Believe it or Not

So if you're reading this blog then you probably know me, and if you know me then you know that I can't cook. A Christmas present I got a few years back says it all. It was a cookbook compiled by my sister Kristi. The message inside the front cover said "For Chef Steph--The Cook That Can't Cook Anything!" She included recipes like mashed potatoes, Bisquick biscuits (Bisquick and water), and Chili, Chips'n Cheese. Yes, I actually used them.
Well, guess what? Being away from mom's house has made me crave some good food and now that I have the time, I've been doing some cooking! I don't necessarily enjoy it yet, but I'm getting there. I said to Josh the other day "I'm starting to get excited to eat my own food." Now that is saying something.
This is a chicken pot pie that I've made several times. Thanks to mom's great pie crust, this is definitely one of my favorite dishes.

Weekend with them Allred's!

Ryan, Crystal, Emily and Megan came up to visit this weekend. We had a great time! On Friday we hung out and played games and on Saturday we went to a thrift store, watched Psych, and played more games! It was a nice, relaxing weekend. Unfortunately, Ryan and Crystal were both short on sleep because of this nice little air mattress that didn't come with the right pump. They were so uncomfortable since it couldn't get blown up all the way that Crystal slept on our couch and Ryan slept on our recliner. Megan and Emily were the lucky ones with real mattresses.


We had a lot of fun playing Jenga--Emily was really good at it!

2 Months Old! (a month ago!)

First of all, sorry for the absence. My camera of four years broke about 3 weeks ago and I have had no photos to post. It has been sad. Luckily in September Josh was inspired to have us buy a little videocamera/camera. I was against it, but he talked me into it! I am so glad he did cause we have all these pictures because of it. I took my camera to a camera store to find out how much it would cost to fix. They said $130.00. So I may be using the camera on my videocamera for awhile... I miss my great little camera!

Yes, I know Michael is actually 3 months... today, in fact. But I never posted his 2 month pics so here they are! He is sporting the outfit Holli sent him that says "Road to Indy"

Michael at 2 Months old...

The Fair

We went to the Western Idaho Fair with Michael in September. It was so fun! We had Michael in that carrier for about 5 hours and he did great! I just fed him there and we walked around and he stayed awake the whole time!
Our Little Cowboy

His Hick parents


Our pet cow

Handsome

Isn't he so handsome here?
Hahaah! These ones always make me laugh!!

Michael and Mommmy

Doesn't Michael look so big in this next picture? That's cause he IS! We had him measured and weighed two days after this was taken on September 14th. He weighed 13.5 lbs and measured 24 inches long! He is getting so big.

Our Excited Little Boy

Michael gets really excited... as illustrated in these pics. Now that he is smiling I feel like he is always interacting with us. When we are talking to him, his face will automatically recognize it and he responds in the funniest ways! One morning I had him in his bouncer in the bathroom while I was getting ready and I started talking to him and he really liked it...