipe.
They are delightful.  Not too sweet.  Just a nice touch of Natural sweetness loaded with blueberries.

I do not use muffin wrappers because I like the muffin to be toasted all the way around.


 WHOLE WHEAT BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

1 Cup All- purposed unbleached flour
3/4 Cup Whole Wheat flour *
1/2 tsp (scant) salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 Cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 Cup melted butter
3/4 Cup Sour cream ( Sometimes I use half sour cream/ half plain unsweetened yogurt)
1 1/2 Cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Mix flour, salt and baking powder, sugar together.  In a separate bowl beat eggs, add butter and sour cream/yogurt.  Combine liquid with dry ingredients, stirring only long enough to moisten dry mixture.  Rinse Blueberries, then fold into batter.   Batter will be thick.   GREASE and Fill 12 regular muffin cup pan.   Bake at 400* for 20 minutes  or until toothpick comes out clean from center of muffin.

YUM-YUM    Nice toasted muffins loaded with Blueberries topped with a pat of butter!

Bet you can't eat just one : )

* Whole Wheat flour should be stored in the refrigerator to preserve the natural Vit. E oil.

ENJOY!   

Janita

Copycat recipe for Chipotle's Rice

Nothing like Fresh Cilantro 
to Perk Up Your Day!

After a small little suggestion by one of my daughters while eating at a Chipotle restaurant,  "We should learn how to make their rice that they put in their burritos. "  In total agreement as I was savoring every bite, the challenge was on.

So I snooped around the internet to see if I could come up with any direction.  Most of what I found called for  just a few ingredients and it seemed easy enough.

Last summer I tried it,  I loved it and I have been making it ever since!   It has gotten a 2 thumbs up rating with my family and so I am sharing it with you.  Because we all need a perk me up as we patiently wait for Spring and Summer.   A little green goodness will do it for you every time!

This is my version of: 

Copycat recipe for Chipotle's Rice


 2 1/2 cups of Water
1 cup  Natural Long Grain Brown Rice
1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive oil
1 teaspoon  Jane's Crazy Mixed-Up Salt
1 Tablespoon Lime juice
1/4 cup chopped Cilantro

Add water, rice, olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to medium sauce pan.  Set timer for 35 minutes. Bring rice to a boil then turn down to lowest possible setting and let simmer.  I have a special burner for simmer that works great.   At 35 minutes I check the rice to see how much water is left in the pan.  You need to watch it carefully the last few minutes of cooking so that it doesn't burn.  I have found  My rice usually needs about 5 more minutes to cook until it is tender.  If there is still water covering the rice I let my rice cook for  2 more minutes and then turn off the burner and let it sit with the lid on for the last 3 minutes to finish cooking.  

When rice is cooked to perfection,  remove from heat and add 1 tablespoon of lime juice,  remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt and stir gently.   Place rice in a glass dish and place in refrigerator for about 10-15 minutes to cool slightly.    Add chopped Cilantro and gently stir again.

Taste test to see if you might need another little sprinkling of salt.

Enjoy with your favorite  Taco meat, Cheese, toppings and  tortillas.  

 

Apple Goodie Recipe

God Bless Apples!    You make my Autumn days complete.

You might enjoy more autumn delights here

APPLE GOODIE   Perfect for 2-4 people

3-4 cups Apples pealed and sliced
(Jonagold are good to use. 3 1/2 cups is about perfect )
                            1 cup =  approximately 1large apple
                                                                         
3/4 cup of sugar....... (I use 1/2 cup and it is plenty sweet)*
1 Tablespoon of flour
Cinnamon sprinkled over apples to suit you.

Place sliced apples in your  Greased 9X9 baking dish or a mixing bowl.  Sprinkle apples with desired amount of cinnamon. Mix sugar and flour in a small bowl until combined.  Pour over apples and gently mix.   Pour into Greased baking dish if you have chosen to mix ingredients in a bowl.

TOPPING
1/2 cup Brown Sugar (  I use 1/3 cup) *
Remember the ice-cream is coming later  :)

1/2 cup flour.....  all purpose white or whole wheat
            (I like Whole Wheat * if I have it on hand)

1/8 teaspoon Soda
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oatmeal
 or Quick oats if you don't have Old Fashioned

1/4 cup Butter

Mix dry ingredients together.  Cut in butter with a pastry blender.  Sprinkle over apples and pat down lightly.   Bake 350 degrees 45- 50 minutes.  It will be done when it starts to look bubbly.  Test with a fork to make sure your apples are soft.  4 cups of apples may need a longer baking time.

