I just ordered a 7-cup Cuisinart food processor from Williams Sonoma. It's my first Christmas present from my mom. I have been drooling over this thing for years, as Brett can attest. It chops, slices, dices, makes pie dough, and does a million other little chores that I am going to love.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Christmas Time is Here!
I am so excited that I can have the full Christmas spirit now! More music, more cheer, more snow! On December 1st we are going to decorate the house and the baking extravaganza will begin. I'm going to try out new recipes this year because I'm trying to come up with some cookies and other things that will begin to be traditions at our house. What are your traditions? What smell coming from the oven makes you think of Christmas? Our tree will be nothing like this, but isn't the Rockefeller Center tree amazing? Have a great beginning of the Christmas season! (And to those of you who are shopping today, be careful out there! A Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death this morning!)
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 24, 2008
No Sissy Girls Here
As I have been informing you over the last few weeks, Kennedy is going to be a crawler soon. She was entertaining Brett's family last night with her attempts and her push ups. My sister-in-law Lori said that she gives her 2 weeks before she can crawl, but after this morning, I think it may be less.
She's got the legs down! She is moving her knees forward just like she needs to to crawl. Granted, it's slow, but it is definitely there. And she's actually moving forward today, which is better than her usual backwards shove. She still hasn't quite figured out how to use her hands, but it's getting there. In the meantime, here is a picture of her awesome boy push up.
She's sitting next to me doing them right now. She is so strong! She'll be able to beat up all the boys her age, especially since she will be bigger than most of them until 8th grade.
We are heading off to Texas tomorrow for Thanksgiving bright and early. We are excited to go and see everybody and to meet Wyatt! We'll have a home cooked Thanksgiving which we didn't have last time since Grandma Emigh had just gotten out of the hospital. Brett is cooking the turkey, and I'm in charge of the squash and the pumpkin pie. I'll try to post while we're down there, and you can bet that my blog will be festive for Christmas on Friday!
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Hair Up There
I am sorry for my double posting today, I never do that. And I don't mean to distract you from helping me find a good squash recipe, since I know that you are all clamoring to help. But my daughter is too cute. Lately, her hair has been getting so long that it is getting in her eyes. I don't really want to cut it, but it is too short to just put behind her ear. Since she, unlike every other baby I know, has way more hair in the front than in the back, a ponytail is out. I needed to do something.
It's probably hard to see, and she was squirming quite a bit, so it's not that pretty, but here is what I came up with. I took a clip and just put it up. And it's cute! I did it for the first time the other day and when Brett came home he said, "You look like a girl!" Yay! Thanks to Grandma Pitt, Kennedy has all kinds of colored clips and some that are white so she will always be able to match the outfit she is wearing. I haven't quite figured out how to make it stay in really well yet, but at least we're getting somewhere.
Not only is her hair getting long, but she is really trying to crawl. In her attempts she has been doing numerous push ups every day. And not just any push ups - boy push ups. She's a strong little thing! She's getting so much closer to moving forward, and last night she even moved one of her knees without our help. So any tips on baby proofing would be highly appreciated.
Alright, you can get back to searching your recipes and cookbooks now. Distraction over.
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