Snapfish has a Surprise for YOU!!!!

Okay, this is a short break in normal blog posts to let you know about the wonderful deal on Snapfish this week!!!

We LOVE Snapfish! They are so easy to work with and their prices are so wonderfully low!!!

Right now they are offering a special: A FREE 5x7 Photo Book with the purchase of a 8x11 2011 Calendar.

Free 5x7 Photo book with purchase of 8x11 2011 Classic Wall Calendar Code: WC5X7 2/28

They also have other deals that I will be revealing this next week. Keep your eyes out.

We usually order things and keep them hidden for birthdays, Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and other "special days"

~E~M~I~L~Y~~G~R~A~C~E~

Sweet sweet Emily! Today she turns 13. She is a teenager. She is an young adult and she is a beautiful young lady. Here are 13 things about our sweet girl.

1. When Jamie was a baby she called her "MeMe" It stuck. I still call her that.
2. Her middle name is Grace. It suits her perfectly.
3. She plays violin and piano.
   
4. She is a wonderful artists. Her baby dragons are so round and cuddly I could hug them.
5. Her sweet disposition is a joy to all of us.
6. She loves her huge oversized Golden Retriever/ Lab mix.
7. She reads anything she can and she reads fast.
8. She likes her school work.
9. *At the age of two she proudly talked about all the things her "other mother" would let her do. (Ex. Stay up late, eat ice cream before bed, watch TV)
10. When she was three our friends loved to ask her what her name was, she always replied "Emily". And then when asked her name, "3"
11. Again at the age of two, she acquired a small wart on her thumb. When the tree men came to remove a tree in our yard, she proudly introduced herself by holding up her thumb and proclaiming, "I have a wart!"
12. When she was 8 she made a canning jar into a piggy bank and gave it to our grandfather. When asked what he was supposed to do with it she replied, "Fill it up and give it back!"
13. She has a sweet, gentle, and loving spirit. The man who wins her hand and heart has won a treasure.

I love you MeMe,
Jessica

Pi day!

Well, Shiloh guessed Pi day. However I did have one inquiry from someone so here goes.

The reduced (greatly reduced!) decimal version of Pi is 3.14. Therefore, March 14 is Pi day... 3/14

Some friends of ours form church celebrate by making a Pi (This year it was rhubarb, which is actually VERY good) and their kids write the decimal equation of Pi down the middle of the road as far as they can. (Did I say that right? :)

Anyway, that is what it is!!

Jessica

The Film Festival of 2010

You and your family are invited to join us in the

The
Plants and Pillars Film Festival
of 2010!




What?
A Film Festival is basically a film contest. You make a film and the judges decide who qualifies for which prizes.

Why?
First, because it is so much fun to make a film of any kind. Second, because you should never miss the opportunity to enter a contest!

When?
The Contest starts now and the Plants and Pillars Film Festival (that is the Award Ceremony) will be held later in the year.

Who?
Anybody! Be creative with what you make!! (We are even excepting slideshows) And have fun!

How?
To join and read more visit our website... www.plantsandpillarsproductions.com

Hope to see you there,

Jessica and film crew!


Additions: When you enter you receive free tickets for you and your whole family.

Come, Thou Unexpected Jesus

Come, Thou Unexpected Jesus (with apologies to Charles Wesley)

Come, Thou unexpected Jesus,
Interrupt our spending spree.
Shopping malls hold all that pleases;
Why would we then look for Thee?
In the midst of all the bustle,
We've lost the most important part.
Teach us that our lowly Savior
Is not found in a shopping cart.
—Jenn Kipp




Our Uncle sent this to Our Mom.
P.S. If you don't know the tune there are 2 songs at the bottom of the play-list at the bottom of this page with the tune.
The first is a variation and the 2nd is a man singing it with the original lyrics and the original tune.
Try it and enjoy!
Merry Christmas!

