Spring Break: Dinner w/ Chris and the NERDS

We got to spend another great evening at Darrin's and also with Ryan and his friend Chris for dinner. Uncle Darrin, playing the good uncle role, took the boys laser tagging. Great boy fun. Because Aunt Janna, fulfilled her role well by having cute craft time with the girls. They made something to hold all there beautiful hair bows and flowers. And again we had a little more wrestling and silly fun. Ryan brought his favorite pair of glasses and we HAD to all try them on. Check the bunch of NERDS out down below.

THE NERDS!!!

Spring Break: Corrine, Utah

We were finally able to get together with one of my best friends from the good old college years and her family. We hung out at their place, out in the middle of nowhere, but oh so cool. They had a few tractors, some property, a four wheeler and a BBQ. Another yummy dinner. John BBQ'd some steaks and hamburgers. Mary-elise made this awesome salad with sugared almonds. Oh my gosh, I ate all the leftover almonds like candy. The kids had a blast on the four wheeler, of course. John was so nice to just let them take it over and how fun to just ride it all over with the beautiful snow topped mountains all around.

Catching up with friends is always a good thing. And again, some more cute kiddos. Her little boys were cracking me up. They both came with their own pair of Wranglers and boots, sooo adorable. And yep, a John Deere themed bedroom.


I also posted this fabulous cookie recipe Mary-elise made for us. You have got try them. It could have been that we were just watching her make them and then tried not to devour the cookie dough before she baked them that made them uber super delicious. No, they were uber super delicious.


Good Times!

Ambrosia Cookies

1 1/2 cup butter (melted)

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. salt

3 tsp. vanilla

3 cups oats

2 cups coconut

4 cups flour

2 cups chopped pecans

2 cups raisins

2 cups chocolate chips

Mix butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.

Then add baking powder, soda, salt.

Add oats, coconut, flour, and chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for about 14 minutes

Yields approximately 6 dozen

Spring Break: Snow w/ SBAI

Monday night {and the next 2 nights} we spent it with these cuties. Nothing like waking up to these cutie patooties. We were Teve, Issa, EEen, Maphew, RaeRae & Lolo. Austin and Isaac were so much fun. That's all the entertainment anyone needs.

Aunt Brooke made us a great BBQ chicken sandwich dinner. Thank you so much. During our stay here we were also able to have Scone Cutters. It used to be mine and Steve's favorite, but this time turned out to be a bummer. So we may have to rethink that.

A Utah Spring Break also wouldn't be complete without a little snow, okay, ALOT OF SNOW. The Bakersfield Spendlove crew is not equipped with snow clothing, but we tried and of course I left my coat at home and I am the cold wimp {so is Lauren}. Everyone else enjoyed the snow no matter how cold and wet they were.


We were able to borrow some sleds from Shawn and Brooke's friends and found a nice hill. Sledding is fun stuff. Rachel sledded for a while but then spent her time focused on a snow man. I have never seen anyone work so hard. It was fun watching her. It was also fun watching the twins never quit. Isaac loved the sled. Austin loved snowboarding.

Breakfast with Isaac

Breakfast with Austin So Happy AustinSo Cute Isaac
Sweet Cousins

The snow we woke up to.

The hill we found to go sledding.

Love the posted sign.

Rachel's snowman in progress

Love love love these cute faces.

Austin

Isaac

Ethan and Austin-checkout their same roger rabbit faces.

The twins were enthrawled with the coi pond app

Rachel & Austin

Isaac showing off his "falling down the stairs" nose bump.

I just loved being able to identify who was Isaac and who was Austin.