The Boytim Bunch

The Boytim Bunch

Monday, March 28, 2011

Some boy stuff



Jack gives Jay a kiss




Card helping daddy finish the office




Demolition Jack helps tear the window out between

the dining room and the addition





When did this boy grow up?




Card spent a couple nights with Dad-Dad and Mom-Mom a while back

Photographer Katie

Katie got ahold of my camera today :)



Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Eat FOOD. Not a Lot. Mostly Plants...

So fast food resturants (and most nice resturants) do not fall into any of those catagories.. I was trying to link to my McDonalds ingredients list a minute ago and it has been moved.. So I refound some things and would like to post them (just in case they "move" things around again..). People - this is not FOOD - this is MERCHANDISE... A CHEMICAL COCKTAIL...!

100% Angus Beef Patty:
100% Angus beef.
Prepared with Grill Seasoning (salt, black pepper) and Angus Burger Seasoning: Salt, sugar, onion powder, natural (botanical source) and artificial flavors,
maltodextrin, natural beef flavor [beef broth, yeast extract, maltodextrin, salt, lactic acid, natural flavor (plant source), beef fat, citric acid], spice, dextrose, autolyzed
yeast extract, garlic powder, dried beef extract, sunflower oil, caramel color, worcestershire sauce powder [distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor (fruit source)], spice extractives, annatto and turmeric (color), calcium silicate and soybean oil added to prevent caking.

Big Mac® Sauce:
Soybean oil, pickle relish [diced pickles, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, calcium chloride, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative),
spice extractives, polysorbate 80], distilled vinegar, water, egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, onion powder, mustard seed, salt, spices, propylene glycol alginate,
sodium benzoate (preservative), mustard bran, sugar, garlic powder, vegetable protein (hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat), caramel color, extractives of paprika, soy
lecithin, turmeric (color), calcium disodium EDTA (protect flavor).

Chicken Selects® Premium Breast Strip:
Chicken breast strips, water, seasoning [food starch-modified, salt, autolyzed yeast extract, maltodextrin, chicken broth, natural flavor (plant and animal source),
spice, chicken fat], salt, sodium phosphates, sunflower lecithin, maltodextrin, natural flavor (plant source). Battered and breaded with: wheat flour, water, food starchmodified,
salt, spices, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), garlic powder, onion powder, dextrose, spice extractive,
extractives of paprika. Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness).
Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent

Chipotle BBQ Sauce:
High fructose corn syrup, water, tomato paste, honey, distilled vinegar, molasses, food starch-modified, natural (plant source) and artificial flavors, salt, dried chipotle
peppers, natural smoke flavor (plant source), dried chili peppers, soybean oil, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), onion powder, garlic powder,
caramel color, propylene glycol alginate, spice.

Grilled Chicken Breast Filet:
Chicken breast filets with rib meat, water, seasoning (salt, sugar, food starch-modified, maltodextrin, spices, dextrose, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed [corn
gluten, soy, wheat gluten] proteins, garlic powder, paprika, chicken fat, chicken broth, natural flavors (plant and animal source), caramel color, polysorbate 80,
xanthan gum, onion powder, extractives of paprika), modified potato starch, and sodium phosphates.

Premium Ranch Sauce:
Water, soybean oil, corn syrup solids, buttermilk, distilled vinegar, egg yolks, salt, sugar, food starch-modified, garlic powder, onion powder, chives, modified tapioca
starch, natural flavors (dairy, vegetable, botanical and animal sources), lactic acid, parsley, xanthan gum, lemon juice concentrate, sodium benzoate (preservative),
propylene glycol alginate.

Southern Style Crispy Chicken Breast Filet:
Chicken breast filets, water, sugar, salt, modified tapioca starch, spice, yeast extract, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, maltodextrin, natural (plant source) and
artificial flavors, gum arabic, sunflower lecithin. Battered and breaded with: wheat flour, water, sugar, salt, food starch-modified, yellow corn flour, leavening (baking
soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), wheat gluten, spice, gum arabic, natural flavors (plant source), extractives
of paprika.
Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness). Dimethylpolysiloxane
added as an antifoaming agent.

