Team Smith

Butter, vanilla, sugar and vanilla tickles the air in my kitchen...why? Because there is a homemade pie in the oven! My mom would me make lemon pies without using an electric mixer. I would often regret offering to help when it felt like my arm was going to fall off from whipping egg whites for 20 minutes or so! All of that would soon be forgotten with one bit of tart lemon and sweet graham cracker crust. Now I use a handheld kitchenaid the hubby bought me one year. It takes less than 3 minutes to get perfect meringue. My mom was very happy the year I bought her a hand held mixer for Christmas though :-) Recipe 3 medium sized lemons 1 can of condensed milk (currently on sale at Whole Foods) 2 egg yolks 3 egg whites some sugar some vanilla about 1 package of the 3 in a regular box of honey graham crackers round 8 inch pie pan some butter First Crush the graham crackers either in an open ziplock bag with a rolling pin or in a food processor. Add sugar to taste and mix well. Melt some but...

Last year Cassidy picked up one egg and said "All Done!" This year she was unstoppable... Rev Kathy did an awesome kidlet service and Rev Stefani made Cass smile so big between the singing and waving of the Alleluias. I love seeing all of the kids dressed up in their Easter best and wreaking havoc at the same time. Yes, some do exhibit angelic tendencies, but most are just having a ball during service and that includes running around, screaming at the top of their lungs, and talking to each other. The Lord did say make a joyful noise! Then we went over Teri and Roger's place for lunch and watched Cass play with Aidan and Bella! Too cute :-) Tea parties and chasing and egg hunting were all on the agenda. Followed by a scrumptious lunch of grilled cheese, tomato soup, fruit salad, and boiled eggs. And what I appreciate about this egg hunt is that we mixed it up a bit. Some eggs had candy, but others had stickers or change and golden eggs had dollar bills...so fun watching t...