Call a friend....  Serve warm with Ice cream.

Enjoy.   Eat any leftovers for Breakfast :)
Pretend you are eating a granola bar with fruit!


*You can usually cut the sugar in any recipe by 1/3 without noticing any difference in the recipe.

*Whole wheat flour should be stored in the refrigerator to preserve the Vitamin E contained in the flour.

Celebrating with Pink

 

 

          As in PINK Lemonade Frosting.....  YUM!

 

Add 1 teaspoon of

 Unsweetened Pink Lemonade Kool-Aid

to one container of Vanilla frosting.

 

(the cake mix box said to add the whole package of Kool-Aid

but I did not.... It had plenty of pucker with 1 tsp.)

 

Stir it up.  Watch it turn a lovely pink

 

Spread on top of a Vanilla-Butter Recipe cupcake.

Add the sprinkles that come with the frosting.

 

 

 

Instantly

A happy feeling will come over you :)

 

 

 

 

Now  find someone to share them with

Create a happy day with the ones you love!

 

 

Easter is just around the corner...

I think these would be perfect for our Celebration.

 

Janita

 

 

2013 JANUARY COMFORT- CHOCOLATE

 

 

 

as in Triple Layer Chocolate PIE

 

 

 

Not so pretty but so soothing for the soul.

And it couldn't be easier to make!

Don't be shocked it is just pudding and COOL-Whip,

but it will brighten your day and make you feel special because

 

IT IS PIE after all!

 

 

Triple Layer Chocolate Pie

 

1 OREO Pie Crust (6oz. )

2 Pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Chocolate flavor

 Instant Pudding and Pie filling

 

2 Cups cold Milk  (2% recommended)

I use skim and use a couple TB less milk 

 

1 Tub 8oz. COOL WHIP whipped topping

 

Pour cold milk into large bowl.

Add pudding mix.

Beat with wire whisk 1 minute.

Let puding set for about 5 minutes to thicken.

 

Spoon 1 1/2 Cups of pudding onto bottom of crust.

Gently stir in 1/2 of whipped topping into remaining pudding.

 

Spread over pudding in crust.

Top with remaining whipped topping.

Refrigerate 3 hours or until set.

 

THANK YOU KRAFT FOODS

 

It is a good day to be home....

It is so icy out church was cancelled today.

 

 

 

 Yesterday I finished another block for the

2012 Craftsy BOM

http://www.craftsy.com/classes

Made mine mini.... each little HST is 1 1/2"

 6" center block  

Technique.....Half -Square Triangles (HST)

 

  CHEVRON..

 

I think it looks like snow on the mountains.

I'm doing all my blocks with a winter theme.

In the 2 color scheme... blue and white

 

I am however feeling like a bit of a rebel

as neither of the Feb. BOM looks like the

suggested layout.  A happy rebel however,  as I know

it is OK .... there are no rules!

 

The CREATIVE spirit lives in ME.

 

 

Making snow because we hardly have any snow.

 

Life is GOOD!

I joined the YMCA last week.

I am taking this day to enjoy

Just a little bit of Choc. comfort

 before I die exercising!

 

stay cozy.

Janita

 

 

P.S.     If the above mentioned pie sits in your fridge for a day or two you will notice it getting more delicious as the days go by.... the crust gets kind of

 oooy- goooy- fudgy- like

 as it absorbs some of the moisture from the pudding. 

 

 GOOD TO THE LAST BITE! 

 Promise!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

better than a box chocolate cake

OK here it is...  the recipe for the

 BEST BIRTHDAY CHOCOLATE CAKE

If there is a request for Cake at our Birthday celebrations
 this is the one we always use.

We always do it in a plain ole cake pan.
Yes my children are deprived of fancy cakes,
 but I haven't heard anyone complain. :)
 One taste and you will be hooked!

Sorry no pictures it is not a fancy in the pan cake
but I promise you ,
you will NEVER bake a box chocolate cake  again
after you taste this cake.

 PROMISE! SO MOIST,  SO DELICIOUS!
YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT!

