2023 Blue Jeans Week 8

We had a pretty quiet week with Mr J gone from Wednesday to Saturday for state band.  We were able to go over Saturday and see his state band concert which was amazing!  His last state band performance.  Senior year is going by so quickly.  Take a look at our week....

 Tried a new recipe this week for Shoyu Ramen which is totally out of my wheelhouse, but it wasn't hard, and everyone loved it.  There are benefits to going outside your comfort zone!

One of our dear friends was having a baby shower and requested books, so I ordered her a family classic for us.  We read this every night to the kids before they would go to bed when they were very little, and then they started learning the animal sounds as we read it each night.  Such a sweet book, and so many good memories!  So happy to share it with her and a new generation!

Went to lunch with my friend this week.  Love her.  She is so much fun.  

Quiet week at home with Mr J gone most of the week.  We had a date night and went to a classical piano concert one night, and then one night we stayed home and did a puzzle and finished our audiobook for The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.  We loved it!  

Mr J's state band concert was amazing!!!

Mr J was at state band Wednesday to Saturday with his amazing band director.  We love her!

My parents were able to come over with us and enjoy Mr J's last state band concert.  

Fun picture from Mr and Mrs A.  They went snowboarding for the first time this week. No one was injured, which was good :), and they enjoyed it, but said they prefer snow skiing. Glad they had the experience though!

Thanks for visiting!  Hope you are safe and happy and healthy wherever you are!  Have a great week!

 

2023 Blue Jeans Week 7

We had a good week last week. Had some exciting news for Mr J and enjoyed Valentine's Day.  Take a look at our week....

Ben doesn't do it often, but I enjoy listening to him play the piano. 

Ben reading our book to me. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.  It is the 2nd book in the Thursday Murder Club series, and it is really good and a fun read.

Doing our traditional heart shaped sugar cookies for Valentine's Day.

Some of our creative creations.  

Game this week was a classic for our family Rat-a-tat-cat

Had girls lunch out with my besties this week.  Sure love them!

My beautiful Valentine's Day flowers!

Our yummy Valentine's Day dessert---molten lava cakes from Mel's Kitchen Cafe here.  They are Ben's favorite.  So good!

And Finally!  After he applied way back in August, Mr J got his acceptance letter to BYU for the fall!  3rd generation on both sides and following his 3 sisters there.  So excited for him!!!!

Kind of a sad day Saturday as my kids went to help my mom empty out my grandparents' house.  They worked hard, and it is cleaned out and ready for the new owners.  Sad we will never be back there again.  Lots of good memories!

Thanks for visiting!  Hope you have a great week!  Hope you are safe and healthy and happy wherever you are!

 

2023 Blue Jeans Week 6

First off, Happy Valentine's day!  We had a good week. We had our last parent teacher conferences ever.  That was weird to think about after 4 kids and years of conferences, we are done! So many good teachers have influenced our kids' lives!  So thankful for public school teachers!  Mr J had a few days off school because of conferences, and Ben took one of those off, so we headed to the city for some fun. Take a look at our week...

For our Sunday treat Mr J made a chocolate chip cookie pizza.  Yummy!

Making Valentine's has always been a tradition at our house.  We worked on them this week to get them mailed off to our college kids and Ben's parents.

This kid got his new track shoes today.  Last track season coming up!

My February cake was a chocolate biscoff cake.  Chocolate and biscoff flavored cake, a layer of biscoff filling and chocolate and biscoff frosting.  I did this one is a sheet pan to be different.  Yummy!!

Our day in the city included ice skating.  There were not too many others there at the beginning so that was nice.  We have been coming up to the city to ice skate in February for years.  Another family tradition. 

The town was pained red in honor of the KC Chiefs and the Super Bowl coming up.  Kind of scary looking!  (And Yeah Chiefs for winning the Super Bowl!  People around us set off fireworks as soon as they won Sunday night)

Thanks for visiting!  Hope you are safe and healthy and happy wherever you are!  Have a great week! 

2023 Blue Jeans Week 5

After being gone a week, re-entry can be rough.  It was a good week, though.  Nothing major.  Take a look at our week...

I got home Sunday afternoon, and it was our state's birthday.  Traditionally I always make a sunflower cake to celebrate, but that didn't happen.  Mr J helped me out, though.  He made cupcakes and frosting and had everything ready to go when I got home.  We made sunflower cupcakes instead.  Sure appreciated him taking care of that for me.  Traditions are important!

Our different versions of sunflower cupcakes.  They were yummy!

Got a new cookbook this week.  About a year ago I made my own sour dough starter and am excited to make some more yummy things with it.  

Made this recipe from my new cookbook for sour dough cinnamon chip bread.  Tasted like yummy cinnamon rolls without the frosting.  We liked it!

After being gone, I needed to spend a day cooking and baking to catch up, and my kitchen was a mess!  Lots of good things happening though!

Friday night is pizza night at our house.  Made a new sour dough pizza crust recipe from my new cookbook and a alfredo sauce with chicken and spinach pizza.  So yummy!

For date night this week we finished reading aloud the book The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.  It was a fun read.  Nice date night to cozy up on the couch with blankets and read.

Thanks for visiting!  Hope you are healthy and safe and sound wherever you are!  Have a great week!