Bouncy!!!

And She's Off!

Sarah can Crawl! One day Sarah was trying to move and they next day she did it. The day after she realized she could go fast and caught the cat. It scared the cat and she slapped the baby but did not scratch her so the cat lived.

Mommy Group

Every week I get together with a group of Mommies I met in birthing classes. We laugh and talk and compare baby notes. It has always been a relaxing fun way to spend an evening until recently. Now the babies are mobile and it is no longer relaxing. :) We tried to get a group picture of the babies, here are a few.

Sarah and Hayden

Sarah, Hayden, and Sophia

Derek, Sarah, Hayden, and Sophia

 We tried to get a picture with all the mommies and babies using a timer, and well that didn't work out. 

Sarah wants to go fishing

Mommy and Baby Time

Daddy left for a business trip a week ago and Sarah and I have been having a lot of fun. She has discovered a lot of new things.

 

 

Toys don't go in the VCR? Really?

New baby toy during the Super bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One toy is never enough for a girl who discovered she has a whole bin.

Baby yoga

She even tried crawling.

We both miss daddy but we are having a lot of fun by ourselves. I tried to get Sarah to sleep in her own room this week but apparently that was one change too many for her. She is now back in my bed and it looks like she will be there for a long while yet.

Hello world

Free baby toys are amazing

Sarah's new toy is a lot of fun! She plays in this thing for an hour straight and I can get so much done.

Barbecue Marinated Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Carrots

I found a recipe for barbecue marinade on the back of a molasses bottle last month and decided to try it out. I didn't follow the recipe exactly, I just eyeballed the amounts. The chicken came out juice and almost falling apart. Dave praised it as fantastic and the best chicken he ever ate. I call that a win. Anyway, here it is.

BBQ Marinade
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp garlic powder or a garlic glove
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp hot sauce

Mix everything together and marinade chicken in it for an hour or so and bake at 375 for 30 minutes or so.

I like to add more hot sauce and garlic. It makes it extra yummy. I added a bit of the extra bbq sauce left in the pan on my taters. To roast the carrots I just drizzled olive oil on them added salt, pepper, and rosemary, then roasted at 375 for 30 minutes. I think I will make this a regular meal since it got so many praises from the family.

Family Picture

We decided to try and get a nice family picture and got the typical results. One picture of just our noses, one of the wall behind us, one decent picture, and then this one. I love it. I think I should frame it and keep it forever.

Sarah loves food

We learned how to sit up!

Now that Sarah is moving around on her own I need to baby proof. She has already shown me that it does not matter if I tuck the cords behind the couch or chair, she is going to get to them anyway.