BUTTERLESS, EGGLESS, MILKLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE
(I try to cut sugar and salt in most of my recipes)

3 CUPS  all purpose flour
2 CUPS  white sugar ( I use 1 3/4 cup) edit ...so sorry I just noticed I left out 1 cup sugar in the above parenthesis the amount 1 3/4 cup is now correct
5 TBS cocoa powder
1 tsp salt (I use 1/2 tsp )
2 tsp soda
2 CUPS  cold water
2 TBS. white vinegar
1 CUP vegetable oil (I like Safflower oil but any will do)
2 tsp vanilla

Mix flour and sugar in a large bowl.  Place cocoa, salt and soda in a sifter and sift until empty over flour and sugar. My cocoa is always a bit lumpy and this makes for easier mixing. If you don't have a sifter, mix cocoa with part of the sugar or flour in a small bowl to remove any cocoa lumps before adding it to the large bowl.

Make a well in the dry ingredients add all of liquid ingredients.  Mix well with mixer or wire whisk. I  mix until all is blended about 1 minute.  I use a whisk.

Grease 9X13cake pan .  Pour batter into pan. Push cake batter up into corners of pan a little bit before baking. (it is my secret to a cake that doesn't bake skimpy in the corners and  thick in the center.)

Bake 350*  35-40 minutes until toothpick tests clean. 
When you start to smell the cake it is close to being done.

Allow cake to cool for 10 min then start making your frosting.

 FUDGE FROSTING
1 CUP Brown Sugar
5 TBS Butter
3 TBS milk

1/2 CUP semi sweet chocolate chips  (I use Hersheys)

 In a medium sauce pan bring sugar, oleo and milk to a full boil .
 TURN OFF HEAT, if using electric stove take off burner
Then add 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips.
Stir frosting until chips are melted.

Now beat 3 1/2 minutes with electric mixer on high speed tilting pan towards you to mix.

Frost cake as soon as frosting is done. Cake will still be warm.  Once you pour it on the cake the frosting sets up very quickly. Make it as pretty as you can as quick as you can.

ENJOY!  Serve with MINT CHIP ICE CREAM !!
love someone today!

janita

these are for the sweetwater girls

blessed to be a blessing

If you don't know the sweetwater gals let me introduce you.

in everything they do they put their whole  heart in it.

go see them here

I know you will be blessed.

ZUCCHINI BREAD AND MUFFINS

3 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar ( 1 1/2 cups is sweet enough for us)
1 tsp vanilla

3 cups flour  ( I use 3/4 cup whole wheat flour and 2 1/4 cup white flour)
1/2 tsp salt
2-3 tsp cinnamon (I use 3tsp)
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder

2 cups peeled and grated raw zucchini

Beat eggs , add oil, sugar and vanilla.  Mix well.  Mix dry ingredients and add to batter along with squash. 

Grease 6 muffin cups and fill almost to the top .
 Pour remaining batter in a greased glass bread pan. (8 1/2" X 4 1/2")

Bake at 325   Bread :  60 Minutes or until  a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
                     Muffins : 20 Minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

it's friday but sunday is coming be inspired here

spread a little sunshine today!

HUGS!

janita

Strawberry SURPRISE pie

Today is the day where the love is going to flow out of your kitchen

this pie is going to rock your socks off!

cause this is what pie tastes like in heaven!

I'm just going to tell you  once they will be coming back for more

thank me later in the comment section below :)

for all the step by step pictures go here

so get your list made and get to the store

surprise anyone you love with a strawberry pie

 FIRST THE CRUST

1 cup white flour

1/3 c. oat bran

( found in the hot cereal section of your grocery store... use dry/do not cook) *NOTE

1 long graham cracker crushed

1/2 cup oil

(i use 6 TB margarine melted....trying to save some inches on the dreaded love handles)

2 TB milk

2 TB sugar

Dissolve 2 TB sugar in 2 TB milk

In a small bowl mix flour, oatbran, graham crackers

stir in melted margarine and sugar/milk mixture with a fork just until it all comes together

press  crust against bottom and sides of 9" pie pan

make sure the crust comes up from the edge of the pan forming a ridge (see pic on post above) 

cause you are going to be piling those strawberries sky high in this crust later.

don't fuss to much on this just get it in the pan

you don't want it to be over worked

Prick sides all the way aroundand bottom of pie crust with a fork

Bake 425* for 12 minutes

cool crust completely

*NOTE: if you don't have oat bran just use flour cause I'm pretty sure that was the original recipe before I tweeked it with wholesomeness. 

