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My angel boy

The preschool Jack goes to is run by a baptist church. We've been so pleased with the way they've run their program and all the things taught there. Everyone is very friendly and I know the kids are in an environment learning good Christian fundamentals. The kids have brought home some pretty interesting things in the past but this one takes the cake:
I love it! I move it around the house so when I open a drawer or cupboard there's my angel Jack peeking out at me.

Yellow Pepper Soup

Because as Ellisa says, "It's not really fall until you make a batch of yellow pepper soup."







Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. olive or vegetable oil

6 cups chicken broth

1 Tbsp. butter or margarine (opt.)

1 bay leaf

6 medium sweet yellow peppers cut into 1 inch pieces

½ tsp. salt (opt)

¼ tsp. pepper

1 large onion, diced

1 cup buttermilk

1 medium potato, peeled and quartered

sour cream

1 garlic clove, minced s

nipped chives (opt)

Directions:

Heat oil and butter in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; sauté the peppers, onion, potato and garlic until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add broth, bay leaf, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf. Cool slightly. Puree in batches in a blender. Return to pan. Stir in buttermilk; heat through. Serve hot or cold. Garnish with sour cream and chives. Yield: 3 quarts (12 servings)

Two Little Monkeys

Jack and Nathan got the cutest matching monkey jammies. Enjoy the pictures of our silly little boys.

What's For Dinner?

Here's the menu for a couple of weeks:

M: Ham linguine
Tu: Corn dogs
W: Lasagna
Th: Baked potato soup
F: Fajitas
Sa: Papa John's (courtesy of the Johnson's... thanks guys!)
Su: Chicken & cashew stir-fry

M: Sloppy joes
Tu: Chuck E. Cheese (per the birthday boy's request)
W: Crock pot stroganoff
Th: Stuffed squash
F: Chicken cutlet BLT's
Sa: Leftovers
Su: Yellow pepper soup

1st Day of Preschool

Jack started preschool on Sept. 8 and is loving every minute of it. Here he is on his first day:

Cool backpack, dude.

Nathan wishes he could go too!

At school