So I am a little lazy,

Here is some pics of my kids for my family members who have been very patient. Sorry, I know you love them too.

Claire's Dance Recital was a hit. The theme was UTAH, and she is Cherry Hill. How cute. She really performed well. I hope you can see it, but she is in the middle most of the time. I was trying hard to get her.

Salsa

I got this recipie from my Sister-in-Laws, so I don't take a lot of credit. I did make a few adjustments so I'll add those too.

2 big cans whole tomatoes mostly drained.
1/2 yellow pepper (I just do the whole thing)
1/2 Jalepeno no seeds ( add a few seeds for heat if you like)
1/3 Annehiem pepper (more for heat if you like)
pulse together in a blender or processor

add
1 t cummin
1 T Lime (We like more than that)
1 T brown sugar
2 cloves garlic (again I like more)
chopped green onions ( I like almost the whole bunch)
garlic salt
salt to taste
pepper if you like
Chopped Cilantro ( 1/2 a bunch, becuase Dave is not a huge fan)

If you cook tomatillos and add them its really good too.
Pulse again and serve.
Add some more lime or Fruit Fresh is you are not serving right a way.
Chuncks of avacado are really good too.
If things are too hot add a little more sugar.
But let it set for a while before you really decide, it needs to meld together.

Mother's Day, or why we should let it go

I'm in favor of forgetting Mother's day. Really, it s just a lot of stress and no one gets to do what they want to celebrate which is , have a nap, read a really shallow book, have lunch, get a pedicure, have a perfectly clean house, a thoughtful gift and card from each child and husband, and watch a shallow chick flick. Doesn't that sound awesome! Instead we race around trying to make sure the Mother's in our lives know we appreciate them (which we really truly do), clean up after the disastrous breakfast, (how does batter end up on the ceiling?) and get a wilted petunia at church where all of our kids act out.
I know that sounds very shallow and ungrateful, but really, I just want a nap.

Owie

My poor baby, it makes me cry just looking at the pictures. And this is after 3 or 4 days.

Jay, Tommy and Me

Almost every night, Tommy wakes up at 10:30. It is like clockwork. I'd say 5 out of 7 nights. He gets up, walks out and climbs on the couch with me. He is asleep as soon as he is on the couch. So I've gotten in the habit of waiting to watch Jay Leno's monolouge becuase the chance is good I'm just going to get up to put my boy back in bed. Here he is fast asleep on the couch. He even slept through the flash.

Why I almost became a Vegetarian

Yesterday at the grocery store Tommy and I passed some salmon being put out. I commented on how pretty the color was and how yummy it probably tasted. Then Tommy in a loud voice asked,
Mommy is the salmon dead?
Yes the salmon is dead.
Did we shoot it with a gun?
No
Did we shoot it with a bow and arrows (add in sound effects in your head)
No, the fish just died after it got out of the water.
Oh, so we don't want to eat it while it's alive huh.
(Add in the muffled laughter of 3 or 4 shoppers listening in)
No Tom, I don't want to eat it while it's alive.
So anyway, I decided not to get any salmon this time.

Family pictures (all right I'm bragging)

Okay, my family is amazingly good looking. Now since all of you who are invited to view this are pretty much related to us you will have to agree. I'm really glad Jenny thought to have pictures on the lagoon trail. I think they really turned out.