Monday, June 8, 2009

Summer Break...or Snow Day?

We are just home from a GREAT weekend of fun at the lake celebrating birthdays, anniversaries and good friends! I will post ALL about that when I've had a chance to sort through the pictures I took...after the unpacking & laundry & catching up on emails, etc...not sure how I like not having Internet (except on my phone) while at the lake...but I wanted to do a quick post because I thought this was just too funny!

So this was what the girls did as soon as we got home this morning, the first day of summer break & what do they do? Get out their hats, mittens & snow boots...because it's "cold" outside!
This was the reaction I got as soon as Darcy saw my camera..."NO Mommy!!", and she turned her back on my & kicked her feet!

Sophie was much more cooperative.
 Heading outside to brave the cold! 

Now Darcy will say cheese!  LOL!
Drew was very amused by his sisters' antics!

Oh,  before I forget I wanted to share the BBQ Chicken recipe I made this weekend...I've had a few requests, so here it is...it is a slow cooker recipe & even better you throw the chicken breasts in FROZEN! Now that's what I'm talkin' about! A friend brought us this dish for dinner after we had Drew & it was an instant favorite!

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken BBQ


INGREDIENTS 

  • 6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 1 (12 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce
  • 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix the barbeque sauce, Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken.
  2. Cover, and cook 3 to 4 hours on High or 6 to 8 hours on Low.
And how cool is it that they have a handy calculator to double the recipe on the allrecipes.com website. I was serving a crowd, so I doubled it & still had plenty left over. It is delicious reheated & also freezes well. 

7 comments:

Celia Jimenez said...

I love Darcy's reaction...almost ALL of my pictures of Amy in Tucson she is NOT co-operating!!! :-) Missed seeing you guys yesterday!

Jessica said...

I can't wait to try this receipe.I am always looking for a new way to save time and have some good eats all in one.

Terri said...

This is so funny! I have a photo of Zachary, in Colorado when he was 2 1/2.... He was standing in front of the tv and the morning weather report was predicting highs in the 90's. Zachary was wearing underwear, snow boots, snow hat & a coat!! It was June. Kids are so fun!! Glad you had a great weekend.

Ginger said...

Melanie, Thanks so much for the yummy recipe. I look forward to trying it this week. We missed getting to see you and Jeff in Sunday School this week, but I'm glad you had a wonderful time at the lake. The girls look cute in their winter wear.

Jenny said...

Thanks so much for sharing that recipe! I can't wait to make it! I LOVE anything that can go in the crock pot!!

LOVE the pics of the girls being silly!!

Tracy said...

So funny! Love the bare legs and snow boots!

Andrea said...

Hi Melanie!
What a beautiful family you have! It is so nice to hear from you again. I have not been with MJ since last Fall -still buying all the clothes though -lol! Hope all is well with you!
Andrea