Look Out Here We Come!

Red River.....How we all love to get to this little piece of HEAVEN. We love to take a long weekend and enjoy spending time with each other and relaxing. This will be Charlie's first time to this place.. We couldn't go last year since he was so sick. So he is going to get his first taste this year.

Ashley is super excited to do the horse tour this year. I feel like she is old enough to go by herself on the hour long ride. She did have a year worth of riding lessons and knows how to handle a horse. I don't think these horses need much handling though. Ashley is also wanting to get moccasins this year. Something I tell her NO to every year. I may have to give in this time.

The fudge shop..mmmmm
Can't wait to get me some of that sweet creamy fudge, and let the kids pick out a bunch of sugary candy to get them nice and hyper.

And last but not least. Sit out on the deck of the cabin and drink coffee with my MOM in my flannel pj's and smell the crisp cool air. I can see and feel it now.

Look out Red River Here comes the TEXAS family!

Caution Enter at Your Own Risk

Make a Smilebox postcard

HAPPY BIRTHDAY........

Well, this is a HUGE birthday month for us. We have 6 People that are turning a year older. Some are happy about it, but for others not so much. So I thought I would make one HAPPY BIRTHDAY post to everyone at once.

Gavin..Sept 2-Turning 8
Cutter..Sept 5-Turning 6 and He started Kindergarten this Year!
Katie..Sept 13-turning 14
Cody..Sept 16-Turning 20 OH MY GOODNESS CAN YOU BELIEVE IT
Me..Sept 19-Tuning 35
Dad..Sept 24-Turning 60

Hope everyone has a great day on their special day. I'm sure I will be posting Birthday pictures at some point this month.

Favorite Thing Thursdays: Fruit and Yogurt Parfait

OK- When I go to McDonald's the last thing I think about is LOW FAT! But I finally decided to try their Fruit and Yogurt Parfait On Tuesday, and it was REALLY GOOD. And it is on their dollar menu. A bonus! It is made with low fat vanilla yogurt, with lots of strawberries and blueberries, and comes with a pack of crunchy granola to pour on top. All for 160 calories, and 2 grams of fat. That is a great start for the day or a mid-day snack. (Especially if you are trying to loose baby fat for the last 16 mo.) Man what happened to my metabolism! It couldn't be age! Well next time you pull in for a sausage McMuffin (my personal favorite) try this instead. I think you will feel much better about your decision.

Recipe Tuesday: Biscuits

Ok this was my first time to make biscuits. I will make them bigger next time! They turned out a tad small, but they were tasty I must say. I thought this recipe was very easy and didn't take long at all to make. We had them for dinner tonight, and Ashley even liked them! She is my food critic!

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425
In large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
Cut in the shortening
Stir in milk until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.

Turn out onto a floured surface, and knead 15-20 times. Pat or roll dough out to 1 inch thick. Cut biscuits with a large cutter or juice glass dipped in flour. Brush off excess flour, and place onto an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake for 13- 15 minutes or until edges begin to brown.

We had these with Hot Spaghetti (Made with HOT pork sausage) instead of hamburger meat, and fresh steamed squash. It was a YUMMY dinner.

By the way- Ashley was my supper helper tonight and she did a GREAT job measuring out the ingredients. Thank You Ashley for all your help!