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I thought I would post a little video of Miley walking just to show the progress she has made in a week and a half. She is still a little unsteady, but can walk all over the place! I'm in trouble now! :) She was having fun playing with her cousins...and we really do dress her. She was just in between clothes and pajamas for the night. It really shows how chubby our little girl is though! :)
Every three months I go to a recipe group that my sister-in-law, Cindy puts on. Every time there is some sort of a theme, and you bring a dish and the recipe to share with the other people there. I just decided that every time I do this, I should post a picture of what I make and the recipe so that if anyone wants to try it out, you can. :)This month the theme was Cinco de Mayo, since we are having it tonight. I decided to make a dessert, and I thought I would make dessert empanadas. Not super hard, but it took a little bit of time to roll them out and fill them.DESSERT EMPANADASIngredients:1/2 cup butter, softened1 (3 ounces) package cream cheese1 cup flour1 cup fruit preserves1/3 cup sugar1 teaspoon cinnamonPreparation:Day before -Cream butter and cream cheese together until smoothly blended. Beat in the flour. Shape dough into a smooth ball, wrap in foil or cling wrap, and refrigerate overnight, or for up to a week.At baking time -Remove dough from refrigerator 30 minutes before using. Heat oven to 375 degrees.Roll chilled dough thin. Cut with 3 or 4 inch round cookie cutter. Place small spoonful of jam in center of each round. Moisten edges with water, and fold round over and press edges together.Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 15-20 minutes. Immediately roll in sugar mixed with cinnamon (traditional) or in confectioners sugar if preferred.Can be served as they are either for a dessert, breakfast dish or with some whipped cream, ice cream, or chocolate sauce for an indulgent treat!Mine didn't turn out fabulous...for some reason I couldn't seem to get the edges pressed together right or something, because they kept blowing up in the oven. :) Oh well. Here's to trying new things!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Well, we finally know what we are doing and where we are going to be living for the next year. We signed our lease on our apartment today, so we will be leaving the cute little (actually, not that little) house we have had the opportunity to live in for the past year. I definitely have mixed feelings about this....Some of the cons:- Moving - packing and unpacking for the third time since we have been married!
- Cutting our space in about half. Now, we don't have a ton of stuff, but we definitely have spread out in the house we are in. I have a feeling things are going to feel a little cramped for a while!
- Going from having a yard and a garage right out the door. We have garage parking at the apartment, but two floors down! And I have to admit...I am going to miss the yard right outside now that it is getting close to summer and I have a baby that is actually walking!
- The hassle of having to get everything switched to a new address...mail, checkbooks, etc.
- Sharing walls with people. This makes it a little harder when you need to let your baby cry it out!
- Leaving some fun neighbors!
Now some of the pros:- Moving closer to some other fun neighbors!
- Moving makes me totally throw away stuff, and I always love getting to reorganize everything, and essentially start over. I just told Cameron, "I have a moving resolution - to actually keep our apartment really clean on a daily basis!" I know that probably sounds really sad to some of you, but I am not a naturally tidy person. I am working on it. :) Moving allows me to start some kind of a new cleaning routine, because you are starting fresh.
- 24 hour gym. We all know I need this desperately.
- Pool.
- No lawn to mow or water, which equals more time that Cameron gets to hang out with us.
- Cameron wanted me to add that we are literally a block away from Wal-Mart (blasphemy, I know), which makes it easy if we need a really quick grocery run. Just a disclaimer...we do most, if not ALL, of our shopping at our beloved Target! :)
So there you have it. I guess it is just another adventure that I need to psych myself up for. So for the next three and a half weeks we will be packing boxes and loading up the U-Haul (or my dad's pickup...whatever :)). Wish us luck! Don't worry....we will definitely have a better mode of transportation than this...
Oh and PS....for all of you out-of-towners...ahem...you know who you are...we have a three-bedroom apartment, so plenty of room for visitors!!
Gotta love it when the hubby brings home flowers...just because it's Thursday. :) I love him. :)
Miley took her first steps yesterday, April 26 (10 months and 4 days old). She was taking a couple steps here and there throughout the day, but we caught on video when she actually took more than two steps in a row. Cameron was pretty excited that the object that made her take the leap was a toy golf club. Now he thinks that we should go out and get her some mini golf clubs (I think he is hoping he has a little golf buddy in the making!)! We were at Don and Cindy's house, and you can tell that she had quite the little fan club. :)
As the title says, today I am 10 months old!
I sure have learned a lot in the last couple of weeks, like how to wave, how to say "Mama" and "Dada", how to get my groove on (dance), and how to REALLY play peek-a-boo! I am also standing completely on my own now, but I am still a little afraid to take that first step!
Some of my favorite things include:- Going for long walks in my stroller. I kind of "zone out" and don't make a peep the whole time.
- Reading books. Given the choice between a pile of toys, and a pile of books, I now head straight for the books. I especially like my ABC books and my Touch and Feel Animal book.
- Taking baths. But I REALLY like to stand up the whole time I am in there!
- Sucking my fingers while holding my lovey.
- Dancing around the room with my mom or dad holding me, especially if the Beatles or the Beach Boys are playing.
- Climbing on anything and everything I can, including stairs, shelves, and chairs.
- Looking out windows and watching what is going on in the world outside.
- Food - especially grapes, graham crackers, and anything my mom and dad are eating.
Some things I don't really like are:- Vacuum cleaners!! I get really scared anytime there is one turned on when I am around.
- Wearing hats...this is a new discovery. Now that it is sunny again, my mom makes me wear a hat, and I try to take it off the whole time.
- Getting my hair done - I don't like to sit still for that long!
There is not much that I don't like! I am a pretty happy baby. I can't believe in just two months I am going to be ONE! Wow, I am getting old. :) Enjoy the videos below of me playing Peek-A-Boo (and then trying to give the camera kisses!), and of me dancing!
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