Graduation Is In About A Month

Krista

As you finish up your last few weeks of high school, I wanted to let you know just how special you are to me.  While digging out old pictures of you for a slide show presentation at church, and selecting a song to set them to, I thought about putting this on our family blog.  I wanted you to have this to always remind you of your life and just how precious you are to us!  I just want you to know that it has been such a blessing to have you as my daughter!  You have been such a joy to raise!  As you start your adult life I know it will take you down alot of very exciting roads.  You will go to college, get a job, get married and start a family of your own!   You will have some ups and downs along life's journey, but always look to GOD as your guide and stay close to your family.  I am so excited to see where life takes you!!

  GO FIND YOUR WINGS!!

It's only for a moment you are mine to hold

The plans that heaven has for you

Will all too soon unfold

So many different prayers I'll pray

For all that you might do

But most of all I'll want to know

You're walking in the truth

And If I never told you 

I want you to know

As I watch you grow
I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams

And that faith gives you the courage

To dare to do great things

I'm here for you whatever this life brings

So let my love give you roots

And help you find your wings

May passion be the wind

That leads you through your days

And may conviction keep you strong

Guide you on your way

May there be many moments
That make your life so sweet

Oh, but more than memories
I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams

And that faith gives you the courage

To dare to do great things

 I'm here for you whatever this life brings
So let my love give you roots
And help you find your wings

It's not living if you don't reach for the sky

I'll have tears as you take off
But I'll cheer as you fly!

Congratulations Krista !!

I Love You!!

From:  MOM !!!

Sunday Afternoon at Wye Mtn

WYE MOUNTAIN ~ SPRING 2010

Jared, Krista, Blenda, Bill, Jason

Sunday March 28, 2010 ~ We took a family drive out to Wye Mountain, Arkansas.  The field of daffodials were beautiful and in full bloom.  We had been trying to take this trip for about three weeks, but with "Arkansas Weather", you just never know what you are going to get!!  We can go from 70' degrees and beautiful to rain / sleet/ snow in about 60 seconds flat!!  W-e-l-l maybe not that fast but if you live in Arkansas you know exactly what I am talking about.

It was the week before Easter, so we dressed Jordan up in a cute outfit that Nana bought her, and took her Easter basket that Nana made her along with a few GIANT Easter Eggs to snap a few pictures of her!!  LOL a few hundred!!

 

Jordan Lilah Koder ~ 16 months

~The Koder Family~

Jared, Krista, Bill & Jason

~MY KIDS~

Jared, Krista and Jason

Jared & Shannon Koder

Krista & Dillon

Delilah, Jason and Jordan

Jason and Jordan

Jason Swinging Jordan

picking flowers for his girl

Nana & Jordan

Playing At The Park

Today was the first beautiful day that was warm and not raining! Jason and Delilah went to Fayetteville to go to a Razorback Basketball game.  We took Jordan to Mills Park to play on the playground... and she LOVED IT!!

She had so much fun playing on the slide and driving the cars.  She liked the swing at first, and was even swinging it herself!  When Peepaw started swinging her a little higher....she wasn't so sure that she liked it after all.

Aunt Krista took about 150-200 pictures of her at the park!  LOL ~ Wonder how many she will take of her own kidos someday  LOL!!

JORDAN ~ 15 MONTHS

JORDAN AND PEEPAW

MARCH 6, 2010

Doesn't this look like she is having a blast!!  I guess we will make many more trips to the park with this little girl....

Blenda's Pollo Asada

This is my first time to link so I hope that it works....this is a family favorite!!  This recipe is actually mine alone!! I created this from the lack of $$ and wanting to go to our favorite Mexican restaurant where we love the Pollo Asada. Everyone that I fix this for raves about it!! I have even been told that it is BETTER than the restaurants :)

I also am a Rachael Ray type cook...I measure in the palmof my hand....probably using more seasonings than I have listed for you.



Blenda's Pollo Asada ~ Chicken


4-6 Chicken Breasts
3 cups Minute Rice
3 cups chicken stock
1 can Rotel
1 bunch fresh Cilantro
2 ctn White Cheese Dip*

Seasonings:

1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic pwdr
1 tsp cavander's
1 tsp cumin pwdr
1 tsp cumin seed

Season chicken breasts generously with all seasonings, grill, bake, or sear until chicken is done and tender. Prepare rice with chicken stock, adding all of the same seasonings to the water as it boils. When water starts to boil, add rice, remove from heat and add Rotel. Add lid to pan, let rest until all moisture and liquid has absorbed. Serve chicken as whole breasts or slice into strips, serve over the rice, top with cheese dip and chopped cilantro.

** You can make your own white cheese dip with white american cheese and chopped jalapeno peppers.  I have used the mexican melting cheese and also used leftover white cheese dip from our favorite mexican restaurant.