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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Catch ya later!

Here's Maya trying to run off with Nana's shoes! She digs trying to tell us all "bye-bye" and then pretending to head out to the "tore". She is usually running out for some "juice" or "doodles" (noodles).

Maya has been busy starting potty training these days. She is not completely sold on the idea every time, but does like to work on it a couple of times a day. We are hoping to be done around her 2nd birthday. At this rate, I think we're off to an excellent start! We have a special potty book we read in the bathroom and sometimes she gets to watch an Elmo DVD about the potty.

This week we also discovered a large set of Curious George books at our library. There are enough there to get one a week all year long. Maya could read about George all day!

Mark and I are busy with school. Mark is a full-time grad student as well as a substitute teacher. As H1N1 hit our area this week, his phone is ringing off the hook. So, he has plenty of sub. jobs, but we are hoping he can stay healthy! Time flies and in 2 months Mark will be student teaching and beginning to look for a job for next fall. I will then have about 1.5 years of school left depending on what I can take this summer. Maya continues to adore her babysitter and we couldn't be happier about her care!

Hoping and praying that everyone stays healthy and safe!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Billings Zoo Day

Saying hello to Big Jake!













Please Daddy can I go live with the otters???

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Recipes from a person who has burned Macaroni and cheese (more than once)

Alright, I am a ridiculously lazy cook. I like things that are easy and quick and somehow still get me big compliments. This rarely works out for me. I have recently found a few excellent recipes that I thought I would share (even though I'm sure you all have much more skill flipping a pancake!) Still, if you want to have a full-belly and some free time here ya go:

Joy the Baker's awesome Pumpkin Pie Bars
Autumn Pear Bread
Tuscan Soup
Chickpea Curry
Easy Oatmeal muffins (I add applesauce instead of oil and also added a bit of cinnamon and orange peel to add a little something to these! Very easy base recipe for any muffin type.)

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Pumpkin Patch Kid

Here's our little girl farming away at the Johnson's farm on Saturday! She had so much fun picking pumpkins and laughing at the chickens! She got to meet a black cat named Junie and worked really hard shoveling gravel. The pumpkin patch always feels like the beginning of the holiday season! Time to decorate some pumpkins and have a big cup of cider!





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