In The Mood

No Derrick...not that kind of 'mood'. I'm in the mood to BLOG!!! It's been a while, because we've had a lot going on, but that's all the more reason to get posting, right??? This last weekend, we loaded up the family and went to Smithfield to bless Desmond. Emilie was nice enough to share her big day with us, so that we could save the family a trip to Pocatello. We started out the day with Desmonds blessing, and then headed over to Emilie's baptism. After the baptism, we went to Mack Park for some lunch, and then over to the Swaner house for some dinner. Needless to say, we were well fed! It was a beautiful, warm, fall day. We had family from as far as Tooele (I'm still impressed when I can spell that right!) come and support us. (thanks Dave and Gabe) It was a really happy day, and we feel so blessed to have a sweet healthy baby, to have a beautiful home to raise him in, and to have the love and support of so many people! Thanks everyone!

Just showing off the new duds. I found the outfit at TJ Maxx, for ten bucks! I love a great deal!

Just some random pictures of the kids and the cousins.

I forgot to take a picture of the baptism girl, so I borrowed this from Nicky's blog. Great picture, hu! It was taken at the Logan temple.

Playing with Light

I've noticed that Des loves to look at the blinds when they are mostly closed but the sun is shining through them. I have started noticing what interesting, natural light they give. So I thought I'd try a picture in front of them. Although Des wasn't feeling very cooperative, I still liked the way the lighting worked out. Just that photo geek in me!

Tsp Means Teaspoon...NOT CUP

Our own resident chef (ZAC), decided to treat us to a family favorite last night. We love to make skookies around here. You know, the cookies on the little cast iron skillet with ice cream on top? And you eat them when they're really hot? Ya, that's the kind. Except we've taken it to the next level at our house. We double the cookie recipe, and put it in a HUGE cast iron skillet pan and pile massive amounts of ice cream on top. Technically, it's large enough to feed 8 or 9 people, but I'm sure that the 6 of us can manage to eat it in only a matter of minutes.
Anyways, the resident chef was in the mood to bake last night. So I pulled out the recipe for him, and he went to town with it. Everything seemed to go good. He found the ingredients, and he even let Myah help him. Pretty soon he was ready to bake. I came in to inspect the dough and just out of habit, I reached into the bowl to snatch a little cookie dough (I know you all do it too!), and popped it in my mouth. I'm not sure how long it takes a message to get from the mouth to the brain, but it's pretty quick! As it turns out, Zac had misread the recipe, which called for a TEASPOON of salt, and added a CUP of salt! I love salt (on popcorn and potatoe chips), but it was quite a surprise.
The dough looked so perfect, and it wasn't until tasting it, that I knew exactly how nasty it was! Now surely, there's a religious teaching parallel in there, right? Maybe something about how the things that look the most appealing are sometimes deceiving us with their appearance?
To end the story on a good note, the ever so patient father of the resident chef came in and helped us all laugh about the situation, and then helped Zac start over and make some really great Skookies for the family! Thanks Zac...and thanks Derrick!