ASU Commencment

John and I graduated this past week together. John graduated from the Business School and I graduated from the Communication School at ASU . We both decided that we were going to go to the commencement where the President was speaking. We had to be in our seats by 3 and the actual ceremony started at 7. It was sooooo hot. Here are some pictures from the event.

Here is a picture of John and myself. We were glad that we could go together.
Here is a picture of Scott. He and his friend Lance came up to see the President speak.
Here is a picture of Alice Cooper performing at graduation. He sung the song "School's Out For Summer". It was quite entertaining.

Here is a picture of the secret service men who were everywhere. They carried large guns...it was kind of scary.Here is a picture of President Obama. He gave a nice speech.

Although, the night was super long, we both had a blast. :)

Happy 50th Barbie...

It is about time this happened to her....

The Decal Is On

We officially have named the Boat!!!

Here are some pictures of a bird that took flight at the lake. I am so glad we live so close and can get away on the weekends. After we get done with school we will be able to go out any evening in the summer as well.

Where Will He Go?

Scott puts his mission papers in either this week or next week. We are excited for him. I had a dream two nights ago that he was going to be called to the Dominican Republic. We will see if I am right. Where to you think Scott is going to go?

Lemon Meltaways

My Primary kids get to try different things that I make. I tend to make cookies for them about once a month. I try new recipes on them. They generally eat anything I'll make. lol Today I made some lemon cookies that my Aunt Susie had a recipe for. They are sooooooooooooo delicious!!! Here is the recipe. My kids will enjoy these tomorrow. :)

Lemon Meltaways
3/4 C. cornstarch, sifted
1/2 pound butter (two sticks)
1/3 C. powdered sugar
1 C. flour
Beat butter and other ingredients until creamy. Spoon small (quarter size) dollop on cookie sheet - bake at 350 for 10 minutes Let cool and frost.

Lemon Butter Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons milk
In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, juice, zest until smooth - beat in milk and increase speed and continue to beat until light and fluffy. You may need to add a little more milk to make this frosting a little runny and then drizzle it onto the cookies.
THESE ARE DELICIOUS - THEY MELT IN YOUR MOUTH!!!

Ducks

John took this picture at Saguaro Lake over the weekend. The duck has a mohawk and red eyes. There were actually a couple of them swimming together. Whenever people get too close to them, they duck under the water. It is pretty neat to see.