Quick update

Thank you for praying for Joshua! The apple came out on Saturday, on it's own.  We were all very thankful that we didn't have to take him to the ER, which would have caused him alot of pain, and Joshua is back to his normal, happy little self. : )
~Kelsey

what is it about belt buckles?

While in Floyd, on vacation this year, I found this huge belt buckle. Tell me what you think. ;)

(No, my hair wasn't quite that long, I was bending over. I've had it cut quite a bit shorter since then)

Isn't it ginormous? I don't think it's a real word, but it's one of my favorites. ;) I considered buying it, just for fun. I almost regret it.:) Anyway, one word you could use to describe it would be "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." this is a real picture, it isn't photo shopped.

You guys can pray for Joshua, 'cause on Tuesday he shoved a piece of apple up his nose and it's stuck there. It is causing Mom quite a bit of worry, because if it slides out a little farther, it will block his airway.

I hope you guys have a great rest of the week, and later on I'll post about the actors from "Courageous" that visited our church Sunday.

~Kelsey

"I See the Light"... 2

Here is the video that we posted yesterday and had to remove. The inappropriate thumbnails that followed the previous version have been delt with. My appologies to anyone who saw the 1st version. As a first time youtube user, I had no idea how important it is to tag, describe and categorize your videos! 
For those of you that didn't see the other post, this is a video of a friend and I (Kendal) playing "I See the Light" from Tangled. Rees Ward is playing the violin, Christian Ward is turning the page for me (at one point I mistakenly nod my head and he almost turns it- too funny. :) ), Kelsey is videotaping and I'm playing the piano. Enjoy!

Recipe~ Creme de Menthe Brownies

Don't worry if you don't have any creme de menthe on hand, I've never used it in this recipe and it turns out great each time. :)

                                   Ingredients

1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup butter ( 1 stick)

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2/3 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

                                                  Directions for brownie layer

In a saucepan, or double boiler melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat.

Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla, stirring well after each addition.

In separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda.

Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture, stirring well. ( at this point you may add 3/4 cup chocolate chips to batter, but I prefer it without)

Pour into a foil-lined, greased  9 by 13 pan

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 min.

                                                         Ingredients for mint layer

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

3 cups powdered sugar

2 tablespoons creme de menthe or 1 tablespoons mint extract

                                                      Directions

 Beat first butter and cream cheese in mixing bowl, then add powdered sugar and mint extract

Spread mint filling over cooled brownies

                                                         

                                     Ingredients for chocolate ganache

1/2 cup whipping cream

2 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

                                                  

                                                            Directions

Bring whipping cream to boiling over medium high heat

Remove from heat and add chocolate chips -do not stir

Let stand for five min. and then stir until smooth

Let cool and then spread over the mint layer, this is the final layer

I usually put the brownies in the freezer for about thirty min. before attempting to peel off the foil or cut the brownies. I hope you enjoy them! I've made then quite a few times, and it's one of our favorites. I got it out of a  Better Homes and Gardens magazine. ~Kelsey

                                                                       

Apology

I am so very sorry everyone, for any innappropriate videos that may have appeared as thumbnail links after our video was over. We didn't know until today that other people's videos were advertised when ours finished.  
For those of you that didn't see the video, or blog post, we had taken a video of us and our friends playing instruments. We uploaded it to YouTube, and even though it was semi private, other videos popped up, along with a very inappropriate picture. I am so very sorry for this, I had no idea that something like that would come up. For now on we will be extra careful when posting videos through the internet. ~Kelsey