Good Friends!

I figured out the pictures! So catch up time

All the kids at the zoo

A fun Day at the zoo with the baby elephant born on Benjamin's birthday

First Mother's Day

Baby Animal Day with the whole Adams Family

Recipes

So my blog is broken, I can't post any pictures. If anyone knows how to fix this let me know. In the mean time, I have been telling people for about the last year I would put these recipes up on my blog but I haven't so I guess no better time then now.

Hayley's Sugar Cookies (by far the best sugar cookies I have ever eaten)
1 c butter
2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 c sour cream - combine
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp butter flavoring
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
4 1/2 c flour
sit in fridge for hour bake at 350 for 10 min
Frosting
(I just throw stuff in, so is my best guess)
1 c butter
4 c powder sugar
2 T evaporated milk
1+ tsp vanilla and almond extract

Zucchini Chowder (sounds a little different but we love it, even Danny loves it)
2 med zucchinis
1 med onion
2 TB dried parsley
1 tsp dried basil
1/3 c butter
1/3 c flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 c water
3 chicken bouillon cubes
1 tsp lemon juice
1 can corn
1/4 c grated parm cheese
2 c grated cheddar cheese
pinch of sugar
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can evaporated mile
saute- zucchini, butter, onion, parsley & basil - add four & water - add bouillon and lemon juice mix well - bring to boil - cook and stir for 2 min - add tomatoes, milk and corm - bring to boil - reduce heat - simmmer for 5 min - add cheese just before serving

Wedding Shower Drink (I love this and it is perfect for parties)
Liter of Sprite
1 can limeade
1/2 cup "Torini" vanilla flavoring (in the mixed drinks isle)
1/2 bag of ice
throw it all together and put the ice in before serving

Spring!

First signs of Spring! I think Ben and I have gone out everyday to check on this first flower to bloom. The good news is I think I planted about 300 bulbs in the back yard so many more to come!
Then the next day I opened up the window and was looking at this - Spring in Logan
So John and Hayley called us the other night to go out with them, we were waiting for them to come and I looked out the window and a limo pulled up. John got a limo for our date night! I don't think I have laughed that hard in a long time. We love those guys!
Ben's first Easter, he thought it was great to find the eggs.
The 4 of us, yes I can count there is someone in Sarah's belly!!!! She gave us an egg on Easter with a note that said, hatching this September!
We headed up to Midway to stay at Zermott for the kids Spring Break. Ben loves to watch his cousin's, he is totally entertained by it all but the best part was swimming!
My little twins! I buzzed both of their hair this week. Everyone told me to cut Ben's hair and it would grow back faster, they better be right because I was about in tears while I was cutting it

March Madness

March started out with some "madness" for us! Thank goodness for these little boys, this was after 2 days of Ben screaming, I finally called in reinforcement! Ben stopped eating Tuesday night and pretty much screamed until Saturday, not eating, barley sleeping and making his mom a nervous wreck! After going to the doctor multiple times we think that he couldn't tolerate formula (I was just starting to quite nursing). He is doing better now but a couple of scary days.

There's a happy boy! He loves being outside.
Elo's wedding! She looked amazing, I was just sad that my little boy didn't cooperate and screamed most of the night!
We tease Bry that he isn't much bigger than Ben so we decided to swaddle him up like Ben and put him to bed!
We went up to Bear Lake to watch all the basketball games. It was lots of fun especially when the girls cleaned house in poker!
Finally we can go outside for a walk! The whole stroller ride Ben kept leaning forward trying to look at Wynter.
He's getting so big - two teeth and he is sitting on his own. He doesn't crawl yet but rolls all over the place, I will leave him on this blanket and look back and he on the wood floor.

February Update!

Ben is 6 months old (almost 7 because I am a slow blogger) I can't believe it's been half a year. We went to his 6 month check up and he is now not even in the 5% for weight, I told the doctor I promise I am trying but I think I have the world's worst eater, he would rather watch Sammy run around the house and suck on this toes!
Ben and Wynter on Valentines - pretty cute little cousins
Thanks to Hayley for watching Ben I finally got to go skiing!
I put these jammies on Ben and Danny told me he looked like Hugh Hefner or Santa Clause, I thought he looked cute
We got to tend Will and Drew for the weekend while Hayley and Josh were in Hawaii, I had to take a pictures of the cute little boys matching - good news all of the 4 nephews got these jackets last year so now Ben will eventually have one in every size as they get passed down!
Ben's new favorite thing is being chucked in the air (I hope this isn't damaging!). He gets so excited as Danny starts counting, 1-2-3!
Danny had to work in Ft Lauderdale for the week so Ben and I tagged along. I guess there are some perks to having a husband that travels all the time... sky miles and going with every once in a while!

ALOHA!

Ben was great on the plane but I swear those seats are much smaller then I remember!
We made it! I think Ben was happier then all of us to be out in the fresh air with no socks on

Family pictures, Cherie had a photographer come and take pictures of us, they turned out so cute and I am so happy she decided to do that

Nana and Popie with all their grandkids!




Whale watch - it was pretty amazing to see the whales up close and personal- they are huge!

about 20 or more dolphins were swimming along with the whales, they are so much fun to watch, they are show offs! They were slipping and jumping - lots of fun
I have never seen a kid love the water more then Ben. He loved the water, we would cry to get in and then he would just kick and kick

He also loved the grass and just being able to be outside!
Thanks Nana and Popie for an amazing trip! Memories to last a life time!