Pool's Open

....and Danny and Jeanie "claim" the water is warm!!

My New Favorite Bar

I happened to have minature marshmallows AND Rice Krispies so decided to make this bar. I got this recipe from Auntie Mary. Unfortunately, I forgot to put this in the family cookbook. I love it!

Double Chocolate Crumble Bar

½ cup butter
¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup flour
2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cups miniature marshmallows
6 oz. chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter
1 ½ cup Rice Krispies

Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Stir into egg mixture. Spread into bottom of ungreased 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle marshmallows evenly on top. Bake 3 minutes more. Cool. In small saucepan combine chocolate chips and peanut butter. Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in cereal. Spread. Chill.

June 1st

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Actually it's June 2nd. It rained yesterday. Today's assignment is to go take a picture of your home. Years from now you will be glad you did.

We are making a family cookbook and would like to put a picture of the home we were all raised in on the cover. Unfortunately we don't have a real good picture of the original home. Before changes and addition. My oldest brother is a photographer so I know he will do wonders with the picture we do have.

I have thought about taking a picture a month for a year just to see the season changes. I meant to start yesterday the first, but I guess I will do it on the second of the month instead.

Knitting Therapy

I finished Orrin's sweater. It came a little big but hopefully he can still wear it in the fall. The sweater pattern is free from thebrownstitch.com. I used a hat pattern I had for the hat.

Only Dan

The girls have been complaining about Danny's "gross mustache". So Dad finally took out his electric razor and shaved Danny's peach fuzz clean. A little later he came into the living room sporting this pen mustache saying, "I miss my mustache."

Day at the Zoo

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Checking out the temperature gauge on this "cool" stroller.

We enjoyed a beautiful day at the zoo. Kendall enjoyed napping all day in her stroller. Poor thing didn't get to see any of the animals! I guess Dad didn't take too many pictures.