Our Personal Cook

Falafel...delicious

Mini Apple Cake...yum

Tomato Cucumber Salad..refreshing

Jazzy recently began attending a Healthy Cooking Class in Benicia.  She absolutely loves it!  She even has a couple of "cooking battle scars" to prove it.  Here are a few of the dishes she made along with teacher and other students.

Our Heavenly Father

"The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but ^(F)He will by no means clear the guilty, ^(G)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations."  Numbers 14:18

I was reminded and then encouraged by this verse.  As I look at my own life and as I witness the lives of others, I am grateful for my heavenly Father's patient dealings with me/us.  He truly does not give us what we deserve, instead His great and abundant love compels Him to forgive our sins.  And yet, He is righteous when His holiness and hatred for sin compels Him to be just and discipline His children for their own good.

We have a righteous, patient, loving, just, and holy God.  It only makes sense to trust Him and abide in Him.

A Warm Winter Day

It was an unusually warm winter day.  What a time to go for a stroll down our local rural area.  The whole Tran clan, along w/ our good ol' dog, Oreo, packed up some snacks, wore our comfy shoes and went up Old Green Valley Rd.  Of course, I took our camera along and snapped a few pics of the fam.  You'll notice the expressions on the children's faces change from excitement to fatigue in a matter of 45 min.  Thankfully, we passed by a bench, where the children relaxed, snacked, and re-energized, before heading back.  The 2 little ones took turns getting a piggy back ride from dad.  Lucky!

A Baking Adventure

Jasmine and a friend decided to have a baking adventure.  They created their very own recipe using random ingredients that were readily available in our pantry.  Yikes!  Actually, it turned out pretty well.  They used a simple cookie base and added melted choc. chips and mint ice cream.

The Battlefield by Offie

One of my favorite things about being a mommy is seeing the children use their imagination to play.  Here is Offie creating a battlefield scene w/ his little army men and a crane?

From Baby Blue to Big Boy Blue

The boys' room needed a makeover.  We painted it a "barely there" baby blue 6 years ago, but that wasn't going to cut it anymore.  We now have big boys who like toy soldiers, trucks, Transformers, and Ben 10. Daddy was kind enough to paint their room a much darker, "big boy blue".  Thanks dad!

Mimi-mac turns 6!

Our little Mia turned 6!  It seems as if it was just yesterday that we were taking home a tiny bundle with teeny tiny eyes and cute round cheeks.  Fast forward 6 years and here is Mimi-mac.  She has an infectious laugh (like her papa) and a fascination with lip gloss.  We love you!!!!