 NEXT THE FILLING

4 oz cream cheese

2 TB white sugar

4 oz cool whip

(I buy 8 oz cause you might want to serve with a dollop on top)

Mix cream cheese with sugar , fold in cool whip

chill until crust is cool

NOW THE YUMMY GLAZE

1 cup sugar(I USE 3/4 cup)

2 TB cornstarch

1 cup  cold water

3 TB strawberry or raspberry jello

2 tsp Real Lemon Juice

Mix sugar and cornstarch together in small sauce pan.

 Add water

Cook on medium heat stirring continually until mixture comes to a boil

boil for 5 minutes  KEEP STIRRING

Add jello, stir until dissolved

Add 2 tsp Real LEMON juice

Allow to cool

1 QUART STRAWBERRIES

i think this is the heaven part :)

wash and stem strawberries

cut into quarters or halves depending on the size of the strawberry

When glaze is completely cool stir in sliced strawberries

PLUS 2 TABLESPOONS WATER

If you don't have the creamy filling in your crust do it now

then pour in the glazed strawberries

  try to get the majority of the berries turned cut side down

cause when you set this on your table there is going to be some OOOHHHING going on!

Chill for a couple of hours before serving 

IT is going to be so worth it!

I have made this pie for valentines day and teacher appreciation.

Take the remainder of the cool whip (if you bought an 8 oz container) and

spread it on the top of the pie in the shape of a heart.

Add a heart shaped paper doily on the top of your pie covered with saran wrap

 and add a short note of appreciation.

Go share the love

Bless you !

janita

we like it the old fashioned way Wholesome and FRESH!

It's fair time 

 and since I learned to make muffins many moons ago

 when I was just a young chick

In 4-H

I am going to share a recipe that will make your home smell DiVINE on a summer day!

I have served it over and over for family and over night guests .

I have never entered it in the fair but I think 

it is a BLUE RIBBON RECIPE!

enjoy!

BANANA BREAD MUFFINS

1 cup sugar ( I use 3/4 cup and it is plenty sweet)

2 eggs

1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk ( add 1/2 TB white vinegar to milk to sour)

1 cup mashed banana .......approx 2 bananas

( use applesauce to fill the remainder of the cup if you don't have enough bananas)

1/2 cup butter or margarine  melted

( I use 6 TB butter so I can eat more muffins with butter on top melting...  fresh out of the oven YUM)

Mix above ingredients in a medium bowl with a fork or large spoon until blended.

1/2 cup oat bran (find in the hot cereal section at your grocery store/ use dry do not cook)

1 1/2 cup white flour

1 tsp soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp scant salt

combine dry ingredients and add to banana batter mix just until blended.

butter 12 count medium size muffin tin or use paper muffin liners (makes 13 if you use the liners)

Fill muffins cups to 1/2 inch from top using all the batter.

Top with streusel topping

NUT STREUSEL TOPPING

2 TB walnuts chopped fine

2 TB wheat germ

2 TB margarine or butter

3 TB white flour

1 TB Brown sugar

1 TB white sugar

1/4 tsp cinnamon

use a pastry blender to cut in margarine with other ingredients

Press topping into muffins with the back of spoon a little bit.

Your muffin cups will be full to the brim but I promise you they will not overflow into a big mess.

BAKE 325  20-25 minutes

test with a toothpick to determine when they are done. 

To save time, make a batch of streusel topping and store in the refrigerator.

then when you want to whip up a batch of muffins it is all ready to go. 

 while your muffins are baking make a new batch of topping for the next time.

SOUTHERN IOWA FAIR HIGHLIGHTS

NOTE.......if you take a little girl to the fair she will not want to leave

EMERSON  with a   BIG rooster  and a  HOT  rooster.... no smiles from him

Emerson with JJ. 

 the only horse who would come close enough to let her pet him.

We loved looking at all the names of the animals

and if they didn't have a name she named them!.

      sharing ice cold strawberry deliciousness

THUMBS up!

the next best thing to sitting in a BIG tractor...sitting on a small tractor

OOOOOOH  Doggies  IT IS HOT  out here!

she is waiting very patiently for the show to start.

volunteer with eagerness and they might pick you.

she knew they were going to need assistance

 before the show started

and she wanted to be the one chosen.

