A Month, Really?

Ok, I kind of understand it has been so long. School started again, and I am too tired to do anything. But I do have a couple of highlights from weeks past that might be fun. Probably not for you, but whatever.

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We had birthday dinner that was really delish, shish kabobs with blackberry cobbler.

I made peanut butter bars for my brother in laws birthday. They were really yummy.

We also went to the State Fair. We had a good time.

J holding the extra large bag of popcorn. He loved looking at the animals - from a distance.

We went and saw the healing field. It was really neat.

I am taking photography lessons, so here are the three homework pictures I am submitting from this week. It is so much fun!

School Days...

We are officially back in to school. One week down, many to go.
I made these little apples for a couple of some teacher friends. I love how they turned out (even though the pictures aren't the greatest!)

THE "Y"

We hiked to the "Y" on the mountain this week. It isn't a very far hike, just .81 miles, but man it is steep!!! It took longer to get down than it did to get up. A beautiful view of the city. Took tons of pictures trying all different settings. Too bad I can't remember what they were! Anyway, we had a fun time!

The trail map.

From the top.

From the top - again.

City lights turning on.

The white in the corner is the "Y" you can see the Provo Temple in the mid right.

Provo Temple.

One of "his favorite places to be..." the football stadium!

Tuachan

We spent the last couple of days down south. Went to these two plays. They were fantastic!!! Had a good time at the shows, shopping, eating and hiking.










We got a giant rock in our windshield one of the days. So, we had to take it in and get it fixed, before it split anymore. It was as big as a silver dollar. Luckily, we got it taken care of really quickly. Other than this, we had a great time!!

Odds and Ends...

I have two weeks worth to make up. I was out of town with family, and had a great time.

At my parents house. They bought him a little pool. He liked more to fill up it and play in the water from the hose than the pool itself.


Just having some fun.

We spent a week at Lake Tahoe. It was beautiful and cool weather. It was hard to leave.


While I was at home with my family, P was in China with his brother.


They spent 10 days touring around. Looks like they had a great time too. Although his pictures and stories are neat, I don't think I belong there. Glad he got the chance to go.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!

I LOVE the fourth of July. We went and watched stadium of fire - just the fireworks the other night. It was really crowded, but we had a lot of fun. It took us 10 minutes to get there, and fifty to get home.

Reasons I LOVE this holiday:
- Fireworks, Fireworks, Fireworks!!!
- Yummy B-B-Ques
- Fun treats
- Family time
- Red, White and Blue decor
- Fireworks!
- Nice summer evenings.

It has been a fun weekend. We have seen fireworks 3 times, went to some festivals, had some yummy food (cheesecake on a stick covered in chocolate!!!) We went and saw Cars 2 - cute but number 1 was better. I loved it!






Waiting for Stadium on Fire with one of my favorite foods - maple doughnut with sprinkles.

Waffle Cookies?

The heating element went out in our oven last week. Of course the only place that had the part was a small shop that had already closed for the weekend. Going without the oven wasn't a big deal, but one night we really wanted cookies. So we tried some alternate cooking methods.
First up - in a waffle iron:
Results: It tasted more like a waffle. It was pretty cakey. Not my favorite method.


Second up - in a frying pan, like a pancake:
Results: It had a burned taste, even though it wasn't burned. It was golden on the outside but really gooey on the inside. Just didn't taste like a normal cookie.

Conclusion: Cookies are best baked in the oven. Eating dough is the best substitute.