Simply Jaimie

We had a blast at the Provo Pioneer Day Celebration! They had tons of free activities for kids including pony rides, petting zoo, scavenger hunt and lots more. We finished the day eating some delicious Navajo Fry Bread!!!!

Today we had a lot of fun testing to see if this experiment actually worked!? Can you stick pencils through a bag full of water without the water leaking out?  idea found at paging fun moms

 My Mum asked me to come up with something we could eat with some steak. Being that it is summertime and incredibly hot, I didn't want to eat anything too heavy. So Hannah and I prepped some veggies and voila! The result was some delicious vegetable kebabs - cooked on the grill outside and the leftover veggies and asparagus roasted in the oven. All I did was lightly coat the vegetables in olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Simple yet delicious!  To roast the asparagus - cook in 425 degree oven for 12 minutes. 

Let's clear something up - I was born in England and I am extremely proud to be English (unless it involves cheering for our rubbish football team.) I think my heart will always be in England and the memories it holds. However, I am (technically and legally) an American. I love living here. I love that out of all the American guys I could have ended up marrying, I married a Marine. It doesn't get much more patriotic then that, and I love that I have little girls with American accents. This truly is a great nation, and I am blessed to call it home.  So, do I celebrate the 4th of July? Sure. I dress the family (including myself) in red, white, and blue. I get together with family and enjoy eating hamburgers and hotdogs. I watch sports on TV, and once in a while venture out to see the fireworks (I actually hate really crowded places.) A couple years ago, my family and I went to the beach and stayed for the fireworks! There were so many people there at the beach and because of...