THE SEVEN DAYS OF FLORIDA

Last vacation post, couldn't resist some of these photos!
Sing along to the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas, LOL.

On the first day in Florida, our family saw....
One jet-lagged baby,








Two little monkeys,


Three jumping dolphins,


Four eyes on the tiger,









Five runs for The Detroit Tigers,

















Six hungry alligators,




And Seven beautiful birds!

COMPASSION

The second day we were in Florida, Preston came down with a fever that lasted about 48 hours. The poor guy, we all felt so badly for him. This was how he spent most of his second day at Sea World. I was so pleased with the way the girls reacted to him. Savanah was concerned with not doing too many activites that Preston would miss out on and said we could come back another day to finish when he felt better. Grace was waiting on Preston, offering him water and snacks. Mental note: remember this the next time they are fighting!

NAMES

Blogging full force again!

We just came back from a trip to Florida. It was great to have time together as a family without the mundane workload of everyday life. Quality time. Until someone gets sick, but that's another story.

I remember my parents doing this. I remember making fun of my parents for doing this. And then it's not so funny when you find yourself doing the very same thing. "Grace, Preston, Stella, what's your name?" I don't know how many times Jason and I found ourselves saying those names over and over this past week until we had the right one! So...Jason came up with this clever plan, we can change all their names to Savanah. Then we just say "Savanah" and they all look. Savanah didn't appreciate us choosing her name though, I guess it's back to trial and error.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Playing catch-up lately. You know that organizing I wanted to do in January? Still working on it. I recently read something about organizing in 15-minute intervals, even using a timer and I thought this is great for me. So often I put it off because it looks like a large amount of work, however, 15 minutes, not so bad. I have a book on this and will share some info on it soon.

We watched FIREPROOF last weekend, labeled #1 INSPIRATIONAL MOVIE IN AMERICA. If you haven't seen it, you really need to rent it. I saw the previews last fall shortly after Stella was born and it just came out on video, so I couldn't wait! I was pleasantly surprised when I picked it up and noticed it was PG. How many good movies are rated PG anymore? I thought that the kids could even watch it but then I thought again and the only time I can sit and watch a movie, the kids are asleep, although Savanah did watch this with us. I was even more surprised when it began and I realized there was a religious theme surrounding the movie, again, doesn't happen often. I don't want to tell you too much but if you are interested, check out the website, www.fireproofmarriage.com , or just rent the movie!

We eat salmon often and I've tried a lot of recipes and this one is my favorite. It's from HEALTHY COOKING.



4- 4OZ SALMON FILLETS
1/2 TEASPOON SALT
3 TEASPOONS CHILI POWDER
2 TEASPOONS OLIVE OIL

Mix salt and chili powder and rub on salmon. In large skillet, add olive oil then salmon (I like to put the seasoned side down first) and cook for 4-6 minutes on each side or until the salmon flakes with a fork.

Super easy, quick and healthy. My kind of cooking. The rice you see is good too, just substitute reduced-sodium chicken broth for water with brown rice, gives it more flavor. The girls really love this rice, the brown has more texture to it, kind of crunchy.