LUCKY GIRL

welcome to show biz!

jump little doggie

Five little indians in show biz

Now that takes talent........look at that form.

She loved every minute of the fair.

It brings you back to the basics

time together and

making memories!

  next year we'll take you addilyn!

Happy trails little doggies....

summer is going way toooooooo fast

NEXT STOP on the A train....

RAGBRAI    Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa  for 3 days

catch me if you can 

Bryce my husband will be riding his bike,

I will be support while I shop a local quilt shops along the way :)

that's my kind of vacation!

stay cool

janita

      

                                                      

                            

     

Berry Cheesecake Parfaits.... on the Fourth or Anyday...DELICIOUS!

berry cheesecake parfaits

1 pkg. (8oz) philadelphia Neufchatel Cream Cheese

1 1/2 cup cold milk

1 pkg. (3.4 oz) jello Cheesecake or Vanilla flavor Instant Pudding

we use the cheesecake! yum yum!

1 pkg Voortman shortbread swirl cookies crumbled

( they are sugar free I find them with the sugar free food products)

Approx. 3 cups  fresh fruit/ strawberries ,blueberries and bananas

8 oz light cool whip divided

Beat cream cheese with mixer until soft and creamy.  Gradually beat in milk.

Add dry pudding mix; mix well until it starts to thicken

Fold in with a spoon 1/2 of the Cool Whip

Assembly layers:

Place half of cream cheese mixture in 6 parfait cups

(place a good heaping tablespoon in each cup)

half of assorted fruits sliced if needed

crushed cookies

The second half of the cream cheese mixture

assorted fruits

Dollop of remaining cool whip a

top with a sprinkle of crumbs 

You may not need the whole package of cookies,  I just save them in a jar for another time.

Half of my family likes to use Graham cracker crumbs. 

 I make a graham cracker crust , bake it,  crumble it and then store it in a jar.

Once you have made this your family will be asking for it again :)

recipe is from the box of Philadelphia cream cheese

the original recipe said serves 8  you could maybe stretch it by adding more fruit but we think the pudding is divine and we like more pudding in our cup :) so we go with 6 per recipe

What I love about this recipe is it is so easy to make sugar free.  We have some friends who are diabetic.

Just use pudding and cool whip marked sugar free. 

If you are serving it for a dinner party let your guests help you assemble when they arrive.

It is a nice ice breaker and we found out that not everyone likes the same fruit we do.

This dessert is.....LOVED BY YOUNG AND OLD

and just reminds me of Addilyn Grace...

it's little , it's cute, it has just the right sweetness

and you can't get enough of it!

ENJOY!

It is a quiet day here today

 Hope you are having  a wonderful day.

America.......God Bless Thee

until next time

"every good thing I have comes from you" Psalm 16:2

thanks for stopping by

Janita

linking up to sweets-for-saturday #25

Celebrating Easter here on earth......just a taste of heaven

You know heaven is going to be awesome when a day here on earth celebrating the amazing love of God is wonderful from beginning to end.   here are the sweet details.

 The day started with worship....Jesus is the Answer,  Mighty to Save,  Up from the Grave He Arose!     Love has Come




We went to two church services Easter morning even though for weeks I had been telling myself I would only have time for one because of everything I would have to do to get ready for my family coming for lunch and I would also be teaching sunday school for little people that morning.  We were encouraged several times to join in the Easter choir and I stood firm and declined thinking I can not do it this year it's too much.  Then we were asked to participate in another part of the services called "cardboard testimonies". 


this is not our church but you'll get the idea of what we were asked to do here.

Not really wanting to do that either for the same reasons above.  I told Bryce if I had to go he had to go too to a meeting explaining what the pastor wanted us to do.  Reluctantly, We would go, listen to the speal, and then decline. My heart was not in it. I thought,  If I had to drag my husband there he was probably not going to want to do it either. To my surprise, my husband rallied in support of the opportunity,  he knew before many of us what he would put on his cardboard,  I surrendered ... God used me/us.....many were blessed by that part of the service.  and guess what everything else I needed to do for the day got done too.

