Dinner Celebration

Tonight Vernon and I took his parents out to dinner to Taste for their 51st Wedding Anniversary (that was last Saturday).

My camera was trying to acclimate to the heat outside coming from the air conditioner inside. That is why it's a little foggy.
Everyone had a great meal. Delicious!

The Yummest Hummus!

Wholy Guacamole, I mean Hummus. I made the most delicious hummus I have ever had tonight. I had to write the recipe down right away so I wouldn't forget how I made it. I promise you if you make this you will LOVE it. The absolute key is roasting the garlic. Man, my mouth is watering just talking about it.

Here is what I did:
1 whole bulb garlic very top part sliced off put in foil, drizzled with Oilve Oil and sprinkled with salt & pepper. Close up the foil to make a sealed upside down cone ~ 350 for about 25 -30 mins.
In Food Processor:
1 can chic peas, mostly drained
1 can black beans, mostly drained
1 whole lime juiced
6 Katamala Olives, pitted
¼ cup tahani paste
Whole bulb of cooled garlic (squeezed out of the skin)
Lots of cumin
Salt & Pepper
Dash of Paprika
Dash of Cayanne Pepper
Olive Oil streamed in to make smooth

Sneak Preview!

I am finally able to share a sneak peek of the pictures of Vollen that may or may not be a part of the 2012 Down Syndrome calendar! Hee hee hee

Please let me know if you would like to purchase a Down Syndrome Calendar for 2012? They are $15 again this year. It is a fundraiser for the Down Syndrome Super Moms group (that I am head of). The orders have to be placed next week. No pressure, I just wanted to make sure everyone who wanted one got one and I didn't miss anyone. Just let me know if you would like to get one ASAP so we can place the order of how many, you can send me your money when you get a chance.

Also, we would love it if you and your family would walk with Vollen's group at the Buddy Walk!!! It's Saturday, October 15th. The walk is at 11. But the fun things for kids (and adults) starts at 9:00 at UNO. They have face painting with 10 MORE artists than last year, bouncy obstacle course, carnival games, photo booth, free food like bagels, fruit water and other snacks, etc... We are odering shirts this year that say, "Walk with the Mohawk" on the front and a saying on the back (not just sure yet on the exact wording). They will be $10 each. Let me know what size(s) you need and if you want to join us!

My e-mail: casieschlueter@yahoo.com

Rolling with Vollen!

Since we had the carpets cleaned we re-arranged some things around. We stuck our extra queen size mattress on Vollen's floor. So, now he has a King and Queen mattress on the floor in his room. Lucky guy. He can roll and roll and roll and roll and still not fall off.

The kids had fun jumpin and hiding in the sheet. They sure got worn out.

This little guy wasn't the happiest.

So far he has been doing pretty good at staying in his bed. He has been found in his closet removing the shirts from the hangers. But really, there is not much else to mess with.

We Let George Do It

Our newly cleaned carpet.

We had Gary from Let George Do It clean them. He has cleaned our carpet before and always does a great job.

Love the carpet lines!

Got all our stains out.

So much nicer!!!!

Family Day

Today we had our carpets cleaned so we needed to get out of the house because the kids would have been in the way and on the wet carpet, so we decided to take a walk. We walked to the park.

Vernon was teaching Sophie about crossing the street and about the crosswalk signals.

Vollen tried to walk Raja.

Baby loved being outside and took a nice nap.

Pushing her baby in the swing.

Vollen was playing peek-a-boo.

Vollen wanted to carry the baby

Tired baby fell asleep coloring in the highchair.

Ronan has now moved to his BIG crib! We had some re-arranging this weekend. Ronan had to get out of the co-sleeper next to my bed. He was about ready to jump over the side. It's the longest any of my kids has been in our room in the co-sleeper, due to me putting off giving Vollen free-range of his room on his big boy bed and not being able to corral him in his crib anymore.

His room isn't completely ready yet, but we are making progress. It was my old craft room and the colors aren't TOO bad (for a boy). It will have to do cause I am NOT painting anytime soon.