BBQ

Kimball's Mother passed away in January of this year from cancer. Her funeral was a wonderful celebration of family togetherness. It was nice once again to reunite with family for a BBQ at Mari's house.

End of the School Year

I enjoyed going to Joe's end of the year program. He did such a great job in school. This year has been a good one. His teacher was wonderful and made learning so much fun. School isn't always easy for Joe because of his Tourette Syndrome. Often times his tics interfere with reading and writing. However, we made it through another year.



Joe poses with his drawing of the inside of his body.



This month is Tourette Syndrome Awareness month! I will be going to my first support group meeting in a couple of weeks. I am excited for Joe to be able to meet other kids that live with TS.

Preschool Graduation

I don't think I realized how much energy Eli has until I watched him at his program. He was so excited he couldn't contain himself. We love you little buddy!

Class of 2010

Sarah was able to play her saxophone with her fellow band members one last time. This was her band teacher's last year. He is going to Colorado to get a Master's Degree.



Sarah graduated with honors. We are so proud of her.

Welcome home

This is what awaits me whenever I return home from running errands, Angelina looking through the cat door into the garage, excited to see me. Of course, bunny has to take a peek too! That was actually Faith's bunny for Christmas, but Angelina decided she liked it and now it is one of her favorites.

Linguine with Brooklyn Red Clam Sauce

It is rare to find a dinner recipe that everyone in the family enjoys eating. This is one of those rare finds. I found this recipe from Mark Strausman, owner of the New York restaurant, Campagna. I have changed it slightly. Have you ever checked out the Tastebook website? I have been over there compiling a book of our family favorite recipes. This recipe will definately be in the book. I am hoping to have the book finished to send with my children when they leave home.

1 pound Linguine
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
2 six ounce cans chopped clams with their juice
1/4 cup cooking white wine
1 can diced or crushed tomatoes
1/4 tsp.red pepper flakes
1 tsp. parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

In a large covered pot, cook the noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, make the sauce. Over medium heat cook the garlic until golden brown in the olive oil. Then add the clams and their juice, the cooking wine, tomatoes, (if you don't like chunks, pulse in the blender), the parsley, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Remember, the clams will be salty. Simmer about 5 minutes. Drain the noodles when done and serve with sauce and freshly grated parmesan cheese. The sauce will be thin, so don't be alarmed. Serves 4-6.

Delicious!

20 Years!

Kimball & I just celebrated 20 years of marriage on May 15th. It is hard to believe that I have spent more time with him in my life than I have without him! Unfortunately, we were apart on our anniversary. He went to his brother's graduation in Wyoming. So, Heather and I stayed up late and watched North & South. We streamed it using Netflix. Wonderful movie. We both loved it! Thanks for 20 wonderful years and six beautiful children!

Sarah

Wow! Time has passed so quickly. I can't believe my oldest will be graduating from High School in one week. It seems like only yesterday that I was graduating.

Love Sac

Heather's nickname for Faith is the Love Sac. For some reason it seems to fit. So here is a recent picture of our little love sac. She is 6 months old in this picture.

Blueberries and Big Bird

You gotta love this sweet picture of Angelina feeding dried blueberries to Big Bird in her high chair. She is a little Mom in the making...always feeding her stuffed animals and wiping their bottoms with baby wipes...just what I do!