Pie Baking Contest

I've never entered a food contest before, and I thought with the latest Fine cooking Magazine recipe, it wouldn't hurt. I knew these pies would not be your traditional pie.

I only tried it warm. It was tasty- yet a little doughy.

I didn't win.

Life goes on.

I tried their other recipe... Blackberry-Apple turnovers. Yum, too.

Firsts

Caroline went bowling with a friend for the first time last Friday. She was hungry part way through and insisted she had to finish her sandwich before she could play again. She loved it. She keeps saying "I'm going bowling with Daddy last night!" Meaning, she wants to go with him someday.

Henry's first time in a restaurant high chair. He almost lasted the whole time! :)

Henry's first tooth poked through the gums this morning. I'm kind of sad. I love his gumless smile.

Caroline woke up this morning saying she was cold. I was grateful for the overcast morning yesterday and today. I needed the cool down.

Hot

baking, blazing, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fevered, feverish, feverous, fiery, flaming, heated, humid, igneous, like an oven, on fire, ovenlike, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, smoking, steaming, stuffy, sultry, summery, sweltering, sweltry, tropic, tropical, very warm

That is how I feel when I got out of bed the last 2 mornings. It only gets worse in the afternoon. And I don't feel cool until 10 o'clock at night. I'm ready for sweatshirt weather.

Red Light, Green Light

I try to talk aloud when I am in the car for Caroline and Henry's sake. I often say Red means to STOP and Green means GO! Randomly the other morning when I was getting ready, I heard her say "Green means go... Red means stop!" It just made me all warm inside. She does actually listen and digest what I say and teach. Yay!

Well, that warm feeling quickly died when 1/2 an hour later she was playing with a baby toy in Henry's room and yes, you guessed it. You pressed a button and heard an energetic lady say "Green means go, yellow means slow down, and red means stop."

Sigh... oh well, at least I buy GREAT toys, I guess!

Destined to Dance

MIA? We have! We spent the Fourth in Utah and then a week in Idaho Falls.

Aaron's Mom's side of the family had a reunion. Fishing for prizes, food, pony rides (negative for Caroline), petting zoo, swimming, food, fresh baked cookies, slide show down memory lane, horseshoes, so you think you can splash contest, and did I mention food and dessert? We had a fantastic time.

And so did Uncle Alan.

Caroline wants to go back.

This is a video of Caroline at the Rexburg, ID Carousel. There was a Splash Park next door that Caroline did not join in the fun. It was a big kid splash park.

All day today and yesterday, as I have had laundry piled high, suitcases open, junk everywhere... Caroline asks in the sweetest voice... "Do you want to play with me?" My heart melts. And not everytime... but the times where I have thought to myself. Do I really have anything better to do than to play with my daughter? I've sat and played. I love her so.

Updated picture of Henry. He is 6 months next week. My has time flown. He had his second haircut. He can sit up. He loves water... oh goodness. Time for baby food.

I have never had a chance to take a picture, but these two! Caroline would sleep like this every nap time and night time if she could... Aaron can't get enough. :) When Caroline used to climb in our bed in the middle of the night (for a whole year) I would wake up and see them like this.

An Hour Later