Squash Casserole

Cause I almost couldn't find this when I needed it. Yummy stuff. I don't do the butter on top, just pancko breadcrumbs.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Southern-Baked-Yellow-Squash/Detail.aspx

Yummy Dinner! Beef Curry!

Luke and I always forget how good this is until I make it again!  We had broccoli alongside the curry and rice, super!  Can’t wait to eat the leftovers tonight!  From here:  http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/08/cocount-beef-crockpot-recipe.html

My version below:

--1-2 lbs stew meat (I used 2)
--1/2 onion diced
--1 can coconut milk
--1 juice from one lime (3 tbsp from bottle)
--2 cloves chopped garlic
--2 tsp brown sugar
--1 tsp RED curry powder
--1/2 tsp ground coriander
--1 tsp cumin
--1 1/2 T curry paste
--1/4 tsp ginger

I put all the above in the crockpot on low and let it cook all day.  I then skimmed off a good bit of fat and put it a bit more coconut milk.  Serve over rice, and with broccoli, YUM!

I have made this before where I basically cooked the beef with a little water in the crockpot for a while, then drained the juice and added the rest of the ingredients.  Definitely creamier this way.  Yummy either way!

A picnic and adventure

Today was so nice we spontaneously packed up a picnic and headed down to the trails after finished our schoolwork.  I took along the “good camera” and took a bunch of pictures.  Here are a few!

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Wilson Photos

So with all the Wilson grandchildren getting together at my house I decided it would be a good opportunity for a group photo.  I bought myself a little remote for my camera so we could take a group photo and it was so fun (best $4 I spent in a while)!  We got some good (and funny) photos too.

This is the best one I think:

But here are the rest too.

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They make me laugh!  Now to get all the Pittmans together sometime.

Ruthanne's Christmas Recital

was last night. I promised a couple people I would record it. So here you go!

The Horseman's Night Ride


The First Noel (and yes, I wanted to pop the guy with the camera!)

I love my stockings!

I’m surprised that I like them so much and that I haven’t found more things wrong with them to nit pick about.  I keep looking at them and going oh this is my favorite, no this is, etc.  I love all of them!

Glad they are done though!  Now I can move on to wrapping presents!

Busy Day

Finished pinning on the things for our homemade stockings.  Now to sew them all down!

Also made three different kinds of oreo balls, regular, golden, and mint! 

Almost forgot, I also made divinity this morning before the kids woke up, no picture though.

Guess who Paul was pretending to be?

He came up with it on his own; it actually took us a minute to figure it out!

Family Photos

Super Vacation – Day 3 – Universal Studios

We went to regular Universal Studios and were a little underwhelmed.  It was sooo slooow we wondered how they were able to keep it open (luckily they own Islands of Adventure with Harry Potter World).  We did purposefully go at a slow time of year, note to others the week before Thanksgiving is awesome for theme park visiting!

A few highlights included…

Dora and Diego, recent netflix favorites of Paul.

A longtime favorite, George.  I just barely got a picture of them together as we had separated to do different things with the kids.  I think Luke would have been happier if I hadn’t gotten this picture, but Paul likes it and thats all that matters!

A picture in from of the Universal earth.  Who left their stroller there?  Us, oops!

Favorites here were the Simpsons Ride, Men In Black Ride, and ET.