Today was a wonderful Saturday here in Rexburg- it was a little hot this afternoon (probably around 90ish) but this evening we got some clouds roll by and it cooled things off nicely for our barbecue! We were invited to a neighborhood barbecue and we had a great time. Audrey got her first taste of Otter Pop, thanks to Daddy (it was a blue one), and we learned she thinks small dogs are hilarious. She's not too keen on bigger ones, but ones that are smaller than her she seems ok with. There was a gal in our ward there and she has a Miniature Pinscher, and every time she would bark or whine or run around Audrey would stare at her and giggle hysterically. We helped her pet the doggie and she thought that was totally hilarious also. It was so cute!
Our garden is ever-growing! We have lettuce that is ready to be cut and a few peas that are very edible and plenty of raspberries already. They grew a lot better/bigger than last year- I think we are taking better care of them this year than they got last year. It's exciting to get to eat things you grew in your own yard!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Well, life continues to move at a maddening pace. Audrey is totally crawling now, everywhere and into everything. She can also pull herself up and walk along anything that has anything to hang onto, even if it's just the bare wall. Her favorite things right now are DVD's and anything kitchen-like. She still has a fascination for the bathrooms but those are mostly off-limits nowadays. Baby-proofing is going ok; we still have a few changes to make here and there. She is ten months old today and is definitely getting so big. It's so fun/scary/sad/happy.
We've had the lovely opportunity to have so much family come into town- pictures of all escapades are on facebook. (Forgive me for not posting them all here- but my patience with uploading pictures with the blogger uploader is pretty much zero.) We LOVED having our families up here with us in the gorgeous weather and getting to explore some beautiful places with them. And we loved that Audrey got to finally meet Aunt Rachel- that was definitely a highlight. :)
We are doing well- Thomas finished up his internship with the City and is enjoying a little more breathing room so he has time to mow the lawn and go climbing. We've both gotten into climbing recently- Thomas just started working at the rock gym a few times a month so we can get some sweet equipment for free and we can climb for free. Yeah! Audrey and I go to the library often these days- I'm working through my 100+ book list of reading. I'm really enjoying taking some time to read here and there- I forget how much it makes me relax in between vaccuuming and sweeping and mopping in a vain attempt to keep lint, fuzz, crumbs, etc away. We are all excited for the 7-week break from school, even though neither of us really had school during the summer anyway- but I won't have any accompanying to do and Thomas has some grand vacation plans, "places to go things to see" style.
Our garden is growing nicely! It is so fun to watch all our work pay off. We sampled the first raspberries of summer as well as the first peas this week. Not much, just a taste to get us excited for later when we can eat all this great stuff! Everything came up well except for the broccoli- nothing grew except weeds in that row, and the peppers are being surprisingly slow. but everything else is great- especially the peas and lettuce. Those are doing really well. We figured out that the little north corner of our yard isn't really all full of weeds- they are mostly wildflowers that finally bloomed this week. We have some beautiful roses growing also- and a lot more flowers that popped up over the past week. I will get out and take some pictures of those today- you can watch for those soon.
We've had the lovely opportunity to have so much family come into town- pictures of all escapades are on facebook. (Forgive me for not posting them all here- but my patience with uploading pictures with the blogger uploader is pretty much zero.) We LOVED having our families up here with us in the gorgeous weather and getting to explore some beautiful places with them. And we loved that Audrey got to finally meet Aunt Rachel- that was definitely a highlight. :)
We are doing well- Thomas finished up his internship with the City and is enjoying a little more breathing room so he has time to mow the lawn and go climbing. We've both gotten into climbing recently- Thomas just started working at the rock gym a few times a month so we can get some sweet equipment for free and we can climb for free. Yeah! Audrey and I go to the library often these days- I'm working through my 100+ book list of reading. I'm really enjoying taking some time to read here and there- I forget how much it makes me relax in between vaccuuming and sweeping and mopping in a vain attempt to keep lint, fuzz, crumbs, etc away. We are all excited for the 7-week break from school, even though neither of us really had school during the summer anyway- but I won't have any accompanying to do and Thomas has some grand vacation plans, "places to go things to see" style.
Our garden is growing nicely! It is so fun to watch all our work pay off. We sampled the first raspberries of summer as well as the first peas this week. Not much, just a taste to get us excited for later when we can eat all this great stuff! Everything came up well except for the broccoli- nothing grew except weeds in that row, and the peppers are being surprisingly slow. but everything else is great- especially the peas and lettuce. Those are doing really well. We figured out that the little north corner of our yard isn't really all full of weeds- they are mostly wildflowers that finally bloomed this week. We have some beautiful roses growing also- and a lot more flowers that popped up over the past week. I will get out and take some pictures of those today- you can watch for those soon.
Blueberry Cream Muffins
I made these yesterday morning when we wanted something yummy and I was in a bake-something-new mood. I had to share the recipe because they were/are SOOOO good. The sour cream makes them rich and moist. I can only eat two at a time because they just stick to your ribs. This is out of the Taste of Home cookbook.
Blueberry Cream Muffins
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen berries (you could also use raspberries)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup (8oz) sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1) In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, and salt; add berries and toss gently.Combine the eggs, sour cream, oil and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
2) Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400 for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.
Makes about a dozen.
(I added the streusel topping option from the book- it was SOOOOOO good. Do it.)
Streusel topping:
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons quick-cooking oats
2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter
Combine all ingredients but the butter. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over muffins before baking.
Blueberry Cream Muffins
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen berries (you could also use raspberries)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup (8oz) sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1) In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, and salt; add berries and toss gently.Combine the eggs, sour cream, oil and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
2) Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400 for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.
Makes about a dozen.
(I added the streusel topping option from the book- it was SOOOOOO good. Do it.)
Streusel topping:
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons quick-cooking oats
2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter
Combine all ingredients but the butter. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over muffins before baking.
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