Exploding Crust?

You cant tell, but underneath that exploding crust is a yummy chicken pot pie. I thought some might find this funny. I tried the bisquick recipe for chicken pot pie crust, doubled the recipe because what it made the first time just didnt seem like enough and...VOILA! Uh... I'll remember this for next time. It was very good though.

Did you know that.....

My husband has a love for taking pictures. I am so excited for this hobby of his. He enjoys capturing beautiful places, and I am grateful he has taken more interest in this hobby more recently. Enjoy his new photo journal blog called Fuzzy Memories. Goodluck sweethart!

Another Amazing Recipe! Rated - EASY!

I LOVED these meatballs and will use this recipe again soon!

Lion House Sweet and Sour Meatballs

(I served this with some yummy fried rice)

Meatballs

1 to 1-1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
3/4 cup oats
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Mix ingredients and form into 12 2-inch balls. Place in casserole dish, cover with sauce (recipe follows) and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Sweet and Sour Sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tsp mustard
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Combine on low heat in saucepan until sugar dissolved.

Hello World -

Well, it has only taken me something like 10 days to get back into my normal routine. We did have a really wonderful Christmas vacation though and LOVED seeing our families. It was great to see Henry with all of his cousins. We are also enjoying the new year very much. We did stay up until 12:00am this year! The first in a while simply because I was preggo and working one year and nursing a baby that would be up all night anyway another. Well we finally stayed up! Josh and I were lucky enough to be able to buy a WII with all of our Christmas money and a few games. We competed all night together. It was so much fun. The WII is one of those things I never cared to own, but having it is so much fun. I love my sweet family and am so grateful every day for them. Happy New Year!

Wrapping Up 2010

Wow! Time flies huh?! We enjoyed a great year! So many great things happened! Lets recap shall we?

January

I got really big into card making!

Henry cut his first 2 teeth!

February

I celebrated turning 24!

February 10, 2010 marked 7 great years for Josh and I!

March

I began making my own baby food for Henry and loved it! I will do it for every child!

We visited New York and Philidelphia for our anniversary

3 Year wedding anniversary. I love you baby!

Henry Crawls!

Law school Competitions left and right it seemed. Okay, maybe just a couple, but still!

April

Kate Bingham gets married! Congrats girly! We got to go for the wedding. We visited from 4/22-5/1

We visited the incredible Cherry Blossom Festival in DC

MAY

MOVE- AGAIN!

We visited the amazing Great Falls National Park

June

Josh's Birthday - Happy 25! Nats game!

Henry walks!

JULY -

Not a busy month for us. We swam a lot....! :)

August

Henry turns 1!

Uncle Ryan Visits

We were able to go to the beautiful Shendandoah National park.

Sept

October

Henry and I visited my mom and aunt in North Carolina. We had so much fun!

Henry was a Dragon for halloween

November-

Thanksgiving with friends hosted by Adam and Eve Fowles

Dec-

SLC! 12/18-12/29 (Pictures to come!)

Thanks to my family for all the great times! I am so looking forward to 2011~

Here are a few things to go on my bucket list for 2011 - Wish me luck!

-The beach! How have we not been yet?

-Visit Aunty Jen again. That truly was so much fun!

-Mt Vernon

-Herndon Zoo

-.....Well, baby is screaming, but watch for this list to grow!

Snowy Christmas

We may have a Christmas tradition after all! Oh Im sure we have more then that but recognizing them is the true task. It is D day and we fly out in just a few hours. Destination? SLC, UT! We will be with all of our family this year for Christmas just as we always have been. The difference is in getting there. We are so excited though! Josh and I celebrate Christmas with just the three of us before we leave though. This is the tradition I was talking about. We made a beautiful turkey dinner last night, opened gifts, played with our son and watched him play with his new gifts. (Videos to come) We watched a Christmas movie and enjoyed hot chocolate. It was truly a perfect night. My husband, as he usually does, spoiled me with a beautiful gift and help with dinner and Henry and a stocking full of my favorites! We got Henry just a toy or two, which he seems to really enjoy, and Jake, Kaley and Jordan all got him gifts. It is only 12/18 and Henry has already been able to open several gifts! He is a very loved little boy. Hooray for Christmas traditions!

Pumpkin crafty

Thank you Tristan for this fun fun activity!