Sopapillas

I've been meaning to post this recipe for awhile now. For Cinco de Mayo, I made sopapillas for dessert and everyone loved them! They're really easy to make and are super good!

1 3/4 c flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. shortening

2/3 c cold water

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add shortening and cut in. Add water gradually. Mix just enough to hold together as for pie crust. Turn onto lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth. Cover and let dough rest 5 minutes. Roll out into rectangle about 1/16 to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into oblongs. Drop a few squares at a time into deep, very hot oil. At first, trun squares over 3 or 4 times to make them puff evenly. Fry until golden brown. Sopapillas will puff up like little pillows.

*Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar, powdered sugar or honey

Soccer Saturday

Jack had his third soccer game today and he did so great! He runs down the field and kicks the ball when it comes to him. Kevin is frustrated that he isn't more aggressive about going after the ball, so I have to remind him...JACK IS ONLY 3!

The past few days Jack has been telling me that he's been working on some new soccer "moves". To our surprise, he showed them off during the game today. Here's some of his more classic moves...

"The Karate Kid"

The "This is MY house"


"The Fake Out"

I love Jack so much! He is absolutely hilarious and cracks us up continuously. I am always amazed at his sense of humor and attempts at sarcasm. Sometimes he seems like such a little man...where has the time gone?

On a side note-

I love the relationship that Kevin and Joey are building. As with Jack, the first 8 months to a year of Joey's life Kevin complained that she didn't like him because she never wanted him - only me. I know this is the case with most children being attached to their mom for the first year or so and tried explaining it to Kevin (to no avail). But the past 2 or 3 months, Joey has gotten so attached to Kevin that it absolutely warms my heart like crazy. She runs to him and yells, "Daddy!" and wants him to hold her and cuddle with her. He's the only one she wants to clean her up after dinner and she loves dancing with him. She is turning into such a daddy's girl...I love it!

Also - I do clean my children's faces...I swear!

How long has it been?

Geez, I've been terrible about blogging lately! Here's a quick rundown of what we've been up to the past few weeks...

Getting creative with race cars...

Having stuffed animal slumber parties...

Eating chocolate cake with Oma & Glennie...


Playing lots of soccer...

Celebrating at Mackenzie River Pizza...

Jack has been doing so great at soccer! The first game he refused to play without Kevin or I going out onto the field with him, but by the second game he was ready to go on his own and did awesome!! Joey is having a hard time with not being able to play, but she still likes to cheer Jack on!

The weather is finally starting to warm up and I can't wait to plant flowers and enjoy the sun. I am, however, dreading the endless hours of watering our lawn - no sprinklers:( Fingers crossed we'll get a sprinkler system sometime this summer!