many pounds gained, much fun had pt.1

so i am starting off this little post with some cookies. a cookie recipe that will change your life. a cookie recipe that is perfect in every way i believe. proof that there is a God and he loves us evidenced in this cookie.

even peapod is getting in the cookie spirit and trying to take one for the team!and a little post dessert dinner- this is our fav soup: african peanut chicken soup. it may not look super appetizing in this plastic container but it is muy rico!recipe for soup:
2 cans chicken broth
2 cans black beans
2 sweet potatoes, chopped into bite-sized pieces
1 cup salsa
1 onion, chopped
2-3 chicken breasts
1 or 2 cans diced green chiles
1 green pepper, chopped
1/2-2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cans chicken & rice soup

Saute the onion, green pepper & chicken until the chicken is cooked. Add broth & sweet potatoes , & salsa to the pan and cook until the sweet potatoes are soft. Add beans, green chiles, rice soup & peanut butter. Simmer and stir until heated through. *i always double this

off to arizona!
jared, the kiddos and I went to Arizona a couple of weeks ago for a long weekend. our excuse to go down there was that some friends of ours were getting married. but, the real reason was so we could swim, play with my parents, see my sister and her kids, and enjoy the dessert and orange blossom amazingness. it was a great time!
grandkids+nana and papa=serious fun
no adults allowed!kim+jared=cutest kids ever x infinityin my humble opinion the picture below should win an award. cute little mj
easter weekend craziness
i am skipping two major parts of the weekend festivities and will revisit at a later date (soon). now i will focus on the true meaning of family time...
4 computers, one table. (7 computers, one house.)
now here is the for real true meaning of family time- reading the story of the resurrection in the scriptures.easter baskets from the easter bunny!
it was snowy and windy and mass rainy and freezing cold easter morning, so we had to take the hunt inside. here is a great action shot of the hunt-
*i am not sure how i feel about mj's headband here but whatever.
here are the eggs!
now you get my ten for the week (i really owe you 30) but ten for today so we can get to the hand surgeon appointment (more on that later) on time.
i am thankful for...

the resurrection of our Savior
having a house full of family
easter festivities and traditions
a car that makes it to arizona and back
orange blossoms!
general conference
homemade baklava
the emergency room (and other modern medical technology)
weather.com
the desert after being in the snow

more soon, very soon.