Happy Easter~

The girls had a fun Easter weekend filled with lots of activities including playing with cousins, a birthday party at jump on it, an easter egg hunt at grandma and grandpa's, a big family dinner, and the Easter bunny making his appearance last night so a morning full of excitement. We talked about the true meaning of Easter and Sammy even said in her prayers last night to "bless Jesus since he died so we could live again." What a smart girl. Maybe Maddie will get it in a year or two! I am also thankful our Savior atoned for us that we can live again and that there is a time of year that we can reflect and think more about Him.

Matching hair

The girls both wanted messy buns yesterday and so we did them!!!! Maddie was into the poses for some reason and she had some funny ones!!! We then went to Jungle Jims with Lera and the boys and Diana and her kids. The kids all had a blast. They LOVED the rides. Totally worth $8. We were there for 3 hours which is also pretty long. We ate lunch after and they were really GOOD eaters because they were so hungry. It was a fun day and passed by quickly which was nice since hubby is out of town for a few days!!

Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Sour Cream Noodle Bake

from here

I also added a few ingredients to mine and I think it turned out so good! It tastes a lot like my lasanga but easier and I froze half too!

1 1/4 lb ground beef

1 can 15 oz. tomato sauce

1/2 tsp. salt

freshly ground pepper

1 Tbsp. parsley flakes

1 Tbsp. basil

8 ounces egg noodles

1/2 c. sour cream

1 1/4 c. small curd cottage cheese

1/2 c. sliced green onions (less to taste)

1 c. grated cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground beef in large skillet. Drain the fat and add tomato sauce, parsley flakes, basil, salt and pepper. Stir and then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients. Cook egg noodles until al dente. Drain and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese. Add some more ground pepper. Add to noodles and stir. Add green onions and stir. To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish. Top with half of meat mixture, then sprinkle on half the grated cheddar. Repeat with noodles, meat, then a final layer of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, or until all cheese is melted. Serve with french bread. Freeze: I then froze half and it will cook on 350 for 45 minutes.