Tasty Thursday.... Breakfast Burritos

Freezer Breakfast Burritos
(Luke thinks I should sell these at our local grocery store.... :) By the way, I don't add ANY of the optional ingredients and they are still yummy!!

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Ingredients

• 12 eggs, beaten
• 1 lb bulk sausage, cooked (or crumbled links)
• 1/2 cup chunky salsa (your choice of heat)
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 24 flour tortillas (you can also use whole wheat)

Optional Ingredients

• 1 green pepper, finely diced (optional)
• 6 potatoes, shredded and fried until cooked through (optional) or hash browns (optional)
• jalapenos, slices (optional)
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies (optional)
• 1-2 garlic cloves, finely minced (optional)
• 1 onion, finely diced (optional)
• 1 tomato, peeled and chopped (optional)
• 2 green onions, sliced with tops (optional)

Directions

1. Scramble eggs in large skillet until done; stir in cooked sausage and salsa.
2. Warm tortillas in microwave 20-30 seconds or until warm and flexible.
3. Place 1/2 cup egg mixture into tortilla; roll burrito-style.
4. Freeze burritos in single layer on lightly greased cookie sheet.
5. When fully frozen, wrap burritos individually; place wrapped burritos in large zip-top freezer bags; freeze.
6. TO SERVE: Unwrap burritos from foil or plastic wrap that you used for freezing.
7. Wrap in a paper towel.
8. Cook in microwave until heated through (about 2 minutes).
9. Or thaw burritos (remove plastic wrap if used in freezing), wrap burritos in foil, and bake at 350 degrees for ten minutes.

Wordless Wednesday--The latest book obsession...

Anna's Birthday Bash

We decided to outsource Anna's birthday this year. She's never had a birthday party outside of home so we thought we would give it a try...and it was a success! Anna invited 13 of her good friends and we met at a local gymnastic club. The girls started out playing with a parachute and then graduated to trampolines, uneven bars, and later trapeze's. THEY HAD A BLAST! Did I mention they were worn out too???

During the last 20 minutes they let the girls try these beauties...they were setting up for the party after ours......a $250 party (yikes). What a blessing that we got to use them at all!!!
The girls sang happy birthday to Anna and she blushed, of course... (Anna is 2nd on the left)
Presents were opened and Anna got to feel a little like a teacher, showing her class all of the goodies....
and then we made a craft....a foam pumpkin treat bag that they could decorate with foam shapes or stickers, that they later filled with candy. Everyone went home sugared up and tired!! What a great party!!! Now.....let's start writing those thank you notes........

Firetrucks & A Party

We had a busy, but fun, weekend. Friday night we made our way to our village's Fire Prevention Week Kick-off event. Firetrucks, ambulances, dive teams, hazardous material units from around our area gather together so kids can tour all of the vehicles. The Flight for life helicopter even flies in and lands in the parking lot..how exciting! We had planned on meeting friends there but it was almost impossible to find them with all of the people there.

OH, yes, they had the "Survive Alive" house for the kids to enjoy.... (cough, cough)
We finally found our friends....they have a little boy (Ben) who's really into the "fireman" thing. He wore his own fireman coat....his Dad said " we wouldn't miss this event...it's like going to the world series for him." Here's Ben, his sister Elise, and Anna posing in one of the trucks.
Our older boys found some friends to hang out with too...aren't they cute!! Did I mention that the temperatures on Friday night were in the 30's?? Brrrrr... and they ran out of hot chocolate at the event.....Grrrrrr.
We also did this for Anna's birthday party on Sunday......more on this tomorrow.....

The Birthday Girl

It's a Peterson tradition on your birthday to choose the dinner for the evening. This year Anna chose Wagon wheel pasta and fruit salad....I threw in the breadstick because, well, we needed another carbohydrate don't you think???
She couldn't wait until dinner was over because we always hide the presents in our family room and she wanted to find them and OPEN them!! Here she is with her presents...
Anna's big party is on Sunday and I ordered a cake for that occasion so I made yummy caramel brownies for her treat last night. Happy Birthday, Anna!!!

Happy 7th Birthday Anna!!

I can't believe it's been 7 years since Anna was born..... I remember the night I went into labor with her...right on my due date. I was watching the 10 pm news and my water broke. As I got dressed and ready to go, I came out of the bathroom and there was John, with my suitcase in his hand. He had his coat on and he was dangling the keys saying..."Let's go". I guess he knew that this might be a short labor. Because I hadn't had an epidural with any of the 3 boys, I was on a mission to get one for this birth. What a blessing it was at 11:30 pm when the anesthesiologist came in and administered the AWESOME epidural....I wanted to hug him!!!

John and I watched America's Funniest Animals on T.V. as we giggled and talked through the rest of the labor. It came time to push and I had convinced myself by this time that I surely would have another boy....even if the ultrasound had said differently. Just a few pushes and at 1:47 am Miss Anna Grace Peterson came into this world. I had to check to make sure that the doctor was right....she was certainly a girl. I fell in love with her right away and haven't stopped cherishing the unique bond that a Mom and daughter share..... Happy Birthday Sweets!!!

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