taco pasta salad

So yummy!!! Kids don't approve.

What you need:

1 package (16oz ) spiral pasta
1 lb ground beef
3/4 cup water
1 envelope taco seasoning
2 cups (8oz) shredded cheddar cheese
1 large bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 medium tomato's, chopped
2 cans sliced black olives, drained (small can)
1 bottle (16oz) Catalina salad dressing

What you do:

cook pasta according to package. rinse pasta in cold water and drain.
in a frying pan cook hamburger till no longer pink ], drain.
add water taco seasoning and simmer for 15 minutes
 place pasta in large bowl. add hamburger cheese, bell pepper, onion tomato olives and dressing mix well.
cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

ENJOY!!!

sloppy joe's

Yummy!!!! This recipe has become a favorite. You must try! 2 out of 3 kids approve, Hayden doesn't like hamburger meat.

What you will need:

2 Tablespoon of butter (I think i use 3)
3 whole carrots, shredded
1 small onion, or half of a large one, diced (small in my home)
2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped fine
1 cup water
1 lb lean ground beef
 2 tablespoons brown mustard (i use spicy brown mustard store brand)
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoon chili powder

Directions:

In a frying pan take butter, carrots, onion and garlic. cook down till tender/soft (my kids don't like them to be crunchy. In another frying pan cook up the ground beef till no long pink, drain off. Now add carrots, onion garlic and all other ingredients. cook on medium till bubbles and then simmer for about 10-15 minuets.

ENJOY!!!

extra credit

Emma had an extra credit project to do for school, to make a mobile, its been hanging in her bedroom window for a few months and the sun has faded it. I asked if we could throw away, she didn't want to so we compromised. Take a picture and post on the blog. 

20 little fingers and 20 little toes

 Emma and Peyton love girlie things. 

Very colorful fingers and toes.

We love them all!

a boy and his balloon

Hayden hanging out in the girls with his balloon look a like.

The days of him being the baby are gone and he is now his our little boy.

 (some days its ok to call him little).