October 10 on 10

Hello! I had the sweetest little boy at my house this weekend so I'm going to share pictures of him for my 10 on 10. Only one photo was taken today, but that's ok! Enjoy~

Worth his weight in gold -- all 21 pounds

Easton and his daddy

Pumpkin Patch kid

Hello, Mr. Sheep!

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

A few of Easton's friends

Checking out the pumpkin

Sleepy boy in the pumpkin patch with Oma

Just listening

Today's lunch time with Oma before Easton went home

It's a fun sub start job!

Yippee! I had a phone call from the sub desk today. I'm going to sub start as a part time librarian for the first three weeks of school. The cool thing is I'll be back at Bemiss, where I taught first grade last year. That means I get to see all of my kiddos!

We're spending the rest of the weekend with this cutie and his parents. They're packing up their duplex and moving to Yakima as soon as their house closes. What a long process this has been.

The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter & Jen starts teaching @ West Valley HIgh School in Yakima and I'll be at Bemiss in Spokane. Let the school year begin! (But let us enjoy the nice summer days for a lot longer!)

A Week @ Lake Kachees (nestled in the Cascades of WA)

It was finally our turn for vacation. David was done with school for three weeks and we'd "reserved" the Gilbert's cabin for a week. Jen, Brad and Easton were able to join us for three days and our friends Jim and Jackie scooted over from Spokane for a night, too. Fun and quiet week. Lots of berry picking, walks, card games, sunshine, book reading and naps.

Kerri, David and Easton

A sweet baby boy with his Oma

Easton and his daddy at Gale Creek

Easton (8 months) on the stump

July already.....

Hi, everyone! We are half way through summer vacation. Thankfully. summer and the sun showed up. The last full day of school we had indoor recess due to rain!

Here's pictures of our sweet little Easton. He's 7 months already.

What does this summer hold for you? I'm looking for a teaching job, working in my yard and playing with Easton. Not a lot of traveling except a quick trip to visit Lisa in TX and then a cabin vacation on Snoq Pass in August. It's the same cabin we honeymooned at 27 years ago so it'll be great to go back after being away from it for a few years. I can't wait, especially since Easton (and his parents) gets to go with us!

One of my recipes got chosen for the Gooseberry Patch cookbook "Fresh from the Farmstand." I love their cookbooks and having my recipe "Sensational Springtime Salad" in their upcoming book will be wonderful. It's my yummy recipe for asparagus, smoked turkey breast, pineapple and strawberries. Definitely a springtime salad since we love the asparagus to be tender and thin for the recipe. If you get a chance to use any of their cookbooks, you won't be disappointed. I've been cruising through "Comfort Foods" and thinking about making a few things from it.

Tonight's dinner was Spinach Enchiladas, a recipe from a dear friend in Germany. I had lots of chopped spinach to use up so I made pepperjack cheese enchiladas and then spread the spinach cream sauce on top. Meatless and delicious! It makes a big pan so we'll be eating it for a day or two. I usually like to make this recipe for company but when the ingredients are screaming "use me!", you make the meal.

(I made sausage and spinach manicotti last night and it's in the freezer for another day!)

What's been happening in your life?

Weekend of Memories

Good morning!

It was the Susan Komen Race for the Cure event yesterday. A group of us walked in memory of our sweet friend K'Anne.

And Easton was with us this weekend, too. He's 5 months today! I was getting ready for the race in this picture and Easton wouldn't smile for anything. He's got an aversion to the camera because he'll smile right after you put it away. Love this little guy and can't wait to see him next weekend for Easter.

Happy Friday -- December 10th!

Good morning! It's December 10th and just one more week of school. I'm celebrating with my first graders today by giving out books that I purchased at the thrift store. Such great books for 69 cents each. They will be thrilled to take them home.

Easton turned 3 weeks old. He's such a sweet spirited little guy. I can't wait to spend more time with him when school is out for Christmas break.

Easton Dean Bellamy

The sweetest little boy was born on November 18, 2010. Easton Dean Bellamy weighed in at 6 lbs 10 oz and was 20 inches long. We are 100% totally in love with him! I am already enjoying being a grandma. Congratulations, Brad and Jen.