Thursday, February 14, 2013

Enoch's 8th Birthday

Sunday the 3rd, out oldest child turned 8 years old. He is such a great kid and we love having him in our family. He is super excited to be 8 years old and be getting baptized. He is a little nervous but also really happy about it. For Enoch's birthday dinner he wanted Sushi. I spent an entire day cooking and preparing sushi for this boy. I must love him a whole lot :)
 Cucumber and green onions
 Chicken strips with Panko bread crumbs-fried
 Sushi rice-lots of this
 Finished product included-spicy mayo, teriyaki chicken rolls,
 Philadelphia chicken rolls, CA rolls, teriyaki salmon rolls, tempura sweet potatoes,
 tempura shrimp and bacon rolls,
 Strawberry and tangerine spiced salad with lime and orange zest
 more shrimp tempura rolls
 tempura sweet potatoes
 People-Uncle Dave and baby Dex
 The cute Anderson family with Ethne, Lacey, Dave and Dex
 Ezra and his sweet little face.
 Uncle Neil
 My beautiful Devils Food Cake cupcakes with chocolate ganache, toffee and meringue caramel buttercream frosting-these bad boys are more than just a cupcake. They are 5 recipes in one cupcake. Amazing. Not as beautiful as Jacquie's(she taught me) but they sure did taste as good.
 Enoch opening gifts-money!!

 beautiful Camilla who is leaving for her mission next month. We are going to miss her.
 Linkology game-Fun!

 Brothers-reading card from Aunt Amber and gang. Yea for more books to read.
 Eating cupcakes which Dex called Dinner :)
 blowing out matches since we somehow managed to loose the only candle we found in Grandmommy's house.
 All together-This is what Birthday's are about. People you love getting together. Missing those of you not here, but not gonna lie-we had FUN without you! ha ha-just teasing. At the end of the night we played Enoch's new Linkology game and talked and laughed and really enjoyed each other. Happy Birthday Enoch, We love you lots. You are one special boy and we love having you in our family.

It's Been An Ethne Morning


This morning has been full of Ethne quotes. She has really been cracking me up.

Ethne: Mom, how do eggs blow on dey self?
Me: They don't. Why do you think they do?
Ethne: Because I blew on my egg and it blew back. How does it do that?

Ethne: mom, this food is yumalicious.
ME: What is yumalicious?
Ethne: It's food dat's good and not bad. It's healfy food. They want us to jus eat healfy food dat's good for us.
Me: who does?
Ethne: Jesus

Ethne: why do people bring der stuff dat's not real to de zoo?
Me: what stuff?
Ethne: stuff dats not real like babies and stuff?
Me: You mean like dolls?
Ethne: Yes.
Me: They just bring it because it's fun and they like it. Would you like to bring baby Camilla to the zoo?
Ethne: Yes.
Me:  :) I thought so.

Ethne: mom, who's in ya heart? Mom, who's in ya heart?
Me: who is in my heart?
Ethne: JESUS
me: oh, guess who else is in my heart?
Ethne: who?
Me: you
Ethne: but how did I get inside your body cause I'm right hea-uh....

Ethne: mom will you get me some mor-uh sireal?
Me: in just a minute I am trying to get this squash cut up and in the pan
Ethne: um, mom we-mem-buh I like it wraw?
Me: yes but I am making butternut squash pancakes so I need to cook it
Ethne: ew
Me: it's not really a proper pancake it's more like a savory crepe
Ethne: what?
Me: it's not really a proper pancake it's more like a savory crepe
Ethne: WHAT?
Me: Ethne, I just told you
Ethne: Yeah but my ea-uhs are tie-ud so I can't he-uh yo