Pick o' the Month

Such an important reminder:

Feed Me!

Ok, so I know I really need some lessons on taking food pictures - mine never look good - but what's a post without a picture?

Here are a couple recipies I've tried lately featuring: VEGETABLES! Dane isn't a big veggie eater, so I try to squeeze them into whatever I can.

1. Carrot Sticks from Weelicious - a fabulous website I recently discovered. I doubled the recipe and used a combination of shredded carrots and apples, a combination of white flour and wheat flour, and did it all in the food processor as some of the reviewers suggested. They turned out more biscuity than crackery - I think because the apple added extra moisture. Verdict: It was easy to make, it made a lot (I put half of it in the freezer), and best of all Dane ate them!
   


2. Bean "Meat"balls from Dr. Oz. This recipe uses kidney beans and mushrooms instead of ground meat. I mostly followed the recipe, except I added some herbs and spices since there really wasn't any in the recipe. I added fennel, red pepper flakes and garlic. Verdict: I've tried a couple other meatless recipies and these had the best flavor. The consistancy was much softer than normal meatballs, even after I ended up adding about 1 cup additional breadcrumbs. But we liked them and Dane even ate them! They are a bit labor intensive though.
   

Let's Hear it For the Boy

Yes, yes, we know how cute he is - and I don't know how we stand it!

Here's a video of him showcasing some of his musical skills:

It's Craft Time

There is a group of moms in our apartment complex that gets together and does stuff (kids crafts, moms crafts, play dates, moms night out etc). Last month we made cake stands/tiers out of repurposed plates and candelstick holders. I got my supplies at The Goodwill and simply cleaned them up and then glued together with some gorilla glue. I really like the way it turned out and it was super easy (especially since I didn't paint anything).

You can find how-to's all of the internet for these - super easy, super fun, and super addicting (I want to make more!)

Videos

Random Videos from our Ohio trip

Videos from Dane's Birthday

1 Year Stats

At Dane's 12 month check-up he weighed in at 15 lb 15 oz (we were so hoping he had broken 16 lbs....oh well); height was 26.5 inches; head was 17.3 inches. That means he's still off the charts on all accounts (on the bottom end), but he is getting closer at least.

Birthday Boy!

Dane turned 1 on the 6th. I can't believe he's been with us for a whole year - time sure flies! We love our Dane and are do blessed to have him in our family. We went to Ohio to visit Grandma Lynne. Here are some pictures of the birthday week.

We have some video as well that we will post soon.