"all 'da sweet tators'"

Here we are harvesting all our sweet tators! We got about 150. Maybe more? I am not sure, but it was wonderful! Who has enjoyed the harvesting this year?

Land Between the Lakes!! Part 2

The loom was enormous! How many of you think of something this big when you think of a loom? I don't!

A charming photo!

Big beautiful horse!

Those horses were sweet and huge! I loved seeing them!

I love this! Erin got this great shot of Sarah and her favorite animal!

I love the way the house slopes down to the yard. This was a cabin in the pioneer farm we toured!

This was a really funny story! We payed 5 dollars to drive for an hour through the "bison prarie"! Did we see a bison? NO! Then the next day we are out driving and we see 42 for FREE!!!!

These girls are hunting for the coons that stole our hot dog buns!

We had the best time! I am trying to get photos up, but Blogger is not cooperating! Bear with me here!

Anyway we had a great time with our friends!

More later!

ANNIVERSARY!

HAPPY 19TH ANNIVERSARY MOMMY AND DADDY!

WE ARE SERVING THEM DINNER RIGHT NOW SO PICTURES WILL COME LATER...!

CONGRATULATIONS ARE WELCOME!

What we are up to!!!

Just to let you all know what we are doing! We are filming a movie. It is set in the American Revolution! We are having so much fun! We are having a family reunion this weekend, but after that there will be photos on the garden and all the canning we have done! See ya then!

Dear Father Trailer

All the kids are producing this
movie as a school project! It has been really fun!

Note! Please pause the play list at the bottom of the window, as the trailer has words and it's own music!!

Daddy!

Today is our Dad's birthday!
Happy Birthday Daddy!!!!

We love you!
Love,
Your Family
Mommmy, Jessica, Rachel,Erin, Emily,Ryan
Jamie, Sarah, & Michael!

Green Gardening Girl's Family!

Our Family Garden

Where souls are gardened with the plants.

Our mom has a love of the outdoors and she married a man with the same love so... the kids love the outdoors! We love working in our garden and our yard. We love the bugs and nature. But the best part is being with your family outside! So heres to being a Green Gardening Family!

Our Lawn Mower

I don't think I have written about it, but our lawn mower blew up a couple of weeks ago! And due to that our yard didn't look that good! But then after much prayer we got a new one! The green gardening family's yard looks good again! But the Green Gardening Girl being the great mom she is let her son mow! 

Cinnamon Rolls!

This is a lesson on baking cinnamon rolls. We use our bread dough recipe then follow these steps for wonderful rolls!

First: Take dough and shape it loosely into a ball.

Then with your rolling pin roll it out flat.

It doesn't have to have perfect edges.

Then start at one end and roll it up.

You should have a shorter fat tube

Then (starting at one end) squeeze and pull gently till it is thin and long.

Remember the thinner your dough the better they are.

Then your sugar and cinnamon goes on. 

The amount can vary depending on your family, 

we do about 1 cup sugar & 4 Tbl. Cinnamon

Then slice them! You can use this tool or thread.

Slice them then, again the thinner the better!

Then in to the trays!

Let them rise 30 minutes.

Then into the oven on 350 for 30 minutes!

They are done!

P.S. Did you notice how Michael's position barely changes through the "photo shoot"?

"Our Vacation!" Part Two

Michael's Hero

Ryan's Friend

Ryan and Joseph

Hannah and Rachel

Joseph Marsh teaches Michael Joseph

Rebekah and Emily

Rachel, Jamie, Sarah, and Myself

Me (Jessica)

Rachel taking a break

Rachel and Mr. Marsh give advice!

Michael

Daniel Marsh,Jamie Pritchett, Rebekah Marsh, and Emily Pritchett

Erin Pritchett, Elizabeth Marsh, Sarah Pritchett, Rachel Pritchett

Mr. Marsh gives lessons while Michael demonstrates. 

Part two of our "vacation"! By the way I put vacation in parentheses because it was only two hours away! So here are they last of the photos hope you enjoy!