Memorial Day

We took little L on her first hike & first boat ride yesterday. We had such a great day with our families.

Such a beautiful hike with gram & the boys! Lilah was one happy girl on daddy's back

I love that she grabs your face when you hold her, going in for a kiss on mimi!

 Driving the boat with papa

She only stopped crying if dad fed her peach O's 

She cuddled and fell asleep with dad most the day while mom laid in the sun

Peek-a-boo!

One of her favorite games, she can do it all on her own it's so cute!

Happy Half Birthday to our baby girl

Last week our baby turned 6 months old. I can't believe it. She lights up our lives everyday & I can't imagine life with out her. She is getting smarter and more personality everyday. Its amazing watching her develop and figure things out. She likes to be constantly moving, and held! which sometimes is quite the task. She loves to watch Harley and Herschel and pull on their hair. She loves to bounce, do flips with dad, be tickled, play peek-A-boo, row row your boat, hold food on her own and eat it, sit in her bumbo where ever I am and watch what I am doing. She especially likes to sit with me why I cook and taste test. Mostly she just naws on fruits and veggies right now but she sure would like to have everything. She loves to people watch, but likes them from a distance. Loves to play in her bed & only her bed. Loves stroller rides, hiking, and books. Most the time she's nothing but smiles and giggles! and last but not least she sleeps 11-12 HOURS a night and takes two 2-2.5 hour naps a day! heavenly! She's such a bundle of joy! 

Could you just eat her up?! That little smile kills me!

This girl loves to stand and already walk with us! Such a big girl

She might like Har Har a little more than he likes her...

Fist day she sat all on her own! May 14th 

She still decides to roll over instead sometimes...

Mom is the HEART of our home.

Grateful to be a mom, and grateful to have such amazing mothers in our life.
Mom is the HEART of our home. Such a true saying, I love this. Tysen and I were both so fortunate to have such amazing moms and someday I hope to be a lot like both of them. They set such a great example to me. 
My mom has always been more of a best friend then a mom, and I loved that. She was always their when I need her (like all the time) and will drop anything and everything to help with whatever we need. She's so giving. 
Patti is the best mother in law anyone could ever ask for. I remember when we got married so many people that knew her told me that and I now realize how right they were. She makes me feel so apart of the family and so loved. 

Happy 24 to me!

Like everyone else I've always loved my birthday. My parents always decorated the kitchen table for us with streamers and balloons and lots of presents. Even though I'm a grown mom, my parents still did it for me and I loved it! Lilah and I woke up and went to book club with the girls then came back to my parents to have a little party with my mom (I couldn't wait for everyone to come home;) ) I put on my new outfit and my mom and I went shopping for the rest of the day. Later Tys met us at City Creek and my mom took little L home to bed. We had so much fun. Tys and I went to my favorite restaurant at Nordstrom's then to my favorite store to pick out a birthday present, and of coarse Shivers shakes on the way home. It was such a perfect day. I was so grateful to my mom and Dyl for spending the day with me and their Friday evening in slc watching Lilah, and Tys was so sweet to let me decide on everything and make a night about us. I'm so lucky! xo

On Saturday Tysen and I had planned to go horse back riding then it came to a halt when our neighbors had a flood. But we still went to my parents and had a birthday party at Blue Lemon and my mom's German Chocolate cake. My favorite! I ate 3 pieces, 
woooops!

A few days later, Clements through me a birthday party also. We lots of balloons, my favorite food and some wonderful gifts. They're so good to me. 

gluten free goodies

As my friends and family know I've had tummy aches for basically as long as I can remember. After visiting doctor after doctor in high school and trying many different things that failed I finally gave up and realized I just was going to have to suck it up and get over the fact I was going to have tummy aches for ever! many years later I've discovered the problem, finally! Celiac disease! Though it really limits what I can eat I'm very grateful to be able to control it, and I'm sure everyone else is happy to not hear about it anymore (sorry about that). So because I LOVE my sweets I've also discovered a few yummy gluten free recipes to share with my gluten free buddies. Here they are :

Monster Cookies::

1/2 cup butter (softened) 

or use apple sauce for a healthier version

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1.5 cup peanut butter

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2.5 cups old fashioned oats ground to flour

2.5 cups old fashioned oats 

2 cups dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream butter & sugar together.

Beat eggs, peanut butter & vanilla.

Add remaining ingredients and mix until combined.

scoop onto cookie sheet (I always use the non-stick cookie sheets for Williams Sonoma) 

Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Roll::

Prep:
Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Generously spray it with non-stick spray and set aside.

In a large bowl, microwave for 2 min:
1 package mini marshmallows – 10.5 oz or 297 grams (appx 6 and 2/3 cups)
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup peanut butter

Stir ingredients and add:
5 1/2 cups Gluten Free Rice Krispies (make sure they are GF, not all are)

Mix well and spread mixture on the greased waxed paper. Coat hands with non-stick spray and flatten out Rice Krispie mix until it is even and compressed. Set aside.

Melt together in microwave, in 20 second intervals: 
1 1/3 cup Chocolate Chips
3/4 cup peanut butter chips
Be careful not to overmelt the chips or they will burn.

Spread the melted peanut butter and chocolate onto the rice crispie mixture. Roll the Rice Krispie mixture horizontally into one log–lift the wax paper at one end to help. Refrigerate for appx 30 minutes. Slice and serve.

* Note: I used the remainder of the bag of chips to drizzle over the rolls to make them a little prettier. 

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