Yogurt Making

My mom called the other day and said,"I know how hard it is to find yogurt with fat in it for Ella. Here is a recipe for Greek yogurt! "

She might also know how much I dislike paying $4 for 20 oz of yogurt.

I was in.

I killed my first batch by getting it too hot. Oops.

I tried again, and it worked! I had to strain out the whey to get yogurt.

It took a long time.

Ella wanted lots of samples. Did you know fresh yogurt is sweet?

She waited and waited...

It was delicious!

We only got a pint from a half gallon of milk, but that was like getting yogurt half off!

Bluebonnet Pictures 2015 ( And Other Spring Adventures)

These are really late, but here are our blue bonnet pictures for 2015!

Cute, cute, cute!

(Outtake. Just trying to be like Mommy.)

First Cabinet Staining Samples

I've been thinking about gel staining our cabinets for a while. I'd seen all the tutorials (I'm very thorough :P) on pinterest about General Finishes gel stain. We had used some on our nightstands project. I used some to refinish a little table we had in the house. I loved how it worked, and I felt pretty confident in using it. But before sacrificing our cabinets (and before I thought I could pick a shade), I wanted to do a sample cabinet. We picked up a sample at the ReStore. Here is the progress so far.

Front (two coats)
Front (three coats)

Conference Fun

Conference this year was great. Ella had lots of fun while she was awake: distracting us! She and Daddy had lots of fun going through her make shift tunnel.

We had Easter Treats to supplement our 72 hour kit rotation. (Our new family conference tradition.)

Ella and her Books

Ella loves to read. She has decided that sometimes she just wants to sit in her rocking chair and read. But, if that isn't available, she will use a laundry basket, or (if times are tough) she'll even sit on Daddy's lap.
Ella even likes to "read" Mom's books. It never fails that if I'm trying to read a book she will drop everything to come and take it so she can read it herself. (It is like a peek into teenage Ella)