A Favorite

My little boy just LOVES this show! He had been enjoying the Baby Einstein movies for awhile now but I can tell it's getting old for him. We found this new show and it is now his favorite! The ducks name is "Pato" and when little John wants to watch it he says "PatoPatoPato" over and over. We don't watch it all day (although I think he would be fine with that), but it's a nice little break in the day, teaches some good lessons, and I can even sit and enjoy it with him. How cute are those charachters?!

Todays Adventure

With Grandma Empie we went to the Ann Arbor Art Fair! I kicked myself for not bringing the camera, but found this image and pretty much that's what it looked like! We weren't looking for anything specific, just walking along with the crowds, catching glimpses of other peoples creative works. The weather was perfect, the corn dog I had for lunch was huge, and little John did really well (the bus ride back to the car was a little "iffy", but he had been sitting for so long that I can understand). Being there with so many people was kind of a cool experience for me. Anyone in our 'space-bubble' was so nice and understanding whenever we had stroller problems, or random items were being flung on the street by a certain boy. It's always uplifting to be around manKIND.

Another Card

I've made a couple of these "lips" cards before and just love how they turn out! This is my favorite, maybe just because of the colors. I have discovered that I really enjoy folding and making things with paper (well, mostly cards). The pretty paper does all the work, I just give it a little tuck and pinch and there it is! Beautiful and satisfying! If there is interest maybe I'll post a little tutorial on how to make this gem.

Love those lips!

Our Dancing Boy

He's always had a good sense of rhythm! He's even picky about what he dances to, it has to have a good beat !

Up-To's

Two fun "projects" I did last week were to try a new recipe, and to make birthday cards. They both turned out pretty, and good. :)

The recipe was a simple "Navajo Fry Bread", as follows:

• 2cups flour
• 1 T baking powder
• 1 t salt
• 3/4 to 1 cup hot water
• oil for frying

Mix dry ingredients. Add water by increments, stirring between each addition, until a soft dough forms. Knead dough a few times and let it rest while 2 inches of oil heats in a fry pan (to 350 degrees). Pinch off a golf ball size of dough and roll to about 1/8 inch thick. Carefully place into hot oil and fry until golden brown (doesn't take very long) , turn to fry on the other side.

Now, when I did this I did not roll the dough out with a rolling pin, I just flattened with my hands. It worked just fine, but they weren't uniform in thickness. I also doubt I had a whole 2 inches of oil in my pan, but it was allot! (and the house smelled like oil for a day or two afterward). Other than that it was a fun thing to make, and of course even better to eat! We topped them with taco meat and all the trimmings, yum! My favorite though was to smother them with butter and honey...*drool*

The birthday cards were for a couple of women in my church ward that I Visit Teach. I have no idea what these things are called, I just remember making them when I was kid and laughing at all the silly messages with all the other girls at school. Honestly I got the idea to use it as a card from a library book, and I loved it! I used some pretty paper, made the folds nice and crisp, and printed out some birthday quotes to paste in the message flaps (leaving a space for me to write on of course). So little effort, so cute, so satisfying!