Laguna

first touch of sand and ocean

he sees the wave

he desires the wave

is introduced

feels the rush

conquers the thrill

thinking about a second thrill...?

here it comes

FACES OF EXCITEMENT

After Ty & Shontels Wedding...

June Events

Andrew and Jess

Precious Ring Bearer

BUDDIES

Van getting the biggest thrill ever!

having fun at Called to Surf

NEW NEPHEW

My sister Val 

on June 7 brought

BABY...

 Ryder of 6 lbs 9 oz. and 20"

WATER TIME

Temperatures in the 90's

Broken AC for a week

I think it's time for a swim!

GREENS

beautiful greens

mixed greens

romaine

arugula

spinach

buttercrunch

kale

Our Assistant

Van is great help to Dad with his own drill

it's just more fun to use Dad's drill

growing my own 'animal farm'

(animal sponges)

CHOPPED III

Once again the Fullmers conquered yet another round of chopped during Easter weekend. Thanks to Laura for letting us sabotage her beautiful kitchen! 

The secret ingredients for the main course round were: 

tri tip 

eggplant 

turnips

For the dessert round:

strawberries

choice of: champagne cheese

or

greek yogurt

BRITTANY

Seared Tri-Tip with Mushroom Cream Sauce over an Eggplant,
 Turnip, Bacon and Potato Hash

BRITTANY

Coconut Crusted French Toast Napoleon with layers of Strawberry and Mango Greek Yogurt and Fresh Coconut Whipped Cream

CODY

Tri-Tip and Eggplant Eggrolls over Shaved Turnip Salad



ZEB
Grilled Tri Tip with Eggplant and Turnips

HOLLY

Seared Tri Tip Strawberry & Crusted Eggplant Salad

 Creamy Sweet Pepper & Basil Rolls

LAURA APPETIZER

Eggplant  Crustini

LAURA

Grilled Tri Tip with Turnip Puree & Fried Shallots

TY

Grilled Tri Tip Crusted Eggplant & Spicy Turnip Fries

Laura, also made a fabulous Chocolate Mousse with Prosecco Marinated Strawberries

During Easter we were able to attend Tara, my sister in law's graduation and spend quality time with the Fullmers

back: Shontel, Holly, Brittany 

front: Ashlee

It was a hot day and we needed a little Red Mango to cool us down

CHOPPED EPISODE 2

The Fullmer boys and girls joined up in the midwest for another chopped challenge. There were not just four competitors but 7 altogether. Our challenge ingredients were Lamb and Yellow Squash. We could only use what was in the kitchen. The attempt to establish a winner--failed because everyone is too nice but my favorites were the Asian Inspired, Indian Cuisine and the Skinwalker Taco.

 #1 Zeb

 Skinwalker Taco

Seared Lamb on top of Jewish Flatbread 

topped with Cabbage, Cilantro and a Sweet Cilantro Sauce

#2 Ashlee

Shacka

Lamb Tacos with Yellow Squash Cream Sauce and 

Avocado Cucumber Salsa

#3 Laura

Asian Inspired

Seared Lamb with a Soy Grape Jelly Sauce Tempura Veggies 

and a Cucumber Squash Salad

#4 Rulon

BBQ Lamb

Grilled Lamb with Spicy BBQ Sauce Heart Shaped Tortillas 

and Steamed Veggies

#5 Holly

Spiced Indian Cuisine

Seared Lamb on top of Acini de Pepe and Sauteed Veggies

with a Sweet and Spicy Coconut Cumin Sauce

#6 Hanna

Brigham City Petting Zoo

Seared Sweet Lamb with a Peach Sauce and a Peach Cucumber Salsa

#7 Debbie

Debbie's Lamb

Grilled Lamb with a Rustic Rootbeer Glaze alongside a 

Creamy Cucumber Squash Crostini

A little after party after the challenge...

Zeb extracts a little

Pickled Burp Shot

for all the contestants to sample

DRINK CHALLENGE

Five contestants participated in the Drink Challenge using only ingredients from the door of the refrigerator

#1 Zeb: Pickled Burp

#2 Laura: Mexican Iced Cocoa

#3 Ashlee: Fruity Splurge

#4 Hanna: Pickled Grape Slush

#5 Debbie: Mexican Orange Cream

DESSERT CHALLENGE

Three contestants participated in the Dessert Challenge using Hersheys Chocolate Syrup as their Challenge. 

(Not hard for me-haha)

#1 Holly: Choco Almond Frappe

#2 Laura: Chocolate Banana Pudding

#3 Ashlee: Chocolate Chip Scookie with Whipped

Cream and Chocolate Sauce

7 Full Stomaches and 4 hours later, we endured another excited family challenge!!!