It's been a while!

Mady's first time falling asleep during dinner :)

We moved again! We LOVE our new place. We decided to move when our last electric bill was over $400. We were in an older house that was SUPER inefficient. We found a great place for a good price, so we took it! Can I just say, I forgot how wonderful it is to have a dishwasher? And a garbage disposal? Ah, the simple joys in life ;) You can kind of see in the back of this picture, but we actually have color on the walls! I misplaced our camera in the move, although I've got a pretty good idea of where it's at if I could ever get around to it. I have some cute pictures on my phone of Mady, but I can't get the cable to work, I think it's broke.
The place we moved into has a clubhouse... that has a SWIMMING POOL! So we've been going about every other day, and Mady is obsessed. Also, we're back to being a three member family! Levi moved out Monday and Lillie went home to Alaska about a month ago. I'll miss them both, but wow it's great to have some privacy again...

It is mid-terms already! I have been staying pretty busy with school... and it's gonna get even busier! In 3 weeks we have our internship fair, where we'll go and meet different internship providers in the area, and hopefully get selected! I'll start in April, which is coming up so fast!

Mady is doing great, she gets cuter and more wild everyday :) She's really had a language explosion and is speaking in sentences now. She amazes me everyday with how much she is learning, and it's really fun to see what she'll do next.

Can't think of a clever title.

This is the knife Lillie got though airport security... it was just in her purse, she forgot about it. We realized after we got all the way back home that it was in there.

My little girl is OBSESSED with reading books before bed. She is also starting to say three word sentences. She has also mastered getting naked in record time, and running around announcing that she is 'naked.' Mady is also getting pretty good at getting her clothes back on. She is very independent and HAS to put her socks and pants on by herself. She's also taken to helping herself to the fridge, which is not so amazing. I never had a lock on the fridge/freezer because she couldn't reach the handles before :)

Oh... and we're moving!

Favorite pictures from trip to Alaska

Mady and her Cousin Sierra... aren't they cute?

GIANT moose in my Dad's driveway!

For Mady's birthday cupcakes, I made an army of creepy Elmos

Dancing :) (Kendall's dad Kevin is in the blue shirt behind her)

First Ice Cream sundae... Shared with Mommy of course :)

Not sure who was more excited, Kendall or Mady.... and below is Mady playing on the waterbed with cousin Clyde.

Below: Mady takes her airplane safety very seriously.

Grandpa Aaron and Grandma Alison

Uncle Russell & Cousin Jared

Mady's Two Year Checkup

I took Mady in to the doctor for her two year check-up a little early, but here's her stats:

Weight: 27 lbs (58%) *fully clothed*
Height: 36.3 inches (97%)

She's healthy and right on target with her development! :) I think I'll post more later, too busy now... we leave for Alaska tomorrow!

Where has the time gone??

I can't believe it's the end of the semester already, and we are leaving for Alaska in 5 short days! I have been SO unbelievable busy, but I managed to sneak in time for David Archuleta! Here's a terrible picture of it:He was SO GREAT live

Trying :)

Mady was VERY proud of her new found ability to get her coat on by herself... LOL!

Thanksgiving :)

Why yes, she IS a prodigy :)

Here's a picture of Margaret and James hahahaha weird. And no Mady is not drinking a Mt. Dew... It's just water!! And below is Lillie, Kendall, James and their cousin Stacie, who we were all so glad to get to know better, she was great!

Here's little Miss Mady at the hotel (which was fabulous)

Mady still loooooooves swimming!

Delicious chicken....

You will need:
Nonstick Cooking Spray
4 small skinless, boneless chicken breasts halves
1 tsp olive oil
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup red and/or green sweet pepper, chopped (I substituted bell peppers)
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chicken broth
Salt
Ground black pepper
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tb all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp ground black pepper


You will do:
1. Coat an unheated large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. heat skillet. Cook chicken in hot skillet over medium eat about 4 meanutes or until browned, turning to brown evenly. Remove chicken from heat. (Will not be cooked throughly)

2. Carefully add oil to hot skillet. Cook mushrooms, peppers and garlic in hot oil until tender. Remove vegetables from skillet; cover with foil to keep warm. Carefully stir brtoh into skillet. Return chicken breasts to skillet. Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes OR until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Transfer chicken to a serving platter; cover to keep warm.

3. For sauce, in a small bowl stir together sour cream, flour, and the 1/8 tsp black pepper until smooth. Stir into mixture in skillet. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. cook and stir for 1 minute more.

4. To serve, sppon chicken, veggies, and sauce over hot cooked brown rice. (I served it over couscous)

:)

Snow!!

We got our first REAL snow on Sunday, so Mady got to take her snow pants for a spin ;) She reminds me of my brother Russell, he used to stay outside until he got frost bite on his cheeks. She loooooooves the snow! Mady's mommy has a love/hate relationship with snow. It's pretty to look at from inside the house....