4th of July!

We enjoyed a full 4th of July! It started with breakfast in Door at the CRC church, followed by the parade (which Katelyn thoroughly enjoyed!). We then chilled at Mom and Dad Smith's house for an afternoon of swimming and grilling. We wrapped up our day with fireworks in Grandville with Kristy and Mike and their girls, as well as Joel, Brenda and Emma. (Don't mind Craig's crazy look after we purchased a "date-night" snack at the fireworks of roasted pecans and a virgin pina colada for a mere $16!) The weather was perfect and it was a magnificent day al' round! Katelyn doesn't know how blessed she is to be growing up with wonderful family all around us!

Girls Breakfast

Enjoyed catching up with some girl friends this past Saturday at our monthly "Girls Breakfast". If you haven't yet attended and are interested, let me know! I'm including my recipe for Breakfast Strata in today's post....by popular demand :)! Enjoy!!

Breakfast Strata (thanks to my friend Valerie!!)

2 lbs. breakfast sausage rolls (1 hot, 1 mild)
1 pkg. (5 1/2 0z) herb seasoned croutons
2 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 c shredded pepper jack cheese
1/2 c mined onion
8 eggs, beaten
2 c 1/2-n- 1/2 cream
3/4 c milk
1 1/2 tsp try mustard
salt & pepper to taste
garnish dish with chopped red and green peppers

1. Cook sausage in large skillet until browned. Drain, crumble, set aside.
2. Spread croutons on bottom of lightly greased 9 x 13 baking dish
3. Cover croutons with cheeses
4. Sprinkle cooked sausage and minced onion over cheeses
5. In large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, milk, mustard, salt, pepper
6. Pour mixture evenly over sausage
7. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours
8. Bake at 350 for 45-60 min.
9. Let stand 20 minutes before serving

More Spring Favorites!

Still perfecting the art of blogging.....the last post  "posted" a bit early without any labels.  Sorry!  A lot of pics without explanations.  Hope you can enjoy them anyway!  Pictures do say it all!  

Spring Recap

We thought we'd post some highlights from the last month. I (Jeanne) ventured out into the world of baby-food making. Katelyn loving bath time in her new duckie tub (believe it or not, king-sized baby was still in her baby tub up until 6 months....what can we say! She's our first) Picnic with Kristy and Mike (Jeanne's sister) and the Erdmanns....crazy cute baby pics! Katelyn and her cousins at Grandma and Grandpa Adams' kiddie pool. Planting flowers and our first garden. Play date at the mall with Emma, Syd and Regan. And just some of our favorite pics of our favorite kiddo!

Smiles, Smiles Everywhere!

We're having such fun watching Katelyn grow day by day. What a privilege to celebrate my first Mother's Day! To our surprise, Katelyn had cut her first tooth that day (bottom middle), which we spotted while feeding her some yummy sweet potatoes for lunch. A couple days later, another popped! In addition, she started clapping this week when you say, "Yeah!!!" She's been rolling from back to tummy since 4 1/2 months, but just learned how to go the other way this week too. It's amazing....if you close your eyes for just a minute, you might miss something!