Pick 'o the Month

Things that are addicting:

Electronic Handheld Yahtzee

Blue Bell "Cake and Ice cream"

Homemade Strawberry Freezer Jam

Feed Me!

It's time to Rock the Crock. Summer is well under way and that means warmer weather (actually, our summer here has been slightly cooler than our spring was - thank goodness). And warmer weather means that no one wants to turn on the oven. Enter the beloved slow cooker.

Here are two fantastically easy and delicious slow cooker recipies, compliments of A Year of Slow Cooking.

1. Rotisserie-Style Chicken. I never would have thought to cook a whole chicken in a slow cooker, but it works; and it's delicious; and it's a great way to produce left-over cooked chicken to use in other recipies. Oh, and use the drippings to make an amazing gravy.
   



2. Pesto Spinach Lasagna. This one is also delicious and super easy. You don't have to pre-cook the noodles so it takes no time at all to throw everything together in the pot. I like to throw in extra vegetables like mushrooms or zuccini.

Let's Hear it For the Boy: Part 2

One of Dane's new favorite activities is climbing into the cabinets. But he has't figured out how to get back out of them yet... You can see here how in dire need of a hair cut he was.

So I bought some clippers and went to work. I think it turned out pretty good for my first hair cut. Auntie Elizabeth came down for a 4th of July visit and brought these fun sparkly stars.

We decided last minute to go check out our city's fireworks display; they weren't too shabby. Despite getting eaten by fire ants and mosquitos (the last minuteness of our decision meant we forgot the repellent), we had fun and Dane really enjoyed oohing and ahhing at the fireworks.

Let's Hear it For the Boy

Last month we went to Utah for Mat and Pearl's wedding. It was great to escape to cooler weather and hang out with family. Here are a couple of Dane with Grandma and Grandpa.

We've decided that Dane's official first word was da-da, which he learned around his first birthday. But he started talking much earlier than that and really his first word was a phrase, "what is it?" - at least that's what it sounds like. Now he also says "where is it?" Seriously the cutest thing ever!

It's Craft Time

I came across this flip-flop tutorial from The Mother Huddle and I knew I had to try it. So, the other night when I was bored I pulled out some scrap fabric and my brown flips and went to work. Here is the result:



I think they turned out great!