Crawling??

So he really isn't crawling, but he is scooting to get what he wants. He's been rolling all over the place for a while. Up until now if he wanted something, he would just roll until he got there or sit and happily play with something else. Today I was doing something on the computer and Justen put Garrison down across the room and next thing I knew he was at my feet to grab the toy sitting there. Justen was so excited that he was crawling, he just sat there amazed watching him crawl and didn't even tell me what was going on until Garrison was at my feet. I missed the whole thing. He did it another time or two, we went "fishing" for him with the yellow measure tape he wanted. Then when we tried to get it on video he really didn't want to show off anymore. So we got three scoots. It's better than nothing, he goes faster when he's not tired and the camera is off. Isn't that always the way? The min. you get the camera they quit doing what they were doing fine just a min. before.

What a Week!

Well, I'm glad the last week is over, but I'm not sure I'm ready for next week. It's been incredibly busy. Garrison has had croup AGAIN! I'm starting to think he doesn't get over it, it just hangs on endlessly. He actually was better, but then we had that big snow storm and guess what, Davis school district won't turn the heat on in their schools until a certain date regardless of temp. And, Layton high is being remodled and the front of the school is a gaping hole. So the day of the snowstorm the daycare was freezing and he got sick again. He went to the Dr. Tuesday night and got another steriod treatment, and then had to have a second one the next night. But he is doing better now. We got the sheep taken up to Tremonton to be breed- and all but one have been bred. So if they all took we should be lambing 8 ewes in one week, doesn't that sound fun! Snow college FFA feild day is over, thankfully. Garrison wanted to know who's brilliant idea having to get up at 3 am to leave! He was a trooper all day, but man he has been a grump since trying to catch up on sleep. We've had two days off to catch up on sleep, and then we leave for Nationals. So Tuesday morning we again have to get up at 3 am to get to the airport and leave for Indianappolis. But I thought I'd post some pictures of Garrison hanging out with his aunt Brittney while we load sheep to take up north.

PS I forgot to add that when he was at the Dr. this week he is up to 20 lbs. 4 oz. Which isn't a surprise because he has started waking up at 2 am for an extra bottle for the last two weeks, and eating like a horse. So as suspected, he's in the middle of another growth spurt.

Filling up for Pocket Change!

So we've been telling you all that we were going to convert our car to CNG for almost a year now. Well, we still haven't. The kit is sitting here and the tank arrived last week. But we filled up for under $3 yesterday. You guessed it, we bought a new car(well new to us it's an '02). We just couldn't wait anymore. We've been so busy we decided we just aren't going to get it done as soon as we need a new car. So, we went down to Uintah Alternative fuel vehicles and bought a chevy cavalier that had the CNG system factory installed. It's clean burning and our fuel dollar stays right here in Utah because the natural gas is mined right here. So we are no longer supporting foreign oil companies, YEAH FOR THAT!! Justen put 3/4 of a tank in for $2.58.That takes his daily commute cost from about $13 a day to less than $1 a day. We are pretty excited. There are definately some inconviences with it, we have no trunk, it's pretty gutless (but so is the saturn) and he'll have to fill a couple of times a week because the tank only holds 4 Gallons, but hey, how can you argue with that price. It was costing us over $70 a week to fill the van. So, if anyone is in the market for an old beat up minivan, let us know we have one we're parting with. We love our new car.

Sitting Up and Loving it!!

Garrison has started sitting up on his own. He's actually been doing it for a while, but now he pulls himself to a sit and doesn't fall over. He also loves his favorite new toy, his Nanny phone. He takes it everywhere and it can make him instantly stop crying when he hears it. We call it his nanny phone because he got it on his first big shopping trip with his Nanny at Kents. I went to grab some produce and then I kind of panicked when I couldn't find the two of them. But a few minutes later they came around the corner, Garrison had the biggest grin on his face. He was shaking his new rattle. He's loved it ever since. It's actually the only rattle he plays with. So look close at his hand, that's what he's clutching, his red Nanny Phone. On another note today, we had our vents cleaned. I was at parent teacher conferences so Justen was here. He said it was NASTY!! He said they pulled out a huge canister of dirt. The canister on their truck was the size of a 55 gallon drum. Then they put some stuff in the vent system to kill mold and mildew. Hopefully Garrison and my allergies will get a break now. So, now we have to get the carpets cleaned and mabey the two of us will be able to breath again. There was mold in the vents (luckily not the scary or dangerous kind) so I really believe that was the cause of my breathing issues. Lets hope.

Good Eater!!

These pictures were too cute not to post. He's such a good eater, and so patient. Tonight he had peas and chicken. But his favorite is peaches, hmmmm I wonder who he got that from.

Poor Tia, Poor Garrison...

Poor Tia got a great big nasty gash on her front leg yesterday, but that's not what she's mad about. She's mad about the make shift ice-cream bucket cone on her head to keep her from licking it. Now that is one pitiful looking dog!! And today Garrison joined in her misery because he got his six month shots. He's a bit grumpy about his legs being touched. He's still a big boy, he's at the 98% percentile for height and head circumference, but he's at 77% for weight (19 lbs. 9oz. 29 inches). So all is well, he's healthy.

We're trying the blog thing!

Well, I blog at school and I follow blogs of several friends and family. So, I'm finally getting around to setting up my own. Mainly so we can share pictures and news. So here it goes our first try. Today I thought I' d post the recipe we made for Tanya's Baby shower for Gluten Free Angel food cake so everyone has it.

Gluten Free Angel Food Cake

1/3 c. Potato Starch
1/3 c. corn Starch
1/3 c. Powdered sugar
12 egg whites
2 T water
1/2 t. salt
1 1/4 t. cream of Tarter
3/4 c. sugar
1 t. vanilla (gluten free)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together 4 times the starches, and powdered sugar. In the bowl of your mixer, whip the egg whites, water, salt and cream of Tarter until foamy. Slowly add the sugar while beating until soft peaks form. Fold in the flour mix, a little at a time. Add the vanilla and spoon into a large angel food cake pan with removable bottom (make sure pan is very clean and free of any residue or oil). Cut through the batter with a knife to eliminate any air bubbles. Bake for 35 min. Reverse pan immediately when taken from oven and stand on legs or a pop bottle to cool. Drop the cake reversed onto a serving plate. serves 10-12.
**My Note** The cake was not sweet enough so next time I will double the powedered sugar and see how that goes.

For the topping. I bought the Triple Berry Blend (Frozen Berries) at Sam's club and thawed about 3 hours. Then added 1 1/2 c. sugar and stirred. Spooned that topping on and put on some whipped cream.

Just typing this is making my mouth water. I think next week we'll make the topping again (I bought too many berries) and try it on Ice cream. I can hardly wait.