King Benjamin's tower

We had a lesson about King Benjamin tonight, and for our activity at the end we built towers out of marshmallows and toothpicks. Notice all the marshmallow "people" listening to King Benjamin around the tower. Of course it wasn't long before Alan's marshmallow people became marshmallow soldiers and they were an army storming the tower.. but all in all it was a good night. The marshmallows also made a great desert.

Cheddar Cream Cheese Lasagna
This is my own version of Lasagna with cheddar instead of mozzarella(since that's all we had) and cream cheese instead of ricotta or cottage cheese (since Tom doesn't like either of those cheeses). It turned out terrific, and it wasn't that hard to make!
Ingredients:
1 package Lasagna noodles
1lb ground beef
1 onion chopped
2 cups of your favorite tomato sauce
2 beef bouillion cubes
3 tsps. Italian seasoning
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese softened to spreading consistency
sliced cheddar cheese
Butter or margarine

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1.Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. While noodles are cooking, brown ground beef and oinion until onion is tender. Drain fat. Stir in tomato sauce, bouillion and seasonings. Let simmer 15-20 stirring frequently. Sauce should be thick and meaty, not runny.
2.Generously butter a 13X9 pan and place one layer of noodles on the pan. Spread cream cheese on the noodles. Spoon the meat sauce over the cream cheese. Place slices of cheddar over the meat sauce. Place another layer of noodles over the cheese and continue layering ending with a layer of cheddar on the top.
3. Bake in the oven for 30-45 minutes.
YUM!!

Sarah's creativeness is coming out as she paints on the driveway...

Here's a picture of William in his little white shirt,vest and plaid pants. He was so cute we just had to take a picture. He's 2 1/2 months old now. Only babies can get away with wearing pants like that...

The Balloon experiment...
After dinner last night Tom took one of the mylar balloons I gave him and tied a dixie cup to the string of it. He and the kids filled it with drops of water one at a time until they got it to the weight that would make the balloon hang in the air without moving. They also tried dried beans one at a time. The kids were so fascinated with it last night that they're doing it now on their own even though Tom is not doing it with them, he's at the temple today.