French Fries:
Potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor [wheat and milk derivatives]*, citric acid [preservative]), dextrose, sodium acid
pyrophosphate (maintain color), salt. Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to
preserve freshness). Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent.

Chicken McNuggets®:
White boneless chicken, water, food starch-modified, salt, seasoning [yeast extract, salt, wheat starch, natural flavoring (botanical source), safflower oil, dextrose,
citric acid], sodium phosphate, natural flavor (botanical source). Battered and breaded with: water, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin
mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow corn flour, bleached wheat flour, food starch-modified, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium
aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium lactate), spices, wheat starch, dextrose, corn starch. Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean
oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness). Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent.

Barbeque Sauce:
High fructose corn syrup, water, tomato paste, grape vinegar, distilled vinegar, salt, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), food starch-modified, spices, dextrose,
soybean oil, natural smoke flavor (plant source), xanthan gum, caramel color, garlic powder, cellulose gum, dried chili peppers, malic acid, natural flavor (fruit and
vegetable source), onion powder, sodium benzoate (preservative), succinic acid.

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Dinner with the Cousins


Sarah, Mom-Mom, Nate, Bella and Katie


Bella and Cousin Nate

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Bella's 5th Birthday - LOTS of pictures!

Well Bella's birthday was a success! Katie, Hannah and Haley did a great job with everything.

Bella was very surprised and so sweet about it. When I got home from "errands" that day I ran in, got her shoes on and made sure her hair was nice. I stopped to talk to Will for a few minutes then started looking for Bella - she was in the car already :)
She had no idea about the party and thought we were going to pick up Katie for some "girl" time - she was sad that I had not baked her Almond Butter bars yet (that was forgotten after she saw the cake...)

Lots of pictures below with some stories attached ....



Haley decorated the white board for us.


The girls taking a look at their tea party set up


Bella's castle cake - she is still talking about this 2 days later


Bella and her friend Lydia

Hannah, Bella and Lydia


Hannah and Bella


Abby and Bella


Jubilee and Bella


Eva and Bella - when did Eva shoot up like that??


The Harris girls with Bella


Bella conversing with Jubilee


Abby in sandwich motion..


Bella and Jubilee enjoy sandwiches, tea, and polite conversation




Some of the dolls the girls got as party favors


The "prize" table - except the baby book - that is Bella's baby book we were looking at throughout the day



What a smile


After tea and sandwiches, the little girls got their hair done




Bella's gift table



Lydia is not sure about this - she has seen what Johanna does with the boys at her house...




Hannah and Lydia after their hair appointments


The Squirrel







Eva after her hair curling


and some of the bigger girls got their hair done too :)


Bella and her cake - she is very glad I took this picture




Cookie decorating


We spent some of the day looking at baby pictures of Bella


And then she opened her gifts - this one is from Card.
Card got her this cross and a purple Beta fish - she loves both
The Harris girls got her some little dollhouse things - she, Card and Jack have been playing for the last two days with garden tools, tea sets and a pencil set of all things!
The Schnakenberg girls colored her some sweet pictures, made her a moving parts lion and a crown for her dolly
We got her a doll set - she has this little collection of miniature porcelain dolls that she takes to church with her and she and another little girl play with them for hours - we also got her her favorite color (purple) Kleen Kanteen
Hannah Barrett gave her a pretty framed horse picture
and her Austin grandparents sent her the all purpose present, with which she danced into her room with singing about it and putting it in a "special" place..

Monday, February 07, 2011

Family Pictures..

Some family pictures (down towards the bottom I actually got Will to stand in).
Yes I know I am huge, no I am not days away from delivery, no I am not retaining water, no my dates are not off and yes, this will be my 5th baby in 6 years...
now that we have that covered :)






I noticed Card had his hat on!





See - and he is SMILING!! It is like he LIKES us or something...



Jack can do "cheese" all day long..