Yummy hamburger patties and potatoes

I made these hamburger patties the other night for dinner because all I had in the freezer for meat was hamburger. I looked all over for a recipe... and ended up just sprinkling the patties with Onion Salt and frying them in about 1/4 cup of Italian dressing. When they were done I melted Cheese on top and sprinkled a few Bacon bits to top them off. They were sooo good!

For the potatoes (you can find the recipe on the back of a Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix packet) Cut up 4-5 red potatoes and put them in a gallon size ziplock bag. Add 1/4 Cup of oil and a package of ranch mix and shake well. Place in a baking dish, cover with tin foil and bake on 350 for 45-60 minutes. Yummy!

Also... I learned a new way to cook corn on the cob! Cover the cob with butter and salt and pepper and wrap in plastic wrap, place in the microwave for 4 minutes (per cob) and enjoy! BEST corn on the cob I have ever had!!!

**Let me know if you try any of these and what you think**

Stickers

Tydon loves stickers. He will play for a long time if he has enough on a page. The only problem is I find them everywhere! He calls them "stickers" and "owies" because they hurt to pull off. It's fun to see him learn new words and relate them to different things. I just love this kid!!

Swimmin

Today was Tydon's last day of swimming lessons. We had so much fun! He loves the water and I encourage any mother that has the opportunity to take it. He got so excited when it was swimming day and he would run around the house excited to go.

Once we were in the car he decided he needed to wear his sunglasses like mom. Have I mentioned that this kid can talk?!? I'll post a video sometime....

The weather has been so nice we broke out his pool.

Just loungin with his tongue hangin out...

I can't believe how fast kids grow! These are a couple pictures of him last summer...

My Handyman...

Well... since June is halfway over I guess the warm weather decided to show up. I just have to say.... Thank Goodness for AIR CONDITIONING... especially for those pregnant ladies out there. Gord put ours in the window this week and it has been so nice.

Last Friday our washer quit in the middle of a cycle so Gordon had to drain it and pull it apart... I have to tell you washers are DISGUSTING!!! I try and wash ours every once in a while with a wash cycle recipe I found online (you can just google "cleaning your washer"). I will just say it was yucky... so we called and had a guy come look at it and the pump was clogged up with one of the pads from my swimsuit top! Oops... Ladies... please remember to remove them before washing! It was nice to have it all pulled apart so we could clean it though. And... Gord hung up a rack for me for my cleaning supplies :) I'm so grateful for my Handyman!

Fun weekend...

Last weekend was lots of fun... We left Friday afternoon and went to Idaho Falls. Gordon went golfing with his brother Neil and three of his nephews. Tydon was excited to help grandpa mow the lawn. Every time he sees the lawn mower now he says, "Ride, ride."

My mom ran her horse in the Rigby rodeo so my grandma and my dad and I went to watch. After the rodeo Gordon, Brody and I went to Rexburg and went bowling with two of Gordon's nephews (Kaden and Tanner). We didn't get home until 1:30am!! That's pretty good for us married people :) Saturday morning Gordon went fishing with his brother Neil and Tydon and I went skiing.

Saturday night Kaden went through the temple so Gordon and I went to support him. After the session Gordon and I had the opportunity to do some sealings. I love the temple and I am so grateful we live close enough to attend regularly.

We finished our evening at Applebee's and went back to grandma and grandpa's for another night.

Quick update: Gordon is almost finished with my mom's barn. He just needs to side it and it will be complete.

This is the shed row that he built a couple of summers ago. Yes, you could say my mom loves her horses! My mom is lucky to have a son in law that is so handy :)