Typical Sunday With The Sisney Crew

Today, Alayna and Aaron and J.J. and Afton, all came for lunch. This time we tried another new recipe called Picnic Pizza. I tweaked the recipe (yes, I know, I do this a lot of get them to fit into our lifestyle). But it was good and the boys especially thought it was great. And did you know teaching your children to cook will not only teach them to feed themselves as they get older, but is a wonderfully fun way to teach math skills.

I had bought a small beef sirloin roast, partially froze it, and had Alan slice it up into thin steaks. I then threw the steaks, 2 cans of tomato sauce, some basil, oregano, garlic powder, minced onion, about 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and some sliced olives into my Crock-Pot. I cooked it on high for about an hour while we got ready for church. Then turned the pot down to low and let it simmer while we were gone to Sunday School and church. When we arrived back home, I took some English muffins, sliced them in half to form a "bun", place a steak and some of the sauce on it, topped that with shredded Mozzarella cheese, and placed a plate of them in the microwave long enough to melt the cheese. Served them with chips.

My parents popped in for a visit, too. While the kids all hung out outside, they played with the puppies, fed the rabbits, and did an experiment. Did I mention they like science? Today was pretty simple. My son-in-law's idea, actually. They put Mentos candy into a 2-liter Diet Coke bottle (still full of soda) and watched it fizz and spew.

Then off to church to help with a meal for the F.A.I.T.H team, Maddy had Christmas program practice, and then the first night of our fall revival. We are very blessed to have such a great family to spend Sundays with!