Kent

Kent's class recently did these self-portrait poems. I saw it hanging on the wall outside his classroom, and thought it was awesome. Just thought I'd share!


In case you can't read it too well, here goes:

Kent
Smart, happy, skinny, tall
Sibling of Kelsey
Lover of Star Wars
Who fears thumb strangling
Who needs food, water, and air
Who gives nothing
Who would like to see
A world of peace
Resident of Spanish Fork
Dominguez

Zions National Park

As I said in my last post, on our way home from St. George, we drove through Zions National Park. It is beautiful, and my pictures don't do it justice in the least bit, but here they are. Enjoy!

3:55:32...

...Victor's official time in the St. George Marathon this past Saturday! He did so good! Despite the fact that it rained THE ENTIRE TIME, we had a great, albeit cold, weekend! Thank you to all our family and friends who came down with us and supported Victor, and our other friends who ran (Corom, Sarah, Kymbra).

Here are some pictures.















We drove through Zions National Park on our way home, so I'll hopefully get those pictures up tomorrow. It's just so breathtakingly beautiful, and my pictures did not do it justice, but they're still nice!

And.....we're off (AGAIN!)!!

We are leaving tomorrow for St. George, because Victor is going to run the St. George Marathon on Saturday!!! He's never done a full marathon before, although he has run lots and lots of half-marathons. So, he's a little nervous, but he's trained well and I know he'll do great! Stay tuned next week for pictures and results!

I hope the rest of you enjoy Conference this weekend. I'll hopefully have time to catch up with my DVR next week (or it might just have to wait until the November Ensign). :)

HAPPY RUNNING!!

Brisingr

This is another book that I am VERY excited about! About a month ago, I started re-reading "Eragon" and "Eldest", and I'm still about halfway through "Eldest". I had already pre-ordered my book of "Brisingr" so that should arrive on Monday. I better get moving so I can read it!

I highly recommend these books. I actually saw the movie "Eragon" before I read the books, and I loved the movie. But it's nothing like the books!! SO, you need to read them!!

Yummy New Recipes

Okay, so as a working mother, it's hard for me sometimes (okay, most of the time) to come up with new and creative (and not time-consuming!) dinner recipes for my family. So, I'm always looking for new recipes, and I'm sorry to say that I usually don't even try them. But this week, I was brave, and actually tried 2 new recipes.....and they were both really really good! So I just had to share!

The first one is "Mini Ham & Swiss Cups". See here.

I didn't read all the instructions first (shame on me!) so I actually made them in 24 regular muffin cups as opposed to mini muffin cups. I wondered why the dough wasn't making actual cups.....but they still tasted good! They just weren't as pretty.

The second one is "Saucy Chicken Italiano". See here.

We had this one tonight. Very good!!!

And I have to share another new favorite recipe, which I got from my cousin, Linnie. We had a family get-together last month, and she brought this Bean Salsa. FABULOUS!! I made it for a birthday party we had with friends a couple weeks ago, and it was a hit! SO GOOD!! So, you'll have to try it and let me know how you like it!!

Bean Salsa

1 16 oz. can each of the following, drained and rinsed:
black beans
white beans
garbanzo beans
black eyed peas
corn
1 16 oz. can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 small red onion diced
1 bunch cilantro chopped
1/2 bottle Italian dressing

Mix everything together and serve with tortilla chips (I also had the Fritos Scoops, which worked great!). Makes a lot - great for potlucks, etc.

Happy cooking!

Mission Accomplished!

We survived our trip to Disneyland, and it was a lot of fun (although I know all the runners are tired). Here are some pictures.

The Runners, BEFORE (at 5:30 am)

Te Runners, AFTERPart of Team KenTZ

Kelsey, with Morgan and Emery waiting for the runners to come by:

Kent and Eldon waiting...

My beautiful Kelsey

One of Kent's favorite places, The LEGO STORE!

Kelsey with her new shirt (Kent got one, too), that says, "My Dad Ran the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon, 2008". They both wore them to school today.

Victor and Kent on Pirates

Some of the kids with their Team KenTZ shirts (it sure makes it easier to find everyone when you have the same bright colored shirts!)

Kelsey in Toontown (we have this identical picture taken 2 years ago when we came)

Our family in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle.

And finally, my darling Kent!