Laughing

Last night right after I wrote that post Kyle got Kacen to laugh and I got to see it! It was so cute!

Funny Story

Okay a pretty funny thing happened today, but before I share it you all have to promise not to judge me. I went to a garage sale today and I wasn't sure how much stuff they would have so I just left Kacen sleeping the in the car. But they had a lot of great stuff to look at so I went and got Kacen and set him in a corner in their garage. I found lots of great baby clothes and paid the lady for them then I started to leave. Yep I just started to leave without my baby. The husband said, "ummm don't forget your baby." Haha. I was so embarrassed my face turned bright red and I went to get him, they probably thought I was the worse mom ever. You would have thought that after 3 months I could remember I had a baby when I went out. But in my defense I was buying clothes for him, so I didn't forget that I had a baby just that he was with me in the garage not in the car. Well I hope you all enjoyed that funny story.

So I guess Kacen laughed at Kyle but I wasn't here to see it so I really hope he does it again soon.

Pictures and Pie

Last weekend we went to Utah to visit Kyle's Dad while he was in town for business and while we were down there Kacen got meet his great grandma and grandpa Storey.

Kyle playing with Kacen.

This is a four-generation photo.

And here is a really yummy apple pie I made. The great crust recipe is below.

Really easy double pie crust:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 C. shortening
5 to 6 Tbsp. cold water

In a large bowl, combine four, baking powder, and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.

This makes one bottom crust and enough dough for a lattice top, which is what I made but I had left overs so I am sure you could actually make a full top if you want. It was really easy and really forgiving.

For a full pie brush the top with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 bake 40-50 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.

Baby Wise

I just wanted to quickly say that I am a believer in the book "On Becoming Baby Wise." I have really tried to implement the tactics they use in that book to get your baby sleeping through the night at an early age and it works. Kacen is only 10 weeks now and he sleeps at least 6 hours every night (which he was doing by 6 weeks) and sometimes even 9. So for all of you moms or expectant mothers read this book and do what it says it really worked for us. Sorry I have been lazy about getting pictures up, I will do that soon plus I have a really great pie crust to share, I made my first apple pie on Monday and it turned out great I used apples I got from my bountiful basket. We got a lot of great produce and I think we will eat most of it, but it had Swiss Chard and that was sick. Well look for pictures coming soon.

Time to Brag

Sorry I just have to take a quick second to brag about my husband. Kyle has this week off school and over the weekend and the past couple of days he has been so helpful. I love having him home most of the day. He changes diapers, sat with Kacen for immunizations, does bath time and plays a lot with Kacen, who just loves his dad he will sit and smile at Kyle even if Ky isn't even looking at him. He has also been helping around the house and we have now disassembled our dryer twice to try and fix it. My two guys are just great and Kacen is growing so fast it is scary, just had to rotate out the 0-3 month clothes and bring in the 3-6 mo. he is now 10.5 lbs.

A Super Long Post of a Very Fun Week

We just had a very fun week with my family. My parents came into town from Georgia and it was a blast. We love our family so much and are so grateful for all they do for us. We started the fun off with a flow session at the Solomon Center in Ogden on Saturday. Here are pictures of Kyle and I strutting our stuff. I don't mean to brag but...I was just really happy to see that even after one year of not riding and after having a cute kid I can still stand up pretty darn good I even did one 360, Kyle is still better than me but hopefully I can change that soon.

My brother Jake was on leave from Iraq it was so great to see him and it worked out great that he was in town when my parents were too. In this picture is my brother, his girl friend Liz (who is great and has two precious kids), K'Leena my sister who by the way did great for her first time, and me. They all actually did really well and I think they all had a great time.

Kacen got to meet his Great Grandma Raleigh. And Kyle and I had Burger Bar for lunch, which is really good if you ever find yourself in Roy Utah eat there, it's great.

We went to my sisters new apt in Pleasant Grove here is uncle KyKy with my niece who is so cute and smiles all the time. This weekend I gave her her first piggy tales and they were so cute but I didn't get a picture of it.

Here is our happy creepy family, haha.

This is just the cutest picture ever! It is hanging in our front room I got it printed right away. My mom captured this one I guess he really loves his grandma.

Kacen had enough of the photos after his blessing. A lot of my extended family was in town to see my mom and came to help with his blessing it was really special and a great time.

Kacen also got to meet his Great Grandpa and Grandma Daniel. Who both loved him and my grandma is so good with babies she sings little songs she makes up and both me and mom do the same thing with Kacen....and you know what? Kacen loves random songs. Kyle doesn't though, haha....well at least not mine.

Here Kacen is with his Grandpa Murphy.

And here is Grandma Murphy, it was so hard to see my parents leave. I miss them so much, I am tearing up just thinking about it. But I am going to go to Georgia at least once this year to visit. Our family is so great, on both sides. We just really truly appreciate all that everyone has done for us over the past four years and especially since we had Kacen. And also thanks to all our great friends who are so supportive we really love you all.

Once again glamor shots in the super cute tux that his Grandma Raleigh made for him. Thanks mom for the cute suit he looked so great!

Thai Peanut Lettuce Wraps

This is a really yummy recipe my friend Alisha shared it is great. And here is a little bit of advice from her which I highly recommend: make double because it is so good you will want more!

Ingredients:
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
Salt and ground black pepper
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1/4 c. sweet chili sauce
1/4 c. honey
2 handfuls of fresh spinach (this wasn't is optional, it wasn't in the original recipe but it adds a lot of great nutrients and doesn't affect the taste)
1/2 c. honey-roasted peanuts, chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1 handful basil, chopped (I just used 1 tsp dry oregano and Alisha used dry basil)
chopped lettuce

Place in a large skillet over medium-high heat with EVOO, season the chicken with salt and pepper and cook in pan until golden brown on all sides. If there is a lot of water in your pan because chicken was not completely thawed you will want to drain it. Add in the red pepper and spinach and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add in the chili sauce and honey and simmer to reduce it and coat the chicken. Add in chopped peanuts, lime juice and basil or oregano. We put the chicken mixture into a tortilla with lots of lettuce and rolled it up. This is so yummy I hope you all like it as much as we do!

If you want a low carb dinner serve it in lettuce leafs.