Worship, music and Sam....

Sam loves music! He always has and one of his very favorite things is to watch our churches music CD and play his guitar. That is a fun little vacuum that I bought Sam but he has turned it into a guitar! He finds great enjoyment and relaxation while doing this. He will shout, thank you Jesus and hallelujah! Sometimes he jumps and sometimes he spins and in the midst he is always full of immense joy! We try to capture it on tape but it is never as good as being here!

One of our new favorites.....

I love cooking, we love seafood and we love this new recipe! It is a tilapia recipe that I found on allrecipes.com. It is easy, quick and amazing! Add a side or two with it and in less than 30 minutes you can have a healthy and delicious meal.

Broiled Tilapia Parmesan

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup butter, softened

3 T mayonnaise

2 T fresh lemon juice

1/4 tsp dried basil

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1/8 tsp onion powder

1/8 tsp celery salt

2 lbs tilapia fillets

Preheat broiler. Grease broiling pan or line with foil. In a small bowl, mix together Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. Season the cheese mixture with basil, pepper, onion powder, and celery salt. Mix well and set aside. Arrange fillets in a single layer on prepared pan. Broil a few inches form the heat for 2-3 minutes. Flip fillets over and broil for a couple more minutes. Remove from oven and cover with Parmesan cheese mixture. Broil for 2 more minutes or until topping is browned and fish flakes easily with a fork. Do not overcook the fish. Serve immediately.

Andrew turns 19.....

Andrew turned 19 earlier this month! We celebrated at home with the our family and Shelby. Andrew requested his favorite chocolate oatmeal no bake cookie for his birthday treat and we also had a mini lesson dipping berries and fruit in chocolate. He picked one of his favorite meals for dinner, ravioli with marinara sauce, garlic bread and a romaine salad. Andrews favorite pick for a meal is at home which really blesses his mama! I like to celebrate our kids birthdays at home because we are the only ones who can give them home. Mama Sylvia made the amazing OU quilt that Andrew is opening above. He LOVES it!!! The sweetest gift outside of salvation is relationship. Andrew had said turning 19 wasn't really that special but after his birthday he sent me the sweetest email thanking me for making a not so special birthday special. He is our gift and firstborn son who we treasure greatly.

Up and running......

I am SO sorry for the large delay in updating! I had a screw up on my sign in and I basically couldn't figure out how to sign into my own blog! LOL I asked Andrew this evening and in 30 seconds he had it figured out.

Here a few pictures taken of Sam several weeks back before bedtime. He was so happy to be relaxing in bed after a long car drive. The pouty face was when I asked him if he could show me sad. A friend passed down those pajamas to him and I think they look beautiful with his skin tone. I promise there won't be 4-5 weeks between post again! I have lots of pictures to post and will do so soon.