Breakfast, the most important meal of the day

Ok -is this legal? I'm totally lifting this recipe (and pictures) from my "friend" Ree, the Pioneer Woman we all want to be. Her's is the blog I check out THE most, the recipes I make THE most and a woman I can't live without! I can't help but feel like we're actually friends, in a long distant - never met sort of way. I made this yummy breakfast (thanks, Ree) and you simply MUST try it for yourself! They're called "Make Ahead Muffin Melts" and here's all you need -

If you want the step by step directions, complete with Ree's snappy comments, check out her blog, I can't/won't compete. My mission is to just get this recipe in your head, you'll be hooked and then have to try it.

Like I did - YUMMY (and oh, so super quick!)
Make-Ahead Muffin Melts
Prep Time 25 Minutes/Cook Time 5 Minutes
Servings 6


12 whole Hard-boiled Eggs, Peeled And Chopped
2 cups Grated Cheddar Cheese
1 cup (real) Mayonnaise
12 slices Bacon, Fried And Crumbled
1 Tablespoon (heaping) Dijon Mustard
½ teaspoons Garlic Powder
3 dashes Worcestershire Sauce
6 whole English Muffins Split

Preparation Instructions
Combine eggs with all other ingredients. Fold together gently. Cover and store in the fridge overnight.
Spread on English muffin halves, then broil for 3 to 5 minutes or until hot and bubbly. (Don’t set them too close to the heating element.)
Serve immediately!

Guess where I've been?

Yes - I just decided to do it. I grabbed a flight last week and went to check out our newest grandson - Nixon Ray Bohn Oh yes, he's a handsome little guy -

We couldn't be prouder -
He definately is a Bohn baby, and as much as I thought he looked just like his big brother, at birth, he doesn't so much any more. He is his own little man -
Even has blonde (not red, yet, anyway) hair
His big sister simply adores him -
So does his daddy and Ez

Of course, his mom is so proud (and is doing really well).

I just wanted to pay tribute, from one mother to another, and express how very grateful I am for Jamie's mom who was able to just pick up and get out to Denver, literally with just a few hours notice to help with the kids, to be there when Jamie came home from the hospital, Brandon had to work all that weekend and she just took over so Jamie could get that much needed rest. THANK YOU LISA! I was the second shift, and was excited to do it. It was so fun to check out the new house, neighborhood and area. Let's just say we're going to have lots of fun trips to Denver

Although I have changed a LOT about what I eat, and let the kids eat, I haven't totally changed (good grief, that would be unAmerican!) and did manage to sneak in a few things here and there. Like Spongebob burgers -
A family from the ward brought dinner & donuts

And we even ate out a time or two -

Ate popcorn and slurped slurpee's at the 3-D movie "Cats & Dogs" in our groovy glasses

Played games on the computer

Enjoyed the splash park

But mostly just loved doing things and being with these kiddos -

Well actually, I LOVED being with the whole "new" family -

In Denver

THANKS guys, I had a great time and can't wait to get back!

Weekend at Grandma's

Grandpa & I were excited to watch these special little ladies over the 24th of July weekend -

While their parents were in Denver doing this - holding my new little grandson, Nixon Ray. As ironic as it seems, they had this little vacation get-away planned in February, WAY before we knew anything about Brandon and Jamie moving to Denver, and WAY before little Nixon decided to make his surprise entry. As a matter of pure fact, this is the weekend Jamie and the kids were coming back to Utah to prepare for his birth, and Grandma and Papa were going to have ALL the kids for a grand sleepover. Funny how some things turn out - isn't is?

Anyway, we were excited to have the girls and also excited to hear the goings-on-reports of the rest of the family in Denver. Here's a little recap of some of our weekend activities . Cate watered my flowers, again and again. Cate loves water, any way she can get it.
We dressed up and played with the Barbies, Strawberry Shortcake and Polly Pockets -
painted things for our new bedroom -
(Some just experimented with paints)

made lots of playdough food -

checked out the animials in the animal hospital -

watched movies from inside our little playhouse -

designed special clothing for the Zhu Zhu Pet out of Lamb's Ear leaves -

played and played in the water (warm weekend) -

Even had a bubble bath one night in the Little Mermaid swimming pool -

Explored the new Wild Rose Park - Cate on the spider web thinking she's just like the big girls -

She climbed all over the web, scared Grandma half to death!

She climbed and climbed and climbed over everything - almost 2 she thinks she's 5!

Annie, on the other hand, quietly ate our little picnic snack, observed the sprinklers and watched the older kids playing in them - scheming of how she, too, could laugh and play like the older kids....in the sprinklers -

Slowly, she made her move -

And proceeded to have a blast in the sprinklers herself -

Until the sprinklers turned off, the kids went home and suddenly she decided she was cold.

We also got to see "Despicable Me", and laughed and laughed as we ate our popcorn through the whole thing. I want to see it again as a matter of fact. We also went to the Eccles Dinosaur Park in Ogden - BUT, the girls didn't like it, it "freaked" them out. We ended up having a picnic instead. All in all, it was a great few days and we had a good time being hands on parents again!

Welcome to the world baby Bohn -

We are just so excited to announce the birth of grandson #2! Our little no named fellow made his surprize appearance today at 12:18 p.m., weighing in at 6 lbs. 8 oz. and 18" (not bad for being two and a half weeks early). Jamie is a champ and is doing well. Although this is a small picture (I'll squeeze some bigger ones in once I get them) I wanted to share --

I am stunned at how much he resembles his older brother so maybe we'll just call him Ezra Jr for a while, best of all - he's healthy and has a nice head of RED hair!

CONGRATULATIONS Brandon & Jamie - can't wait to meet him!

Home Sweet Home

As many of you know both our children have just moved into new (well, new to them) homes. We are thrilled for both of them. It will be just a little while before we get to Denver and visit Brandon and Jamie, but tonight we did a pre-renovation walk through at Tim & Marisa's. I'm giving a sneak peek of their cute home - but just a sneak peek! Here is one of the things Annie loves about her house, a rope tree swing (plus, what do you think of Annie & Cate's fort???). It's going to be fun!

Let the renovation's begin!

Moosman Group Picture

Well, here we are, Wendy has the best picture but I couldn't get it to post so I'm using the second best. What a sweet group!

In true Moosman fashion, we also have to do a "funny" picture as well, if you enlarge it, it's really quite interesting to see the different expressions, some little ones you wouldn't expect. One question burning on my mind --- Matt, where did bear go? We are a crazy family, but we love each other!