Up and Running

Hello Everyone I am finaly back up and running with bloging. Abe got me an early Christmas present of a new computer! I feel so behind on everything we have been up too but hopefully I will be able to do a few catch up posts.
We are very excited for Christmas this year as Zander will be much more into it than last year. Abe and I tend to do Christmas presents all month long so we don't have many to open really on Christmas day but we are so excited to see Zander open them!
I hope everyone has a great Christmas and Happy New Year I am very excited to get going on the blogging again!

Technical difficulties

Sorry for the lack of posting lately I have been having computer difficulties. Don't ya just love technology. Hopefully I will be back and running in the next few weeks!

Boating!

This week we went with Abe's family and took out his parents boat up to Pine View Reservoir. This was Zanders first time out boating and he loved it. His favorite part was looking at the wake and white spray the boat would make as it moved. He loved his tummy being tickled by the up and down motion of the boat. It was a great day to be out!

Abe and I are very excited to finally be getting our boat up and running. Last  year one of the engines went out so this year we have been getting it fixed which should be done this next week! We are soooo excited and can't wait to take it out!

Zander with his Grandpa and Grandma Fitch and Cousin Briggs

Trifle

Abe brought home some sponge cake last week and since then I have been wanting to make trifle. If you are not familiar with trifle it is so yummy and easy to make. You can also make so many different variations to fit whatever you like. I did not have a trifle dish which I think adds so much to this desert. Luckily I found one at Walmart for only $7 bucks!

It is a great fruity dessert! In mine I layered it first with fresh cut strawberries and then added a danish desert glaze over it. Next I added my sponge cake. I just cut it up to fit the bowel. You can dice it and soak it in something yummy as well. Then I layered some banana pudding, bananas and then some custard. I then repeated the whole process again! On top I added a bunch of whipped cream just before serving. This was a big hit at Sunday dinner at Abes parents house everyone loved it!

A Future for Tomorrow

I have an amazing and beautiful cousin Haley. She battled with anorexia nervous during her teen years and has now written an amazing book about her experience called A Future for Tomorrow. See the trailer about her book. She also has an amazing web site. If you have or know teenage girls she has great material about the disease but also includes great spiritual messages and information about how to love ourselves.
Check her out. Also if you are involved with a church group or school with young girls she also does speaking events and does an amazing job!
You can find the link to her blog on my sidebar
(I can't figure out how to add a button to a post yet if anyone knows how please share!)

To see the trailer click below
A Future for Tomorrow book trailer

1st Time Swimming!

I mentioned in my 10 things to smile about that Zander had gone swimming for the first time. Over memorial weekend we went up to Park City and took Zander and his cousin Briggs swimming for the first time. Zander loved it and would kick and splash and even went under water a few times Briggs on the other hand was not so sure about it:)

I have two cameras and the battery died on one and my memory card was full in the other! So we bought one of those waterproof disposable cameras. So these are not the greatest pics but it was fun getting them in the water!

We tested out Zander in his life jacket that we bought for boating. It worked great and he loved to just float in it.

10 Things to Smile About

I know this is a little late but better late than never right?

Here are my 10 things to smile about for the month of May!

1. Zander going swimming for the first time

2. Zander getting his first two teeth

My attempt of trying to get a pic of them.

3.My sister-in-law becoming cancer free. She was diagnosed with melanoma and had several procedures to take care of it. Such a great lesson to take care in the sun and stay out of tanning beds!

4. Planting flowers in my back patio

This is the first bloom from the peonies I planted love it!

5. Zander being healthy at his 6 month doctors appointment!

6. Abe getting to go out and paintball with his family

7. Spending some time Memorial Day weekend in Park City and staying at a great resort with the in-laws!

8. My first official Mothers Day!

9. Moving Zander to his Crib.

10. Having an amazing, loving, and thoughtful husband!

Go check out Emmy Moms 10 things to smile about and others that have linked up with her.