Went camping last weekend. Zoe had fun playing with Berkley. She did get quite dirty!

Fun day

It's always fun to eat watermelon, Play at the park, and take a nap! I love that Zoe is getting big now! She is so much fun to play with!

Dirty faces

I love my kids dirty face!!! She is the best!

Finally!!!

My camera has come!!! Time to go camping and take lots of pictures!

Anyways I have been working on sewing lately. I am making a bunch of bags to sell at a boutique show next weekeend, I am excited about it and I hope to sell lots of them.

My weekend

Over the weekend I spent some time with the family. We went up to Salt Lake and Zoe and I walked around temple square. We also went to my grandmas to celebrate my moms birthday and light off fireworks for the 24th of July.

Hair Day

I had to colors this weekend. They turned out so cute! I also colored my own hair not to long ago, so I thought I would add a picture of my hair too.

Happy things in life

Canyon Run

I have been going running up the canyon just about every day lately. I love it because it's so beautiful and calming. Lots of things to see up there. I wish I had my camera back. But for now I will have to settle for the camera on my phone. How lucky am I to live in such a great place. All these pictures were taken with my Pentax camera (before it broke) except for the last one in the river. It started to rain on our run. I love the rain! So we had some fun.

Happy 4th of July!

Pink Chocolate Chip Pancakes

I asked my niece what kind of pancakes she wanted and she replied "PINK" so pink it was. Kids are fun aren't they?

New carseat

Ugh Sorry I am slacking on keeping my blog updated. I shall blame my camera for STILL being in the repair shop. I've been going running up the canyon lately, But not having a camera to taker pics of all the beautiful things sucks!
Zoe got a new car seat! This pic was hard to take in my car, it's a 2 door.

Taco Salad

I thought I would share how I make my taco salad

Taco meat (I like to make mine with tomatoes and green chilies)

Hint of Lime chips

Romaine Lettuce

Corn

Black beans

Tomatoes

Cheese

Avocados

Top with:

Sour cream

Herndez salsa

and Ranch dressing!

Pistachio Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs

1 box pistachio pudding

add a few strawberries and some green food coloring for fun

Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 - 35 min.

Happy birthday Zoe!

Zoe's first birthday was yesterday! I can't believe how fast this year has gone, even with Chris deployed for 10 months of it. He always told me it would go fast. Looks like he was right.

Natalie was supposed to help me decorate Zoe's birthday cake, but she was busy with work and drill. So this was my final outcome! This is my first attempt and doing fondant. I think I did pretty well.

Memorial Day

I thought I would share a couple patriotic pictures I have taken.

My sis and I

Well my sister and I bought a Cricut machine not to long ago. We have discovered many random uses for it so far. I must admit, we stole this idea from someone else, but it was still fun to do!

We made these tags out of scrapbook paper on our Cricut, and wrote random sayings on them. Then of course, we went around my block tying them onto random things.

Hawaiian Haystacks

So my mother in-law had never heard of Hawaiian haystacks. I thought i would share the recipe for all of you. It is actually quiet simple. I prefer to make mine with Jasmine rice cooked in coconut water, but you can use any kind of rice you would like.

You will need:

Cooked rice

Chow mein noodles

Pineapple tidbits

Coconut
Chopped green onions
Diced tomatoes
Cooked chicken, cut into bite size pieces
Grated Cheddar cheese

Gravy (I usually make a gravy from chicken broth, all I do is add a little flour and some seasoning to the broth to make it.)

Some people like to add water chestnuts, almonds, bell peppers, pimentos, celery, etc. This is the way I like mine though.

First you put the rice on your plate, then add the chicken, cover with the gravy and cheese, then top it with any or all of the above ingredients.

Enjoy!