What a Cute Stinker

Don't let that cute smile
& those sparkly eyes fool you,
this kid is Hell on Wheels.
He keeps me busy.

In the last week Nick has:
1) broke open an ink pen all over my favorite chair & ottoman (darn it)
2) fallen in the pond at the bottom of our waterfall in our yard (burr)
3) slept through the night only twice (he's 2 1/2!)
4) tripped in a parking lot and got a raspberry on his forehead (ouch)
5) pitched a fit about going to sacrament meeting (what else is new)
6) done lots of playing outside (even though there's still a bit of snow)
7) insisted I take this picture when my camera was out (Mr. Photogenic)

Great News

My soon-to-be sister-in-law!
May 8th, 2010!!!

My older brother, Cory, got engaged over the weekend. We've been doing some engagement shots (thought let's be honest, I'm no professional photographer).
I'd love to post a whole bunch of their darling pictures, but I don't want to take away from the excitement of letting Angie see them first. I'll post a few that I'm sure she's not going to use for their announcement, but keep in mind that by posting them it also means that these are the ones that are not the best of the 1,000 pictures we've taken.

Quick & Easy Breakfast Option

Okay, so I'm a breakfast person and so is Jeff (since he married me) and Ryan loves a hot breakfast every morning. If you asked Ryan what cereal he wanted for breakfast he probably wouldn't even know what his choices were. When asked what he wants for breakfast it's usually pancakes, french toast, blueberry muffins, eggs of some sort, or German pancakes. He might have cereal about 6 times a year. I think I learned to love making breakfast from my mom, she always made us a hot breakfast.

I've found something new that I tried this morning...WE LOVED IT.

Egg-in-the-Hole

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/07/egg-in-a-hole-see-alternate-names-below/

It was Yummy. Try it! You'll like it, especially if you like "dippy eggs & toast."

(side note, you should also really try her chocolate sheet cake, too)

If you don't already LOVE Ree Drummond, aka: The Pioneer Woman, you really should. She is seriously awesome. I have her cookbook, but most of her recipes are on her blog: www.thepioneerwoman.com. All her recipes are delish! The best part about her recipes (besides that they are so good to eat) is that Ree puts step-by-step pictures of how to make almost every recipe (sometimes there are like 20 pictures).
I'm really aspiring to be more like her. I got on to her blog about three years ago when she was just starting up because I love her photography stuff. No matter if you are in to cooking or photography, you'll love her and her blog. Just reading her blog and cookbook makes me want to buy a giant chunk of land in the county and start raising cattle (less all the dirt, of course)!