Amy called at some point I think on Monday after palm sunday and asked, "Can we come for supper on Easter instead of for lunch?" The in-laws for both of the older girls had plans for lunch. The pieces needed to make all of my responsibilities fit without being totally exhausted for Easter were starting to fall in place.  God knew I would need more time.


 In sacrificing what I thought needed to be done and  serving him I found His strength and blessing for the day.    My house was not in perfect order  but it was a perfect day with my family.  I just kept a steady pace did what I had energy and time for  and it was enough.
NOTE to self next year. Easter supper is highly recommended. There was not a rush to get to the next gig.

 The table was beautifully set.....

  I am not sure what I did when I set the table  for the other 20 years prior, probably just your basic necessities but this year  as I was rumaging through some of my fabric in an old trunk I came across some antique fabric that just said easter to me with purple and pink flowers.  So I sewed when I should have been cleaning, and I made 3 table runners with no fabric  left to spare.  They ran across the table making placemats for 6 people rather than down the middle of the table. I  Picked up some purple napkins just as an after thought, that is not what I went to the store for the second time on Saturday, minutes before the store was closing !  I had wanted some fresh flowers for the table but didn't get that accomplished  but without saying anything about flowers,  Ariann went out and picked some sweet little violets and laid them on the napkins and they were the perfect touch.  FREE FRESH FLOWERS! you got to love that on a budget!


The food was amazing .....   I thought no one would be really hungry after eating a big lunch but by 6:00 they were all starving.     We had beef brisket......thank you Sam's club for a free day sans membership fees to come in and buy anything you wanted.      Cheesy potatoes with a new twist........I used 1/2 cup crushed Chicken Stove top stuffing for the topping mixed with 2 Tbs. melted butter because I didn't have anything else ...  Delicious!   I'll be doing that again.       Layered Lettuce Salad......    Texas Toast... and for dessert  Pecan Pie (leftover from the in-laws) and Layered Toffee Cake .    My daughter Ariann said, "When i go to my husbands side of the family and eat  everyone says how good the food is  and it is good don't get me wrong but inside i'm thinking you have no idea how good food is until you have eaten at my family's table. "  That was a huge compliment to me.   I've lived a lot of years with my girls thinking food was nothing special.  Today was special!        

Since I was the main chef the pics of the food did not happen but here is a recipe to share with you.


CHEESY POTATOES
1 Bag shredded frozen hash browns
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup low fat plain yogurt
1- 1 1/2 cups shredded Co Jack cheese
3/4 cup shredded Velvetta cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 Tbs. milk
1 tsp onion powder
1/4 cup melted butter

CRUNCHY topping Mix
1/2 cup heaping Chicken Stove top stuffing mix
2 TB.  melted butter

Butter 9X13 cake pan .  Mix all of ingredients except for crumbs for topping and 2 Tbs. butter in a large bowl.  spread eavenly into cake pan.  Crush  stove top stuffing in a baggie with a rolling pin.  Pour into small bowl and mix with 2 Tbs melted butter.  sprinkle on top of potatoes.

Mix up the night before to allow potatoes to thaw.  Or if you are like me and didn't get to it the night before.   just mix it up and let it set on the counter for a bit (not all day) 1/2 hour to one hour, until it is time to go in the oven. 

Bake  350  for 1hr 15 minutes or until hot.   your family is going to love it.

the reason we celebrate.......
I had a small mystery basket on the table and Emmy and Opa had to try and figure out how
the items in the basket related to the Easter story with some help from the sidelines.

 And we shared the resurrection story with "Holy huevos"  spiritual eggs. We made these when my daughters were little in Sunday school.  Yes  for 15 years we have been storing these goodies!

finally the climax of the celebrating.......time for the hunt....   AND SHE"S OFF!

easter egg hunting in your easter dress just because you can.

      Our new little walking wonder is trying to figure it all out.



MISSION EGG HUNT IS ACCOMPLISHED!

                            
Sunshine after about a week and a half of rainy dreary weather was wonderful.  It was a beautiful day!

                      Together is the best place to be

trying to get just one smile.....

            and the sisterhood continues!

 From the mouth of babes.......( Emmy said it and I know Addilyn was thinking it)...
                                
                               Best day ever!

Thank you Father in heaven for this taste of heaven  in two thousand eleven. 
Today and everyday, Celebrate the Savior!  He is worth it!

Thanks for stopping by!
Janita