Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Homemade Refrigerator Pickles...



A few weeks back I made some wonderful homemade refrigerator pickles. YUM!
My girls and I are huge pickle eaters. 
One jar was made with garlic and two dill ones. 

So Easy!

Ingredients

  • 6 cups thinly sliced pickling cucumbers (about 2 pounds)
  • 2 cups thinly sliced onion
  • 1 1/2 cups white vinegar
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Preparation

Place 3 cups cucumber in a medium glass bowl; top with 1 cup onion. Repeat procedure with the remaining 3 cups cucumber and remaining 1 cup onion.
Combine vinegar and remaining ingredients in a small saucepan; stir well. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute. Pour over cucumber mixture; let cool. Cover and chill at least 4 days.
Note: Pickles may be stored in the refrigerator for up to one month.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Summertime Cook out...




I love love love this time of year. 
No mosquitos yet... and finally warm enough to spend our days outside. Skin kissed by the sun, my girls with slightly sunburned cheeks (yes i put on sunscreen), and a backyard campfire. 

ahhhhh....
Hope your Tuesday is great.
We are heading to school for last week activities. 

; )

Monday, May 26, 2014

Memorial Day Weekend... Circus Fun!!











Thanks to our good friends for coming over Friday and spending a great day with us. We had pizza, strawberry lemonade and cotton candy for lunch. Played with water balloons, did shimmer tatoos and then walked to the circus and saw a great show. 

It was wonderful.

What a great way to start the weekend. 
Happy Monday!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Hydrangeas...







Hello, happy Monday!

We are digging out today, and hoping for a quick melt off for the snow we got yesterday. I am happily dreaming of flowers though.
One of the things I look forward to is the longer growing season where we are moving.
Hydrangeas and Peonies and roses...

I cant wait!

Have a great day!

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Mothers Day... Snow....




Hello, 
Happy Mothers Day, 
MAY 2014

And we are on our way to over a foot of snow. Yep... thats how we roll in the Rocky Mountains. 

I just look forward to the moisture this will let us have. 

Happy May 11th everyone!

Happy Mothers Day!


Happy Mothers Day!
Hope all the Mommies and Grandmommies have a wonderful day!

; )

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Dance Recital Recap...




Last week was so super busy for me, I really couldnt wrap my mind around another thing. So now, a week later, I am recapping. 

Last weekend was our dance recital. It was great. The girls had a blast and I was only semi stressed. Ha Ha.

We were so thankful that we got to spend it with our bestest friends and family. Thanks for supporting us.

; )

Friday, May 9, 2014

Happy Hydrangea Friday....






Happy Happy Friday!

Today is our first Friday without dance. Both girls are feeling sickly, and a little worn out from the week. It was a busy one, activity and emotion wise. Now I am happy to say, we are chillin out and going to enjoy some relaxation time.

Hope your weekend is great. 

; )