A Farm Town Field Trip

This week, Bailey's class took a field trip to the Tulare Ag Center Museum. It was fun to see the old tractor's, learn how to plant our own sunflowers and milk a cow. The kids had a wonderful time...

Road Trip for 2

Off to Reno for a couple of nights for a Pizza Factory meeting. It was a nice excuse to get away and a great time!

Mastering the Art of French Cooking...

I'm so excited to write today's blog entry!

My friend Mary and I have been planning a Julia Child dinner party for quite a while. It all started with the fantastically brilliant movie, Julie and Julia! It was love at first sight for me and I quickly ran out and bought the 2 volume copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Now, those who know me will laugh but I do love a good cookbook as well as a challenge. With Mary on board, we decided to make recipes out of the book and invite 4 other couples for a dining experience.

Our menu included various French cheeses, fig and berry jams, baguettes and crackers, fruit and of course French wines and Champagnes. Our dinner was a four-course meal with Julia's French Onion Soup (oh my goodness...YUM!), Boeuf Bourguignon with potatoes and asparagus, salad with her vinaigrette and her chocolate almond cake! We were stuffed...not to mention LOTS of wine!!! Mary and I prepared for 2 days, cooking and decorating and it was a blast.

The wisteria was blooming, the music was hopping and the wine was flowing! It really was a night to remember. Bon Appetite!

Eggs N'Things

The last few days have been busy ones! Tis' the time of year for egg dying and hunting, outdoor parties and remembering the true meaning of Easter! It has been a joyous occasion filled with friends and family and we couldn't feel more blessed! Here are a few shots from the weekend...Happy Easter! All dressed for church in dresses from Grandma Robin.Look what the Easter Bunny brought...Baby Madison Renee McMechan.

Friends for a lifetime

Ally and I have been good friends for so long and I truly love and cherish this gal (her family's pretty amazing too!) Unfortunately for us, they live 3 hours away so our time together is not often enough. Troy, the girls and I stopped in for a lovely evening of dinner, friendship and smore's with her family. Look at how cute those boys are!!!

Legos

Our adventure to Legoland was a success! It was such a neat experience (I think Troy and I were more mesmerized by the complexity of it all more than the girls). I'm not sure there is much more to say. What exactly do you say about Legos? We came, we went, we CONQUERED!