Ouch!

So here's the deal. I was really excited to go water skiing with Damon and Collin a week ago. I've always wanted to take some water skiing and wake boarding pictures. So, I thought it was a great opportunity. Of course, I also thought it would be a great idea to get in a couple of runs myself. You know since I haven't been water skiing in like, oh 16 years! I can't imagine what could have gone wrong. Well, as you can tell be the picture something did go wrong. On my second attempt of getting up on the wake board I HEARD two pops and felt a sudden loss of sensation in my left leg. Well, long and short of it, my leg keeps getting grosser but it is feeling better. All that I ask now is that I can go to the bathroom with no pain!

ICE BLOCKING *(Do not try this at home!)

As you can tell by the expression on Blaize's face it's going to be a wild ride. Everyone did a little ice blocking at the family reunion on Saturday. I gotta be honest, I really didn't want the kid to do it. Not because I thought they would get hurt really but more because I didn't want them to have huge green grass stains on their butts. Well, I was wrong on both accounts. It was great they had a lot of fun and there was minimal grass stainage. For those of you who have never been come to Jensens Grove in Blackfoot and we can show you a good time!

"Amamya the Creepy"

This is Amaya, and she wanted to be creepy so this is how she came out. I'm not sure how "creepy" it really is except for the mismatched clothes and the winter clothing in summer. She is quite the kid and loves a little "shock value." I'm not sure why she felt the need to turn "creepy." I think it is a coping mechanism that gets her through when the boys are fighting with one another. It's the only thing I can come up with. Enjoy!

Shannon Rocking the Hula!!!

Her heads cut off but you can see whats going on here! Shannon is not afraid to bust out the hula in the middle of Walmart. What an awesome Mom huh? She will kill me for putting this on here but I think it's about time everyone saw how fun she really is. Oh, by the way, she's wearing heels!

Chicken Paws, Really?

So, I'm always excited to try new things especially when it comes to food. However, this treat is one I am not interested in putting into my mouth. Yes, you're looking at a wrapped package of "Chicken Paws." As I was par oozing the old meat section at the store my eyes could not help but be drawn to this oddly freakish marketed delight. Laying amongst the chops and links. In my opinion, this is great marketing!
I have since seen these cooked up on the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods but Andrew has also been known to eat a variety of pure nastiness like blood sausage and seven year old fish.
As I held the package in utter amazement I asked myself, "How would one eat such a throw away part?" After some research I have found some interesting recipes to help you on your quest for a plate of yummy chicken feet. Please let me know how your recipe turns out for I will not be trying them out!

1. Delicious Chicken Feet

2. Hot and Spicy Chicken Feet

3. Chicken Feet Stew

4. Dim-Sum-Style Chicken Feet

Asparagus Poaching!

For my friends not in Idaho this will be an interesting issue we deal with here in the Wild West and for my friends here in Idaho you will all have your own stories I'm sure!
We have the great benefit of having Asparagus growing along the side of the road and in other "hidden" places.
Asparagus is a funny vegetable, somewhat related to the thistle and goofy looking. Not everyone likes it and even in my own family we have a split decision on its likability. I however like it and enjoy the Spring harvest of this little green delight.
However, there are some who make it their life's ambition to hunt the tasty find. Out by our house, which is kind of in the country there will be people all throughout the day sifting over the sides of the roads and the ditch banks looking for some. We call them poachers. They have no problemo just coming into the yard to harvest "your" asparagus.
I like it, it's good and all but I reach my limit at about two or three dinners with a side of the green weed. What bothers me is the Walmart bag (See, in our town that is the preferred carrying device) stuffed with asparagus. Sometimes even two. Usually the wife is out stumbling around the tall weeds as her husband follows ahead of her pointing out all of the hidden finds.
Seriously, what is the need for all of this asparagus? I love Cadbury Creme Eggs that come out at Easter but after two or three I've had my fill and can wait until the next Easter. Besides, if you have eaten asparagus you know that due to the asparagusic acid your urine smells so hideous I'm not sure how you could eat a Wal-Mart bag full of asparagus and stand yourself! It is quite the paradigm and I spend way to much time pondering over it.
Well anyhow, I hope you don't poach at our house because we do have a few fine patches growing nicely in the Spring sun. I'm not going to run you off or anything like that, I'll just smile, wave and as you pull away I will laugh to myself thinking about you picking that asaparagus that my dog Ceasar just peed on! ;)

So I Was Wrong, It Can Get Cuter!!!

So, I was totally wrong about this whole dance thing with Amaya. This is her DURING her dance performance Saturday night. There are many shots of her winking at the camera while she was dancing. To be honest I didn't even know she could wink! She hammed it up pretty good for a while. Dance is going to be a different experience for Amaya than O'Shann.