Blessing Day

This cute little bug was blessed at church on March 11, 2012.

Getting Ready...

Getting our hands on a great outfit was difficult but we were happy with the result. We found it at a ethnic store. This cute thing was from Columbia, and is one of a kind, the store only carries one of a kind originals.

 

The blanket is from the same place and is from Peru. Step Mom Becky went on the hunt with me and got them as a gift for Griffin. Thanks Becky!

Proud parents after church

Grandma and Grandpa Jones flew in and were there for his special day.

Two of the gentlemen at church who we asked to participate.

All of the Florida Lowe's came- We appreciate all the support!

Uncle Bryan and Aunt Brittany

 

B & B got Griff some cute cupcakes to celebrate the special day

 

Brooke, Beckie, Derek, Mike, Griffin, Cade, Marin

                                   

Great Grandma Parish, Grandma and Grandpa Lowe

Had to throw another picture of our family in there.

Grammy, Grandma and Marin

Dad and Becky's Visit

Uncle Cory came to visit while he is at school in Tampa. We played "The Game" alot while eating lots of good food.

Master Chef Dad provided great food as usual!

 

Grandma Becky helped out feeding Griff and got some good grandma time in!

We went on a walk on the nature trail that goes past our neighborhood. Dad wore the sling to carry Griff.

Griff Snoozing in the sling while we played games.

Carnival Carnival

I heard from all the middle schoolers I work with about "The Carnival" in town. So husband and I went. I don't know what you would call it, but it was tiny, with no big kid rides and no fair food. We took a few pics together and left. I was sorely disappointed. I grew up going to the county fair that was bigger then the state fair. Husband has NEVER been to any sort of fair or carnival- I know I was shocked beyond belief! Everyone has to experience a fair or carnival! We were out and about and stumbled on another carnival, and it was GREAT!



Husband had his first Ferris Wheel ride.


Had to have fair food. It's not a fair/carnival without the "so nasty it's good" greasy fair food.

Kev was shocked that I kept pushing for the corndog. After his first bite he understood. Corndogs at the fair are the best corndogs around.

Smoothie


The alluring games, no worries we didn't get sucked in- They are next to impossible to win!

Good Times. Now we have to find a full fledged fair to get him to, so he can experience the real deal.

The Randoms...

Random Pictures I've meant to post...

Rooting for the Cougs and Jimmer, with none other then our own "Cosmo" Mascot and a BYU snuggi (Thanks Holly!)

Celebrated my neices birthday

Kev went on a 20 mile hike with the all the boys.

Testing out his mummy sleeping bag the night before the trip.


Sewed this blanket for a babyshower.

I put my little helper to work, she was wiped out and found the softest thing in the room to take a snooze.

Played Monopoly on a Rainy Tornado filled day, nice and dry at home. (I won :p)

Kev got stung by a wasp. Think he may be allergic?

This handsome boy got a "new do"

We've had some beautiful sunsets lately...


View from my window in January. This guy needed to get out of the house and take a walk around the block. He walked all the way down the street on the sidewalk. Gotta love January in Florida.

The Art of Bread Making

**This fabulous loaf was made by Melinda last night ( See below)

TWO out of the three Craft Nights we've had (See previous posts), Melinda-who is super crafty and talented at MANY things- has brought fresh baked homemade bread. MAKING BREAD SCARES ME! It just seems like a bear to tackle. Lo and behold she introduced me to this book- I can't say enough good things about this book- laid out nicely, easy to read, great tips, quick easy recipes with minimal work. She let me borrow it, and gave me a bread stone to keep, to inspire my bread making skills.

3 weeks later, I still had not made bread... So, because Melinda's so great she offered to show me-I know, I'm a wuss-"It's bread, it's only bread" All I had to bring was a plastic container with a lid that holds five quarts. (see picture below- Target 97 cents) So we made bread!


Me and Melinda- After we made our batch, she whipped up some beautiful tastey sandwich bread (pictured above)- AND sent some home with me :)


Why this bread is so wonderful:

• It's artisan bread- VERY Tastey.
• It literally takes 5 minutes to make the dough in your little plastic container.
• It only has about 5 ingredients.
• You make one Batch of dough in your container and put it in the fridge. When you want fresh baked bread, you grab a hunk of dough out of the container and bake it- the The dough is good up to 2 weeks in your fridge, the flavor gets a more sourdough flavor.
• This basic recipe- can be added to, to do make dozens of recipes- just through in herbs etc.

I'll post pics of the actual baked bread once I bake it. It's sitting in my fridge- and I have 2 whole weeks to do it! Watch out People, Rachel's making bread!