HHF - Life Adventures of the Bontrager's

Video of the 1st snow! We are enjoying our 1st snow fall here at the new acreage...here is a little video showing that! Hope you all are enjoying our festivities for the holidays that are fast approaching.

Well, it's been a while since I've posted...we've just been a little busy re-modeling the house! :)  Here are some pics from the "new" digs!

So for those of you whom I haven't talked to recently or updated.... WE BOUGHT AN ACREAGE! :) Most of you know that we have been looking on-and-off for the last 2 years.  It has been a big roller coaster and been a huge faith builder for us!  It's been very difficult to find something that is close to Lincoln that isn't outrageously priced due to the high-demand for acreages in the surrounding Lincoln area.   We looked at the place that we ended up getting about a year ago when it first went into foreclosure.  It was still pretty high at the time and needed a lot of superficial work done so we decided it wasn't in God's timing for that place and left it alone.  About 2 months ago, I got a random e-mail from a listing site online and the house was re-listed through a government foreclosure (HUD) program.  Basically, they drop the price and it turns into a silent auction for 1 week.  You have no idea what other people are bidding, how many people are biddi

http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/orecchiette-with-roasted-red-pepper-sauce-parmesan-cheese/ OK, so this receipe sounds alot more complicated than it really is!! it is TO DIE FOR!! (great for vegetarians too!) the link above is where i got the recipe so you can follow the link to see the full thing but i will post the "411" below for you if you want to make it for dinner...i highly suggest it! :) Ingredients FOR THE SAUCE: 4 whole Red Bell Peppers 1 whole Small Sweet Onion, Diced 2 cloves Garlic, Minced {use Large Ones!} 2 Tablespoons Butter 2 ounces, weight Cream Cheese ¼ cups Heavy Cream Salt And Pepper, to taste FOR THE PASTA: ¾ pounds Orecchiette Pasta Good Quality Parmesan Cheese Fresh Basil Preparation Instructions Roast red peppers either under a hot broiler pan or over the eye of a gas flame cooktop. You want to char the skin of the pepper without burning the flesh underneath. Turn as you go, keeping a close eye on them. Once all the peppers have blackened,

in october, dan and i went with my sister alys and my brother-in-law ben to Orlando FL. dan and i flew in a few days early and spent a few days with one of my best friends, Ali who was already down in FL. The trip was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! we had such a great time at the ocean, theme parks, the pool, shopping and the cigar bar. (OK, it was just ben and i at the cigar bar but still :) it went really fast and we're excited to do another sibling vac-a in the future! :) rompin' the waves... love this!! LOL sissies :) our packed picnic lunch....it was divine. :) gator watchin'!!! we saw some really big ones!! seeing Shrek 3-D at universal studios!!! ( oh, and dan even rode a ROLLER COASER there!! he didn't get sick AND he actually liked it!! the Thornton's are wearing off on him i think :) my bestie Ali :)

after mom and i galavanted around Jersey, we met up with the boys ( dan , dad and grandpa moser ) for the 7 th Armored Division Reunion in Philly. IT WAS AMAZING as always. the warriors and heroes that make up the men of the 7 th are quite incredible indeed. The purple hearts that litter the room with them in it would blow you away and the stories they share would knock your socks off. always the highlight of my whole year...it's pretty hard to top. enjoy!! dan being dan :) the war heroes.... philadelphia skyline... um...gorgeous?? yeah!! the top of the stairs!! (and yes, they were winded :) were the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both signed...wow!! the beautiful liberty bell....and the 2 guys on the right who fought to make sure it stayed here. do i even have to caption this picture??? i didn't think so. i literally walked in the footsteps of greatness. way neat. for those of you who don't know, the liberty bell is inscripted with BIBLE referen