a little bit of vacay & patty's day

We went to California last weekend!

It was a wonderful, much needed break all four of us needed.

Jarred & Shelby were so much fun to vacation with.

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We all got awesome ab workouts just from all the laughing we did.

Golden Gate Bridge

Our hotel in San Jose

A winery we visited...yum!

Speaking of yum!

We had the most amazing food the whole time we were in California.

We didn't have a 'bad' meal.

This is grilled mahi mahi with mango salsa.

I way overindulged, but it was so worth it, I was on vacation :)

Jillian was waiting for me when I got back...teehee!

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There is a quick peek into our trip.

I have a million pictures!

I will post more soon, but today I must catch up on laundry, dishes and cleaning.

We missed the kids so much, so I'll be spending the day playing and celebrating St. Patty's Day!

We are planning to do some fun stuff with green and eat green foods :))

Happy St. Patricks Day Y'all!!

What is wrong with these pictures?

Goofy girl~

You have been potty trained for over two years now.

Oh, the diaper goes on the inside of your pants.

My Mini Me

I was looking through my pictures the other day and came across this picture of Layla & I.

I just love this little girl. She makes me so happy!

I can't believe that she will be going to kindergarten in the fall.

all about the eyebrows

Hayden is learning and exploring facial expressions.

This is his grumpy face! Time for a nap :)

Happy Birthday Gina!

I love my sister-in-law Gina.

{Gary's sister}

I miss her so much!

We don't get to hang out as often as I'd like.

These pictures were taken when she graduated from high school 13 years ago.

Oh the memories!

We were crazy goofy girls and we still are!

We love you Gina :)

'shrooms

Gary is a huge mushroom fan.

His favorite thing ever...stuffed mushrooms.

Me...uughhh. Not a mushroom fan.

It is a consistency thing, and to me they are slimy. But they are growing on me.

I took the stems out of 12 mushrooms and stuffed them full of stuff.

The Stuff = chopped artichoke hearts, chopped roasted red peppers, chopped onions, cilantro and bread crumbs. [sorry i didn't measure anything] I also added salt, pepper, cumin and Cajun spices.

I baked them for about 20 minutes at 350.

Then, I topped them with shredded Cheddar/Monterrey jack cheeses and baked for another 5 minutes.

I tried my concoction and actually liked it.

Do you have a good stuffed mushroom recipe?