Oh Baby...

Baby showers are so much fun, I can't wait until I get to have one. Last night I went to the Quad Cities for my friend Crystal's shower. Crystal and I have been friends since we were little girls playing together at LA camp. Her baby is not due until July but her Grandmother was in town and so they had the shower early, so she could have some family there.

Doesn't she look so cute.
This is the best picture I got of the bib and burp cloth I knitted for her, I was

writing the gifts down for her. By the way, she loved the set. (Yeah)

Here are a few of us that were at the party. We all were at BMI at the

same time. Melanie Cable, Me, Crystal Gilchirst, Tammy Fruh.

Crystal and Tammy are due about a week apart and both

are supposed to have girls.

Well anyway as you can tell I had a wonderful time, the two hour drive there and back weren't so bad after all. It is so much fun to get to be with

my friends again. I would love to spend some time with some of you friends too.

Favorite Cookbook?

Yesterday I cleaned out my kitchen cabinets and got all my cookbook out. I decided they needed to be in a handier location than on the top cabinet shelf. As you can tell I love Gooseberry Patch books. They have wonderful recipes made with everyday ingredients, I dislike cookbooks that use things I can't even say. I would love to know if any of you have a favorite cookbook or recipe.

Here are all my Gooseberry books. Eric took a look at the shelf and said "And you want more?"
My entire collection of cookbooks (for now) . Here is one of our favorite recipes from the book Almost Homemade by Gooseberry Patch.

Fiesta Taco Pie
8-oz. tube refrigerated crescent rolls

8-oz. can tomato sauce

1 c. nacho cheese chips crushed and divided

1-1/4 oz. pkg. taco seasoning mix

1 lb. ground beef

3 T. sour cream

1 onion, chopped

1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Separate crescent rolls and line an ungreased 9" pie plate with them; press together to form a pie crust. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup crushed tortilla chips and set aside. Brown ground beef and onion in a skillet; drain. Add tomato sauce and taco seasoning; simmer for 5 minutes. Pour into pie plate. Spread sour cream over top; sprinkle cheese and remaining chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Enjoy!

Easter Pictures

Well we had a very good Easter, except for me having a very bad cold. Here are a few pictures that we took after church. I actually got Eric to wear his suit and take some pics before he hurriedly changed out of it.

My Handsome Husband!
The Happy Couple
And little old me.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter from our house to yours. We trust everyone has a wonderful Easter and remember the reason why we have this holiday. Let us not forget that Jesus died and rose again to make a way for us to live with him forever. Have a blessed Easter Weekend and don't forget to eat lots of candy. Love, Eric & Melissa

A day with Payton.

Well yesterday started out as a beautiful day, the sun was shining and the temperature was rising. So Eric kindly took Payton and I on a four wheeler ride, that little chatter box talked to entire time we were riding. When it came time for Eric to go to work she kept asking for more rides, I believe spring fever has even hit the two year old.
After Payton got up from her nap we dyed some eggs. She thought this was very fun and I had to make sure she did not drink the water. Yuck! It all turned out OK, and we ended up with some pretty eggs. I still love to dye eggs, I guess I am still a kid at heart.
Here are some of the finished product. Payton was quite proud of the eggs and wanted to eat them, she does not realize that they are boiled. Maybe I will let her try one on Monday.

Giraffes and Donuts

I LOVE my Mother in-law. Well to explain my show of extreme gratitude I will tell you one of the things I love most in life is Krispy Kreme donuts. I can eat them hot, cold or even a couple days old. As you can tell I really do like them, in fact I even have two different Krispy Kreme Christmas ornaments. :) Well to make a long story short me mother in-law went to Des Moines yesterday for business and brought me (well I guess us) a dozen donuts. I am in Heaven.
Payton was playing in the closet today and found a giraffe costume I have. She wanted to wear it, I couldn't resist getting a few pics of her. I thought this one turned out so cute.