LEXI'S BAPTISM

Lexi turned 8 on Oct. 22nd and my youngest brother was having his mission farewell on Oct 25th, so we decided to have her baptized in my parents ward the same weekend. It was really cool to combine the 2 events . The baptism was sweet and beautiful...just like her! As soon as she came out of the water Thatcher let out a huge "Whoa"! And it was very fitting because seeing her baptized by her Dad really was amazing! The branch president of my parents branch spoke at her baptism and Thatcher heard someone call him "President" and so Thatcher asked him if he was the prophet! It was hillarious. Afterwards my Mom had prepared a huge homemade Thanksgiving- sized feast! She was confirmed the next day in sacrament meeting at my brothers farewell. We missed having anyone from Ryans family there but it was an awesome weekend anyway. We are so proud of the good girl you are Lexi and the world is a better place because you're in it!

CafeRio Salad

This salad is so good I might be so bold as to say it is better than the real thing!
Pork:
Boneless pork roast
1 T cumin
1 C brown sugar
can of Coke
1 jar of salsa
1 tsp paprika
Place roast in crock-pot and add 2 cups water. Cook roast in crock pot on low for 5-8 hours on medium heat. Drain the water and greast from crock pot. Trim any excess fat off of the pork. Cook until pork falls apart and you can shred it with a fork

Rice:
6 cups water
4 t. chicken bouillon
4 t. minced garlic
1/2 bunch chopped cilantro
1 t. cumin
1 can green chilies
1 t. salt
1 T butter
1/2 medium onion, chopped
3 cups rice uncooked long grain
Bring water to boil, add all ingredients. Cook for 30 minutes
( this made a ton of rice so you might want to 1/2 the recipe

Creamy Tomatillo dressing:
3 fresh tomatillos, cut into quarters
1 package Buttermilk ranch dressing mix
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup fresh cilantro
3 cloves garlic crushed
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
2 T lime juice

Layer salad according to your liking:
place a warm tortilla in bottom of bowl and put shredded cheese on it
black beans
tomatoes
Romaine lettuce
crushed tortilla chips
lime wedges

Yummy!!!

Back Porch

Here is a before & after of our back porch. The grill had melted the siding on our back porch...so Ryan put up tile!

Our ward party