Elk Burger

Recently we made some new friends, Mike and Becky. Their daughter Samantha is in Kenni's class. Only a short couple of months ago did we fine out that they live right around the corner from us. Now that our families have become great friends together, they are moving out of state!

A few weeks back Maddi and I were over at Mike and Becky's for lunch and Mike made us elk burgers. Inside the burger he put cream cheese. It was THE BEST burger I have ever had in my life! It was SO JUICY and when you bit into it, it popped and the juices were flowin! I came home and was ranting and raving about this burger to James. We actually had some elk in our freezer from a friend of his so I tired to recreate the magic. I totally and completely failed.

I told Mike that I was mad at him for moving but if he made me an elk burger before he left I wouldn't be so mad. Last night we went over there for dinner and he made elk burgers. This time Mike even made then more delicious by adding bacon bits in with the cream cheese. James was very leery about the burgers and didn't believe me how awesome they were until he bit into his. His didn't have the POP but it was still juicy and very tasty. When I bit into mine on the other hand boy did it POP! Becky and Mike were sitting across the room from me and they heard it! It was pure bliss!!!!! They sent home a burger with me and I ate it for breakfast this morning! I was kind of nervous that it wasn't going to be as good warmed up in the microwave but it was still absolutely wonderful! Super juicy and it even popped!!!!

Now I have just a short time left before they move to learn the art of making an elk burger or I may have to travel a long way just for a good burger! It would totally be worth it though!

The burger before

The burger after I bit into it. Just look at all that yummy cream cheese and bacon bits spilling out!!!!

Spring Sing 2010

The kids had there spring sing at school. I didn't get any good pictures of them standing on stage but I got a good one with Daddy afterward. They all did a really good job singing.

Mother's Day 2010

James threw out his back really bad the Friday before mother's day. He usually gets the kids up mother's day morning and helps them make me breakfast so he wasn't able to do that this year. The kids did make me some very nice crafts at school which I love. The kids and I went to church and they were all excellent which is not common, especially when James isn't there. Little Man was my big helper of the day and he even opened my car door for me. Laura even wrote and sang me a song. The Monday after Kenni's class had muffins for mothers so I got to go and have muffins and apple juice with him. So even though I didn't get my mother's day breakfast it was a great day!

Laura's video (She has a HUGE mosquito bite on her forehead)

Kenni the Architect

Kenni has been quite the little builder lately with Lincoln Logs. He is always so proud of his designs and he does a really great job. I just love a kids imagination!

Little Secretary

Lately Laura and Maddi have been playing school/office. These pics are of Maddi entertaining herself one day while the kids were at school.

Ssssss....

Friday night we went out and took a detour on the way home down a dirt road. All of a sudden James shouted out snake! I totally missed it (as always) but I was really paying attention to the road. We backed up to get a look at it and sure enough there it was! Dead fortunately. Laura was freaking out the whole time we were backing up because she didn't want to see it so that in turn had Maddi scared also. Since it was dead so I rolled down the window to get a better picture and Laura really didn't like that. I have no idea what kind of snake it is either. All I know is it is dead and not able to come near me!

Cowtown Boots

Saturday we went down to Tucson to Sam's club for our yearly stock up shopping. On the way down we stopped into the Cowtown Boot store and got the kids some cowboy boots. The boys also got a cowboy hat. Laura already has boots and a hat so she got a snazzy belt. It took the boys forever to find boots that they liked the look and feel of. Little Man kept saying every pair he tried on was slanted. His old boots were so wore down and flat he didn't realize that cowboy boots are slanted. Kenni really wanted a pair that was "ostrich" because they were kind of orange but they were too big on him. Thank goodness too because I thought they were UGLY! Kenni ended up with a pair that are "snakeskin" so not that much better than ostrich but not as bright. Maddi had a hard time finding some too. She kept wanting a pair that was in the baby sizes. She went back and forth between two pair and ended up with a brown pair. They all look really cool!
After boots it was on to Sam's Club. After several hours of shopping there we were finally on our way home. Of course we were all starving. We were driving along looking for the way back to the freeway and also something to eat. I was also just site seeing because that is what I love to do. All of a sudden James Sr. yells out Jimmy John's and pulls into the parking lot. Jimmy John's for those of you who don't know is the best sub shop in the world. We had one by where we used to live in IL and ate there frequently. I knew that there were a couple in Tucson but what are the chances of us just passing one by? So of course we had to eat there and it was wonderful! Laura was very excited also because she actually remembers eating there and she ended up eating her whole sandwich and the other 1/2 of Maddi's!