Jacob's Oreo

Jacob ate his first Oreo today (at least as far as I know - we've had a lot of Oreo's around this weekend). This picture doesn't do how he really looked justice but I'm sure you can imagine the rest. Oreo's are not a clean kid treat.

Darren's BBQ pork

One of the things that Darren does occasionally is watch the food network. And one of the things he saw on the food network was how to make BBQ pork. So now every once in a while, especially on Sundays, we have BBQ pork. We put the roast in the crock pot for at least 8 hours, sometimes more, and when it's done Darren mixes BBQ sauce and other special ingredients until he has a masterpiece. Today I put a roast in the crock pot thinking it was a beef roast. When it was done we realized it was a pork roast. Darren was excited. He worked his magic on it and we all enjoyed a delicious BBQ pork dinner. His parents and nephew, Carson, were also here so they got to enjoy it as well. (Well, Carson was sick yesterday so he ate a ham sandwich and the rest of us had pork.) Oh, one more thing I almost forgot. Part of the cooking process is to separate the big pieces of fat out of the meat. While Darren was doing that and Carl was watching Darren said, "It's a good thing Carrie isn't doing this." Carl started laughing and said he was just thinking the same thing. So there you go, Carrie, they were thinking about you. (Carrie doesn't like fat on meat.)

The front of our house

This is what the front of our house looks like now. I thought I would post it so you all could give more ideas on what to do with it.

Three brothers

Tracie and I came home from a morning run this morning and this is what I found. All three boys playing together on the top bunk of the bunk beds. It was so cute I couln't resist taking a picture. It's wonderful to see them play together and enjoy their brothers. That doesn't happen all the time at our house.

Darren's new hairstlye

Darren has gone since the end of April without cutting his hair. (Except for a little trim around the ears.) It's getting pretty long. Now he needs to figure out how to style it. He tried some new stlyes out last night. He needs all of you to vote on which one you like best.

Busy day

We had a very productive day yesterday in our yard. Tracie and I weeded the entire yard. (and it really needed it. How do weeds grow so fast but all the good plants don't?) Then we rented a roto tiller (not sure that is spelled correctly) and got the garden ready for planting. Jon Long let us use his truck to transport the tiller and even did the driving and helped load and unload. So to pay him back we washed his truck. And since we were already washing we washed my car and Tracie's car (Darren's car wasn't around so his didn't get done). That afternoon Jon came back again with his truck and Darren and Jon pulled up the juniper bushes in the front of our house. That was a lot of work. Those things are tough. We still have a lot to do but I think we crammed enough into one day. Now we have to decide what to do in place of the juniper bushes. Anyone got some good ideas?

Mother's Day

I know there will be a lot of Mother's Day posts on blogs today but that is because mother's are so special. My mother's day was great. Kevin made me a card and painted a flower pot at school. Darren, Ethan, and Jacob gave me some Godiva chocolates that Darren got in Louisiana. Those are some good chocolates. Tracie gave me a pancake griddle. Both boys made me a decorated soup can at daycare. I got a flower at church and one at the grocery store yesterday. So I was spoiled. Plus Darren got up with Jacob first thing this morning. That was a great present. I would also like to wish a happy Mother's Day to my mom and mother in law. They are both great women and are a great influence in mine and my family's lives. Thanks, Moms!

I have decided to start a blog so I could fit in with everyone else. I am calling it A Sunday Treat because I know I will not update it every few days. Once a week sounds good to me. Anyway, Friday I got to go to Kevin's first grade play called Oceans of Fun. He was a clown fish. It was a great play with fun songs/dances and cute kids. Kevin had two lines in the play but can also quote many other peoples lines, too, as we have been hearing all day. He has also been teaching Ethan the lines. Kevin's lines were "Well, this is going well" and "Friends what are you thinking. Hello, you're a shark. Remember, you have 3000 teeth!" I also put a picture of Jacob in there so he wouldn't feel left out.