playing catch up

So right now, I am working on catching up with things that have been put off ... one of which is blogging ...

So here are some things we have been up to in the last 6 weeks ...

Holidays:

For Valentines, we went to a Valentine storytime at the library and made heart-shaped men at home afterward.

For Easter, the kids stayed at Granddaddy's and Grandma Cheryl's where they got a basket of goodies and the next day did a plastic egg hunt ...

They went (again with Granddaddy) to the YMCA and did a hunt and some crafts and came home like this:


We also made these YUMMY chocolate marshmallow eggs for Family Home Evening. We got the recipe from Roberta Wheeler in Whitecourt ... Here is the recipe and the process ...

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin

4 Tbls cold water

dash salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup boiling water

2 cups sugar

Soften gelatin in cold wate and add boiling water, stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add the salt, sugar, and vanilla, mix on high speed for 10 minutes. Make a small indentation the shape of an egg and the size you want in a pan of flour. Pour some of the marshmallow and let set for 1 hour. Turn and coat the other side with flour, then dip in chocolate.

Once marshmallow is ready, make egg impressions in a tray of flour.

Then pour the filling into the impressions ... it is harder then it seems to keep the filling INSIDE the impressions :)

Once they are all poured, let sit for at least one hour. Then dip in melted chocolate and decorate wit sprinkles ... would be fun to decorate with icing and tips!

Here are the happy helpers!