2.16.11

i made pb pie today, one of my favorites.

2.15.11

so my babe is still not feeling well and today is his birthday.

this is why there is only a picture of his birthday dinner, which

i was very happy that he felt good enough to eat. he requested

breakfast with "real bacon".

2.14.11

it's love day! johnny is still not feeling well. i made the kids

heart pancakes for breakfast and got them each an outfit

and a box of chocolates. i love my family.

dinner was a heart shaped pizza

2.13.11

this can only mean one thing....

our daddy is sick. fever, chills, stomach pain, headache....

it's no fun.

2.12.11

to celebrate johnny's birthday we met josh and liz at roy's. liz is not a seafood fan and so we were very happy that she came with us. we enjoyed each other's company and the delicious food. i had butterfish, johnny and josh had sea bass and liz had what i think was steak...i'm not sure, she asked them to prepare it "burnt". the sushi rolls were amazing and of course their flourless chocolate cake for desert was divine as always. johnny wasn't feeling all that great after dinner so we went home.

2.11.11

johnny and connor went to red rock for an overnighter

with the older scouts from our ward. it was a cold night

and i don't think either of them slept hardly at all.

connor came home excited to tell me about

the huge carcase of some type he spotted.

he made a thin mint smore and ate a fire

roasted licorice. that boy loves to camp!

2.10.11

the activity day girls came over today...they are so cute.

we made journal jars and brownie pops.

i was released from cub scouts and made an activity day

girl leader a little over a month ago and i love it. i have

kenna in my group and i love watching her with her friends.

2.9.11

today i took natalie to red velvet cafe for her birthday.

the food was really good and the cookies were awesome

and they are only 160 calories for 6 of them!

2.8.11

coming home

a full day of flying...ft. lauderdale, houston, then vegas.

2.7.11

on monday we rented a car and drove 45 minutes to san juan

(puerto rico's capital).

i loved the streets of old san juan.

catedral de san juan

"el morro"

is a fort that was built in the early 1500's to protect san juan

from invaders coming in ships en route to the new world from

europe. it's massive and impressive!

this is the restaurant we ate at for lunch,

"cafe del punto". we shared an order of "mofongo",

a traditional puerto rican dish. a must, if you go!

it was dilicioso! (Monfongo is made by mashing

tostones (twice fried plantains) with garlic, olive oil, and bacon.)

ours came with chicken on top and was served with a side of

rice and beans. yummy!!! i hope to attempt to make it soon.

the other thing that i loved about old san juan were the doors

after walking around all day we went back to the hotel

and relaxed on the beach. johnny got in the water, it was

too cold for me. it looked fun though.

2.6.11

he was just chillin' with all of us at the pool;

he was huge!!!

our toughest choice of the day...

pool or beach.

both were only 20 feet from each other

so we gave in and did both

2.5.11

this is a little bakery right down the hill from the resort...

it was yummy.

we ordered sandwiches to take with us on our

hike in the "el yunque" rainforest.

this is the rain forest. it was beautiful. we hiked to the

waterfall and on the way back it started to pour;

just like in the movies. it was totally clear and then

wham...pouring rain, in a matter of 30 seconds, we were drenched.

it was awesome!

2.4.11

we landed in ft. lauderdale around midnight and didn't

leave for puerto rico until after 8am.

johnny slept on the floor, i slept in a chair

this is where we lived for 5 days

our first day there we took a nap, checked out the facilities

of our hotel and then ate dinner at the tiki bar outside by

the beach. we were starving