Very Berry Yummy!

Went to Publix and they have all their berries on sale this week and I couldn't resist. Made these two recipes on Father's Day and they were a huge hit!

Summer Berry Crisp

I used 4 types of berries in mine!

1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp orange peel
2 tspn lemon peel
6 cups of assorted berries
2 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp lemon juice

The oat crumble topping...
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 tspn ground allspice
1/4 tspn salt
6 tablesoons butter (Use a pastry cutter to mix it all)
1/2 cup rolled oats

Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees in 2 quart baking dish

The end result. Serve it up with Vanilla Icecream, cool whip or just enjoy on its own!!!

Fresh Fruit Salad with Mint

Mix this all together and chill in the fridge:
1 1/2 cup hulled sliced strawberries
1 mango, peeled and cubed
1 cup fresh blueberries or blackberries (I used both)
2 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp chopped fresh mint

Happy Father's Day!

We had a very relaxing Father's Day this weekend. Enjoyed the Karate Kid at the theatre and then had a yummy dinner at home...a nice relaxing day for dad!

See how tall he is? He was cheating...Evan was on his toes!

Evan is getting so big!

Evan's Dance Recital 6/15/10

Last Saturday was the 24th Annual Scott Jones School of Dance end of year recital. The theme was ABC Disney, with Disney characters making up the alphabet for 26 routines. Then, the second half of the show was Dance Extravaganza with another 14 routines.

Pizza Dinner at the Landing before the Recital!


Evan was in "F" for Flounder (Hiphop routine), "H" for Hercules (Jazz routine) and "W" for Woody (Tap routine). Then, he also had an acro routine to Hoedown Throwdown. He did amazing in all four of them.

Hoedown Throwdown costume...Evan gets all the girls!

The Hercules Boys!

Flounder costume!

Woody Costume!

Then, 2 days ago we got a letter in the mail from his dance studio and he was selected to be in their Performing Group Level 1 for 2010-2011! What a compliment and an honor to have been selected! Only one other boy besides Evan made the performing team for his level, along with 24 other girls. Cant wait to perform at Disney and the Gator Bowl!

Run for The Pies 5k

This past saturday was the Nike Run For the Pies 5k at the Jacksonville Landing! What a fun event...they had free beer, free Chicago Pizza and a Pie eating contest. Also had a pie costume contest, which we entered (of course), unfortunately we didn't win, but we both did walk away with $25 gift cards!

Me and Jendy!

Here are our times:
Jendy 33:08, Jess 36:42, Sarah 38:00, Heather 42:20

We didn't run fast enough to earn a free pie, but that didn't stop Sarah and Heather (they just took one)!

Aren't we cute? Cherry Pie and Sweet Potato Pie!

Jendy's visit from Nashville!

Had an amazing 6 days with Jendy, one of my best friends from high school. She flew down from Nashville to have her first vacation in 5 years! I tried to show her all that this area has to offer!

Us before Evan's dance recital

We went tubing at Ichetucknee Springs!


Us at The Fly's Tie!

Having a Woodchuck and Guinness at Meehans Pub in St. Augustine!

We went kayaking in the Matanzas River Estuary!

St Augustine Beach was so pretty and blue!

We saw dolphins at Marineland!

Ran in the Run for the Pies 5k, then entered the Pie Costume contest! So much fun...Jendy was a Sweet Potato Pie and I was cherry pie! We won $25 gift cards!

Us at the Ale House!

Us laying out at Jackonville Beach!

Had an amazing lunch feast at The Columbia Restaurant!

Enjoying a mojito at The Brick in Avondale!

2nd Grade bites the dust...

Evan had his 2nd grade end of year program today. I cant believe school will be out on three days and then summer will officially begin!

Evan and his 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Slocumb

Evan earned A-B Honor Roll for the entire school year!

Never Quit Never Beaches 5k

Yesterday I ran in the Never Quit Never 5k Beach Run! Finished it in 38:18...definitely not my best time, but running on the sand is totally different than running on the asphalt. I placed 315th out of almost 750 runners.

Pretty In Pink-Maddie's 8th Grade Prom!

Maddie aka "Barbie Doll Legs", had her 8th grade prom this past Friday...I wanted to cry! In one more week we will be done with middle school and I will be the mother of a High Schooler!

She is taller than me even without those high heels!

This was the perfect dress! Another girl at the prom wore the same exact dress too and Maddie blew her away!

Memorial Day Weekend 2010

What a great 3 day weekend! Friday, the kids had swim team pictures and a potluck. Then Saturday, was the first swim meet of the season with the Oceanway Tsunami's. Evan and Maddie did great!

Oceanway Tsunamis Team Pic 2010 Season!

Group shot at the potluck Friday!

Maddie's beautiful butterfly!

Evan after he won the 50m Freestyle!

On Monday we went to Green Cove Springs, Fl destination Spring Park for their Memorial Day Riverfest! There were over 400 runners at this one (of course they ran out of shirts). Either the course ran long, or I need to recalibrate my iPod because it was off according to my Nike+.

Here are our 5k results:

Jessica 36:14

Maddie 38:20

Evan 48:28

Group shot at the Memorial Day 5k!

Evan running his very first 5k event!

Evan by the parade of flags.

Maddie and Devon

After the race we did a little Geocaching in the area!